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