Where Did All the Fat Go?: The WOW! Prescription to Reach Your Ideal Weight–and Stay There! : Lose Fat – Gain Muscle!
November 23rd, 2009
FROM THE DOCTOR BEHIND THE HIT NBC TV SHOW THE BIGGEST LOSER, Where Did All the Fat Go? The WOW! Prescription to Reach Your Ideal Weight – and Stay There! is filled with nutrition and exercise facts — including menus, recipes, illustrated instructions for new exercises, and fact-based inspiration from Dr. Huizenga — to help readers lose fat, not muscle, as they achieve their weight goal (WOW! weight)…. More >>
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Where Did All the Fat Go?: The WOW! Prescription to Reach Your Ideal Weight–and Stay There! : Lose Fat – Gain Muscle!
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While I am not obese and in fact just got back into the normal weight category, I was intrigued to read the Biggest Loser story. The book is well written and useful for anyone who wants to improve their weight and overall health.
I was a bit surprised that Dr. H’s maintenance program includes 9 hours of weekly exercise. I do 5 and thought I was doing enough. But overall, for the obese person to be able to see such dramatic results – exercising at home – is truly inspiring. If you need to take off a lot of weight – read this book and follow his advise. And if you can possibly do so, take a trainer as well.
Rating: 4 / 5
GOOD:
Oct 2008 weight watchers was getting me nowhere. I felt like I wasn’t eating enough. Watching biggest looser, I saw they were wearing something. It was the BodyBugg. Bought it to try. Well, I started at 275, and lost a little more than two pounds a week, and got down to 225 in just about 25 weeks. AMAZING. But, then I HIT THE WALL. Only 1 or so in a month. Frustated,I hit the message boards. Someone said, look at this book “Where did the all the fat go”. So, still needing to loose 35-45 more pounds. I needed answers. This book has amazing insight to the origins of the show, and puts to bed many weight loss myths. My problem? I was exercising too much. (I had gotten to be the fuel efficient car on the highway so I wasn’t burning enough) The book had tips on that. And what I think I just found as a BIG BIG issue for me. Not enough salt. Now, most people may have too much salt. Especially if they are obese like I was. But, with the amount of exercise, sweat, and water I am drinking. Plus south florida heat and humidity. I did not have the right salt intake. AND THAT can make you KEEP WEIGHT on.
BAD: The only downside to the book is that it’s a little outdated. It is pre “bodybugg” so the effort to journal, and write down and calculate all the calories is a labor intensive part of the book that is not needed today.
FUTURE: I’d love to see an updated version of the book with the knowledge the good doctor has gained since he wrote it, and with the “bugg” tracking.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is written as if Dr. Huizenga is speaking directly to you with straight forward language that’s easy to read and follow. He has broken down all the misinformation from various “experts” in the weight-loss field and offers a logical and proven formula for losing fat and improving your life.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve been curious about the incredible amounts of weight loss on the TV program Biggest Loser. This well written and informative book gives insight into how they do it. Better yet, how you can accomplish the same results at home. Dr. Huizenga writes in a simple, but not condescending fashion and explains it all. I highly recommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5
I read a library version of this book and I am going to buy my own copy so I can easily refer to it over and over.
In this book the author tells how the idea of the Biggest Loser developed and how the exercise and diet ideas were put together. It is written of course, by a doctor and there is wonderful references to actual scientific studies.
But it is not dry, it is a pleasant read that is very inspirational. Over and over he talks about how morbidly obese people can exercise intensely and why they should. The diet plan is just common sense and reasonable. He discusses why many have failed to get good results in using the latest fad diets and the typical cardio programs.
I think the strength training ideas in the book is great for starting out perhaps, but that is a weak area. However, Just Say No to Cardio: Burn Belly Fat in Half the Time Using Research Proven Turbulence Training has a wonderful plan for strength training and is useful for beginners as well as advanced athletes as there is a beginner program to start and advances to very very challenging strength training that can be done in your home with minimal equipment.
Working out intensely is the message of both of these books. Although, Lose the Fat has a lot more cardio, it is my layperson’s opinion that this may be necessary for obese people, especially the ones who are morbidly obese like seen on the Biggest Loser. Shorter high intensity intervals (used in turbulence training) is also needed but the obese may have trouble achieving sufficient intensity initially.
This book is not just a diet and fitness plan. In fact, that is not really what I like about the book. What I like is the inspiration and motivation the book has given me. The only recipes is for a post workout shake. The diet plan is just about following a healthy diet with so much protein, carbs, fruit and an emphasis on a colorful vegetable selections. Watching portions so that you can count the calories is a part of Where did the Fat Go.
Craig Ballantyns’s program is about eating “Clean” and not about counting calories. (Or, the Eat Stop Eat Program with eating clean. Clean meaning healthy whole food choices that emphasize enough protein, and lots of colorful vegetables with some carbs.)
It is a relief to find programs that have real results that are not about buying some special food or supplement or paying a ton for prepackaged food with a ton of additives. These two books will likely fall under the radar because they will not get the support of the food or supplement industries who honestly, are advertising America into Obesity.
Rating: 5 / 5