Anybody Read This?

The Four Day Win: End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace This morning, I saw an interview with Martha Beck on a local show. She's a regular of Oprah's and I normally shun most things Oprah, but I liked what this woman had to say. She feels that trying to lose weight with will power is a bunch of hooey and I agree. I've ordered the book and will let you know how I feel about it. Book Description The woman Psychology Today calls "the best-known life coach in America" shatters the myth that willpower is an effective weight-loss tool and introduces a revolutionary approach to lifetime leanness based on a series of "4-day wins" that work with any weight-loss program Substitute a good habit for a bad one and stick to it for just 4 days, and it begins to feel normal. That's the surprising discovery that holds the key to lifetime weight control, according to life coach and New York Times best-selling author Martha Beck. Not a conventional diet or exercise program, The Four-Day Win combines evolutionary logic, psychology, and neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to restructure itself, which suggests ways to reshape our bodies) with strategies and success stories--plus large doses of humor and an insightful, straightforward approach to teach the principles required to reverse weight issues. Drawn from hundreds of hours interviewing weight losers--in both her discussions with private clients and her groundbreaking consulting work for Jenny Craig--Dr. Beck reveals: ? why willpower-based dieting is doomed to fail ? how to step out of the conflict between the rule-making Commander (who bans all our favorite foods) and the rule-breaking Resistor (who gives in to cravings) and reach the Watcher, who is our happiest self ? what the latest research into the mind-body connection reveals about how our emotions affect our eating Breaking down the weight-loss marathon into 4-day intervals, Dr. Beck provides effective strategies for changing the behaviors that make us fat. And if there is a relapse, readers take comfort in knowing they are just 4 days from turning it around.

Connie, your post has put a name and a face to how I am attempting to live my life every day. I have not heard of Martha Beck but will certainly look into getting a copy of her book. Thanks for this! M.

Hi!! Give us a book review after you read it...it sounds rather interesting, yet simplistic in theory. Thanks for telling us about it! Joanie