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Title: Lose Those Last 10 Pounds: The 28-Day Foolproof Plan to a Healthy Body
ISBN: 0767904702
Author:
Denise Austin
Publicate Date: 2001-03-13
Publish: 2001-03-13
List Price: $12.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: those last ten pounds
As a person who is just marginally overweight at times, I have lsot and regained the same tem pounds on severa occasions.
I was therefore quite excited to discover a book with this title. While the advice was useful I was expecting a more scientific approach rather than the same diet lists that are in most books. None the less this book can still be of use even to those who need to lose more than ten pounds. SOme of the excercises were also quite useful
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2: My first copy is worn out -- coming back for a second
We started this program 6-10-00 and lost 38 lbs at low point of 3-10-01. As of 12-08-01, I have given back 7 lbs but am still down 31 lbs. This program works.One positive not mentioned in other reviews is that the the meal plan rationalizes grocery shopping. Prior to this meal plan, my wife spent time figuring out what to prepare and went to the grocery store nearly daily and sometimes more than once in a single day. With Denise's plan, she does the main shopping once a week. I prepare the grocery list. The grocery list is sorted by aisles in the store, an extra bit of work to make up but more than justified by the overall time saving. There is some time (and likely even monetary) savings in the grocery shopping component of your life with this plan. Most of the menus require preparation, on the order of 2 hours per day. For example, even a trivial breakfast of strawberrys and yogurt requires washing and cutting up strawberrys. The food is generally good and varied. It is really the meal plan that has the highest time commitment impact, not the exercises.
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3: It works, and it's Healthy
My wife came to me and asked me to help her get in shape. Being a workout fanatic most of my life, helping her with the exercise part was easy. But the eating part was tougher. I eat healthy but don't have any set receipes or methodology; so I bought Denise's book and followed it religously for the first three to four weeks, doing all the shopping, cooking etc. She lost more than 12 lbs, looks wonderful and really has liked the food. We still use the book has a guide but mix in receipes from other sources like Cooking Light magazine etc., but we maintain Denise's daily intake of calories (about 1500) and fat -- about 25 percent -- for my wife. Denise is so upbeat, sensible and fun to read and watch. Besides being beautiful, she is full of common sense about eating and exercise. If you want sensible, good food -- not "diet" food, buy this book and follow it. It works. Thanks, Denise. You're the best.
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4: One of the best books yet!!!!!!
This review is mainly to tell you what the others (teacherwhocares & T.M.) didn't tell you. First off, I thought that this book was very helpful with tring to increase my recipe library and to also increase what I know about Fitness & Nutrition and the basics about exercises. I found this book to be very helpful!The others that I meantioned earlier (teacherwhocares & T.M.)in this review must have been looking for some negetive things of some sort, or they just wanted to 'pick' on her book for whatever reason. First off, the shopping list the is in week 1, you WILL use all of the things that are on the grocery list unless you decide to discontinue to use it in the middle of the week. Second, the typical day that Denise Austin is talking about in the book is HER TYPICAL DAY! Shoot, if everybody was a fitness personality, buiness woman, wife, mother of two, and a avid fitness expert it would look kind of silly for her to just SIT AROUND THE HOUSE AND EAT BON-BONS ALL DAY! She does all those exercises to help give her energy throughout the day and if the person who wrote the review would at least TRY those exercises that Denise recommends then she/he would find them to probably be helpful. I don't exercise for "2 obessive hours a day" and I also do SOME of the 'fidgetsizing' that Denise talks about in her book everyday and it really works! I think that people who are CLOSED MINDED shouldn't ever think about picking up this book, because that will mean more 'bad reviews' that shouldn't even be here! If you are serious about fitness and nutrition and are flexible enough to try new foods, then this book is worth EVERY PENNY!!!!!!!!!
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5: A Cookbook way to lose weight
My husband and I have been doing this weight loss plan for 2 weeks now and find it a very manageable and educational scheme. It is very obviously based on the USDA's food pyramid, which is great for us. We're really starting to understand what it means to eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables everyday and how to better manage portion size, especially with starches and meat. It's given us some great new breakfast and lunch ideas, and I love the fact that the easy-to-prepare recipes can be doubled to two portions and leave no leftovers to fill up my fridge. Most of the recipes are pretty tasty, if simple, but the chicken breast dishes are on the bland side, requiring a little extra touch to make them better. Additionally, preparation advice can be a bit sketchy, leaving the reader to make assumptions about how things should be done. There are also some editing problems which add to the confusion, such as describing 1 oz. of linguine as "about the size of a quarter" in one recipe and "about a quarter of an inch in diameter" in another.The exercise plan is very manageable as well, where I substitute my usual aerobics or exercise bike routines for her routines. Her toning routine is great - I'm already reaping the benefits in firmer muscles. The yoga/pilates routine left me a little cold, but has inspired me to find a video that may be more suitable for me. Overall, I think it's a very realistic plan that should lead to better habits of both eating and exercise, which is really what matters.
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