Fitness Books

My husband has always wanted us to be debt free. I never thought we could and still enjoy life. After 3 months, we have already paid off 3 of our credit cards and cancelled them. We are more careful with our spending now, and we are finding cheaper ways to have fun (while we are getting out of debt)! Excellent reference!

My husband and I LOVE this system! We are giving Dave's CD's for all graduation and wedding gifts. If you are looking for peace and freedom- this is your key!

I've listen to Dave on the radio for months and decided to get the whole truth. This is enjoyable to listen to--Dave actually does the narrating. It walks you through step by step. Highly recommended

If you have any form of debt, buy this book!!! It will open the door for the rest of the Dave Ramsey books. They all educate you on how to navigate the financial market and build peace of mind for you and your family.

Dave Ramsey presents a plan to get out of debt and build wealth in such a simple, logical (and entertaining) way that I can't imagine anyone forsaking his advice. My husband and I listened to his audio book while driving from Indiana to Tennessee this past weekend. From the moment the audio book ended we started planning with excitement how to reach our goals using TMMO. In fact, we would stop the CD to discuss then pick back up. We're finally both on the same page regarding our finances, which for many married couples is difficult to achieve. I believe listening to the audio book together was the best approach. If you read his book and get all fired up, then it may be frustrating while you wait for your spouse to read it -- IF they read it.

The only thing I found just a little annoying was his introduction. I'm sure his inflections were meant to translate into simple animation, but it came across as slightly immature to me. He works his way out of that, though. I also found myself wanting him to "get on with the meat of the plan already" instead of spending so much time in the intro. But be patient because the meat of it does come and it's prime!

In my opinion this book is an excellent resource for those suffering and those who know someone with diabetes.

My teenage son was diagnosed recently with Type 1 Diabetes, it was very scary not knowing anything about Diabetes. This book is easy to understand and it explains everything about Type 1 diabetes. Wonderful help to me.

Great book for the Type 1 patient or the parent/spouse/family member of one.
Gives good suggestions on a variety of topics. Well worth the money.

I have found this book VERY helpful. From time to time we have questions/concerns that come up, we have found easy to understand answers/advise for real life issues.

This book has helped us so much.
The doctors don't help you too much so you are left with a million questions and this book has helped so much.
This disease is so overwelming and this book is so helpful in easy to understand words.
Instead of going into a panic when something happens we now just go to the book and it calms us right down.
Thank God this book is here.

I had horrible colitis that made drop every thing in my life. I could hardly leave the house sometimes. I tried every other diet out there: vegan, raw vegan, paleolithic, specific carb diet (scd) etc. I was really depressed because none of them had worked. I finally got this book in the mail. It took a long time for me to receive it. I had almost forgotten about it. I opened it up and kind of laughed because to be honest, it really doesn't look very credible. I was at the end of my rope though and gave it a chance. A few pages in, I was hooked. I started to make one of his moisturizing shakes because they sounded good, and they were! Plus, I wasn't really ready for raw meat yet and I knew I could handle raw eggs because I had made my own mayonnaise before. I ate them two or three times a day for a week and my colitis cleared of in a snap. I guess all that raw fat regenerated the lining of my colon. (I didn't even follow his specific colitis diet. I just started eating lots of those shakes because I loved them.) So, now I am following his diet more strictly. I'm almost completely off the Prednisone (steroids). This book has given me my life back. Everyone thinks I'm nuts for eating raw meat, but I don't care. Anyone who's ever had colitis wouldn't care either. If you know someone with colitis or chrone's tell them about this book.

About four years ago I purchased We Want to Live at a friend's recommendation. Odd thing is the same day an acquaintance (a lady in her eighties who had met me wife while both of them were going to doctors and to hospitals) recommended the same book to my wife. I got so enthused even on first reading that I marked about 30 pages with different colored post-its. I have never done that before or since. Since then my health and my lifestyle have improved about 900%. See [...]for hundreds of similar stories.

This is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it. It opens ones eyes to a whole new form of diet. The 2nd edition is now available. Don't waste your money by buying from some of those who offer it used. (...). Hopefully amazon will soon update its catalog accordingly.

A fascinating book by someone who dares to challenge the medical establishment. Made me aware of biases I didn't even know I had. Helps me understand why I had so many problems when I used to be on a raw vegan diet. I have already developed a much healthier respect for raw fats -- and I never even really thought of avocado, coconut, soaked nuts, raw milk, etc., as raw fats.

