So Long, Chocolate, Old Friend – Master Your Metabolism, by Jillian Michaels #1
I think I should probably read this book one chapter at a time and then reflect on (and blog about) each before moving on. There are 12 chapters, but the last one looks like it’s just a grocery list, so that means 11 posts (give or take) on this book.
I served myself a bowl of low-fat lemon cookie ice cream and read the Introduction and Chapter 1 this afternoon. Jillian Michaels, the famous trainer from The Biggest Loser, shares her story about how she was a chubby kid, and how she struggled with maintaining her famous physique while on television helping people lose 100 pounds or more. Cry me a river, huh? – That’s what I was thinking at first, but then she started to win me over. It looks like I am going to learn about my body chemistry, hormones in particular, and how my choices over the years have negatively effected my metabolism. I may even clear out my pantry of junk (I don’t know about giving up my secret chocolate stash, but more shocking things have happened).
In truth, this book is scaring the heck out of me so far. Some highlights:
- “For each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, a person’s risk of obesity goes up 41 percent.” (!!!!)
- One in four diabetics do not yet know they have diabetes.
I could go on, but I would just be quoting from every page so far. Let’s just say that, in the U.S., we eat a lot of junk, have too much stress, don’t sleep enough, and are killing ourselves slowly with our lifestyles. This is not easy to hear, but is certainly true. (As for the specific statistics, I would be remiss not to mention that they are not connected with specific studies, so I am taking the numbers with a grain of salt, and you should too – they are still scary to read though.)
It’s difficult for me to feel any commonality with someone who is famous, in part, for her perfect body, but she does her best to make us feel as though we are all in the same boat. I like her – and I think I would like to follow her advice. We’ll see how it goes as I read further.
Scroll down for other posts about Master Your Metabolism:
Other posts about Master Your Metabolism:
Review
Part 1: So Long, Chocolate, Old Friend
Part 2: I KNEW It – My Hormones are Out of Whack!
Part 3: Nothing Funny About Chapter 3
Part 4: “There’s No Food in Your Food”
Part 5: Artificial Sweetener Can Mess Up Your Brain?
Part 6: “Okay, I’ll Admit it. Organics Can Be Pricey.”
Part 7: Ice Cream and Chocolate are Allowed!!!
Part 8: Really, Jillian, I Just Wanted a Cute Butt
Part 9: Protein! I Need You Protein
Part 10: Now, Off to the Market
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