| I am currently following You: On A Diet The | | | | You will learn to make dieting automatic and |
| Owner's Manual For Waist Management written | | | | a part of your everyday life. |
| by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen. If | | | | |
| you watch Oprah Winfrey regularly, you've | | | | You'll lose inches and pounds. I started the |
| seen these 2 doctors many times. | | | | diet in January, 2007 and at this writing, |
| | | | I've lost 35 pounds and 7 ½ inches from my |
| When I first bought the book, it scared me | | | | waist. I do not exercise the way the You: on |
| some, because I thought you had to follow the | | | | a Diet recommends, otherwise I'm sure I would |
| diet to their exact specifications. | | | | lose more inches. |
| Unfortunately, I personally didn't care for | | | | |
| the recipes in the book and I was stuck on | | | | You'll discover that it's OK to make mistakes |
| this fact until I realized that I could adapt | | | | - if you make a mistake, just make a You |
| the food and recipes to my liking, and it has | | | | Turn. This is important. How many times have |
| worked out well for me. | | | | you gone on a diet only to blow it and then |
| | | | just give up? A You Turn will keep you from |
| The Owner's Manual For Waist Management | | | | giving up and help you to succeed on your |
| reminds me a lot of the low fat diet I | | | | weight loss journey. |
| followed years ago, only it allows more fat, | | | | |
| nuts, and oil - good oil like canola and | | | | The You: on a Diet doctors stress the dangers |
| olive oil. Anything from the produce | | | | of Omentum, a band of fat that lives around |
| department is allowed as a rule. Pre-packaged | | | | your waistline, under your stomach muscles, |
| food is discouraged, but the diet police | | | | and the effects omentum has on all of your |
| won't come after you if you do eat it. | | | | vital organs. |
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| This easy to follow diet removes the junk | | | | You'll withdraw from sugar as well. In fact, |
| from your diet - the junk carbs, fat and | | | | I consider this the most critical part of the |
| calories. You will start to recognize high | | | | diet, and very important for me. If you can |
| fructose corn syrup as your enemy. It | | | | get through the first, and even the second |
| encourages you to eat natural, whole foods - | | | | week, you will be well on your way to |
| whole grains, whole wheat, and oatmeal and | | | | eliminating sugar from your diet - and you |
| advises you to stay away from white flours. | | | | won't even miss it! The diet allows for dark |
| | | | chocolate occasionally. I find that when I do |
| You'll finally learn how to read labels, and | | | | eat it (for me, it's once a month, usually, |
| separate fact from package advertising. | | | | but you can eat it more often) I enjoy it |
| You'll learn what the difference is between a | | | | immensely. |
| package that advertises 100% whole wheat and | | | | |
| what it actually contains. | | | | I have found that the junk food cravings we |
| | | | are all so familiar with go away completely. |
| You'll gain understanding into how your body | | | | No longer do I crave Doritos and ice cream. |
| can naturally take you to a healthy weight | | | | The cravings I do have are for healthy food, |
| with the proper foods and activities. | | | | and I eat them without guilt. |
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