Rating: 
Summary: Finally!
Review: I've known for years quite a lot about nutrition, but nonetheless found myself more than 30 pounds overweight. This book just seemed to click for me. The idea of counting grams of this, or calories for this, or even "exchanges" on the Weight Watchers plan just didn't work for me. A diet is normally a temporary deprivation, or worse yet some kind of fad like the protein-pusher diets. This book struck home as really just common sense, yet provided the motivation to finally "change my relationship with food" which I think is one of his mantras. In 3 months I've lost just over 30 pounds, taking my body fat from 33+% to about 21%. I've got more to go, but I'm certain I'll reach my goal. I am literally NEVER hungry. I eat whenever I want, and eat until I feel satisfied. I just make better choices. The two biggest changes I've made are getting high fiber bread (5 grams of fiber or more per slice - Bran For Life is my brand) and high fiber cereal (10 grams per serving). The cereal I've chosen (Uncle Sam's) also has 3000mg of Omega 3 acids, which are healthy for lots of reasons. These foods are very filling, and they taste great. Of course it goes beyond just this (fruits, veggies, fish), but these changes really contribute to my feeling satisfied, while not consuming too much fat and calories.I've really started to get serious now, and have started following Steve Zim's Hotpoint Fitness for my exercise. These two books together are turning me from a serious dough-boy into a guy not ashamed to take his shirt off at the pool! Best of luck to everyone out there trying to get in shape! Read this book, and stay the heck away from white sugar, white flour, and red meat, and you'll do great!
Rating:
Summary: The Perfect Plan for a life change
Review: I, too battled with weight all my life. I am now 41, I picked up Dr. Shapiro's book and I was transformed. From a person who indulged in Hagen Daz to red meat 3 times a week or more, I am now 25lbs lighter. It is now one year plus later and the weight is still off, but more importantly I am a new person. I no longer eat red meat, no dairy food only soy, and I exercise everyday. This book was an eye opener. I am committed to a life change, not a diet. Thank you Dr. Shapiro.
Rating: 
Summary: A diet that's YUMMY, not dry melba toast and cottage cheese
Review: If you'd read any of Dr. Shapiro's other books, you won't find anyting ground-breaking in this one but there are still plenty of reasons to buy this book. First of all, the true life stories are genuinely inspirational (I loved the firefighters' stories) and prove that just about anyone CAN lose weight without feeling hungry all the time. Secondly, Shaprio outlines a program that can be used for a lifetime and reinforces the idea that healthy eating and staying at a realistic weight can be a satisfying way of living - not DIE-ting.
Rating:
Summary: Clear and Helpful
Review: Initially, I was skeptical about buying Dr. Shapiro's book. I had tried so many eating plans before, including the Zone. I figured I might as well try one more. To my amazement, in six weeks I discovered I had lost seven pounds. Until I stepped on the scale, I was convinced that I was gaining weight. I certainly seemed to be eating a lot. However, the clear picture comparisons and food journal helped me to make better choices in my eating habits, leading to slow and steady weight loss. I also appreciated Dr. Shapiro's section on eating disorders. As a former bulimic, I appreciated the fact that he considered unhealthy eating patterns worth addressing.
I highly recommend this book to people that are really ready to make a commitment to losing weight. The process is gradual. This is no quick fix. However, the benefits most definitely last a lifetime.
Rating:
Summary: Helping me understand
Review: Since the age of 6, I have always had weight issues. I am now 37 years old and still trying to get a handle. This book is helping me to take control of my eating habits and my pscyhe surrounding eating. I hate to sound like a testimonial but within 1 week (yes, I said 1 week), I have lost 3 pounds and feel much better about myself in general. Good luck to everyone....but please read the text and don't just look at the pictures!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book, Great Weight Loss Early
Review: This book is wonderful. It shows you everything you need to know to finially lose weight. I started it and lost fifteen pound in 3 weeks. You really get to see result fast. I did stray from the diet while on vacation and while camping. However, I never gained back a pound. I've started it back up and am losing again. Get it you can't go wrong. I should know I've tried every diet out there. This really works. I wasn't excersizing either. Although, I know I should. It easy to read and it is great to go back and look to see what you are doing wrong when you start to stray. It's easy to get going again. It's for life not just for 30 days.
Rating:
Summary: It all makes sense, finally!
Review: This book just puts it simple. You either start eating healthy foods and eat more, or starve yourself into fat. And you have a choice!! It's not like, "you can't eat this or that" yes you can, but, would you want to? if you have far better options out there? Yes, it is about calories, but simple enough for not becoming a slave of counting calories. I notice why all other diets focus on "no diary, no meats, no breads", calories and fat!!! A veggie hamburger has half of the beef hamburger calories! What makes this book different than any other diet book, is that other plans do not give you a choice, you simply CAN'T EAT THIS OR THAT. The moment you start into a diet, you want to eat!!! Dr. Shapiro puts it in a much better perspective; visually, he shows you the options you have to eat better, healthier, fewer calories, and more! There is no other way around it: we need to add more veggies and fruits to our diet! period! I'm extremely visual, and this book did it for me. He puts a prettier face to adding veggies and fruits, and of course I choose that!!!
Rating:
Summary: opened my eyes
Review: this book was an eye opener to me .. To see in actual pictures of how much fat and calories food has . wow!! I love the way he shows you what you could have instead that is alot more satisfying . You wont believe your eyes when you see this book .
Rating: 
Summary: Not Worth Buying For Everyone...
Review: While some of the food comparisons are neat and even funny, this book is really for "beginners". If you are already conscious of what you eat, then this book is really not going to help you. I think this book is more for people who are TOTALLY out of shape and eat very poorly to begin with, if that is you then it will probably be a great book to get started with.
Rating: 
Summary: don't need a dr to tell you you're fat.
Review: you don't need some dr to tell you how to lose weight. here's how you can start losing weight, right now: step 1) click the x in the corner of this screen
step 2) click "turn off" from the start menu
step 3) go outside
step 4) walk around the block. take the dog with you.
step 5) do not return until the dog is tired (works very well if you have a high energy dog like mine [a pomeranian poodle])
step 6) do this every day. just by doing this, once a week, and by cutting down on junk food, i have lost 20lbs since febuary first, and i won't gain that weight back the second i eat some junk food. as a matter of fact, yesterday i ate a bag of popcorn by myself (home popped, not movie popcorn. YUCK). and i'm still down .5lbs from yesterday.
|
