Review: A motivating manual
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
There's an interesting trend in this book: losing weight is incredibly social.  When you want to lose weight, how successful you are on it depends on who is motivating you, who is supporting you, who is there to keep you honest, etc.  I never thought about how evaluating your choice of friends affects your ability to lose weight.  Turning to more supportive friends is a harsh reality dieters must sacrifice in order to be healthy.The diet plans that work the best are the ones that give you a network, not the ones where you feel like you're doing it on your own.  Olsen calls this the clinical approach, which proves behavioral therapy.  It was nice to hear that successful programs include cheat days, planning setbacks, and realizing you cannot be perfect when it comes to losing weight.  It's not a contest; it's your health.The author discusses how to evaluate which weight loss programs you can trust.  If you haven't chosen which program but know you'll need one to reach your weight loss goal, this book is for you.  This book also talks about the visualizations you can keep in mind while you're in the program.  So really, the reader at various stages of the weight loss program will find some useful guidance in here.