Buff Dad: The 4-Week Fitness Game Plan for Real Guys [Paperback] Review

Buff Dad has good basic advice; identifying foods to eat and foods to avoid, and a little explanation about why.Some of the recipes sound awful, although I haven't tried any of them.It has lots of motivational, cheerleader type exhortations pitched at the ordinary Dad with a few pounds to lose.The photos of the author demonstrating the exercises are good, but limited and repetitive.In fact, everything here is repeated at least several times.The 280 pages could easily have been 50-60.But, that's a quibble since the price is right and the messages are clearly delivered.

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Before: From Puffy Dad After: To Buff Daddy

Your Saturday workouts at the gym have been replaced by Saturday Little League games; your morning run has become running out the door to make the daycare drop-off; and your romantic (and healthy) sushi night has become family pizza with a side of crayons. While being a dad changes your life for the better in so many ways, it can also be detrimental to your waistline…and your overall health.

Enter Mike Levinson, a nutritionist and trainer to many star athletes, who put on fifty pounds after his wife had their first child. Taking his years of experience—from inside training camps and test kitchens—he developed the Buff Dad Program, transforming his middle-age spread to six-pack abs and helping many other dads like him lose weight, tone up, and improve their health and energy levels—usually in less than 28 days.

In this, the first program tailored with dads in mind, Levinson gives men the four-week game plan to get it done. The secret? Testosterone, a key fuel that boosts your body's ability to lose weight and build muscle naturally, yet something that is woefully deficient in most men's diets today. The Buff Dad program shows you how to incorporate testosterone 'powerfoods' into your meals to help you take the weight off. By combining this tasty and realistic nutritional plan with the Buff Dad Workout Blitz--targeted exercises just three times a week--you will be on your way to being the Buff Dad you want to be, and your family needs you to be.

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Refuse to Regain!: 12 Tough Rules to Maintain the Body You've Earned! [Hardcover] Review

Smart and sophisticated, Refuse to Regain is a well written and well researched book that is a must read for anyone serious about being healthy. Although the book is geared primarily to people who are struggling to maintain weight loss, it is actually a fascinating read that would be valuable to anyone, as it lays out the basic principles for how to eat healthily and explains why so many Americans are overweight.Dr. Berkeley manages to present state of the art medical research in a way that is easy to grasp and her point of view is very convincing. Unlike other books about diet and lifestyle, this one is actually a good read! And there really are not any other books out there that address the specific question of what to do after you've lost weight to keep off the pounds. Kudos to Dr. Berkeley!
S. Jesmajian MD, Chief of Medicine, Sound Shore Medical Center,New Rochelle, NY

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Diets work, but what good are they if the weight returns? Statistics show that 80 to 90 percent of dieters regain every lost pound. This fact represents the largest and least addressed problem in obesity management. The recidivism of dieters fuels a $30 billion weight-loss industry, an industry that would shrink like Al Roker's waistline if the newly-thin could only make weight loss stick. But here is the problem: The skills needed to maintain a new, smaller body size are not obvious or intuitive; they must be taught. Inexplicably, books that deal successfully with ways to prevent regain have gone unwritten. Refuse to Regain, by longtime weight-management authority Barbara Berkeley, MD, fills this void. Berkeley, former medical director for the Optifast program and founder of Weight Management Partners, is a board-certified internist. She continues to have close ties to Novartis Medical Nutrition (recently acquired by Nestle), producer of the weight-loss supplement Optifast, which has 300 weight-loss centers nationwide.

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Flip the Switch: Proven Strategies to Fuel Your Metabolism and Burn Fat 24 Hours a Day [Bargain Price] [Hardcover] Review

I obsessed for a couple of weeks before buying this book. I already had the "Low Fat Living" volume and had found it okay. It seemed to espouse a lot of the ideas promised in the advertisements for "Flip the Switch," so maybe I could save $35 and still eat better.

However, I did go ahead and try it out, which turned out to be a good decision. "Flip" has new science, starting out with a few lessons on hormones and how they control the body's chemical processes and why. With the recommendations for doing little things to turn on your metabolic thermostat (the Meta-Stat, they call it), you can keep yourself burning calories.