This book provides only anecdotes and results from Aajonus's personal experience. It contains very little useful information unless you're willing to completely trust Aajonus, though he provides little reason to do that either.

Aajonus's second book The Recipe for Living Without Disease, on the other hand, provides verifiable reasons for choosing the Primal Diet, complete with citations of clinical studies.

From: www.BasilAndSpice.com
Author & Book Views On A Healthy Life!

Book Review: The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship: How to Fall in Love Again and Stay There (Perigree, 2001) by Mark Goulston, MD with Philip Goldberg

A Classic Feature

Dr. Mark Goulston is a former UCLA professor who helps high performing leaders, senior management and sales people reach their full potential using skills he learned training FBI and police hostage negotiators. He has also written Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior, Get Out of Your Own Way at Work, and PTSD for Dummies.

The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship has received praise from John Gray, Ph.D. and Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D. The book is based on more than 10,000 hours of couples therapy and has been developed into six secrets for keeping your relationship together:

1. Keep the chemistry burning.
2. Treat your partner with respect--and earn his or her respect.
3. Don't stop thinking about enjoyment.
4. Give one another acceptance despite your flaws.
5. Deserve each other's trust.
6. Always keep in touch with empathy.

"The structure of an intimate relationship rests on six pillars, which are the core of each of the six secrets."

1. C--chemistry (Sex; Romance; Discusses the painful secrets some individuals keep; Tells why we need to feel physically connected. Answers why chemistry waxes, then wanes--explains how to bring this important element back into the relationship.)
2. R--respect (This is where affairs sometimes begin. Warning signs of disrespect highlighted. Tells how to respect yourself and your partner.)
3. E--enjoyment (There is a need for laughter. Defines how baggage hinders enjoyment.)
4. A--acceptance (Teaches how to avoid criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling--leading predictors in the failure of couples. Elucidates upon what to do if you can't quite accept your partner. Also teaches how to find acceptance.)
5. T--trust (Implies faith and confidence and is required for emotional intimacy. Details how to restore trust.)
6. E--empathy (Attempt to view the situation from your partner's point of view. Learn how to move from debate and animosity to dialogue and understanding. Empathy heals wounds.)

Dr. Goulston writes that breakdowns in a relationship occur when an element of the pillars is shaky--they need regular reinforcement. Stress on the pillars is a result of marriage, child-rearing, financial problems, long-term bond of two single people, or even work. The author believes that you shouldn't feel like a victim, instead take the initiative to create the "love you deserve."

By reading The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship, you should learn how to have:

* Renewed involvement with each other
* Revived enthusiasm four your relationship
* A stronger sense of partnership and commitment
* An atmosphere of healing
* A greater capacity to solve problems effectively
* Deepened intimacy and tenderness
* Enhanced mutual understanding
* Freedom from guilt and blame
* A more durable bond
* A reawakening of love

Using a no-blame, no-fault, no-nonsense approach and couples therapy stories as examples, this book is well written for couples to read and act upon together. Dr. Goulston also includes throughout blocks of Usable Insight and questionnaires as evaluation tools. The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship is a classic which should be read by all couples, especially those who are in a shaky, rocky, or separating marriage and by those who are preparing to enter one. If your relationship is in trouble, find out why. Mark Goulston's 6 Secrets is Usable Insight into the reasons problems begin and will help you overcome existing marital difficulties and even point you to further help if necessary. And, if you're happily married, you, like myself, can gain a better understanding of your spouse and marriage.

5 Stars

I just read a sample of the book from my Kindle, but that brief excerpt was enough. This book would probably be better titled, "how to resuscitate a dieing relationship," and marketed to those with relationships already on the decline. Even in that situation, I'd find his writing hard to take. He constantly is trying to sell you on his be-all, end-all acronym, CREATE. Though the relationship examples from his practice were excellent, the analogies were weakly uninspiring.

In my experience, this has got to be the single most useful book on the subject of lasting romantic relatinships. Dr. Goulston examines the six pillars of relationship success - Chemistry, Respect, Enjoyment, Acceptance, Trust, Empathy.

Together the first letters of each word spell CREATE. Together, the essence of each word define LOVE.

I bought this for my girlfriend and she loved it! I read it and I love it. A very interesting read which will definitely change your perspective on your relationships.

