I was hoping this book would inspire me with the success stories of others. I was expecting a book showing before and after pictures and giving weight loss success stories, similar to the stories meant to motivate people to join a weight loss program. I was pleasantly surprised to find an altogether different format. The book contains a multitude of short pieces by different authors. The pieces covered exercise, diet, health and many different parts of life affected by weight loss success. The stories are not overly emotional or overly inspirational. They do provide gentle encouragement and have nudged me to make good choices or think about what motivates me. Recommended for those who have already adapted a healthy lifestyle and could use encouragement to stay on track.
I've been on Weight Watchers for almost a year and my motivation has been a little low so I purchased this book hoping that it would be motivating and get me back on track. Did it? NO! The people in this book are not interesting, the stories boring, and most of all -- the weight losses were insignificant. Yes, some people did lose a lot of weight but the majority did not and when you have a lot of weight to lose reading about someone who took off 10 lbs and brags about it is just laughable. Maybe this book would help someone with a couple of pounds to lose but if you have over 50 lbs. to take off just forget about it. This is not the book for you.
The stories are very inspiring, but I like to see before and after photographs and there were none in this book. There is something very encouraging about actually seeing what a huge difference 20 or 30 pounds makes on a person, not to mention the difference in 70, 80, 90, or 100 pounds. Still, I would definitely recommend this book to others. Any situation you might be facing in trying to lose weight -- there is a story in this book that will speak to it.
average diet book, good recipies,etc................................................................
It was reccommended by my ww coach,and is a very good incentive booster.I have lent it out to other of my ww group ,and all agree ,it is the perfect pick me up on a down day.
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