I Wasn't Always Overweight
I never really had to watch my weight until I had my first child. I was a size 8 and never gave what I ate a second thought.
Then, after my first child was born, I realized I had put on almost 60-lbs during my pregnancy (Yeah, I took that "eating for two" thing seriously!)

I Lost and Gained and Re-Gained Weight
Three children later, I was a size 26 and I wasn't happy, had low energy and didn't feel good most of the time and worse-my knees were starting to hurt from the extra weight! I've tried a lot of diets that worked for a while and then eventually when I got off the diet, the old habits returned and back came the weight, sometimes more than I initially lost.

Doing Something About Being Overweight
I decided to do something about being overweight and that started with getting educated about why all the diets I was trying were failing. Based on my own personal research, I wound up making a list of 30 diet plans and weight loss programs and then going through those and trying to find a program that would enable me to not feel deprived (a big reason I would cheat on diets), wasn't too low calorie and was actually something I could incorporate into my daily life to really make a life change for the way I was eating.

The Final Cut of Diet Plans is Made
I went through all the plans and I wound up choosing a final 3 plans and although 2 worked well, 1 worked extremely well and I'm still on it as you read this.
I've gone from a size 26 to a size 12 so far and I feel great!

Let me know which one you choose and your results! I'd love to know!
JoLynn
blogs@4infoandreviews.com

dr suzanne's book#3 Choice - Top Fat Loss Secret

After weeding down my list of weight loss plans - Top Fat Loss Secret looked a little different.

This was the first plan that I tried and it's a good one. Dr. Suzanne has put together a good plan that I think most people can benefit from.

This is really well laid out and easy to follow.

I found the entire program to well researched. If you're like me, you've done so many diets, learned about sugars, carbs and fats to the point you can hold your own in a conversation with any nutrition buff or dietician.

Good Points of This Diet

  • Dr. Suzanne's plan concentrates on total body health, not just the reason you're overweight. She even shows you the plaque that is inside of us all and will stop you from losing weight and can eventually kill you if you don't get rid of it.

  • Parasites live in our bodies and she shows you likely which ones live in your body and how to get rid of them. (It made me squirm to read but it was really enlightening).

  • This book is overall empowering and will give you a new way of looking at your food and knowing what's really in your food will help you make good choices from now on.

  • If you're ready to make a serious life change in your eating habits and your overall health, this diet plan is a perfect fit.

  • There is an 8-week money back guarantee

    Less than Good Points of this Diet
    I didn't want to say "Bad Points" because it really doesn't have any - however I felt this diet was lacking for a couple reasons.

  • Until you see those early intital results, the plan can be hard to believe and stick with. Seeing is believing though.

  • There is a newsletter, but no real ongoing support.

    Bottom Line - Is it worth it? You bet.
    I've done probably every diet plan out there at one time or another and this is the first that I truly felt changed over. After I saw what needed to be cleaned out - well let's just say it really motivated me to not let myself get in that position again.

    Although, it's not a diet plan that I could use as a maintenance plan, however it did educate me and give me new resolve to stay healthy.

    I would highly recommend this program as a starting point - if you're really ready to lose weight and keep it off - you know you can't keep doing the same things - show you're ready and make the change starting today. This program will empower you.

    Get your body primed and ready to lose weight now - click here.

plaque

If you're curious what plaque looks like - take a look at this: You can guess from the shape where it comes from and under the direction of this diet plan, you can rid your body of the parasites and the plaque and jump start your body onward to better health.

Make you squirm? Yeah, me too.


There are also a lot some before and after photos to show the results you get but I'm here to tell you from my own personal experience, I thought this diet was a great jumping off point.


 

     

#2 Choice - Fit Yummy Mummy

I thought this program would be the answer to my dilemma since I too gained the majority of my weight after having kids.

Fit Yummy Mummy is a cool book. It tells you to forget the pills, the fat burners and gives you a very simple program to follow.

Holly, the creator of this program, understands you have a child or children and your time is limited.

The workouts in this program are designed to be fun, fast and can be done right in your living room. Where believe me, you WILL entertain your children.

My 3-year old thought watching me work out was the funniest thing in the world at first, then he started wanting to do it with me and it's great to have a workout buddy - even if just does his own thing.

The workouts are just 15 minutes a day and take no real time to and I find I feel so good after doing them - I really look forward to that every morning.



Good Points of this Program

  • Best of all, the workouts only require 90 minutes per week. That's just 15 minutes a day, 6 days a week. And the workouts are anything but boring.

  • You will see quick results on this program. And the more you are overweight actually it will give you a more intense workout. As many of these exercises use your own body weight for resistance.

  • Listing to great fat burning foods are also given.