This book can literally save your marriage or committed relationship. Dr. Goulston uses simple, yet clever analogies to help readers understand the true foundation of a solid relationship. His CREATE approach is direct and easy to understand. The advice is wonderful and it's obvious that Dr. Goulston genuinely cares about helping people grow and solidify their intimate relationships. This should be required reading for all couples or anyone contemplating a romantic relationship.

This is a well researched book giving the scientific explanation about what is happening regarding our immune systems.

The reason for the 4 Star rating - I considered to whom the information would be most useful.
For physicians, healthcare persons: I give this book 5 stars
For lay persons: I give it 3 (see bottom of review for other reading suggestions)


Best Audience: Physicians and others wanting the technical information behind autoimmune disease.

Additional Audience: Lay person wishing a more in-depth knowledge behind autoimmune disease.
Nakazawa uses engaging case studies to illustrate her points.

Chapter One: The Red Flag Disease
Discusses the rising statistics of autoimmune disease diagnosis

Chapter Two: The Invisible Invaders: The Driving Force Behind This Epidemic
Links our increased exposure to man-made chemicals to the increased diagnosis of autoimmune disease.

Chapter Three: Dirty Little Secrets: Cluster Epidemics from Buffalo to Texas
Details the struggle of area residents and concerned citizens to the high rate of lupus cases that cropped up near a toxic site. Also shows the difficulties of proving a cluster.

Chapter Four: A Potent Package: Viruses, Vaccines, and Heavy Metals
Ties together the role of global warming with autoimmune inducing viruses.
Also covered: The role of heavy metals and vaccines
The autism-autoimmune connection
The Allergy Connection

Chapter Five: The Autoimmune Disease Detectives: Era of the Mavericks
Focuses on predicting the likelihood of autoimmune disease onset. Mostly high-tech or pharmaceutical solutions.

Chapter Six: Shielding Your Immune System: Rethinking Food, Stress, and Everyday Chemicals

I consider this last chapter to be most useful: Mentioned are steps to take to prevent and/or treat autoimmune disease.

First and foremost is the food connection. Most important: how to find out what foods are triggering you Autoimmune disease symptoms.

Finally: simple everyday suggestions are included such as green cleaners (home and body) and basic hygiene.

With the exception of the 6th (and last chapter) - this is not a how-to book.

For more detailed help with autoimmune disease I recommend the following:
1)The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Anti-Inflammation Diet (Complete Idiot's Guide to) - 2006

2)The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book: Protect Yourself and Your Family from Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies - and More by Jessica K. Black, ND; P - 2006
125 recipes with suggested substitutions
Examples of foods to eat and foods to avoid
Week of sample menus for summer and winter

3)Diet for a Pain-Free Life: A Revolutionary Plan to Lose Weight, Stop Pain, Sleep Better and Feel Great in 21 Days, ADA...sound nutritional advice...do-able, delicious..a godsend to pain sufferers. by Harris H. McIlwain - 2006

As a holistic physician, I wanted to see how the author made her argument that the increasing number of people with autoimmune disease is due to a toxic environment. She interviewed a number of respected scientific researchers whose research links the various toxins we all have in our body with the diseases that afflict so many people today. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to begin to understand how they may have come down with their illness. The good news is that a educated and committed patient and a physician who looks for the causes of these illnesses can develop treatments that enable healing to occur. The use of pharmaceutical drugs to suppress symptoms of the illness should be temporary because the underlying problem is not being corrected. The toxicity of the drugs is an additional burden on an already dysfunctional body. One take home lesson from the book is that we all can reduce our exposure to toxins by looking for and buying nontoxic body care and home care products.

In my health care practice, I look for the toxins that throw our bodies out of balance as Donna so aptly describes in her book. We live in a sea of chemicals and if a health practitioner chooses to go looking for them, they will find them in a patient's body. Just look around at the average American today. It is obvious the medications that simply treat symptoms are not enough.

It seems so basic to clean up our bodies, our environment. Thank you, Donna, for writing such a comprehensive, truthful book about our state of affairs in health and industry today and its impact on all of us.

I am, admittedly, a fan of the book because it tells a powerful story of a neighborhood activism in Buffalo, NY, and I was involved in that story in a small way. But the story of folks with undiagnosed autoimmune disease, how this poor, minority community had the strength of will to ask difficult questions, identify scientific collaborators in the local University, and lead a groundbreaking study of lupus incidence is a lesson that bears repeating all across the US. Along with that chapter, Donna Jackson Nakazawa weaves together impressive scientific review, stories of her personal challenges and why it is relevant for patients all across the US, and clearly states key issues for those wanting to know what they suffer from.

