Janice Rivers

This is a short book and had a good message. A lot of us don't like dieting or exercise. We are too tired, it is too much trouble, or we don't feel good. This book challenges you to look at why you are not dealing with the problem and the dangers of wanting a quick fix.

I received a free copy of this book to read & review honestly. And honestly... I wasted the 10 minutes reading it.

This is very short. 16 pages. Of common sense rhetoric.

Granted, the author makes good points. Americans are getting obese simply because it is a matter of convenience. As mentioned in the "book" - it's more convenient to warm up a microwave meal & sit on the couch & eat it while watching TV, than it is to take those same 30 minutes to prepare a nutritious meal. The bottom line show more for the book is that people aren't respecting themselves / their bodies enough to (1) exercise and (2) eat nutritionally sound meals. (By the way - you now owe me 99 cents, because that is what you would have paid to read this book.) But wait... that's not all.... (said in my best "As Seen On TV" commercial voice): If you just follow the link in the book you will get to the "main event" -- a $37/$47/$57 program for Weight. Loss. Success!!!

I get it. The author is excited about this diet / exercise program she found & is either promoting it for them, or solely for her own gain. Either way, it's a trap. Save your $1 & use it to buy a whistle that you can hang around your neck as a safety feature when you go take a walk in the evening. show less

I relate to everything this author has written because I have been trying with some success the various diets for most of my adult life until I had a life changing loss and basically gave up. This book helped to make me realize that although I might know all the "rules" about food and exercise, I really need to look deeper to understand the underlying reason for giving up, and until I do that I am doomed to failure. It is not a book of diet and exercise plans, simply a short read to point show more you in the direction of self discovery. show less

While all the information in this book is stuff you probably already know and have heard before - it's brought to light in a different way. It's a bit more in your face hardship than you hear from say your doctor. If you say "yes I'll work on diet and exercise" your doctor says great and leaves you go without the sort of punch in the face this books gives you. While it doesn't give you answers and do this or that it will make you think and examine the possibility of why and how it got show more this/that way. show less