I found that when I understood what was going on with the body chemistry, it was easier to get myself to do the exercises, almost all of which are easy to work into even a busy daily schedule.

Most of the recipes are accessible, too. My favorites include anything to do with pistachios and chicken, as well as something called "peanut butter bursts," a delicious protein-filled, low but complex carb dessert that even my four-year-old loves.

Even the act of making the recipes is a sort of calorie-burner in itself, and it's fun. Most of the meals don't take that much time to make, especially after you get used to the process. It's not as easy as opening a carton, venting a plastic seal, and punching in a series of numbers on a keypad, but neither is it like building a piano.

One thing that did take some time was finding some of the ingredients. I'd never looked in some of the places I had to look now. Things like unsalted butter, toasted sesame oil, garlic and herb flavored goat cheese are not items I was in the habit of dropping into my cart. Besides the search time, I was afraid buying the ingredients would break the food budget, and for a while I did spend about three times as much as I did for salty, chemical-laden microwave meals, but after a couple of weeks, that expense plateaued and now I have most of the items I need for most of the recipes. All I have to do is buy the meat and I'm there.

Take a look at the salt and preservatives on the back of a box of a meal of shrimp. You're likely getting half a day's worth of salt. Then calculate the cost of buying a pound of fresh or frozen shrimp (about $4 in my area) and you'll find yourself singing the praises of this book, just like me.

And when you clean up, the stuff you wipe and throw away will make your garbage can smell like a gourmet meal.

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Eating Thin for Life: Food Secrets & Recipes from People Who Have Lost Weight & Kept It Off (Paperback) Review

This book provided me with valuable information to help me devise a HEALTHY new life style that is right for me. Nearly 2 years after buying my first copy of this book, I'm still going strong.I LOVE this book -- I'vegiven copies away and recommended it so often I have the webpagebookmarked.If you're ready to start a healthy life style, this book is aMUST.

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Everything You Need To Know About Fat Loss [Paperback] Review

If you ever wondered why that low carb diet eventually stopped working or why that 1,000 calorie a day diet does not work for very long, this is the book for you.

Understanding why your body chemistry does what it does is a revelation.

All these diet books just lead you on.Diets do not work long term.You have to eat every 3 hours, eat adequate protein and not too much carbs to lose weight.

Weight lifting is more effective for weight loss than aerobics!

Low carb diets shut down your thyroid long term.Many people stay on these things, get more irritable by the day and do not lose weight.

I enjoyed the scientific explanation of thermogenesis.I won't ever be hoodwinked again.

Feed your body right, lift weights.I hope the word spreads..

The only downside of this book is the author's complete unawareness of the word "affect".He uses the word "effect" throughout the book.It drove me nuts!

He also does not know about you're vs. your.I guess it is not his job to know grammar.The editor of the book should have read it instead of just doing a spellcheck.

Otherwise, a very good book.

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Trying to lose weight but just too confused as where tostart?Everything You Need to Know About Fat Loss will show you theway. You will learn and understand the effects total calories, typesof calories and exercise exert on body fat loss and body fatinhibition. The author covers 8 important topics in 11 chapters. Thetopics include:
*Physiology of Weight Loss
*Calories
*Carbohydrates, Protein and Fat
*Fat Storing Foods
*Hormones
*Drugs
*Diets
*Exercise

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Lose It for Life Workbook [Paperback] Review

I am currently leading an adult disussion group during Sunday school at my church.I had the class get both the book and the workbook.We have found that the real 'meat' of the work is done in this workbook.It asks you to think about questions that can really bring you to an understanding about yourself and why you do the things you do.I am very pleased with where this workbook is leading my group and the fellowship we are developing.

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This companion workbook to Lose It for Life will help participants to better apply the program to their specific situation.It is also ideal for group study, as it will help facilitate meetings for those who want to encourage each other in their journey toward better physical and spiritual health.