On top of that, she identifies recommendations on health and diet.

A powerful book, because it captures a citizen and journalist describing research, citizen action and health recommendations for this rising tide of unknown diseases, that affect everyone around us.

Why so many MS patients? Why is lupus so hard to diagnose? Why do we only measure asthma and cancer, and not other disease rates? Why do we insist on such a burden of proof of problematic diseases in communities? Jackson Nakazawa identifies and tackles tough science and policy questions in a book that cannot be put down.

Scientists, medical professionals, doctors, researchers, community leaders and members, citizen activists, concerned neighbors. You all should read this book.

I am a 35 yr old woman who has multiple sclerosis. My father and my mother's sister have lupus. My father's brother also has ms... and the story goes on. I know in my heart that the environment we have created definitely affects us. This book was suggested to me by a librarian who has rheumatoid arthritis and we got talking. I feel as if this book backs up everything I have been thinking, but goes on in depth explaining why.

I have learned so much from this book. The book thoroughly explains different factors that all add up to why autoimmune disease seems to be so rampant. There is a great explanation of a barrel filling and overflowing, which really makes sense. It seems that things we eat, use, clean with etc., stuff we take for granted everyday combined with the general environment and possibly genetics all add up to autoimmune disease.

I would suggest this to anyone who is interested in learning more about possible causation of autoimmune disease including physicians and family members of the diseased.

I feel empowered after reading this book as there are things that I can change. I hope that with several small changes (and maybe a few big ones) I can make a difference in the course of my disease or at least try to prevent it in my children.

Suesan's book had every argument I used to use against working out and her sense of humor drove me straight to her class. When I miss a class I get depressed!! I am almost 40 and am recovering my 20 year old body!! Totally recommend the book -- but, once read, prepare to get in shape!!

Suesan's workout simply works! Her book and tape provide a clear, practical guide to her program, which I have found to be the most effective and beneficial. My improved level of fitness, health and overall well-being are a direct result of using the Tone-Up method developed by Suesan as she describes it in her book.Her exercices help me with my strength, balance, and coordination and shape my body in a most satisfying way. She is one of the best kept secrets of Santa Barbara, but not for long, that's for sure.I highly recommend her book.

I was a semi-cripple when I started reading her book and listening to (and working with) the tape that accompanies the book. I am not 100%, but I know I'm getting there!

Suesan Pawlitski's book, "Be your best body",is simply the best routine anybody can follow any where you are. I am an avid work out addict and found Suesan's work out to be effective and "core " strengthening as well as allowing me to be more flexible, even without the benefits of Yoga. I'm fortunate to live in Santa Barbara and am able to take her classes three times a week along with my other work outs, and even though I have considered myself to be in great shape, her classes are still a tough work out. You too can follow her classes by simply following along with her book, the routines are all in there and are the absolute best. They are clear and concise and so easy to follow. The benefits are unbeleivable!

The author has an incredible ability to teach and motivate. I highly recommend this book for anyone that thinks it's too difficult to achieve a great looking body... it's awesome!

I came across this book after suffering with HG for 2 pregnancies. Finally a book that does not tell you to eat some crackers before getting out of bed and the morning sickness will go away. Women need to know that HG is not just "normal morning sickness". This book is so full of information you are sure to learn a lot from it, but in the very least you will get comfort that what you are suffering from is a real sickness that needs special care from your doctor. Also, this is a must read for anyone who is caring for a woman suffering from HG.
Thank you Ashli for the time you took to write this book. All OB/GYN offices should have a copy of it.

When I had my first three sons in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I felt like I was the only person in the world who had suffered HG. Of course I had dozens of people comparing their morning sickness to what I was experiencing and telling me that I was crazy and just needed to be more active, or eat crackers, or simply get over it.

My fourth son was born in 2005. I had access to the internet, books, and more information about HG. I finally had answers to what I was experiencing. I started a support website for women suffering from HG at http://forum.hghelp.com//index.php I bought this book last year and only got about half way through it when a friend of mine started having symptoms of HG. I gave her the book immediately. Recently, I got the chance to finish reading the book. It was amazing. I believe every woman who has suffered through an HG pregnancy, every family member, or anyone who knows someone who has suffered through HG should read this book. In its pages we meet women who are stronger than they ever knew possible. We can empathize with their struggles.

