I gain weight just reading it!
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Of course, that's a joke, but I do love this book.  It offers the kinds of desserts usually found in top restaurants, and gives you  all the instructions  to make them taste wonderful and look exactly as they are in the pictures.  It's hard to beat that!  It's expensive for its size, but it has beautiful illustrations and you can get it used through Amazon, which is what I did, at great savings.
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Thanks for compiling an easy to comprehend manual on improving one's physique without needing a 4 year degree. I've lost over 80 pounds and it's stayed off! I feel GREAT! Also since I've improved my health, physique and as a perk, my stamina, I've been having a lot more fun.
4455950
Following up...I Purchased this book in the middle of June 2015, and I weighed 183lbs, by the end of August I weight 155lbs.  I feel great! and I'm maintaining a weight of 150 - 155lb. (with an occasional splurge) I would recommend this program to anyone who wants to lose weight and feel great...It worked for me, and I will continue this way of eating healthier from now on.
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When I retired from my NY City civil service job in the beginning of 2010 after 33+ years of servitude I weighed 255lbs, the highest I had ever been. What do I want, I loved having my BLT on a toasted roll for breakfast and Subway Meatball Marinara hero with cheese or 4 fried chicken wings with pork fried rice /w extra onions and no bean sprouts or some other unhealthy stuff for lunch.

When I retired I made a commitment to myself and my dear OH to lose weight. I did. And by the beginning of December 2010 I had lost an amazing 45 lbs and was down to 210.  But was then I had a massive heart attack and woke up in the CCU [Coronary Care Unit] about 11 days later. About 2 weeks later I had a quadruple bypass surgery along with a valve replacement and a maze procedure to help prevent AF [Aterial Fibrillation.]

By the time I left REHAB and went home a total of three months had passed and had now gotten down to 185 lbs. I had been relatively good at keeping the weight down for over 3 1/2 years and then slowly I gained it back. And now for about the last year Ive been stuck at between 210 and 215, occasionally my weight goes down to 205 but I cant seem to be able to get below that.

While the diet books Ive read/reviewed so far have basically concentrated on giving its readers healthier options for recipes for the foods we all love to eat, Mr. Livingoods book dwells more on the psychological and physiological reasons we eat the way we do. From surveying his friends whove successfully lost weight he saw a pattern of reasons for their success and then assembled his findings in an easy to read and understand format, which is what this book is.

After reading this book once I can already see what this book can offer me in my quest to reach my desired weight and Im giving this book 5 STARS for doing this. All I have to do now is to re-read the sections which I feel apply quite a bit for where I am in my desire to lose weight. This book needs to read more than once to reap the most benefits from it.

I read this book via a KINDLE Unlimited download.
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About 9 years ago, I had started to put on weight for the first time in my life.  I couldn't believe it when I stepped on a friends scale and discovered that I had gained almost 20 pounds - seemingly overnight!  I was very depressed and not looking forward to a life of diets - I just love food and cooking too much.  Then I saw Joyce on the Monel Williams show.  At the time, she was promoting her other book, Bottoms Up.  I bought it and acquired a couple small weights - and began my transformation.  The first workout was a killer - I was dripping with sweat in no time and feeling very weak.  I didn't even think I would make it through!  But I kept at it and after three weeks, I had a noticeable difference - my shoulders no longer slumped, my chest was perkier, my stomach was trimmer and I FELT BETTER - all without drastic dieting.  I knew this was a start in the right direction!
I ended up trimming myself down to my high school size (size 4) in no time at all.  My husband told me I looked better than I ever did.  I then bought her other book, Definition.  This is the book I now use for my weight workouts.  Her routines are sound - they work - and you don't have to spend all your time in a gym.  You can do this in the privacy of your own home.  Joyce is very encouraging and her stuff is spelled out clearly, for the athletically challenged like myself.
Because of Joyce's workouts, I am more active - I walk all the time, I hike, I do yoga, etc.  I still eat like a horse, but remain the same size!  I really think Joyce changed my life for the better!
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I have struggled with my weight for my whole life.  Six months ago, at the age of 40, I had resigned myself to being over-weight.  I was approaching 300 pounds.,  was at 32% body-fat, my waist was 48 inches., and on top of all of this, I am a personal trainer in a gym!  I was sleeping about 3 hours a night, felt exhausted upon waking, depressed, and had no energy to exercise.