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6-Day Body Makeover: Drop One Whole Dress or Pant Size in Just 6 Days--and Keep It Off [Paperback] Review

This is a great book.I have seen Michael Thurmond on Extreme Makeover and his infomercial for the Six Week Body Makeover.I thought this book would be a great way to sample his ideas.In the six days since the book arrived, I am down a size, and more importantly, I'm not hungry and have more energy.The book has you take a quiz to determine if your body type is A, B, C, D or E.Then it recommends an eating plan for your body type.The eating plans have you eating five or six small meals a day, combining measured portions of protein with certain vegetables, fruits or carbohydrates.The book also recommends daily long slow distance exercise, like walking for 45 to 60 minutes.Then he tells you how to modify the eating plan after the six days by adding additional fruits, vegetables and carbohydrates. He also includes modifications to his plan for certain health problems.I have been doing Weight Watchers, but without much recent success. I find that this works well with Weight Watchers.This past week I lost several pounds, and more importantly, gained energy.I just feel so good when I follow this plan.

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DESCRIPTION: Lightning fast weight loss is now a reality with the 6-DAY BODY MAKEOVER. The secret to Thurmond's bestselling, rapid fat-loss program is customization. By tailoring a regimen to an individual's unique body type and metabolism, the program delivers dramatic results, making it easy for virtually anyone to lose a whole dress or pant size in just six days. Thurmond's exclusive "blueprinting system" helps identify your individual body type so that you can select just the right foods in the right combination to trigger fast weight loss. With customized meal plans, menus and recipes, fat burning exercise secrets, a maintenance plan, and more, readers will be amazed at the difference six days can make.

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Sugar Busters! Quick & Easy Cookbook [Hardcover] Review

I am a firm believer in high-protein diets, in spite of the fact that on the Zone, which I have been on 4 years, though I originally lost 25 pounds, over the past 2 years I had gained back 15 pounds of that loss. I decidedto do some more reading about other high-protein diets to see what waswrong. I was very impressed with what Sugar Busters has to say. It isalmost identical to what Dr. Atkins and The Schwarzbein Principle have tosay, but I like this cookbook much better than Dr. Atkins' and Dr.Schwarzbein doesn't have a cookbook.
I have had hypoglycemia for manyyears and have extensive diabetes in my lineage, so originally I went onthe Zone to deal with blood sugar problems. The weight loss was a niceextra treat, and once I had it, I wanted to keep it. The Zone doesn't haveyou give up sugar, and I've been finding that even though just balancingcarbs of any kind with protein and fiber helps the blood sugar, if you aresugar sensitive, over time, you begin to lose the insulin-balancingbenefits and weight losses if you merely do high-protein and don't give upsugar as Sugar Busters recommends.
I have been on the Sugar Bustersno-sugar, no-white-flour, no-starchy vegetables diet for 3 weeks now. I amnot craving sugar; I feel great, and I've lost 6 of the 15 regained poundsfrom the Zone. This diet seems to cause you, like the Zone (if it works) tolose about 1-2 pounds a week if you have less than 30 pounds to lose. Forpeople with a huge amount of weight to lose, you can lose as much as 4-6pounds a week in the beginning, according to information in the SugarBusters and Atkins' books.

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Which other diet allows you to drink a glass of red wine in the evening? The SUGAR BUSTERS! lifestyle is revolutionizing the way America eats, offering a safe, scientifically sound program for improving health and losing weight.

Now the #1 New York Times bestselling team who forever changed the face of dieting has created the SUGAR BUSTERS! Quick & Easy Cookbook, a delicious new collection of more than 150 simple-to-make recipes and menu ideas. With this wonderful cookbook, the SUGAR BUSTERS! eating program can easily become part of your daily routine. Forget counting calories, weighing your food, and trying to figure out those confusing charts and graphs. The SUGAR BUSTERS! Quick & Easy Cookbook makes preparing tasty, low-sugar or sugar-free fare a snap.

Inside you'll discover

- APPETIZERS and HORS D'OEUVRES
- SOUPS and SALADS
- MAIN COURSES
- VEGETABLES
- SAUCES and DRESSINGS
- DESSERTS
- COMPREHENSIVE PANTRY SECTION

Whether you're hosting an elaborate holiday bash or a spur-of-the-moment intimate evening for two, or you just need a quick dinner for you and your family, the SUGAR BUSTERS! Quick & Easy Cookbook will help you create the perfect meal.

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