Calorie Queens: Living Thin in a Fat World (Paperback) Review

I just finished reading "Calorie Queens", but I have been living it for the past year.Let me explain -

In March 2004, I heard Jackie Scott speak at a conference reception I attended in Lexington, KY.At the time I was carrying about 185 pounds on my 51-year-old, 5' 1" frame (I didn't have a bathroom scale, but weighed 188 with clothes at an October 2003 doctor's appointment).I had, however, maintained that weight for about 5 years.I was deathly afraid of the word "diet" -- yo yo dieting was the way I had "grown" from an average healthy nonpregnant weight of 110 pounds in my young adult life (from age 15 to age 30) to an average obese weight of 185 in my forties and now fifties.

Jackie's story of "learning how to eat normally" made so much sense to me -- but I procrastinated 8 months more before actually doing anything about it.I didn't even buy the book (self-published edition) at the time, but the concept stuck.

In December of 2004 I began keeping a food journal and discovered to my great surprise that I was actually eating far more calories than I would have estimated.On January 2005, I weighed in at 180 pounds sans clothes.Between January and August, I dropped about 5 pounds per month following Jackie and Diane's program of "normal Calories" (40 pounds total) -- due to my active lifestyle I ate an average of 1900 calories per day!Since August to the current date of November 16, I have dropped about 5 more pounds.At 135 pounds, I am within 4 pounds of a magic "healthy" weight on the bmi chart of 131 pounds!!

The best part of this highly nutritious, common-sense approach is that you only have ONE PLAN for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.No stage one stage two stage three then maintenance.You are starting on maintenance.

I still keep my food journal.As to exercise, while hauling around those 45 extra pounds made me breathe hard climbing one flight of steps, I now walk regularly, always take the stairs instead of the elevator, dance and play volleyball on the weekends.And my 1900 calorie lifestyle is completely workable with celebrations, eating out, in other words -- normal life!I have learned to "eat thin in a fat world" :-)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to pursue a healthy lifestyle.

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Weigh Less, Live Longer: Dr. Lou Aronne's "Getting Healthy" Plan for Permanent Weight Control (Paperback) Review

If you are looking for the latest gimmick, this is not the book for you.If you are looking for a way to lose weight forever, and not regain itagain, then we have something here. Dr. Aronne provides the reader with aneasy to follow nutrition plan that shows the reader what it takes to bepermanently successful at weight loss. Chapter 8 alone was worth the priceof the book. In that chapter he tells you how to decrease you caloriesgradually with each ten percent weight drop. In this way, you are able toeat a decent amount and still lose weight, as well as give your body timeto adjust to the new weight. In the end, you still end up with a decentcalorie intake, and should be able to keep it up over a lifetime. To me ithas been a lot less painless than some diets I had tried in my past thatrequired cutting out whole food groups, or excessively low calorie intake.Folks, the truth of the matter is, if you are taking in too many calories,no matter what kind, they are going to end up somewhere on your anatomy. Ifyou want to live a decent healthy life, you are going to cut back. Thequestion is how much, how long, and just plain HOW. Dr. Aronne answers allof that, and even has suggestions for those of you who are especiallyresistant to weight loss. It works, it works, it works. The little needleon the scale is finally moving downward for a change. What's more, the dietis nutritionally sound, so for people like myself who have other healthconerns, it is safe. Blessings, Dr. Aronne!

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The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook [Hardcover] Review

I just picked this up and began sifting through it.I haven't had a chance to taste the recipes in the book yet, but at a glance it's very impressive.There are over 125 recipes in the book each with all the nutrient information from calorie counts to protein, carb, fat, sodium breakdown.Jillian has put in some classic favorites like pizza, waffles, brownies, pasta made "the healthy way".What I like about that is knowing my kids will eat it without any guff.She does have all the classic healthy style dishes in the book as well like omelets, soups, salads, sandwiches, fish, beef, chicken, and vegetarian dishes.

The recipes also appear simple.Not too many ingredients.Not too many steps.Jillian promises the meals prep in under 30 minutes and looking at the recipes it looks like she has kept that promise.

The other great thing about this book is that you don't need to buy Master Your Metabolism to understand this cookbook.Jillian recaps the principals of the diet in this so you can jump right in with confidence.

And last, she has sidebars sprinkled throughout the book on everything from how to grow your own garden to how to start a buying group or co-op with your friends and neighbors so you can buy groceries.

Happy cooking all.

