REVIEW: "Get With the Program" by Bob Greene

Title: "Get With the Program"
Author: Bob Greene
Pages: 211
Diety?: yes
Promotes IE?: somewhat
My Rating: 3.5***

Being a fitness instructor, Bob's emphasis is always more on exercise than anything else. But, I like how he stresses that you need to go at your own pace. He also encouraged the readers to eat only when physiologically hungry, and to be mindful in their eating! (IE principles!)

This book taught me things I didn't know about exercise and weight loss. But it's still too 'diety' for me to give it a higher rating.

REVIEW: "The Best Life Diet" by Bob Greene

Title: "The Best Life Diet"
Author: Bob Greene
Pages: n/a
Diety?: somewhat
Promotes IE?: somewhat
My Rating: 4****

Much as I'm no longer into "dieting", I requested this book from the library because I read (in my book club flyer) that it supposedly talks of the "hunger scale", and "eating only when you're hungry". I was curious.

And, I hadn't intended to read this book. I'd only intended to skim it. But, it was an easy read, and there was lots of good & interesting information inside.

My problem with it is that it's still a diet -- he asks you to follow calorie-counts (but not necessarily to COUNT calories), and to cut out foods. But, otherwise, it's a decent program. He is only leading you to a healthier lifestyle, by choosing foods that don't have a lot of sugars, trans fats, or salts. Closer to "natural", I guess.