Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks

This summer I am on a personal journey to lose ten pounds, to exercise on a daily basis, and to generally feel great about my body again so when I saw "Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks" by Alex A. Lluch at Sam's Club for $11, I just had to have it.

Of course, my first reaction was, "Yeah right, another lose ten pounds quick gimmick!" But as I scanned the contents of the book, I realized that it was more about a lifestyle change than a short-term dietary change and that's really what I am trying to achieve this summer.

Will I lose ten pounds in two weeks? Probably not.

I've been out of shape a long time, I was also one of those people who ate one meal a day, and one snack a day… thus starving my body of important nutrients and calories and ultimately putting it into starvation mode.

I've got to retrain my body to burn up calories and not store them as fast. That's going to take some time, I'm not delusional about that. Still… I want to do it the right way, and that's where "Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks" comes in.

The book is filled with no-nonsense information about the importance of…

• keeping a food journal;
  
• eating and not skipping meals;
  
• weighing yourself and taking body measurements;
  
• creating a calorie budget for each meal and snack so that you eat just enough to sustain your body, but not so much that you overeat;
  
• creating a calorie deficit by combining the amount of food you eat with the amount of calories you burn through exercise and daily activities;
  
• using healthy ingredient substitutions so that you don't have to give up your favorite meals;
  
• maximizing your workouts and not simply going through the motions;
  
• using little weight loss secrets (tips) to keep trick your mind and stay on the right path; and
  
• choosing healthier food and beverage options when you leave the house.
  

In essence, "Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks" is like opening up one of your favorite inspirational weight loss success stories and saying, "Just give me the facts please" and then having only the parts that can actually help you succeed with your own journey jump off the pages. Then going to the next success story and doing the same thing until you've gotten every nugget of helpful, useful information you can jotted down into a cheat sheet.

"Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks" truly is the CliffNotes version of weight loss.

It's filled with facts, and is designed to help you develop a plan that's right for you, your body type, and your lifestyle. And though it makes losing weight sound easy with all it's do this and don't do that statements, it also becomes painfully clear that losing weight is no easy task. In fact, Alex says, "Losing weight takes tremendous effort."

And yet, as much effort as it's going to take, I feel like I finally have a good point of reference in which to start.

If you're ready to embark on a weight loss journey of your own, check out "Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks". It retails for $12.71 on Amazon.com.

Disclosure: The reviewer purchased a copy of this book to review.

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