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 enlarge | Authors: James O. Hill, John C. Peters, Bonnie T. Jortberg
Creator: Pamela Peeke
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 451958
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 302
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.6 x 0.9
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.712
ASIN: B0019MX6ZY
Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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 book is good, pedometer is not October 19, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book seems fine, provides useful-enough info. The pedometer is junk. It came with no instructions at all. It has a button on the front, presumably for resetting the unit, but this did not work at all. I tried shaking the unit and it reset to 0, but after using it for a few days I concluded it was unreliable.
Too bad the key element of the program (the pedometer) was such junk.
 Pretty good book August 31, 2007
I would recommend this book to others. It is basic common sense really that getting more exercise will burn more calories. There's a lot of number figuring in this book which made it kind of confusing. But overall I think it makes a lot of sense to start getting more exercise through walking and increasing your walking gradually.
 It's almost too easy July 28, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I reviewed the Omron HJ-112 pedometer that I bought with this book, and together, they were very encouraging. I've tried too many diets to count and I absolutely hate counting calories. What this book teaches you and actually encourages, is a healthy self competition. The fun part was the first chapter in which it told me to wear the pedometer the next day and at the end of the day, mark in the book how many steps I took. It said to just to walk normally and do the activities I normally do so I can see where I'm at. The first day I admit I cheated a little and walked a little more at work but when I came home, I looked at my pedometer and was disappointed to only see little more than 2,000 steps on it! I was disappointed. I was also 247lbs and those numbers confirmed how little I was doing for myself. The book encourages it's readers to add a mere 500 steps every day and gives tips on how I to squeeze in extra steps even if we think we dont have time to do walk after work. I have a 9hr a day desk job and when I came home, I was used to just plopping in front of the computer with nothing to do but eat. After that disappointing first day with my pedometer, when I found out numerically how slothful I was, it didn't make me give up. It actually gave me a boost to do more. I'm not competitive, but every day I was making myself beat the number of steps taken the previous day and keeping my log in the book. Getting to 10,000 steps a day is easier than one would think. With the Omron pedometer (not the one that came with the book) I was actually walking 1.5-2hrs every day. At one point, I was doing 3 hrs a day. That was excessive, but for me, I was encouraged at how fast the weight was coming off. I gave up fast food and soda and ate pretty much nothing but breads, pastas, pretty much anything carb, veggies, & real dairy. Low-carb diets are completely ridiculous. I'm a vegetarian, that's pretty much the bulk of what I eat. Carbs are not the devils work, I assure you. It's portion sizes. At the end of 2006 I was at 144lbs. Ditching soda & fast food were easy and even after I've lost this much weight, I don't crave them. This book is highly recommended and is very encouraging when you dont know where to start. Everything they say makes perfect sense and you aren't burdened with logs to keep, unless you want to. The pedometer that comes with the book is not too accurate but will still give you a rough idea of where you're at with steps if you dont have the money to buy a decent pedometer. It's such a great idea from the authors to include it and it just goes to show how much they want to fix the obesity problem in this country. If you have the cash, invest in the Omron HJ-112 pedometer. It's reliable and isn't too expensive. I'm so blessed that this book came into my life when it did.I can't recommend it enough.
Good book...tells us what we already know June 5, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got this book along with my pedometer. The book is not GREAT but basic. It is organized well and I think can be understood by just about anyone. I must say it is the best diet program around...It is no dieting involved...just gradual lifestyle changes: Move more, eat less, drink more water. The End. Gotta love it. :-)
what we always knew April 1, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book in that it tells you exactly what you always knew...you must exercise in order to lose weight...I love this book because it takes my body weight and size and puts it into chart form as to what you must do to first lose weight and then to maintain...highly recommend this book
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