[mauvaisroux]

Has anyone read any of Marilu Henner's books?

I'm just curious as a saw one in a discount bookstore and wondered if it was worth picking up.

[ladynredd]

It depends on which book it is, but if it's one of the "Total Health Makeover" books, then yes, yes, yes, grab it! I picked up "12 Steps to Total Health Makeover" and it totally changed my whole outlook on weight, health, and food. "30 Day Total Health Makeover" is my latest purchase and it is also excellent and has more recipes. I also checked her recipe book out of my local library and that was good, too.

I had only been losing about 1/4 pound to 1/2 pound a week on Weight Watchers prior to reading her books. After reading them, I tweaked a few things about my program and now I'm consistently losing 2.5 to 3 pounds a week. I was a little doubtful about a couple of her ideas at first but all I can say now is, IT WORKS!!

[Tara D]

Interesting...what did you change?

[ladynredd]

Let me start off by saying that I am not vegetarian ... didn't realize until just now that that is the section this topic was posted in. With that said ...
1. Breakfast now is fruit. Just fruit. I have a big cereal bowl and I allow myself a bowl full. Usually 2 portions.
2. I eliminated artificial sweetener. (Sugar went bye-bye years ago.)
3. I also eliminated dairy products. This was one of those things that I originally thought, Hmmmm, I'm not sure about this, but at the time I had a sinus infection that had been hanging on for a good six weeks that I just could *not* shake and I knew, from my singing days, that dairy contributes to mucus production. So I tried it for a week and by the end of the week the sinus infection was gone and I was feeling so "un-clogged" that I decided to continue.
4. I am following her guidelines on food combining. This was another of those Hmmmmmm categories but I have noticed that I seem to have a lot less acid reflux now.

I'm eating more whole grains and lots less beef, although I still treat myself once in a while. But it's a treat now as opposed to a staple. I was eating a lot of chicken before, which I still do, but now I'm eating more fish. And a couple times a week I'm having a meal that is strictly vegetables -- no grain or pasta to go with it, just vegies.

And after the first couple of weeks I had so much more energy that I finally started exercising! That's always the toughest change for me to implement.