Review: A Healthy Dose of Motivation!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2013
If you pass on buying this book because the title seems to suggest thatit will be a list of the 25 things you're probably doing wrong and you'veheard it all before in magazine articles, you will be missing out on avaluable and helpful book. There's no list. There are way more than 25 thingsto do right (if you choose to) and this book is especially strong in twoareas. What this author does best is explore the whole territory ofmotivation - working out the WHY of weight loss and changing your eatingand fitness habits. He says that until you are very clear on your personalWHY, you won't make much progress. Or you'll just be caught in the same oldyo-yo dieting cycle.Instead of doing that, he takes you step-by-step through an exploration ofyour why, the issues and answers that really matter to you. Having done themental work of weight loss - the physical changes will natrually follow, andin this book you also get guidance in what to eat, when and how to exercise,and how to manage your expectations (and frustrations) with the process.I would recommend this book to anyone who has the will to succeed in gettingthe healthier body they want, and just needs a calm, sensible guide, equallybalanced between motivation, nutrition and exercise. With this book, you alsoget a 4-month, at-home fitness routine, though if you are a total beginnerin bodyweight exercise, or it's been some time, you may want a session or twowith a personal trainer to teach you how to do these exercises properly.All in all, a very helpful book, especially for people grappling with themotivation to keep going towards their weight loss/weight management goal.