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COOKING COMPANION TO MASTER YOUR METABOLISM

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Through the Master Your Metabolism plan, Jillian has taught readers how to balance their hormones naturally so their bodies become energetic, thriving, fat-burning machines.

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The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body [Paperback] Review

Many years ago when I was a young man I followed a diet similar to the one recommended here by Ori Hofmekler.It wasn't something that I planned or followed with any kind of rigor.I just more or less fell into it.I would get up in the morning and have coffee and toast with peanut butter and preserves or honey.(Of course Hofmekler's "warrior diet" does not recommend bread during the "undereating" phase.)I would then go most of the rest of the day without eating anything.In the evening I would reward myself with a huge meal.Sometimes I didn't eat that meal until sometime after midnight.

I was never hungry during the undereating phase.As anyone who has ever fasted can tell you, when you have eaten nothing for a while and are burning fat, you experience no hunger.You are serene.I also maintained the same weight for many years following this habit of only eating one large meal a day.

If looked at closely it can be seen that the essence of the warrior diet is mini-fasts and the avoidance of carbohydrates, especially the processed kind.Hofmekler is not entirely rigorous in that recommendation however, allowing one to eat fresh fruits and vegetables or even some protein during the undereating or fasting phase.Notice that this diet is similar to some of the low-carbs diets currently fashionable.Note also that mini-fasting results in a period of time in which the digestive system is given a rest.With no food in the system, the body is forced to burn fat.Fat burns clean, relatively speaking, as Hofmekler explains.This is quite a change from the days when we were taught that fat was the culprit.Today we know that concentrated, processed carbohydrates and such things as corn syrup are what is making America fat and frankly sick.

In essence the warrior diet is a return to the natural diet of humans as it was (per force) practiced in the Pleistocene prior to the rise of agriculture.When one looks at such a diet, which included, small animals, insects, roots, tubers, fruits, vegetables, and the occasional large animal, it is easy to see that it was almost impossible to get fat or at any rate stay fat for any length of time.The two main foods that are making Westerners fat are readily available carbohydrates and an abundance of fats and oils.In the prehistory there were oats and wheat and barley and such, but the seeds were relatively small and to make a meal required a lot of hand processing.I have experimented with some of the natural foods found here in California, acorns, black walnuts, pine nuts, wild oats, wild grapes; and the striking thing I have discovered is just how much time and energy it requires to process these foods.Using hand tools and existing on these foods along with fish and whatever meat I could get, I could never get fat.

So what Hofmekler is recommending is a return to such a way of living.Since the foods for us are readily available with little processing, the time that would have been spent in hand processing should now be spent in fasting (which was the case in the prehistory).

There is an incredible amount of detail in this book as Hofmekler compares his diet to other diets, as he incorporates workouts, food preparation and recipes, and gets specific about all kinds of foods; but the hard kernel of truth here, in my opinion, is simply this: eat less, eat less often, exercise, and avoid denatured foods.Note that "eat less often" implies mini-fasts.Perhaps the biggest mistake we make is to eat from habit, to eat when we are not really hungry.If we always waited until we were ravenous before eating we would both enjoy the food more and be healthier.

I also like the idea of seeing oneself as something other than a couch potato, indoctrinated by corporate interests to a life of relative passivity and constant consumption.So the metaphor of "The Warrior Diet" is welcome in a marketing sense and more appealing (and sexier!) than what I think is more accurate, which is "A Hunter-Gatherer Diet."One of the reasons that Hofmekler uses the term "warrior" is to suggest in a somewhat subliminal way one of his prescriptions, that is to avoid what he considers estrogen-promoting foods such as "processed soy products...conventional produce, meats, poultry, and pork" and other foods.(See e.g., page 154, or better yet his previous book "The Anti-Estrogenic Diet" for the full story.)

By the way, I still practice a one square meal a day diet, although I must confess that I snack a little too much in-between!Hofmekler's book (incidentally in its second edition, which suggests its value) has come along just in time to inspire me to return to a more rigorous practice.This morning as I write this, 15 hours have passed since I ate anything.I am not the slightest bit hungry and this is after walking an hour in the rain and doing some chores.However I will enjoy my coffee and homemade bread soon.

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Along with the many benefits of leisure-class living comes obesity and its attendant ailments. In The Warrior Diet, Ori Hofmekler looks not forward but backward for a solution-to the primal habits of early cultures such as nomads and hunter-gatherers, the Greeks, and the Romans. Based on survival science, this book proposes not ordinary dietary changes but rather a radical yet surprisingly simple lifestyle overhaul.