Then, I called Manuel Villacorta of MVNutrition.  Manuel started by meeting me in person, finding out who I was, where I was at in my life, my relationship with food, and gradually taught me a simple template for living, eating, and losing weight, while "getting to eat" the foods I love!... vs., not getting to eat, and feeling restricted.  He gave me his book, Eating Free, which I read that day!

Being a personal trainer, I've read many health, fitness, and weight-loss books, most of which were fads, and none seemed realistic for the average person, or were a program that could be sustained, realistically, for life.  This is where Eating Free is unique.

Using the Eating Free program, I learned simple, realistic, healthy strategies such as; eating within 30 minutes of waking up, eating every 3-4 hours, and combining protein and carbohydrate, from foods I LOVE to eat!!!.. with each meal and snack, to control ghrelin, a hormone, if left un-checked, causes us to crave foods, and sometimes, overeat.  Eating Free is packed with power-foods, high in nutrients, phytonutrients, and great-tasting recipes, snacks, shakes, and desserts for both omnivores, and vegans.

Eating Free is NOT a diet, it truly is a way of living, and creating a new relationship with food and eating.

I am lucky enough to live in San Francisco where Manuel has his office, and in working with Manuel for six months, I have lost a total of 76 pounds!!!., 20% less body-fat, and 12.5 inches off my waist!  I am now 41, and am continuing to work with Manuel and the Eating Free program to reach my next goal of 195-200 pounds and 8% body-fat.  The Eating Free program is something I can sustain and use for the rest of my life to stay healthy and energetic and live to my full potential!  This wonderful change also allows me to inspire my clients and others to raise their standards, and live their lives to the fullest.

At my current weight, it no longer hurts to walk or stand.  I can train my personal training clients in the gym all day to help them reach their goals and change their lives, and still have tons of energy to have amazing workouts of my own!

This Tuesday, after leaving Manuel's office for my coaching session, I was in a hurry to get back to work, was taking the subway, and ran to catch the train coming into the station.  Six months ago, at nearly 300 pounds, running to catch a train, or running for any other reason, was not an option.  However, at my new weight, just two days ago, I ran the entire length of the station platform (about 75 yards), caught my train, and got to work EARLY!!!... Thank you Manuel!...and Eating Free.

If you have a bunch of weight to lose like me, 80+ pounds, or just want to lose that last 10-20 pounds, Eating Free is a realistic, healthy, reasonable, and sustainable program you can use to get results now, and keep the body you love, for the rest of your life!

In health, happiness, and wellness,

Matt Lyons
Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, NASM
Movement Coach
San Francisco, CA
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Where do I start? This amazing and wonderful book has changed my life.  If anyone had a negative voice, I did.  I was always calling myself the "f" word and other demeaning words due to my obesity and appearance.  I did not love myself.  As a result, I fell into a crippling depression.

I have so many "weight loss" books, more than 50.  However, "The No Excuses Diet" is the very last "weight loss" book I will ever need in my life.  I will reread it for the rest of my life.  It's the ONLY book I will need.  Why am I saying all of this?

It has had a major, 360 degree impact in my life.  For the first time, I am finally loving myself.  The insults and demeaning words are a thing of the past.  Have I reached my "goal" weight?  No, not yet.  I am getting there one baby step at a time, and I am very confident I will get there.  The crippling depression?  Manageable and feeling better each and every day.  Every time I read a portion of the book, I feel I can hear Jonathan's voice encouraging me and pushing me along.  My weight does not define me.  I know I am beautiful, inside and out.

For the first time of my life (I know, I have many "firsts"), I am not obsessed about my weight or the number on a scale.  I am tickled that I am positive, enthusiastic, following the 15 secrets to healthy nutrition and healthy living, and the big payoff: my energy, feeling great inside and out, my positive attitude.  And without worrying about the scale, I have dropped one dress size.  This IS the way to live.  I LOVE MY LIFE!