Finally advice from someone who has been there is available to women suffering from HG.

Thank you Ashli McCall for touching so many lives.

I battled HG in my first pregnancy without any real knowledge of what was happening to me. My Dr. diagnosed me with it but I was unsure of what exactly it was. I wish I had this book with my first pregnancy. It describes the illness in a way that every women suffering HG can relate to. It also puts the illness in perspective for naysayers who think HG is an overexaggerated form of morning sickness or even that you are faking it and there is no way you can be that sick - which I can say for certain is not the case. She also put stories in the book about other women and their HG experience which is really relatable and lets you know you arent alone.

I really cant thank her enough for writing this. It validates the disease I fought so hard to overcome. And now that I am looking towards my 2nd pregnancy I will be as prepared as I can when it hits.

As someone who has dealt with this horrible illness during pregnancy before, this book helped me to realize that I am not alone and that there are some other medical options for any subsequent pregnancies. My daughter is now a beautiful 5 year old and I have been fearful of getting pregnant again. I want another baby more than anything! This book gave me the hope that I can do it again. It also informed me of some options such as steroid treatment which I discussed with my doctor. He is aware of this treatment and seemed to know a great deal about it. My doctor was always very understanding and helpful during my pregnancy, and I hope the next time around will be more bearable. Thank you to all the women who shared their stories!

This book is a must for anyone suffering from HG (if you are able to read during HG- many are to sick to read). After 3 losses i felt this book made me feel that i was not alone. It also gave me some great suggestions to put fowards with my doctors.

If you have a mother, you should buy her this book. If she doesn't need it today, she'll need it one day.

This book was very uplifting and fun, not to mention assuring me I'm not alone during these strange years!

I loved reading the short stories. Some hit the nail on the head so to say and others I just laughed out loud.

A book that validates the numerous mental and physical signs and symptoms of menopause in a gentle and humorous way. A must not only for the soul im menopause but for her sons, daughters, and husbands! It's my Christmas gift to all my forever "50" friends this year! Karen Alexander

I am still in my child-bearing years and I thought I'd get the book to learn more about Menopause and boy did I!! It is informative. It made me dread menopause and not want to look forward to the future of aging.

It may be funny to menopausal & post-menopausal women but it isn't for those who haven't gotten there yet. It seems sad and scary that we have to go through these changes. It's like reading about people who have gone through the horrors of their Wisdom teeth removal and you're dreading your turn!

My mother who already went through menopause did not have any of the symptoms listed in the book so I'm hoping I'll be lucky and escape the horrors of the symptoms.

In all, the book was informative with alot of details of what happens during menopause. Those who already went through it or are going through it will enjoy it better because they can relate to these stories and that they aren't alone during the 'change'.

I am only halfway through this book, but I already know I will recommend this book to my family and friends. I was not excited to read it as an assignment - I thought it would be another boring book on eating right. It is much more than that and very interesting to read. The author has done us a favor by reading through hundreds of studies completed on different aspects of health. He presents the results of these studies in an honest, unbias, meaningful way. I thought I knew all about what to do and not do, eat and not eat, but reading this I am understanding how a body reacts to foods and the environment. It is full of information that the marketing departments of food producers will not tell you and would rather you not know. A main theme of the book is that all of these health-related items are directly related to the amount of serious diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes that cause most of the deaths in our country. As a society, we focus on the symptoms, rather than the causes of health problems. While we are pouring billions of dollars into finding a cure for these diseases, they are in many cases symptoms of our unhealthy lifestyles. By eating and living healthy, we can prevent the risks of most of these diseases. And you have to start now. As he points out, most people wait until they start seeing symptoms which in many cases, it may be too late. This is a must read for everyone interested in living a long, healthy life.

I really enjoyed this book! My friend sells corporate health benefit packages for a major insurance company and gives this book to his clients, so he gave me a copy.

What's so refreshing about this book is that it is NOT a diet book and is NOT about weight loss. Weight loss is just a happy side effect of a healthy lifestyle. The focus of the book is improving your health by making what really are pretty simple lifestyle changes. When you learn about what healthy and unhealthy foods do to your body, it really motivates you to improve the way you are eating. The same is true for the discussion of exercise and what it does for the cardiovascular and other systems.

