Inspired by her own story of personal weight loss,
Georgene Dana Collins wrote Obesity Free Forever: Losing Weight from the
Inside Out to inspire others. She relates her story from the start of
the book before briefly explaining how obese people are victims of
discrimination and added health expenses. Those first two chapters set the foundation
to the book before the author goes into details how she made it happen for her.
With “Chapter 3: Preparing to Lose Weight” Georgene
Collins begins to get into how she did it. She advocates using two journals
(one for food intake and one for reflection), a weight scale as well as scale
to measure your food, measuring cups and spoons, and a calorie counting book.
She also advocates preparing yourself with the proper mindset to take the
weight off and keep it off. Not only do
you have to get yourself in the right mindset you also have to enlist the help
of friends and family. You want those who know you to be working with you and
not against you.
“Chapter 4:
The Process” begins on page 48 and stresses the idea that you have to
know where you are, develop your own weight loss plan (consult your doctor), and
track your progress. This is where the journals come into play. Not just in
terms of tracking food intake, but in terms of tracking what is happening in
your life that could cause you eating issues. By keeping track of what is
happening in the reflection journal and how you react to events and others, you
can determine where you may need to set some firm personal boundaries. This
chapter also explains how to determine your body mass index and what your daily
caloric intake should be as part of your weight loss plan. The author stresses again
and rightfully so, that you must consult with your doctor about your personal
calorie needs and that reducing caloric intake is just part of the plan that
also includes exercise.
After some information about daily tracking your progress,
is on to getting physically active in “Chapter 5: Exercise.” Most of this chapter is informational in terms
of the benefits of exercise, types of activity required, equipment, etc. Also
included are a few exercise tips from the author such as to keep your feet dry
and to lubricate the back of the heel with some anti-blister cream to prevent
injuries.
Various tips on weight loss are the theme of “Chapter
6: Weight Loss Tips.” Along with the
classic ones about drinking water, adding fiber and bulk to you diet, eat at
the same times each day, and getting plenty of sleep, there are many more tips
starting on page 101 that you may not have thought of or ones that entirely
sound wrong such as “Tip 19: Have dessert daily.” Recommendations for this and other items are
included.
There will be times when things seem to be going
wrong and that is the point of “Chapter 7: Plateaus and Setbacks.” From her personal experiences, author
Georgene Davis Collins provides personal information on how to break through
and continue to lose weight.
Of course, there are holidays, birthdays, and other
events just lurking in your calendar waiting to trip you up. Dealing with them
is the subject of “Chapter 8: Special Occasions, Travel and Dining Out.” This important chapter begins on page 118 and
is something to keep in mind as the holidays and parties approach at the end of
the year.
The last chapter is one critically important for
your health long term. “Chapter 9: Maintenance” explains why so many people
gain the weight back and how so can take charge and prevent that.
The book closes with numerous informational appendices
of nearly sixty pages. These appendices
consist of valuable information as well as advertisements for products
mentioned throughout the book. Among
other things in the appendices are some of the author’s personal journal notes
from August 2004 to Sept6ember 2005 when she hit her goal weight at 160, online
resources, dealing with feelings, and other information.
Originally published in 2008 by iUniverse this
second edition was published in 2009 by Collins Information Systems. The book shares
a wealth of information on how the author changed her life. Inspirational and
realistic, Obesity Free Forever: Losing Weight from the Inside Out offers
practical advice to readers on how they could lose weight and change their own
lives.
Obesity
Free Forever: Losing Weight from the Inside Out, 2nd edition
Georgene
Dana Collins
Collins
Information Services, Inc.
2009
ISBN#
978-0-9824568-0-4
Paperback
192
Pages
$15.95
Material supplied by Publicist Penny Sansevieri of Author
Marketing Exports, Inc. back in January 2010 in exchange for my long overdue
objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2012
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