Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight for Everybody [Illustrated] (Paperback) Review

I've fought my weight my whole life.I've always been afraid of "fad" diets or diets that exclude one particular food.I think they are not a healthy way to lose weight.Everyone kept telling me to "eat a balanced diet" but no one explained what that meant.People talk about saturated fats, trans fats, etc and I felt like they were speaking a foreign language.My friends would count calories or carbs and would become frustrated.I didn't want to do any of that.

I bought the "Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight for Everybody" when we moved and I had plenty of time for a "project".It is a 12 week program designed to get you into the habit of eating healthy.The first three weeks were a lot of work and took a lot of dedication.I had to weigh and measure everything.After the first three weeks, my eyes adjusted and were able to do the measurments without the scale and cups.Some of the recipes are a lot of prep and there is a lot of cutting of vegi's and fruits.My husband and my 2 teenage kids didn't mind the changes (except brown rice) so after the first 3 weeks "learning curve", it all worked out well.I lost 25 lbs in 12 weeks and I never even got into the exercise part.After the 12 weeks, I stopped tracking my number of servings for 3 months.I still ate the same foods and made sure I didn't eat "A LOT" or high calorie foods.I stopped losing weight but I didn't gain it all back either.I have started tracking my servings again and have started working on the exercise.I have set my goal to lose another 25 lbs in the next 12 weeks.

I agree with everyone else here that the information is presented in a way that is easy to understand and explains it all.The book gets indepth but it is presented in a way that if you don't care what "trans fat" is, you can skip that part.I've even gien this book as presents to friends and family.I bought the cookbook too but I don't like that one.

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