I hope everyone has had a chance to get their copy of You: On a Diet and begin reading. I read my first 3 chapters this weekend and I'm hooked ! I've read a lot of diet books in the 20+ years I've been trying to lose weight, but I've never read one that explains the science of it all quite so well. That really appeals to me- understanding what is happening inside my body when I eat that piece of pizza vs. my vegetables. The book promises to show us how to work smarter, not harder at losing weight. The other point they make, which was an eye-opener to me, is that your body WANTS to be a healthy weight and in order to get there, you have to feed it the right types of foods and move it the right way, and the rest will take care of itself. No more calorie counting, obsessing about the scale, or yo-yo dieting. They advise you to focus on the size of your waist as the main indicator if your body is at a healthy weight. I think I can handle that!
I went and found a few reviews of the book, just to intice some more of you Igniters to get a copy and join us for the book club. I've found some glowing reviews for it! After 430 reviews, the book has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating on Amazon. That's pretty good ! Here's is an excerpt of what the book publisher and Publishers Weekly have to say about it:
"Roizen and Oz will invigorate you with equal parts information, motivation, and change-your-life action to show you how your brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels all interact biologically to determine if your body is the size of a baseball bat or of a baseball stadium. In YOU: On a Diet, Roizen and Oz will redefine what a healthy figure is, then take you through an under-the skin tour of the organs that influence your body's size and its health. You'll even be convinced that the key number to fixate on is not your weight, but your waist size, which best indicates the medical risks of storing too much fat."
"Most diets fail, Roizen and Oz conclude, because body chemistry overrules the best plans and intentions. To restore the body's natural ability to balance hunger and satiety and offset the effects of stress on food choices, they list foods and supplements that fight fat, decrease appetite and combat inflammation that causes disease. Roizen and Oz pack in a lot of material—quizzes, "factoids" and "myth busters" along with diet and exercise plans, recipes and a two-week "rebooting" program—in bite-sized portions, giving readers a chance to absorb and apply what they learn."
Here is the full review on Amazon:
And Barnes and Noble:
Next Tuesday we'll begin the first discussion on Chapters 1-3. Be sure you take the quiz to test your knowledge level. Hope to see you next week !
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