Review: Helpful advice, not just a fad diet
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2012
Although `How to Lose Belly Fat Fast' by Stephen Williams looks like it is targeting men, it is actually a helpful little book for both sexes.  As the title declares, it is a how to book, but not a boring one that you will put down after reading the first chapter.  That is partly because it is very short, and partly because Williams' efficient writing style gives you the facts quickly, in a way that is easy for anyone to understand.Williams touches on the relationship between self-esteem and excess weight, and also on visualizing the life that you want and can achieve after losing your belly fat.  These are powerful tools for anyone looking make changes to their health, as you really have to want to make such big changes in your life.  It takes the most effort to decide that you really want to lose the fat, and the steps to get rid of it aren't quite as difficult as you would think.We all know that belly fat is bad, and Williams also touches on why this is true.  Apart from being unsightly, it is a big health risk, and one most of us never seem to be able to conquer.  His eBook offers some great tips and advice on not only the best foods to eat in order to bust belly fat, but also the most effective forms of exercise, since not all exercise is geared towards fat burning.  He includes some cheeky tips for having fun while burning fat, and some of these involve another person in the bedroom.  After all, sex is better when you have less belly fat to get in the way!I liked the fact that this book offers more than just the standard `eat less, move more' type of advice that a lot of other weight loss books seem to provide.  Williams tries to relate the benefits of losing belly fat in a way that is emotional and practical at the same time, and he makes it sound very easy to get rid of stubborn belly fat for good.  I also like the fact that, while his advice makes good common sense, it is also not a quick fix that recommends anything dangerous, like severely restricting calories or popping a fat loss pill.  He seems to understand that the only way to permanent fat loss is by changing to a healthy lifestyle.There was only one small thing that bothered me about the book, and that was the lack of illustrations for some of the exercises.  I am a visual person, and those types of illustrations just seem to help me a little more than text alone.  However, the tips were easy to understand, and I don't think that the lack of illustrations will hinder my fat loss any.