Book: YOU on a Diet

I saw this in the neighborhood Barnes & Noble and bought a copy. It's the same old messages, nothing really new. Here's what it recommends:

1. Walk for 30 minutes every day.
2. Do 30 minutes of weight training each week.
3. Do 60 minutes of additional, higher intensity cardio each week.
4. Take a stretch break for 5 minutes each day - preferably after the walk.
5. Eat more fiber and cut out the saturated and trans fats and enriched flours and sugars ("white stuff").
6. Eat 3 meals plus snacks daily, and eat one of the healthier desserts in the book only every other day.
7. Eat basically the same thing for breakfast and lunch each day (not one I subscribe to).
8. Get 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Peri- or post-menopause and anxiety be damned, eh?
9. Have sex at least semi-regularly. I personally translate this to a combination of love and stress reduction; ymmv.
10. Drink lots of water - the one thing that comes easily and naturally for me.

    So of course we've heard this advice before; I need to hear it periodically restated in a way that gets my attention. The format of this book is approachable and attractive as well. Check out the amazon reviews.

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