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Bootcamp360 for Brides: The Few, the Proud, the Fit

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You heard me right. In 4 months I lost 45 pounds and went from wearing the XL to the Medium and sometimes even a small. I love this workout regimen. I think what makes it different aren't the fantastic exercises and nutritional sections but the fact that it really helps you with the motivation. I knew I needed to exercise more and eat less but I didn't do it until I bought this book. I love the excuses vs reason page! I recommend this book for brides, sisters, mothers and anyone that wants to lose weight for good! I am on the 'active duty' part of the book and I plan to keep it off!

If i could wrap up Tamara and her program and take them home I would! I went from being totally unmotivated to get my butt off the couch to exercising daily. i totally toned up and can now wear the clothing i want to. I feel fantastic. i have tons of energy, my confidence is soaring and i know i will be a beautiful bride. I changed my dress to something i really wanted - strapless - now that i have sexy arms. We just booked our honeymoon vacation and I can't wait to get on that bikini and hit the beach. Ladies, I highly recommend this book. The exercise routines are easy to follow, the nutritional section is tasty and the motivation keeps you going. Thanks Bootcamp360!!!!!

I am gettng married this year and decided to try losing 10 pounds for my wedding. This program really made it happen for me. It was easy to follow and I didn't need any major equipment or a gym to make it happen. I love all the motivational tips and being able to see REAL people and their before and afters. It kept me going. The recipes are yummy and the exercises are tough. I would highly recommend this to any woman that wants to get in shape. I even bought copies for all my bridesmaids so that they could do it with me. Wish us luck!

A book that is realistic in it's approach and believes in the power of health. Every woman wants to feel and look beautiful on her big day. This book is a great guide and motivates you to get there! Highly recommended.

I bought this book hopeing to get into shape for my wedding, I find it dificult to follow. Yes she does map out a plan but you have to filp back and forth and practilly memorize the book before you go to the gym to get the moves down!

I believe that this helps anyone, Bride or not, to take on weightloss head on. I'm pairing the workout with a medical weightloss program and I love it. I'm not far enough to see results but I feel great already and my weights feel lighter than when I started. Stick with it and it'll be worth it.

I actually didn't buy this book because I am getting married anytime soon - since I am not - but because I had heard that it is one of the most comprehensive exercise books out. From the ones that I have encountered, I have to agree. It combines easy to understand (not always so easy to do - at least the first time) routines with tips on how to get yourself motivated. And the charts that come with it are a great tool to get anyone started on a comprehensive fitness program, whether you have a year or just a few months.

If I could give this book negative stars, I would. It's truly disgusting. It cynically exploits two groups in America that are known for their willingness to plunk down phenomenal amounts of cash in pursuit of their dreams -- brides-to-be and women who think they're too fat and get caught up in the weight loss craze.

Kleinberg's "program" is nothing more than an unholy union of militaristic language juxtaposed with the flowery, sentimental dreaming that supposedly infuses the engagement days of any girl-bride. The program relies heavily on guilting women about the size and shape of their bodies, particularly in relationship to male bodies, exhorting women to go ahead and eat cookies if they wish, but only if they first strip down and eat it naked in front of the mirror (apparently to shame themselves out of the desire for tasty food).

Kleinberg uses the same shaming technique by encouraging women to compare their female bodies to that of their husbands-to-be in a method that is nothing short of absolutely evil, throughout the book encouraging women to "Be his better half, not his better three-quarters".

There's no reason to believe the program itself would not be effective since there's absolutely nothing original about it except for its cynical target marketing. Indeed, her program consists of exactly what doctors have been telling Americans for years -- that good nutrition and exercise are the keys to weight loss and physical health. Kleinberg has simply regurgitated this basic medical advice using a woman's supposed fixation on her wedding day as the culmination of her otherwise pitiful existence, as if we have little other motivation for good health than to look waifishly dainty in a party dress.

This is the worst book I have had the misfortune to pick up (perhaps ever) and any self-respecting woman will avoid it like the plague. Take the medical advice, but give Kleinberg and her fascist, self-hating sexism two middle fingers way, way up.