Jonathan, I could never thank you enough for the amazing impact your book has had on my life.  Thank you seems very insignificant, but thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!  I read and see your message loud and clear; one I can incorporate into my life for the rest of my life.

I hope you have the opportunity to publish many more books; the world needs someone like you in their lives.

Gratefully, Becky
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I think this book is going to motivate me to change my way of eating.  I started making sure that I was eating a protein, a fat and a carb - so far, my portions are too big, but I am more conscious and feel like my body is a little lighter.  I have 160 lbs. to lose, but at 79 years young, I'll be happy with whatever loss happens.  I already feel better.  It's easy to follow.
2098403
I am so using this book to help me take some very unwanted pounds off!
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I've just started applying what I've learned from this book and so far it seems to be working. I'm hopeful that if I follow what she says it will finally be the end of my weight battle.  I've noticed that the little changes make a huge difference in my eating patterns.  Less food, more enjoyment of what I do eat.
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Nice Body weight book! I've learned alot about the benefits, meaning, what part of our body does body weights do, understanding our body etc. It was fun reading, enjoyable, and useable in terms that i can apply it in myself if i want to have a fit body. Thanks to the author! It's nice that i learned different kinds of exercises and the proper dieting.
735298
I'm still laughing my ass off from all the food talk in almost every page. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Good lord, I think I gained so much lbs just from reading all that. Although, the story is sweet and nice, overall.
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I'm working my way through this book but so far I really do like what I see and read.  I'm 59 and getting over a long illness so learning to work out in a healthy and "fit" way is appealing... and flushing the fat won't hurt either!  I recommend it!
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This book changed my life!  I just finished reading it, appalled at some of its contents, but strangely affected by its honesty!  I considered myself a "recovering vegetarian" for the past year, now I'm going right back to not eating all that crap!  Strange, when I was a veg, I was a LOT thinner than I am now - a LOT.  Go figure!  Like they say, if you're sick and tired of being fat, self-loathing and tired, buy this book, read it and heed it!
From a soon-to-be former fat bitch...
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I keep it with me all the time, now!! So fluidly readable, makes sense, and I am feeling supremely more springy and comfortable in my body from the inside out. Some of the recipes are simple, some more time consuming, yet all soooooo satisfying and interesting.  Buy it, use it, and spread the word.
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I can not put into words how amazed and ecstatic I am.  I am so grateful that I decided to buy this book.

I've been overweight my entire life, and no matter what I did, I could never seem to shed more than a few pounds, which I never kept off long-term.  In fact, I seemed to add a couple of pounds every year.

Well, I finally got fed up.  I knew I had to get this weight problem under control now, just looking at myself in the mirror made me cringe.  So I figured why not try the South Beach Diet?  I've heard decent things about it, and it certainly couldn't hurt!

I have been following this diet for a little over a month now, along with beginning a 30-minute per day exercise regime.  I have lost 18 pounds.  For the first time in years, I'm actually under the 220 mark.  The first week was a killer, I'll admit.  I have been a chocoholic for years, and to have to cut that out completely...well, let's just say the lack of sugar was making my coworkers a bit leery of being anywhere me.

Now, though, I'm handling it well.  When I think of having to stay on this phase of the diet for the next year or so, it doesn't make me anxious.  I can do it.

A few other's at my work have gone on the diet as well.  Some have been disappointed when they have only lost a couple of pounds, but I say stick with it!  Even if you don't lose a lot of weight right away, you're eating much healthier than you have in probably years.  Is that really a bad thing?  Besides, I can't help but think that sneaking those sodas and fried chicken in when you don't think anyone is looking (yes, I did see that!) was definitely a setback to your diet.

My advice?  Try it.  Now is the time to start eating better.  Things can only get better; you'll feel it.

Besides, who really needs all that fast food anyway?
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I am reading it now. I find it is inspirational to get moving.