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Living Lean

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Only being 22 years old, I have been on numerous programs, and have read numerous books on "weight loss". I had it all wrong! I needed to increase muscle not use it as fuel! This book is simple, straightforward, and an invaluable tool to help you succeed in slimming down. Larry doesn't sugar coat things by telling you that you will lose x amount of pounds or inches in x amount of time. He simply tells you it will work, even if you only follow this program half way, he says you will see results. And you will, Larry sets forth an abundance of at home excercises, and in the gym excercises. If you are going to trust anyone with your excess and be a success, then you have make it Larry!

My doctor recommended the Larry North program, so I decided to give it a shot. What a great day for me! I started slowly as Larry suggests by changing my meal frequency. I began to eat five meals a day. As the weight fell off, I made more changes. I began to try to eat less fat and sugar. During the first 6 months, I lost 55 pounds. As I incorporated more and more of Larry's ideas into my life, I lost more and more weight. To date I have lost 90 lbs. and will continue with this plan forever. This is definitely NOT a diet, but a change in LIFESTYLE! I have re-read this book several times and keep it nearby for inspiration! Thanks, Larry! I also have his book, Slimdown for Life. It is great too!

It works! I feel terrific! I'm thinner. The food's good (I've added lowfat recipes from new cookbooks), my energy is great, and the 60-sec. exercises can be accomplished at work. Larry North understands that the lives of working people are about something other than losing weight.

I bought the "Great American Slimdown" package after reading the book. The tapes are down- to-earth and a quick listen as I get ready for work.

Buy the book; it's worth every penny.

I never thought I'd lost 20lbs, which I had been trying to do for several years,but I did it all thanks to Larry North. I feel better and healthier then I ever have before and I enjoy cooking everything in the book. I made a banana pudding ala Larry and served it to friends, they had no idea that it was part of a slim down diet and they were astonished when I told them about it and how easy and simple it was to make. I am now exercising each day. I'm 65 and never felt younger!

I have read many of the reviews on the Larry North Slim Down Program and it seems to me that it depends on your attitude towards begining a new weight loss plan. There is no doubt that this program works 100% and you feel good immediately just by begining the program.

The only thing that may hold you back is that you need to prepare for your day or you will mess up. Have in your mind what you are going to eat and plan your day the night before. This is where it may be difficult for people who do not have the money or time to buy a variety of foods which will keep you on the plan. You do not have to eat exactly what he tells you to eat. In fact, Larry advises you to be creative and eat different types of foods. Some people just need some type of meal by meal daily chart to begin the program (which helped for me). Larry tells you that you should not eat a food you dislike, just make smarter food choices.

You do not have to go to the gym. If you can do one 60-second work out, that is better than nothing. I work 2 jobs, go to school, and I am married with children. This program worked for me. Get up just 15 minutes earlier in the morning and try to do your few sets of 60 second work outs at home and you are done for the day. I lost 10 lbs in the first 15 days and lots of inches. I was also walking for about 20 minutes in the morning, but you do not have to. You loose the inches first and you can really feel the difference in your clothes. The program is awesome, but you have to 'PLAN AHEAD' and have the money/time to buy foods that you like and will keep you on the program. I tried the peanut butter bar and I wanted to hurl, but I am not much for food bars.

You have to eat all day or you 'WILL' cheat. The best thing about this plan is you get cheat meals! After the first couple of cheat meals you learn how to make better meal choices on your cheat meal. Larry North does not make you feel like you failed if you mess up. He just says so what -- Get back on the program. We all cheat, so what. Move on and try to understand why you cheated. Did you forget to plan ahead, are you not balancing out your meal portions, are you not eating enough protein (which may make you crave sweets).

It is definately a learning plan which you have your whole lifetime to master. I can not recommend the program enough.

This is the same Larry North you see on TV infomercials for the Great North American Slim-down, and in fact, the content in the book and the infomercial product are very much the same. Larry guides the reader through a no-nonsense balanced nutrition program that includes easy to follow sample menu's and a fitness program. Larry shows how eating more often to feed the muscle and starve the fat can can be a quick/easy way to slim down and feel great. He does not push for perfection and even allows readers to "cheat" every now and then. Following this program I've had great results in 4 weeks, I'm eating more often, enjoying my meals, have more energy and focus and I'm 10 1bs lighter. It works.

I've tried everything to lose weight. All the other diets I've been on I would lose weight/muscle by starving myself, just to put on more weight in the months to come. Larry's program is not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I've lost over 60 lbs in seven months and feel great. This is a program that I can continue with for the rest of my life. Just try Larry's program and you'll get results. It's the best $12.00 I've ever spent.

Larry North is my HERO. This is the first diet book I have read that is not only a quick read, but also goes into the reasons why most people who have tried to diet do not succeed in the long run. It may be the only book you will ever have to get.

He covers all of the bases, and

MidwestMagazine.com will be doing a feature artice on Larry's book, as well as listing it in their "Best-Of" Section, as "BEST DIET BOOK".

Ed Buy - Editor MidwestMagazine.com

I live in Dallas so I am lucky enough to get to hear Larry's terrific weekly motivational radio show. I also work out at one of his gyms. But with the book its like having Larry in your life every day. This program really works. You will not believe how good you'll feel, and how great you'll look after you try it -- results came for me after just a week! You actually eat more and lose weight.

I have been following the program almost to a "T" (except for the beer on the weekends) for the last 5 weeks and I have had fabulous results! It has been so easy to follow and I NEVER feel hungry. I have lost 15 pounds and several inches. So far, I have gone down 2 sizes and I feel and look much better. I get so many complements now and I am loving life! I plan to stay on this "healthy eating" for the remainder of my life. This is not a diet, this is a way of eating for the heath of it! I would love to speak with Larry to tell him how much I appreciate this and what a world of difference he has made in my life. My husband has also started the program, but he is not as strict as I am and he has lost 24 pounds, go figure! Way to go LARRY NORTH!!