December 23rd, 2008 — Book Review, Meals, Myths, alternative ideas, bad advice, bad carbs, carbohydrates, chicken wings, contradiction, convoluted mess, diet books, dummies, fast food, fruits, good carbs, low carb diet, low carb diets, low carb foods, menu selection, protein, recipes, replacements, special diet, supplements, surprise from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Out of all of the low carb diet books out there, this has to be the most confusing. Normally, we steer clear of diets that are strictly low carb, since few are balanced, but since this was a book from the Dummies line, we thought it might be worthwhile. What a surprise to find that [...]
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September 12th, 2008 — Book Review, Weight Loss Journal, cold turkey, concerted effort, diet books, diet plan, dietary concepts, diets, difficulty level, eating meat, health issues, heart disease, heart health, high fiber diet, illnesses, lifetime, low fat high fiber diet, nathan pritikin, pritikin longevity, realistic view, tenent, wheat from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When Nathan Pritikin found out that he had heart disease, back in the 1950’s, most dietary concepts were pretty basic. He was one of the first to try out a low fat, high fiber diet to improve heart health and his results were pretty amazing. Fast forward to today and we now have the Pritikin [...]
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September 5th, 2008 — Book Review, bob phillips, conversion charts, diet book, diet books, diet plan, diet work, doe, exercise, food suggestions, household name, kitchen essentials, lack of attention, major component, myths and facts, old wives tales, recipes, second half, stroke of genius, success stories, tasty alternatives from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
This book made Bob Phillips a household name and we thought it was a good idea to revisit this book and see how it compares to the latest diet books on the market. While we are deluged with new titles every month, it’s always nice to go back to an old favorite and see if [...]
August 15th, 2008 — Book Review, best way to lose weight, bradley trevor greive, caloric intake, calories, cereal, diet, diet books, diet fads, diets, exercise, fad diets, false hope, fool, healthy eating, journey, lifestyle change, motivation, motivator, new perspective, nutrition, piece of advice, premise, prose, sense of humor from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Out of all the diet books we have ever seen, this one simply has the best cover. Nothing gets the point of the title across better than a pie-eyed dog staring at you over a bowl of what looks like very unappetizing cereal. The author of this book is the renowned Bradley Trevor Greive, who [...]
May 30th, 2008 — Book Review, amazon, bikini, diet, diet books, dieters, drawback, exercise, exercise plan, exercises, failure, false sense, fashion, fats, healthy eating, healthy weight loss, losing weight, minimum commitment, money, nutrition, pool, radar systems, rcm, recipes, time commitment, water weight from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
With summer coming, many of us are focusing on how we’re going to look at the beach or the pool. There is a lot of money to be made off of spring diet books and every year, we are besieged with the latest plans that will help us get that bikini body we’ve always wanted. [...]