Women's Health Perfect Body Diet: The Ultimate Weight Loss and Workout Plan to Drop Stubborn Pounds and Get Fit for Life

by Cassandra Forsythe and Cassandra Forsythe M.S.

Book Overview

Carrying the trusted Women's Health name and featured on the Today show and in Time magazine, this diet combines a customized eating program with a body-shape-specific exercise plan. Women all over... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594867909
• ISBN13: 9781594867903
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.7" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Amazing book!

This is an amazing book...I love that it is customized not only for each body type, but also by your sensitivity to carbs. It has really helped me identify what I need to do, and in just 4 weeks, I've already lost 5 lbs. and several inches. I was worried the workouts would be too easier, since I'm already an exerciser, but they are very challenging! If you are honest in identifying your body type and your sensitivity to carbs, and then choose the custom program meant for you, you will succeed!

Low-Carb Nutrition With A Hunger-Satisfying 'Secret Weapon'

If you have read The TNT Diet by Dr. Jeff Volek and Adam Campbell and wished there was a female version of that book, then this is it! In fact, the author Cassandra Forsythe works with Dr. Volek, a world-renowned low-carb diet researcher from The University of Connecticut, and has her name appearing on many of the latest low-carb research studies over the past few years. She believes in low-carb nutrition and was asked by Women's Health magazine to write a book about weight loss and fitness. Some have been critical of this book because they claim it focuses too much on low-fat and not enough on low-carb. But I think it does a good job of having people avoid the culprit carbs that pack on the pounds which is most important when you are looking for a diet plan that will actually work. The "secret weapon" behind this program is the glucomannan fiber that you sprinkle on your foods to make you fuller faster, take away your hunger, and to slow down the absorption of the food into your body. Again, critics say this is gimmicky, but it could be just what is needed to help someone struggling with their weight to get their body into shape. Forsythe is an avid weight trainer and provides specific exercises for women to get that "perfect body" they desire.

Great book!

All women who struggle with their weight should read and follow this book. It just makes sense. The diet is easy to follow and the supplements are easy to incorporate. A lot of research and energy went into the writing of this book and the reader can tell. This book is well worth the purchase price as you are worth the effort to follow it. Go for it and enjoy!

This is a lifestyle change I can do

First of all this isn't a gimmick this is common sense, remember that? You need fiber to feel full and you need protein to achieve healthy results for your body. This book is full of great inforamtion and shows you how using glucomannan to help you reach your weight loss goals. In no way does this book or plan tell you this should be your only source of fiber. Unless you've actually tried the supplement can you really judge something? I feel using something as natural as glucomannan to help you feel full longer and help you make better food choices ,then that's not a bad thing. I've actually been using the supplement for sometime and have found no ill side effects or grainy issues with it's use. I've also found that following the food plan and using the glucomannan actually helps with feeling full and not overeating This book also guides you to other really great food choices and how adding more protein to your everyday intake will help you achieve weight loss goals. I found this very informative and have been using the information for the past 3 weeks with amazing results. The muffin top is disappearing and I'm feeling more energetic and alert daily. I find myself thinking about what I'm putting in my mouth and not feeling like I'm starving or going to pass out from lack of eating. I love the exercise program and anyone looking for a Great instructor and at home workout need only to purchase the accompany Perfect body workout. You get a great workout that also helps you achieve the weight loss goals we're all looking for. This is a well thoughtout book and doesn't lead anyone to believe this is an overnight miracle or that glucomannan is a food substitute but a supplement to help aid you. This is like any other publication it only works if you apply the information and follow the plan.

Perfect Plan for Me

As a long-time exerciser and dieter, I have been all over the spectrum, from underweight, to "just right," to overweight. This diet really gathers all the things that put me in that "just right" zone and makes it easy to see why those practices worked so well for me. The Glucomannan, contrary to a previous post, is really not a "gimicky" thing. It's a suggested supplement that truly helps aid me in feeling more satisfied and, um, regular (if ya know what I mean). It does make your food thicker - the book is clear on this. It doesn't make food grainy, though - at least not in my experience. Again, you have to experiment and find out which foods you like with the Gluocomannan, and then try to work those foods into your diet as often as possible. With the low-carb or moderate-carb plans available to choose from, I think there's something reasonable for every woman out there with this plan. And really...don't we all know how we react to carbohydrates already? Despite the establishment which repeats the silly "Food Triangle" plan which centers upon carbohydrates as a blanket policy, that 9-11 servings a day of grains/starch doesn't work for everyone. And many woman process carbs differently...I know I do. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome in 2007, and this diet has allowed me to lose about 3 lbs. already (and I've only been on it 2 weeks). And I haven't been hungry. As for the workouts, I think they are great. I love to go in the gym and lift hard, and this plan (I'm a pear) allows me to satisfy that with my upper body workouts, while still giving me the right guidance on how to train my lower body and how to structure my cardio plan. I am happy to give this book a great recommendation. Like with any plan...if you want it to work, you have to give it two things: 1) 100% of your effort, and 2) a little time.