Review: Simple, straightforward, and effective advice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2012
If I had a nickel for every diet book I have ever owned or read I could buy this little book about a hundred times over.  Seriously, the world is full of diet books, and every week there is a new trend in weight loss.  This book tells me nothing new...which is why it actually works.  There's no miracle diet inside, no secret plan for super-fast weight loss, and no magic pill that will get you skinny in three days.  What is in this book is practical, easy to follow diet and exercise information that works, and if followed, can absolutely change your life.I have always put off exercise, thinking that I could just count the calories and get the results that I wanted.  I would lose a little, then my eating habits would start sliding, and before I knew it, I had gone back to old habits, and gained back any weight I managed to lose.  Plus, being inactive made me feel horrible.  I was too broke to go to the gym, and just too uninformed to find the right exercise regime for myself.  Then I got this book by Stephen Williams, and it started to click.I may sound like a complete exercise idiot, but I haven't really done any exercising regularly since I was in college over fifteen years ago.  I had instructors and classes to tell me how to move properly, and I managed to keep my extra weight in control.  Flash forward to today, and it's a completely different story.  I tend to overcomplicate things, including trying to find the best exercise, and this book is helping me to just keep it simple, and stay motivated!  I also have a tendency to give up after a few weeks, and this book addresses that, too.  By keeping my eyes on the prize, so to speak, and starting simple, plus being a little less hard on myself, I really think that this could be the last diet and exercise book I will ever need to buy.I have only just started following the tips in the book, but after a week I already feel so much better and have lost three pounds.  I know the holidays will be a challenge, but with this helpful little tool I feel much better equipped to deal with the stresses and temptations of the season.  I also feel much better about my love life, since I have more energy for bedroom activities.  My husband is especially pleased with those results!  Most importantly, I feel better about myself, more in control of my life, and ready to take on anything.  I only wish I had read this book years ago, I think that it would have made things a lot different for me today!