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The Fighter's Body:
 | The Fighter's Body: An Owner's Manual: Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial Arts author: Loren W. Christensen Wim Demeere rating:  asin: 1880336812 binding: Paperback list price: CDN$ 17.87 CAD amazon price: CDN$ 13.04 CAD |
I bought my first Loren Christensen book waaay back in the mid-90s. Though we haven’t met yet, I’ve been buying his stuff ever since. I met Wim at an Animal List BBQ in the early 2000s, and he has become a good friend. Both men are exceptional at what they do and their ability to articulate the topics they teach comes from a complete understanding of the issues.
South Beach Diet
 | South Beach Diet author: Arthur Agatston rating:  asin: 0312991193 binding: Mass Market Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD |
Three times I’ve puffed up way past my healthy body weight. Three times I’ve brought it back down and it seems more hopeless each time!
The first time I managed to reduce my weight by starting to train karate. That worked just fine, even if I did have trouble going down stairs for awhile because my knees shook so bad.
The second time I restricted my meals to one ordinary portion of a meal; no seconds, no desert and that too was not bad but it took a longer time.
This time I was off training with back to back injuries for two years. Ouch! It seemed to be pretty hopeless until Pamela, my dear one, decided she had to do the South Beach Diet. She read the book and got the rational. She read the recipe book and told me, "These look good!" ignoring me when I glanced askance at her.
(When she ignores me I get to practice making faces at her - too much fun to resist, right guys? !)
So in August 06, I went on the diet and dropped 15lbs very easily and quickly. Then I went to phase 2 and hovered at the same weight until the next summer. Since I was not happy with where I was hovering, I got serious again with a strict phase 1 effort and have dropped another 20 lbs. in two months. It’s so easy I think I’ll keep going for 185, woo hoo!
Well, that’s my story and I recommend this book and diet for anyone wanting an easy and workable diet to lose some pounds. It is easily worth the money…
Just remember, a good workout three times a week is very beneficial too!
Here’s a sample recipe:
