Banish Your Belly, Butt and Thighs Forever!: The Real Woman's Guide to Body Shaping & Weight Loss [Hardcover] Review

I was expecting more from this book.It was well-written but I would've like to have seen more of an outline or "jump-start" program.Maybe that's just my style, though.
There were wonderful recipes andgood charts.Plus, there were simple workouts.

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For real women! No more fad diets, frantic gym visits, and fastidious calorie counting.

Here is the book that will show you how to lose weight and shape up and tone your trouble spots regardless of how hectic a life you lead, Banish Your Belly, Butt, and Thighs Forever! provides hundreds of ways for you to schedule in exercise painlessly, reduce the calorie content of your meals without giving up taste, and create healthier--yet still realistic--daily routines.

Invite simple strategies, small changes, and a firmer, fitter body into your future.


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The Yogurt Diet [Hardcover] Review

This book was recommended to be by a friend who brought it after reading a magazine article by the author. Who needs another diet book, I thought. But after talking with my friend and looking at her book I knew I had to have it. The Yogurt Diet is the first diet book I've read that clearly explains how the digestive system works and why it's so important to have a bacterial balance in your GI tract. I never realized, for example, that antibiotics can do as much harm as good, or that so many ailments can be caused by simply not having enough "good" bacteria in your system. On the practical side, I've been eating yogurt regularly for a number of weeks and already feel better. I was never a bad eater, but since reading the book I've made some changes, like eating yogurt at least twice a day, cooking exclusively with Olive Oil and eliminating products containing high fructose corn syrup. Everything is explained in a concise and easy-to-understand manner by the author and her recipes are great. Not to mention how easy it is to make your own yogurt. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who is serious about improving their health and stabilizing their weight without going on one of those diets you know are temporary and that you'll never stick to, and is probably expensive to boot.

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The Yogurt Diet.The secret to good health, ideal weight and long life is a weight loss and health management book targeted to people who need a program to make specific lifestyle changes to lose weight and regain health.

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The Stress Response Diet and Lifestyle Program: A Hormone-Balancing Diet and Exercise System to Help You Achieve Permanent Weight Loss, Optimal Health, and Longevity (Paperback) Review

The best program out there that will finally help you take control of your health and life. I highly recommend it.

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The G.I. Diet [Paperback] Review

(See update at the end of the review)
First, I just have to say thank you to all of those who wrote reviews before me. It was reading through all your comments and that helped me decide to give one more diet a try.

(I got both books, The GI Diet and Living the GI Diet, which has a lot more recipies in it, and some of the ones I mention here are from that edition) Now, regarding the books and the diet: The books are set up in such a way that they are extremely easy to follow. I love the red, yellow, and green light idea for the various foods listed. The only part that is a little confusing at first is the portion size, but once you get used to not having to measure everything you eat, it is great! This book lists portions as how much of the plate it fills: 1/4 for meat, 1/4 for pasta, rice etc, and 1/2 for fruits and veggies. Now how much easier can that be? Sure, there are some things that you have to be more precise with, but not that many. The recipe sections are set up by categories that are very easy to follow. So far I have tried only a few of the recipes. I work very late hours, so there isn't time for serious cooking on work nights. Mom and I do meat and veggie meals, or a little wheat pasta with veggies and cottage cheese usually on those nights. But on my three days off we cook. Most recipes make enough servings that we can have leftovers the next day, or freeze the extra for meals when you need something quick. The recipes we have tried so far are fantastic! They don't even taste like you are on a diet. Three of our favorites are the Lazy Cabbage Rolls, Hunter Chicken, and Meat lasagna. Makes your mouth water just remembering how good it all was.

So, how is it working, you might wonder? Mom and I have been on the diet for three weeks. So far Mom has lost 8 pounds and I have lost 10. We have both lost over 2 inches from our waist measurements. Sure, we are just beginning, and most people can stick to a diet for that long, but honestly,this is the easiest diet I have ever done, and by far the most effective. I don't feel deprived of anything (with the exception of a nice big Hershey bar ), but I am learning that I don't need one. My energy level is higher and doesn't flucuate through the day like it did before when I had sudden peaks and dips in my blood sugar. Now, it stays level all day, and I don't feel like I am going to fall asleep at my computer at work.

Anyone who is considering starting a new diet should consider this one. You'll be glad you did!(Update) I've been on the diet now since February 1, 2005, and I have lost just under 50 pounds. I admit I wasn't as strict with it over the summer since it gets too hot in our house to do much baking or cooking of things that take very long to prepare, but I didn't gain back a pound over those three months that I was a little lax. We just ate simpler meals, stuck strictly to the whole grain and no sugar rules and I maintained my loss through those hot months. Now that it is moving into cooler weather again, I am anxious to get back in the swing of things. Oh, by the way. I have gone from a size 28 to a size 22. My goal is to reach a size 16, which is small enough for me since I am nearly six feet tall. My mother has gone from a size 22 to a size 16 and is aiming for a size 12. She's maintained her loss through the summer and even managed to drop 3-4 pounds during those hot months. This really is the easiest, and the best, diet I have ever tried and it has become a lifestyle change that I know I can stay with even once I reach my goals.

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Women, Weight and Hormones: A Weight-Loss Plan for Women Over 35 (Hardcover) Review

I have battled a hormone imbalance for over 20 years.This imbalance does not show up on routine hormone tests - mainly due to the way modern medicine views and tests female hormones.I read this book and was shocked to discover why most of the over-the-counter self remedies (soy, T3, natural progesterone creams, DHEA, etc.) I tried actually made my imbalance WORSE -- some of those treatments could have caused lethal effects when combined with my particular imbalance.This author raises NUMEROUS common sense paradigm shifts in medical thinking regarding diagnosis and treatment options which affect weight and hormones.This one book explained everything I've ever read about hormones and weight in a way that was applicable and useful - not slanted towards the purchase of a product.Basic knowledge vital for female health.

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The GL Cookbook and Diet Plan: A Glycemic Load Weight-Loss Program with Over 150 Delicious Recipes (Paperback) Review

"The GL Cookbook and Diet Plan" show an easy-to-follow plan for health weight loss and reduce the risk of diabetes.This is the third book by Nigel Denby, Tina Michelucci, and Deborah Pyner, the others being "The 7-Day GL Diet" and "The GL Diet."

The Glycemic index is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream have a high GI. Carbohydrates that break down slowly releasing glucose gradually into the bloodstream have a low GI. For most people, foods with a low GI have significant health benefits.

GL stands for Glycemic Load, which, according to Nigel Demby, is a simpler and more accurate way of determining the glycemic index for apportion of food.This book provides simple charts, easy to follow advice, and good-sounding recipes to help keep a low GL.It covers the main points of glycemic index and its effects on diabetes and weight control.Also covered is what affects food's GI and how to cook them.
I found the topic, Adding Acidity, to be really interesting.Test show that adding lemon juice or vinegar to a high carb meal will lower the glycemic response by 30%.Also researchers from Sweden found a direct link between increased vinegar intake and satiety after eating.

Simple recipes like Bacon Frittata for one made with 2 eggs and 2 slices of bacon (15 minutes total time) and a Spinach and Egg soufflé with eggs, spinach, cheddar and parmesan cheese (45 minutes total time) make it easy to add new low GL dishes to the menu.

This is an informative, easy-to-read, and helpful book for those who have a glycemic problem and those looking to incorporate some healthy tips in their daily eating habits.

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Because the glycemic load (GL) system properly takes into account portion size, GL dieting is the easiest and most precise weight loss method that uses the powerful glycemic index (GI). The GL Cookbook and Diet Plan makes it even easier. The book offers a vast selection of GL-scored recipes so dieters can choose dishes they love while following a proven program for permanent weight loss without hunger. The GL Cookbook and Diet Plan includes easy-to-prepare recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as snacks and desserts. And thanks to the GL correction for portion size, many popular foods mistakenly banned in GI dieting are found in delicious recipes like Grilled Pears with Blue Cheese, Orange Pork Casserole with Sweet Potato and even Fresh Berry Brulee.

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The Cheater's Diet: The Medically Proven Way to Supercharge Your Weight Loss, Break Through Diet Ruts and Stay Thin for Good [Hardcover] Review

There are three incredibly great things about The Cheater's Diet:
1. It works!
2. It's EASY to stick to, and
3. It works incredibly fast!
In all my years I've never tried or been on a diet that I could stick to for more than a week.Dr. Rivas' diet is (pardon the expression) a piece of cake.
So far I've been on it a month and so far I've lost 9 lbs!
Where has this diet been all my life?

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From helping over 15,000 people lose weight, Dr. Paul Rivas has discovered a secret: People who cheat on their diets lose
weight the fastest and keep it off the longest. In this engaging book, he explains this scientifically validated secret that ends yo-yo dieting: It's not whether you cheat on your diet (because you will!), but how and when you do it. The Cheater's Diet not only encourages you, but requires you to indulge in delicious foods such as chocolate, wine, cinnamon buns, beer and pizza. Once you start on this plan, you'll never want to give it up.With the Cheater's Diet, you'll discover:

Twelve sinful cheat foods-and why they're actually good for you and your waistline
The tricks to slimming down fast-and actually keeping it off
A couch potato's dream: The N.E.A.T. exercise system to cheat your way to fitness
The metabolic secrets for getting stalled weight loss moving again-no matter how many times you've plateaued in the past
Over-the-counter supplements that work-and ones that don't
The healthiest, most effective weekday eating plan known to science
Doctor-approved recipes that are simple and delicious

Forget the guilt -The Cheater's Diet is an enjoyable program, it's scientific and it works!



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