Drawing on both scientific studies and historical data, Hofmekler argues that robust health and a lean, strong body can best be achieved by mimicking the classical warrior mode of cycling-working and eating sparingly (undereating) during the day and filling up at night. Specific elements from the Warrior Diet Nutritional Program (finding ideal fuel foods and food combinations to reduce body fat) to the Controlled Fatigue Training Program (promoting strength, speed, and resilience to fatigue through special drills), literally reshape body and mind. Individual chapters cover warrior meals and recipes; sex drive, potency, and animal magnetism; as well as personalizing the diet for women. Featuring forewords by Fit for Life author Harvey Diamond and Fat That Kills author Dr. Udo Erasmus, The Warrior Diet shows readers weary of fad diets how to attain enduring vigor, explosive strength, a better appearance, and increased vitality and health.

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The Perfect 10 Diet: 10 Key Hormones That Hold the Secret to Losing Weight and Feeling Great-Fast! [Hardcover] Review

I had an advance copy of this book from Book Expo and I put it to the test starting in mid-September. So first, I am a diet failure. I have failed on every diet I've ever tried so I was really nervous about trying this one and assumed that it too wouldn't work. And I was really shocked when I started to lose weight. And my family was too!!! So I kept a chart and this diet really worked (and it's still working!!)

So now I'm at 23 pounds (hoping to make 25 pounds by the New Year). But what's important (I think) is the many ways that it's changed me. At Thanksgiving the kids were shocked (I mean really shocked) when I started playing football and frisbee golf outside with them. I have so much more energy. I feel clearer (like my head is clearer). My husband says there's 4 or 5 inches gone from my waist. I've had to buy new clothes. And it's easy to travel with (I travel a lot) and to entertain with (entertain a lot too). You know exactly what you can and can't eat and you don't ever go hungry because it's really about what you eat (it's about the hormones).

So while I've tried lots of diets, this is the first one that's ever worked for me. And now I have a plan to have all the extra weight gone (I needed to lose 60 pounds in total...so am 1/3 of the way there) by my next birthday. And I think I can do it. It's all about balancing hormones. Got it!

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The latest medical research shows hormones are the key to weight loss. Your hormones control how your body uses the foods you eat, whether it's used for energy or stored as fat. The Perfect 10 Diet balances these key hormones so you:


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"The Perfect 10 Diet program finally answers many of the questions that you have always wanted to know about weight loss. If weight loss was just a problem of calories in and calories out, everyone would be the weight they want to be. Congratulations to Dr. Michael Aziz for bring us this informative book on answers to one of the biggest medical problems of our time."
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" A must read. Dr. Aziz addresses how food interacts with hormones in this amazing book."
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Because The Perfect 10 Diet works with your hormones, people see results fast—up to 14 pounds in the first 21 days.


Other diet fads, whether they are low-fat or low-carb, wreak havoc on your hormones, which is why these diets are hard to stay on and the weight comes back the moment you stop.


Dr. Michael Aziz has personally worked with more than a thousand patients who lost an average of 10-14 pounds in the first three weeks on the diet, and who also showed remarkable improvement in the markers for heart disease, blood pressure, diabetes and more. Their overall health improved significantly. And they did it all while eating great food, feeling full after their meals and having more energy!


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Below are just a few of the real-life results people have had on The Perfect 10 Diet:

SHARON: Sharon weighed 264 pounds despite a twenty-one-year struggle to control her weight through more than her share of low-fat, low-carb and fad diets. Within two years of starting The Perfect 10 Diet, Sharon lost 132 pounds by giving up the "fake" foods she thought were healthy. Better still, she has kept the weight off and enjoys increased energy and confidence.

MARK: Thirty-five-year-old Mark weighed 260 pounds at 5'9", with a high 40 percent body fat reading. He suffered from severe headaches, was pre-diabetic, and had high blood pressure. Mark lost 90 pounds in 10 months on The Perfect 10 Diet. His headaches were gone, and his insulin, blood pressure, and body fat were all at normal levels—plus, he has never felt better in his life.


MARY: Mary had gone from a size four to a size twelve in two years' time, weighing 160 pounds at 5'4". Despite a low-fat diet, she struggled with high cholesterol. Within 3 months of starting The Perfect 10 Diet, Mary lost 23 pounds and lowered her cholesterol to a normal level by doing exactly what she always thought she shouldn't—increasing her fat intake in conjunction with eliminating refined and processed foods.


