Be a Loser!: Lose Inches Fast--No Diet [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Bobbie Katz (Collaborator) "I was an overweight, out-of-shape, tired, frustrated, depressed, almost-forty-year-old housewife married to a surgeon who was never home, and I had just recently given birth..." (more)
Key Phrases: aerobic breathing, inch loss, suck your stomach (more...)

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Greer Childers, age 53 and mother of three, credits her BodyFlex method with dropping her from a size 14/16 to a size 4/6 in 90 days. Childers had tried jogging, aerobics, and personal trainers; she got firmer but no smaller, and felt tired all the time. "In terms of being a couch potato, I was definitely mashed," she writes. Then she discovered what she calls "aerobic breathing" and claims she started burning off inches. Fitness and weight-loss experts would argue that aerobic exercise--not just breathing--is what burns fat, but Childers insists the method has worked for her and her clients.

Be a Loser presents Childers's own story about trying to lose weight and her theory about weight loss--that oxygen is "the non-medical miracle" and that learning how to breathe "aerobically" is her secret for weight loss. She teaches her breathing technique and a series of simple stretches and nonstrenuous calisthenic exercises that she claims "tone muscle."

Product Description

A high-energy, deep-breathing program for weight loss, body firming, and toning, "Be a Loser!" features the BodyFlex method developed through the workshops of Greer Childers, whose bestselling video tapes are sold via the Home Shopping Network and QVC. 40 color illustrations. 20 photos.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Times Books; 1 edition (April 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812929993
• ISBN-13: 978-0812929997
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #649,117 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The healthiest way to lose wieght..., April 12, 2000

By	Axel (Hsouton, TX.) - See all my reviews

I had read many reviews, wathced many reruns of the infomercials and I never thought that a book and a tape could and would change my life. I started Body Flex as soon as I recieved them. I followed all that it said, it is SO simple. In 2 weeks I lost 20 lbs. By the end of the summer (2 months) I had lost 40 lbs.! I was shocked... It's the easiest most healthiest way to be lean and flexible. Oxygen is the healthiest thing you can put in your body other than water, and guess what? Water also HAS oxygen. Not only do you lose inches, weight and do you feel good, but also, it heals your body in more ways than you can imagine. Oh, and your energy levels SKY ROCKET the second you finish the 15 min. Simply try it, in America there are always refunds!

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone lets body flex!, January 28, 2000

By	Tasha H. (Milwaukee,WI) - See all my reviews

Body Flex is an excellent Program.I first ordered the body flex system one year ago. The first time I tried it I was winded,one week later I lost 8 inches. I some how fell off the bandwagon and three weeks ago I got back on. I bought the book and and been doing body flex proudly for the past three weeks. Total I have lost 11 inches in 2 weeks and I can't wait to measure myself again next week.

For those of you who claim that body flex is not working for you I offer you this advise. 1.MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING THIS ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. 2.TUCKING IN YOUR STOMACH IS VERY CRUCIAL TO THE WHOLE SYSEM. 3.LISTEN TO THE MOTIVATION TAPE BEFORE AND AFTER THE WORKOUT. 4.HOLD FOR 8 SECONDS AND DON.T DROP YOUR STOMACH. This is a great concept and If I can get everyone convinced I will!

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greer Childers is a Godsend!, August 28, 2000

By	"erin--" (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Be a Loser!: Lose Inches Fast--No Diet (Paperback)

When I first picked up BE A LOSER! I did not expect it to work at all, and figured I would return it. I had been dieting for five weeks, and the puonds had stopped moving down, so I figured it couldn't hurt to try. I WAS PROVEN WRONG! In the first week I lost 5 1/2 inches. Although the book says an inch loss of 4-14 inches is normal (and I was on the low end), I was thrilled. Think how long that would take with normal excersize...I've never gotten results like those walking, running, playing sports, etcetera. I've continued to lose pounds (at around 3-5 a week), which is mighty impressive, since though I try to work on my eating, Butterfingers do make their way into my diet! For one week straight, I ate a huge mozerella and bacon omlette for breakfast, followed my Haagen-Daaz topped with heavy cream...I didn't gain ANY weight, and it is due to Bodyflex. Normally, a binge week like that would have added at LEAST 5 or 6 pounds. You might not lose 14 inches the first week, but you will become tighter all over, and if you eat right (and sometimes, even if you don't), you will see result more quickly than any excersize and many eating programs. I have done almost everything (many I would NEVER reccommend), but Bodyflex, hokey as it seems, is the real deal. I am still in the proces of losing weight, but I know this program will ensure that once I reach goal, I'll never have to lose weight again. Greer- THANK YOU!