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Combat Fat!: America's Revolutionary 8-Week Fat-Loss Program

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As a doctor, nearly half of the men and women I see in my medical practice are overweight. About 2 in 10 are frankly obese. For years I've been on the lookout for an approach to losing weight that made sense and that I could recommend to them with some degree of enthusiasm. I finally found the answer in this program called the "Combat Fat" program. The book was effectively brought to my attention by one of my patients who had already given the Combat Fat approach a try and had begun to win her battle to trim down. It's the only approach I know of that is actually based on guidelines set up by the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control, which is reassuring when you stop to consider how may weight loss programs are little more than fads. I plan to inform my overweight patients about this unusually user friendly book, especially those who are trying to give up cigarettes or have a family history of diabetes or heart disease or if they're already in trouble with any one of a number of obesity-related illnesses, or if they're just interested in looking better and living longer.

A New York Phyician

If you want a no nonsense fitness plan to follow then this book is for you! This book contains a large menu section that covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. I really liked the fact that it listed the recipes for many of the meals. There are three levels of exercise plans including stretches. Absolutely everything is spelled out for you, there is no guesswork. You can say goodbye to calorie counting, pre-packaged meals and supplements. The bottom line is: This book works.

An excellent book! I found this to be the most comprehensive, informative and easy to understand health-related book I've ever read. It refocuses the long-time emphasis away from weight control and calorie counting to the real health problem facing millions of Americans: Fat. It clearly defines the problem and the best way to tackle it. Not only does it include lots of exercises designed to fight fat, it also devotes many pages to nutrition, diet, menus and the psychology of improving over-all health by reducing the percentage of fat in ones body. It's the kind of book you can continually refer to. It's already helped me look and feel better. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to avoid fad diets and deceptive weight-loss schemes.

I heard about the book on NPR's Talk of the Nation. I am usually a sceptic about these kinds of books, but it since it is based on the Surgeon General's approach I am going to give it a chance. It is very common sense in its approach and is filled with tips, shortcuts, and ideas to make weight loss easier to incorporate into my life. Nicely done and recommended.

This is an awesome program. I have been confused by the complexity of other programs. I read the entire book in one day and found the advice straightforward and easy to implement in my everyday life. I am losing weight and getting fitter than I have been in years.

For the most part, I am enjoying this book. The diet is based on the food pyramid, and the exercise program has do-able daily choices. My only complaints are the following: First, the page quality is very poor. I felt like I had to be really careful turning the pages or they would tear. Second, some of the exercise photos show very poor form, like knees extending past ankles is lunges. All in all, it's a good book.

Based on official guidelines from the Surgeon General and CDC, Combat Fat! by fitness, diet, and exercise authority Andrew Flach is a solidly written, "user friendly" guide to healthy eating, proper exercise, and a medically sound weight loss plan to improve personal overall fitness and health. Body-mindful recipes, stretches, workouts, and more fill the pages of this handy and very highly recommended informational resource.