Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
by Jillian Michaels
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Author: Jillian MichaelsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-30
ISBN: 0060845473
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
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Book Review: A worthy read
Summary: 5 Stars
The book is a worthy read; especially helpful to those who haven't sifted through similar ideas for years as I have. Jillian speaks fluently in a clear concise way.
I agree with the idea of figuring out why we choose to over eat, yet there is an added element about emotions and eating. We need to realize how processed foods alter how we feel. With the preservatives, dyes, heavy, heavy fat content & overall low nutrition, it causes a mental and physical dysfunction in us. There's recent information out there that dyes are attributed to mood and behavior disorders in children. How those with visceral fat are more depressed, etc, etc. It's out there if we choose not to pass if off.
Eat a super-sized meal at a fast food joint and tell me you don't feel like you want something else only an hour or so later. The stomach is beyond full but the body feels like it "needs" something. Generally, it leads to eating something else causing the same physiological reaction to cycle again. Eat whole, unprocessed foods for even two weeks, (no cheating by adding junk anywhere, and make sure there's enough calories for your size. Whole foods are naturally not calorie dense, so you should be eating quite a bit of food each day.) Notice how the the time between regularly spaced meals and snacks is effortless. The body and mind feel content all day.
After only a few days of eating the correct foods, a sense of calmness is the immediate result - no highs and lows; no edginess. The kids appreciate my having more tolerance. Now... if there's emotional issues to deal with, at least I have an objective perspective. In coming to terms with food specifically, now that I'm eating right I eat tons of great food throughout the day. I'm always satisfied, my brain is more alert, I feel happy, and I'm losing weight. Instead of, "why am I choosing to slowly kill myself," I think, "Oh... I'm hungry. Better eat."
I am convinced there is a food intake formula for people to function at their best. One plan does not fit all. Regardless of how the breakdown of protein to carbs to fat shakes out for the individual, the food source is still unprocessed, "whole food". The fat intake isn't overboard as in some of the lo-carb plans. The information offered in the book is not meant to be used as a "diet" for temporary use to lose weight. An individual needs to assess what type of fuel burner they are and live it forever.
In case you're wondering if it's all too good to be true after you've spent the money on the book to find out the plan only allows you 800 calories per day, no way! No one is underfed, ever! Larger people need more calories. As pounds shed and/or activity becomes less, there is a need to adjust the calorie intake lower to maintain or continue losing weight to reach the healthy goal. No one, skinny or fat, should ever skimp on calorie intake because it's an immediate communication to the body it's starving and the body will slow metabolism to become more efficient at storing any meager intake of fuel. You do need to assess current weight, activity level and use the formulas in the book to find out the right calorie total to eat so you don't take in more or too little for your current situation.
The information Jillian is offering will work if the individual isn't fooling themselves with excuses. She's got all the basics covered to help any one of us - different and as similar as we are.
Summary of Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
Few things in life are simple and straightforward, and losing weight is no different?it's not easy, and anyone who says otherwise is trying to pull a fast one. Winning by Losing is a comprehensive, inspirational, and real solution to your weight problems. Taking a triple-threat approach, Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels identifies and illuminates the three keys to health and lasting weight loss so that you can become a winner in mind, body, spirit, and life. Focusing on both the psychological aspects of being overweight as well as nutrition and fitness, Jillian's program is designed to help you safely shed weight fast.
So, are you ready to chuck the excuses and the quick-fix fantasies and get real about what it takes to change your life for the better? If so, this is the book for you. Come on. Losing has never felt so good!
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