Review: Find something that works & Don't ever give up
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
Let me begin with a paragraph Marie wrote once she had almost given up finding help on Facebook:"Down at the bottom there was one group with the quote 'When you think about quitting, think about why you started.' I liked the saying and it made a great deal of sense to me. I 'had' thought about quitting because 'nothing' seemed to work. In the end with a hope and a prayer I joined the group."The Dukan Diet is named after it's creator Doctor Pierre Dukan, a Frenchman who used the ideas of stabilization, consolidation, cruise, and attack. You learn what these terms meant to Marie Harlan in her very entertaining book. Her sense of humor shines in this story of the process she found to help her loose the weight that was a very genetic trait in her family. It helped her physically, mentally, and emotionally. Quote: "It's the little things, not the big ones that make the difference."The book ends on a note of victory when Marie's very 'plump' Mom announces that she was coming to dinner. Mom was surprised to see that Marie was still loosing weight (100 pounds lighter at this point in time). She enjoyed the entire meal and commented on the fact that it wasn't bland! Marie then went to the kitchen for the dessert, egg custard. Her Mom asked what was in it and when she found out that it was from the Dukan Diet(the book contains lots of complete recipes: including ingredients & instructions), they spent the next hour on the website, resulting in her mom signing up to try it for herself!