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Originally Posted by realcdn
And with so many books, articles, diets, training systems... how does the average woman choose one?
I know that some books will be in both, and it likely includes recipe books as well, but really - where do you start?
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I think the key point to your questions is knowing when your BULLSHIT meter is and should be going off. I think the diet/fitness people that will tell you its HARD and you have to put forth EFFORT are the ones worth reading. The ones that tell you it takes TIME, EFFORT, and a strong COMMITMENT are the ones worth their salt.
I think the people that are honest and not telling you that you will be "peeling off the pounds" or "shedding off the fat" at 5lbs a week are the ones that you want to be listening to. 1 pound a week is good solid progress 1.5 is great and 2 is awesome.
1 pound a week = 4 pounds a month = 48lbs a year (not to bad could be better)
1.5 pounds a week = 6 pounds a month = 72lbs a year (that is really great progress)
2 pounds a week = 8 pounds a month = 96 lbs a year (simply awesome)
Finding the experts that are telling the truth that losing the weight won't be some easy magical journey that requires little to no effort on your part is a test but knowing that its not an easy quick fix task is the majority of the first step. Guys like Cosgrove, Schuler, McDonald all will tell you its going to be tough that its going to take hard work and effort to reach your goals are the ones worth listening to.