  • There is also a cool Create-A-Meal Menu Planner This simple tool allows you to quickly and easily construct satisfying, energizing, fat burning meals for you and your entire family.

  • Holly gives you a TON of bonus items.

    Less Than Good Points for This Program

  • Seriously, this program would have been 5 stars in my book. She covers almost everything and the only thing I thought was missing was more help in the food department. The Create a Meal planner is awesome though because we all know, it's really hard to stick to your new healthy lifestyle if the whole family isn't supporting you. My kids initially resisted but they really enjoy being involved in the meal planning and I've even heard them talking about what they have learned about healthy eating to their friends.

  • There's no money back guarantee.

    The Bottom Line on this Program-This was in the close running to be my favorite program. The work outs are simple and easy. I can literally get up and do them during my little one's nap time or we can do them together in the morning (well I do the workouts while my son does his version of them and it entails a lot of laughing). It only takes 15 minutes and I'm filled with energy for the day.

    Best of all, I peeled off 15-lbs and 2 inches doing this in about 5 weeks. I really recommend this if you want to tighten, tone and reclaim a body that is even better than before the kids came along. Combined with the #1 Weight Loss Program this is still a work out I use as a fitness maintenance program and I highly recommend it.

    Use this program to jumpstart your weight loss - click here to make a commitment to a healthier (slimmer) YOU!
     

Ta-Da! #1 Weight Loss Program Choice : Fat Loss For Idiots

Don't let the title throw you off - this is a well designed and very well thought out program that will give you great results, they claim 9-lbs in 11 days, my average has been a very steady 2-4-lbs a week and that's about how I put it on so I'm really happy with how it has worked so far.

With the jump start from the first two plans I tried (choices 2 and 3 on this page) I have gone from a size 26 to a 12 and I'm doing it without feeling deprived, cranky or like I'm missing anything food-wise. This was my number one choice out of the original 30 plans I looked at.

I skipped the fad plans, pills and shake replacement plans - because honestly, we both know you can't live on that and the jury is still out on whether or not the new generation of fat burners and other pills are harmful or not (remember Fen-phen?).

Banana Milkshake!Curious about the meals on the Fat Loss 4 Idiots Program?
 Meal #1: Flavored Oatmeal or Banana Milkshake
Meal #2: Tuna Salad or Chicken or Fruit Salad
Meal #3: Sandwich (any type) or Cottage Cheese
..............or Fish Filet
Meal #4: Scrambled Eggs [and] Mixed Vegetables
.............. or Chicken

The meals are based on lean meats, fruits and veggies. At first glance this may not seem like a lot of food, but keep in mind that with Fat Loss 4 Idiots, you are not limited in your portion sizes and you're eating four meals per day instead of the three meals you're probably used to. Truthfully, I felt like I was eating too much!

The idea is to eat until your are sufficiently satisfied. Obviously don't stuff yourself but you will find you're not hungry between meals and if you're like me, on other diets you were just looking forward to the next time you could eat because you were so hungry. That's why most people quit weight loss programs, I know it's why I did.

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots program is different, so much so that it's copyrighted and since you get to eat the foods you like, it's very easy to incorporate into your lifestyle and continue on this to maintain your healthy, slender body once you get to where you personally want to be. I found no drawbacks to this plan and I'm very, let me stress, VERY happy with the results and that is why I wanted to share this information with you.

The Good Points of this program

  • The food is really good and you eat 4 meals per day to keep your sugar levels happy and your food cravings at bay. I can honestly say, I haven't had pangs for chocolate, cookies or anything else because I'm nutritionally satisfied.

  • This program is different than anything else you've done. The program goes over why low-carb and low calorie diets don't work and how they could have been working to actually lower your metabolism and cause your body to burn less fat.

  • Part of the success of this program is teaching you how your brain releases two fat burning hormones after every meal. These hormones control fat burning and fat storage. Best of all, you can control these hormones by the foods that you eat and this program shows you exactly what to eat.

  • There is an online diet generator that constantly alternates your menu between every possible type of calorie, constantly shifting from one type of calorie to the next, ensuring that the scale keeps dropping. This is called "calorie shifting".

  • There's support for when you eat out and how to choose foods that won't compromise your weight loss and instead keep your fat burning and weight loss happening.

  • Eating later at night so you're not hungry at bedtime.

  • Get the list of top fat burning foods.

  • It's ideal if you work - you can take your lunch and stay easily on the plan - not to mention saving money from eating lunch out. It's also great for stay-at-home moms like me. I found all the foods were things my family already liked and creating healthy meals that everyone enjoyed along with no compromising my own weight loss made doing this plan a breeze.