Sunday, May 29, 2011

Eat, Cheat & Melt the Fat Away

I have one of Suzanne Somers' books that I bought several years ago but never got very far in it.  The reason why I borrowed this book from the library was because it was mentioned on a teleseminar that I was listening to.  Since the library had it, why buy it?

Maybe it's where I am in my life, in my 40s, and my body is changing and the things I used to do, it used to be easier to lose bodyfat and exercise.  Now, I feel more aches & pains. 

Not sure how many pages this book is, but I was able to complete this book in a matter of a couple days.  There are lots of good recipes in the back of the book.

Anyway, it is an easy read.  Suzanne can be a little long-winded in some areas, but that's okay.  I think it's her being real and that is what reaches a lot of people.  She makes no bones about being challenged to drop bodyfat and to look good.  She says it was easy when she was in her 20s & 30s, but once she got into her 40s, things changed and continued to.

Suzanne's book is about living more naturally, though, everything isn't totally green and organic, but she gives tips and helps people to make strides to begin making healthier choices for their lives.  I'm not sure how much this information is repeated in her other books or not.  But, since this is the first book of hers I actually read, it is a good book. 

It's less overwhelming than Paula Owens' book, but you have to weed through the personal stuff with the factual stuff.  I like the testimonials, but then, who doesn't.  Testimonials are given to help motivate.  Anyway, I did end up buying the book used for hardly anything.  Shipipng cost more than the book.

She lays out what the eating plan to lose bodyfat is and maintenance.  These are ways to eat for life.  The recipes are really yummy.  I have a bad habit of food combining, like fats & carbos.  That's a no-no.  And, I'm used to eating fruit with proteins.  Also another no-no.  So, I have some challenging habits to break.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The Power of 4

Paula Owen's book has soooo much information, I originally borrowed this book from the library but ended up buying a copy.  I read through this book pretty quickly, but it was super overwhelming. 

Honestly, I don't know that I can do all these things anywhere close to the next 5 years unless my financially situation turns super great.  However, there are still many changes that I can make.

This is a good reference book and definitely a read again and more thoroughly.  She has a medical background and looks amazing.  I think she is in her 50s and to my knowledge, she hasn't had plastic surgery.  However, I don't really know.

There are many things in the American culture that we do that are very harmful to the body.  It seems like we can't get away from it, but as I've been working on this for the past decade, where I am now is much better than 5-10 yrs ago.  In the next 5-10 yrs, I'll be even all that much better.  I'm thankful for this book.