MoneyWise Weight Loss: The Faith-based Plan for Building a Better Body on a Budget

Kimberly Floyd
Wellspring Omnimedia (2007)
ISBN 9780979005428
Reviewed by Susan Pettrone for Reader Views (6/07)

From the moment I read the title, I was curious as to why it claimed to do something other weight loss books didn't….namely make it possible for the common man (or woman, in my case) to lose weight and stay on a budget at the same time. I think we all have seen the ads on T.V. that claim for $XX a week you too can achieve your goal of a slimmer, trimmer you! But what is not mentioned in those ads is the fact that in order to do just that, you must also invest in special meals for yourself to achieve that weight loss. And it isn't just the fact that you must buy some of the more popular weight loss systems’ special food, it is also a matter of the cost of such systems and how to manage not only your special diet but feed a family as well. Frankly, the complexity of some systems, combined with the cost, don't appeal to this reviewer. I live a busy life and anything that adds difficulty to my everyday routine is simply not for me.

Within the pages of this book, author Kimberly Ford explains how you can and will lose weight with her method, while achieving both a thinner you but also achieve through this book a stronger sense of self-worth in the process. Many of us have dieted and met that target goal only to find mere weeks later all of our hard work was for nothing, we gained the weight back, and not necessarily because the weight loss plan was a failure, but because we had not changed habits in self-esteem, spiritual-growth and attitude during our weight loss.

In " MoneyWise Weight Loss: The Faith-based Plan for Building a Better Body on a Budget" we are taken step by step through the process of weight loss while finding and keeping a more positive and less stressful you in the process. In this book I found sections dealing with emotional eating…that is, eating not for the sake of filling an empty stomach but to soothe or reward oneself through food. The author also explains how stress can affect our eating habits and sabotage the best diet available. Through better management of stress within ones life, excess weight can not only be removed but can stay off.

But the best thing I found in this book was in direct relationship to its title. I found that weight loss doesn't mean you have to take out a second mortgage on the house or dip into your kid's college fund to pay for it. It can be a very affordable process and the author makes that very clear within the pages of this book.

With lists that are both extremely helpful as well as healthy, the author does everything possible to help readers achieve their target goal, short of moving in and monitoring you every bite. Everything you need to achieve your goal of a slimmer, happier you is within the pages of this book.

To say I was impressed with this book would be an understatement. As someone who has tried various programs to lose "those last 5 lbs" after the birth of my sons, I never thought I'd agree with any weight-loss program. And to be completely honest, I have seen too many programs work and then within weeks or months the individuals falling back to their old ways and back at their pre-diet weight again. Not so with this program.

I found that eating healthier using the tips within this book was very simple. The author spells out anything the dieter might need in simple language and to this writer that was its greatest appeal. In this day and age of electronics that can only be used by teenagers, and books on the market that take 1000 pages to say nothing helpful, this book was a refreshing change. Not only can I see this program working for weight loss but I can also see it playing a big part in self-esteem and spiritual strength as well. I recommend “MoneyWise Weight Loss” for anyone who has tried program after program with no success. It is well-written, straight to the point and inspirational as well. I would recommend this book for anyone who is looking for a faith-based way to get fit on a budget. It is commonsense knowledge in this complicated world we all live in today.

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