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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good choice., 1 Jul 2009
This is a good choice for a dieting book in that it really gives you the information that you need and, more inportantely, how to use the infomation. Of course, this one is also about a lot of change, which can sometimes be hard, but I think it will be well worth it. It's putting in the time to change and lose weight and also changing behavior patterns. It's a good, solid choice for a diet plan. I also liked Goodbye, Fatty! Hello, Skinny! How I Lost Weight And Still Ate The Foods I Loved-Without Dieting as well.
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79 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly life-changing!, 19 Feb 2008
I bought this book exactly a week ago, read it in one day and I've not looked back. After becoming pregnant with my son 6 years ago, I have struggled with my weight and attempted many diets to no avail. I really believed that I was incapable of ever losing weight and that I was destined to remain forever 5 stones heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight. For 6 years I had been constantly snacking, finishing off my kids' meals and controlled by cravings for bread, cheese and crisps. Marisa's book is amazing - on reading it I knew my life had changed and already felt happier and more energised than I had done in years. One week on, I remain happy and energised and I am a stone lighter, having shed 4 inches from my waist alone! Moreover, I have not for one second since reading the book craved bread, cheese, crisps or any other nasties and cannot even contemplate ever eating them again! My portion sizes have decreased dramatically and I am leaving food (unheard of a week ago)! I know it's going to be a long journey, but I have no doubt at all that I will shed those remaining 4 stones and even more! I have told my husband that we will be going on a summer holiday this year, something we have not done in 6 years because I could not face getting in a bikini! I really, truly believed I was a hopeless case, so if this book has worked for me it really will work for anyone. If your weight is making you miserable, then I urge you to buy this book. I am so, so grateful to have read it.
****UPDATE**** I'd just like to tell everyone that another 2 weeks on, I've shed another stone! I'm wearing trousers today that I couldn't even squeeze into a few weeks ago, but they are baggy now on my thighs! I am sooooooo happy! I know my weight-shifting is pretty dramatic, and I wouldn't expect everyone to shed that amount that quickly, but my eating habits were really, really bad beforehand - looking back on it I'm surprised I wasn't heftier than I was. I can't believe how unkind I was being to my body. But I am eating so well now - I eat when my body needs nutrition, no more, no less. I swear I'm not starving myself - I always eat whenever my body needs to. I'm still not wanting cheese, bread, crisps, chocolate... My kids actually bought me some chocs for mothers' day, so I felt obliged to have one - I so didn't enjoy it and I put the box in the cupboard and it's stayed there untouched ever since. I know they will sit there until they pass their sell-by date, then straight in the bin (sorry kids)! I swear, this book is an absolute god-send - it's written in such a lovely, easy to read, accessible style, it's not judgmental or dictatorial in any way, you believe and trust that Marisa is on your side, she shows that she understands what you've been through and genuinely wants you to be happy with your body, to look after it. She makes it so easy, and it IS easy, I promise (and this is coming from me, someone who thought that she was incapable of ever banishing her terrible eating habits). I know I sound a bit evangelical, but I AM evangelical about this book - it is so life-changing in the loveliest possible way.
****UPDATE**** 28.3.09 It's just over a year since I read Marisa's book, apologies for not updating for such a huge length of time. The reason for not updating, I guess, is that what you learn from Marisa's book with time just becomes "you" so you no longer feel the need to harp on about how great it is. But I shed my 5 stone (easily), feel absolutely fantastic, far better than I did before I gained all the weight - because now I understand what it's all about. The book turned my life around, completely. What I think is fundamental is that you 100% want to believe that this book can make you succeed in shedding excess weight. If you read the book believing that it will help, then it will. The key is don't question it, I promise you that if you just read and believe it works. XXX
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You Can Be Thin, 28 Jan 2008
I bought this book just over a week ago. I flicked through the pages very briefly and it certainly appealed to me. It was a diet book with a difference - even if I have read Paul McKenna's I Can Make You Thin which did not have such an impact on me.
I have made lots of highlighter marks throughout so that it will be quicker reading when I go through it again. This book actually covers your relationship to food,enables you to start seeing things from a different light and also to understand why you have failed in the past. It is not packed with recipes that you would not use. I have finally worked out that if I carry on eating cakes and puddings, I am fooling myself that they might come into my daily calorie allowance and will never ever get into a smaller size dress. Portion control and leaving food on your plate also helps. The penny has finally dropped - thanks for Marisa Peer's book.
I also emailed her to let her know that I am lactose, wheat and gluten intolerant and she kindly responded, gave me good advice and differentiated between grains and seeds. I am going on a cruise shortly and this time I am not worried about putting on the weight. I will eat what I should eat and not what I would like to eat! Well done, I have already recommended this book to all my friends and when I entertain, I will also put this book and ideas into practise.
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