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"I have lost seventy pounds on The Perfect 10 Diet in sixteen months and my fasting insulin level has dropped from 40 to 4. The Perfect 10 Diet allows me to eat more fat from butter, coconut, and avocados, which I avoided for years believing they were bad for my cholesterol. Who could ask for anything more? Nothing tastes as good as thin feels."
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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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Winning by Losing [Mass Market Paperback] Review

Jillian Michaels, the tough-talking personal trainer of the Red Team on "The Biggest Loser", brings her no-nonsense personality to this diet and exercise book.Not another "just eat less and move more" tome, Jillian actually acknowledges that there is an individual approach to losing weight, and that no correct way will work for everyone.
I have watched both seasons of The Biggest Loser, and I thought of Jillian as an abrasive woman who never had a weight problem in her life. I thought that she was tough on her "clients" because she looked down on them for being overweight. After reading her book, I have changed my opinion.

In the first section of the book that focuses on Self, Jillian states that she had a weight problem that had emotional roots (like mine), and that she had to value herself first, and then loose weight.In the next section, Science, Jillian demonstrates how to "crunch the numbers" to help us understand how our body works in relation to weight loss. Next, she goes on to explain the different ways that we process foods. Using this information, we can tailor a diet to suit our bodies.I learned that I was a "slow oxidizer", which means that I need 65% carbs, 25% protein, and 15% fat.This explained why I could never loose weight on Atkins (no low-carb craze for me). In the last section, Sweat, Jillian gives us the benefits of exercise as well as descriptions of various exercises (weight lifting).

This book is great, and not another typical weight-loss book. Utilizing common sense, knowledge, and, perhaps most importantly, a no-gimmick point of view, Jillian explains, encourages, and talks tough when she has to.

Keep telling it like is, Jillian. And thanks.

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Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! (Hardcover) Review

Interesting book though far, far too much science in it for the average person (BTW - I have a Master's degree and a former college roommate is now a registered dietician so I've been around related books and discussions and still found this hard to follow).

Also, it's far too extreme for the average person.For example, we can't all afford 100 percent organic all the time nor can we completely avoid plastic wrap and related carrying containers.Also, the book contradicts itself in a lot of places. I suspect the editor was MIA when it came to cross referencing.

The bottom line in this book is to stop eating all the fake food that we currently put into our systems and you'll lose weight.Since reading this book, I've significantly cut processed foods loaded with chemicals (yes, that means the Activia yogurt, low calorie jello and pudding, cool whip and other so called low calorie snacks that actually make you gain weight).I've replaced a lot of food staples with organic and have seen a big difference in my weight and disposition.

For the person who wants to get smarter about the way 'the man' is ruining our diets and making money through cheap, processed foods, the core elements of this book could have been better addressed in a 500-750 article along the lines of 'Top 10 Ways to Lose Real Weight and Keep it Off.'Here's some key tips from the book to save yourself the time and expense of reading it:

1. Stop eating chemicals because your body doesn't know how to process them, therefore, you gain weight.
2. Choose the real food (real cheese, for example) over the lower fat because you'll eat less and feel more satiated.
3. Go organic when possible.
4. You can still eat chocolate and drink wine but everything in moderation.
5. Opt for glassware over plastic to cut down more chemical absorption.
6. Those 100 calorie snacks are pure marketing and chemicals.
7. You still have to work out, people.And really work out to break a sweat.
8. The amount of chemicals that have snuck into our food system has reached an alarming rate. Makes you wonder about the rise in cancer, diabetes and auto immune diseases.
9. Think twice about OTC drugs as they also contain chemicals.
10. Eat better/eat right and you can cut down a lot of health issues and drop a few pounds while you're at it.

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Does it feel as if you re fighting your body to lose even one pound or just to maintain your current weight? Respected health and wellness expert and bestselling author Jillian Michaels has been there, too. So she consulted top experts in the field of metabolism and discovered that she d inadvertently been abusing her endocrine system for years. After fixing her own metabolism, she decided to share what she learned by devising this simple, 3-phase plan that engages all the weight-loss hormones (including the friendly HGH, testosterone, DHEA; and the not-so-friendly: insulin, cortisol, and excess estrogen).

In Master Your Metabolism, discover how to:
REMOVE anti-nutrients from your diet
RESTORE foods that speak directly to fat-burning genes
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Michaels offers a wealth of information throughout, including: shopping lists and online shopping resources, hormone-trigger food charts, how to eat power nutrient foods on a budget, smart strategies for eating out, quick and easy recipes, as well as mini-programs for addressing PMS, andropause, metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and menopause.

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