Book Review: Thinner in 30

Book: Thinner in 30: Small Changes That Add Up to Big Weight Loss in Just 30 Days by Jenna Wolfe

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

A month from now, you'll wish you had started today.

Yes, a month is all it takes to see long-term results.

And seriously-even YOU can lose that weight!

Food and exercise fads come and go, mainly because they just aren't sustainable. After a few days, you're hungry, bored, or hungry AND bored. That's why the Today show's very first lifestyle and fitness correspondent, Jenna Wolfe, created her famous 30-Day Fitness Challenge for her viewers. The challenge was wildly successful because of its unprecedented and simple approach to everyday health and fitness-one small tip a day for 30 days.

Now, in THINNER IN 30, Jenna takes her foolproof program to the next level, giving you the tools and motivation you'll need to achieve your wellness goals with thirty small changes that add up to big results-in as few as 30 days. It's all possible without joining a gym, counting calories, or signing up for a trendy class you can't even pronounce. The perfect plan for busy men and women of all ages and fitness levels, THINNER IN 30 puts the focus on small, bite-size tips which lead to long-term weight loss.

Jenna blends athletic wisdom, laugh-out-loud humor, and easy-to-follow advice, like how many times to chew your food per bite, what the heck carbs are all about, and how to sneak in workouts without any time, money, equipment, or energy (pretty much covering any excuse you may have). THINNER IN 30 will help you discover just how easy it is to get healthy without having to deprive yourself or work out 12 hours a day.

Rating: 4 stars

Review:

Health and Fitness beginners, looking for some motivation to start getting healthy, well I think Thinner in 30 would make a good resource (even for health nuts).

The author Jenna Wolfe gives 30 easy to use and follow changes which also includes plenty of tips and advice to get the reader started on their way to being healthy. There are also exercises and workouts provided throughout.

I love taking challenges so doing this one wasn't such a big deal for me. After completing Thinner in 30, did I notice a difference? Actually, yes, because as much as I don't like to write down what I eat which was change #2, I made myself do it. By doing that, it did make me aware of what I was eating especially when I was snacking. I'll be honest, I thought I was eating more healthy snacks (like fruits and veggies) but what I found was I was also eating a lot of chips. That's my mindless midday snacking.

I also like change #14 which is Reward Yourself. Getting healthy isn't necessarily easy but if you've been doing a good job making time to exercise, even if it's just walking the dog, why not congratulate yourself for staying with it.

The most difficult change for me was #15 which was Prepare Your Meals and Workouts for the Day/Week. I never have any idea what I want to eat and I certainly have no set plans when I workout. So to actually figure it out in advance was a bit of a challenge for me. I gathered up some of those quick and easy recipes I always say I'm going to make and yet again, made myself do it. Yeah, some of the recipes weren't so great but I found out that if I had to I could find time to cook. I also like that take-out wasn't out of the question but I made sure to go for the healthy options.

As for the workouts, knowing what I was going to do ahead of time beyond working my upper body, lower body or total body wasn't bad. But I still prefer to just pick and choose when the time comes to workout.

By following this challenge you're gradually getting use to making healthy food choices and making it easy to fit in exercise. But also with being more relaxed such as with changes #9 (Stop, Sit and Disengage for at Least Five Minutes a Day) and #28 (Drop One Stressful Thing in Your Life).

This challenge wasn't bad and I even found quite a few things I would like to continue doing.