Do You Lean or Jump?

Are you the type of person who jumps into things, or do you prefer to lean in slowly?  If you are the latter, The Lean, A Revolutionary and Simple 30-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss, by New York Times bestseller Kathy Freston, is a book you may want to read.  It gives 30 new healthy habits to try out one day at a time.

Well researched and easy to read, Ms. Freston offers suggestions on diet, exercise, and self-analysis techniques to combat weight loss from a variety of planes.

A word of warning to carnivores:  if you are completely opposed to vegan views you might want to skip a few chapters that deal with it’s anti-animal and animal by-products consumption philosophy, which can seem a tad overzealous.  For example, one of the exercises is to switch from cheese made from cow’s milk to plant-based cheese and she wrote,

“And by the way, can we talk about what it really means to eat cheese?  You are consuming the breast milk of a 1,500-pound animal!  I mean, imagine a friend of yours inviting you to her house for pizza by saying, ‘Come on over for dinner; I used my breast milk to make some cheese for the pizza, and I think you will really like the taste of it!'”

But that aside, it was a very informative book, and I’m looking forward to trying some of the new habits she suggested.  Her very doable advice ranges from eat more fiber, to try a super food smoothie, to do guided mediation exercises.   She also includes recipes at the end of the book.  If you are interested, it is on sale now for $15.99.

What about you?  When you are trying a new exercise or weight loss program to you prefer to jump in or lean in slowly?

Lisa

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