Yes, we all know fruits and veggies are good for us, but I look at them in a whole new way now and you will too if you read this book!

This book is extreemly jam packed with information. I enjoyed the authors' sense of humor. Be warned this is deffinately not meant for a quick read. Slow and steady will win the race here. I found the book very motivating because the evidence was taken from actual studies performed.

This book was referred to me by my dietician after I tried to find that 'perfect motivational type book'. Let's just say I couldn't put it down the second I opened the cover. This book is amazing. I can't tell you how much it has changed my life, my perception of food and most importantly, the motivation it gave me to make the change forever. It's educational, realistic and not filled with gimmicks. I highly recommend this book to anybody looking for the motivation to get off the couch and moving! I'll never live the life I had before this book. I am up off the couch and getting healthy because now I understand the benefits of eating right and having an active lifestyle. This one is a must have in anyone's library!!!

The Culprit and the Cure is an all inclusive guide to healthy living. The premise of this book is that poor health is the primary cause of disease and early death. The author states that poor health is generally caused by improper diet, inadequate exercise, and the use of tobacco products. Thus, in order to become healthier, individuals must address these deficiencies and make permanent lifestyle changes.

To this end, this book examines various aspects of healthy living as studied in various nutrition, physical fitness, and psychological case studies as well as through real life examples. The author then translates this information into simple, inexpensive, realistic solutions for real people wanting to undertake permanent healthy lifestyle changes. This book also features many easy to understand charts and various interactive exercises to help the reader tailor his or her current lifestyle to become healthier.

The Culprit and the Cure is a unique guide to health as it examines the need for healthy lifestyle changes in nutrition and exercise. This book does not promote fast weight loss by undertaking fad diets. Instead, this book looks at the greater benefits of healthy living and more realistic aspects of making lifestyle changes to achieve a healthier way of life.

Please reprint this wonderful book so that everyone can get a copy. I know that low carbing is "out" these days, but only a month on this program will show such great results in your body and energy level. It's basically a pure protien diet, with little to no fat or carbs, so you can imagine how blah the food choices are (eggs and lean meats). Also, I do think that this should be a short term program, followed no more than one month (all that protien is hard on the kidneys!). I had about 40 pounds to lose and lost 28 in one month. During that month I researched what healthy eating entails so that I could keep losing and not gain anything back. That worked fine for me. Will power is needed, the food choices are silm ang get old quick, but the fast track to health with ease makes it worth it. Please reprint this book so that every dieter can enjoy it!!

Folks, Dr. Stillman died of heart disease in the 1970s. He's been gone a while. However, this diet is still hands-down the best thing out there to drop the weight. I use Stillman intermittently with a carb-up carb-down approach to match my activity level, and I've been maintaining for 5 years. (In that time, I've run 9 marathons and done 5 triathlons.) My blood work is always excellent, and my doctor always says, "keep up the great work."

I'm currently training for a 50-mile race, so I'm carbier than usual these days, but I see runners all the time who have guts, paunches, and excess body fat. It's inevitable as you get older even if you exercise a lot. I credit the Stillman plan with keeping me lean all these years. I've got nice ab definition and great muscularity.

Couldn't have done it without Stillman as my baseline plan.

This is the most motivating and postive experance I've ever had with a diet. Lost 30 lbs in 8 weeks. In fact evertime you go to a scale, you find you have lost another one or two pounds! I love turkey breast, and cottage cheese, and I could drown in it, and still lose! The water is not so hard to drink. you just keep a water bottle with you, and take sips throughout the day. The only negative I had was my clothes started smothering me, and I had to buy new ones! This is the easiest diet, if you have alot of weight to get off. Anyone can do it!

If you are TRUELY motivated and serious about losing weight,(and quickly to boot!),then this is the diet to do!I lost almost 30 lbs in a month..that's just insane!

The Stillman's diet is very easy to follow...low carbs,low fats like eggs,tuna,chicken,fish,spices,and tons of water!YES,the diet is severe and at first hard to follow..but after a few days,your hunger is gone COMPLETELY and you have to FORCE yourself to eat!

I agree with the other reviewers that there's a reason why people are still doing this diet after all these years...because it's the best and it works!

I started out at about 180 lbs, and I lost about 45 lbs very quickly, in about 4 wks. back in 2003. Not only does this diet help you to loose weight, it literally melts the fat off your body! it's amazing! I actually got the book at my local library so check your local library to see if they might carry it.