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Summary: I was ready for it!
Review: Over the past ... years (I'm 58), I've used various weight loss methods. I'd lose it, then find it...lose it, then find it. This book has the right combination: strengthening exercises (just 2 a day), food suggestions (no calorie counting; very little weighing), recruiting helpers, journalling, inspirational readings. After a couple of weeks, you're in the habit and liking it.Sounds like a lot of time and energy. It is, in the beginning. Just like anything new. I'm in my fifth week. My energy level escalating within 2-3 days. My body showed obvious signs of firming up within a week. I've lost 9 pounds and like having minigoals. Jorge Cruise doesn't push young, skinny bodies. He promotes health and well-being. If young, skinny bodes are the result, so be it. I feel great and am already getting comments about changes in my body. My favorite result is the increase in energy. Before Cruise, a walk was preceded by long debates with myself about whether or not I should do it. Now I find myself in the middle of a walk and wonder how I got there without all that self-debate. I'll keep working with this book and when I've lost about 20 more pounds, I'm planning to switch to his other book--the one for losing 30# or less. 8 Minutes in the Morning for Real Shapes, Real Sizes: Specifically Designed for People Who Want to Lose 30 Pounds or More by Jorge Cruise is well worth the money. My health and fitness are worth much more than the cost of the book and the time it takes to do this great program.
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Summary: Highly Effective
Review: Several of my familly members have followed Jorge Cruise's 8 Minutes books (the original and Real Shapes, Real Sizes) and they've had great success. They have lost weight and become fitter than ever. Mr. Cruise offers a highly effective program without having to spend hours (not to mention $$$) at a gym. My only problem is - since this is such a great program why hasn't Mr. Cruise put out a video or dvd. Many of us find it tedious if not difficult to follow instructions from a book. I understand he just released a CD with exercise cards???? A video or dvd would have been so much better. But, if you don't mind following instructions from a book you'll find 8 Minutes in the Morning very helpful.
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Summary: great synthesis
Review: Since I first reviewed Jorge Cruise's 8 MM Real Shapes on October 29, there has been a lot of change in my body. Yes, I've stuck to the Cruise Program and got rid of 2 pounds a week as promised. Then maintained during the holidays. Getting rid of pounds again in the new year. My wardrobe - Aargh! Throw out the old and bring in the new. The biggest plus? With the simple 8 minutes of exercise, my shape is totally changed. I love it. Hey, I now HAVE a shape!! Yesterday I purchased Jorge's new book 8 MM Lean Hips and Thin Thighs. Time to fine tune my body. My daughter and several women she works with, plus a woman I work with, are all so impressed they've purchased Jorge's 8 MM books and started the Program. I'm a believer - in the Program, in the books.
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Summary: Ready for the next level
Review: Since I first reviewed Jorge Cruise's 8 MM Real Shapes on October 29, there has been a lot of change in my body. Yes, I've stuck to the Cruise Program and got rid of 2 pounds a week as promised. Then maintained during the holidays. Getting rid of pounds again in the new year. My wardrobe - Aargh! Throw out the old and bring in the new. The biggest plus? With the simple 8 minutes of exercise, my shape is totally changed. I love it. Hey, I now HAVE a shape!! Yesterday I purchased Jorge's new book 8 MM Lean Hips and Thin Thighs. Time to fine tune my body. My daughter and several women she works with, plus a woman I work with, are all so impressed they've purchased Jorge's 8 MM books and started the Program. I'm a believer - in the Program, in the books.
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Summary: Changed My Life!
Review: The "8 Minutes in the Morning Real Shapes, Real Sizes" book has changed my life! Gone are the days of fussing over how much of this to eat and how much of that to avoid. The exercises are easy to understand and perform -- you truly only NEED 8 minutes! Jorge Cruise's "Cruise Down Plate" shows me just what I need to eat in order to lose weight. His philosophy on Flax Oil and the Omega's only helps me to be healthier. Jorge gives me REAL-LIFE solutions to EMOTIONAL EATING. The book is easy to read, easy to use. I wake up with it every morning and review it every evening before I go to bed -- and the BEST part is: I ENJOY IT!!
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Summary: Changed My Life!
Review: The "8 Minutes in the Morning Real Shapes, Real Sizes" book has changed my life! Gone are the days of fussing over how much of this to eat and how much of that to avoid. The exercises are easy to understand and perform -- you truly only NEED 8 minutes! Jorge Cruise's "Cruise Down Plate" shows me just what I need to eat in order to lose weight. His philosophy on Flax Oil and the Omega's only helps me to be healthier. Jorge gives me REAL-LIFE solutions to EMOTIONAL EATING. The book is easy to read, easy to use. I wake up with it every morning and review it every evening before I go to bed -- and the BEST part is: I ENJOY IT!!
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Summary: There's no where to go but down!
Review: This book delivers on it's promise. The exercises are designed for people who aren't as limber as some others, taking special care not to stress out the knees and back. Each day has 2 exercises which you alternate for the 8 minutes and the eating plan is simple (no food is evil and you get to have a little chocolate every day!) to work with. I went to his website and signed up to keep track of weigh ins, etc., and for the great support of everyone else going through the system, but I stil use the exercises from the book. But does it work, you ask? In the week and a half since I bought this book and started doing it - I've lost 7 pounds! I feel like I finally have hope and I know this book is the answer to so many people's prayers.
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Summary: Lost promises
Review: This book DID NOT work for me. I had 10 pounds to lose and by the end of 30 days, I had not lost weight or inches. And no, I did not cheat on my eating. I personally didn't think that this is the book for someone who has always worked out and had 10 pounds or less to lose.
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Summary: You won't believe it's this easy!
Review: This book has literally changed my life! Since buying 'Real Shapes, Real Sizes' and starting the program, I have lost 15 pounds!I am not counting calories and am exercising just 8 minutes every morning. As Mentor Robyn says: 'It's not a die-it...it's a live-it!' Thanks Jorge and Mentors! My friend recommended this book highly and she recommended a great new beverage that replaced my morning cup of joe. Caffeine made me too jittery so I switched to a soy-based coffee that taste simply amazing. When I use my percolator it comes out with a rich, full bodied taste. Search under "S oyfee" on google to find it.
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Summary: Love the book!
Review: This book is definately great for those who have never exercized and need a way to get started. He also has some great eating tips and ways to stay motivated. If you have a lot of weight to lose, this is the right book to get you started. And to the person who had to lose only 10 pounds: of course the book did not work for you. It's for people who never exercized or hasn't exercized in a while who want to lose 30 or more pounds. It says so in the title.
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