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With this Revised and Updated Edition of Let's Do Lunch, you eat until full in all the food groups, including all you want of unprocessed starchy carbs, the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, lean red meat, corn thins, cheese, healthy fats, veggies, whole-grain cereals and crispbreads, dark brown and wild rice, snacks, dressings, condiments, and sauces. But because these foods stabilize your blood sugar, your body forces you to become less and less hungry with each passing day. Thus, you begin to eat less and less, consume fewer and fewer calories, and lose all the weight you want.
In Let's Do Lunch, Roger Troy reveals:
If you want to read about and talk with other Let's Do Lunch dieters, go to letsdolunch.com and click on "message boards." Once you do, you'll want to get started on this program right away.
It Might Be Your Story Too!
As a little kid, my favorite thing to do was to go to Smitty's restaurant in La Porte, Indiana, and order a mouthwatering hamburger, deliciously greasy French fries, and an extra-thick chocolate "frosty malt." At every opportunity I ended up in a booth at Smitty's with one of my friends. I always felt a little mesmerized in anticipation of the food to come.
My parents knew about my fixation for this food, of course, and almost every Saturday night after Dad's gig (he had a band) they would wake me up by waving one of Smitty's burgers under my nose. I will remember as long as I live how terrific it was to wake up to this scent. This act of love endeared me to my mother and father forever.
Then came my downfall. To reward me for having brought home a good report card, my parents asked if there was anything special I would like. I thought about this for a while and decided I would like them to take me to Smitty's for "all I could eat." They agreed, and I proceeded to take in so many burgers, fries, and frosty malts that upon walking outside I upchucked all over the sidewalk. This was not what Mom and Dad had expected-nor had I-and looking back, it should havebeen a clue, but it wasn't.
A tradition started that night. Every time I did something good-such as make the basketball team, not miss any school, get up in the morning without being called a second time-I would ask my parents to take me to Smitty's to "pig out." It was what I wanted, and they consented. Food became a reward for me. This was the beginning of my addiction to food. Food brought pleasure. And if a little food brought a little pleasure, then more food brought more pleasure.
I ate like a horse and would assuredly have become as big as one if I hadn't been involved in athletics. Because of sports involvement, I kept my weight fairly stable and within bounds until I left college. After I married my wife, Anita, I stopped working out every day and became the proverbial couch potato. Unfortunately, my eating habits did not slow down. I gained weight by the week.
The fact that I was depressed because we were very poor didn't help matters. At my lowest moment, I remember Anita trying to cheer me up with the only thing that seemed to give me pleasure-besides her. She surprised me with two family-size pizzas she had purchased with the last money we had to our names-six valuable silver dollars that had been handed down to her, generation after generation. I cried, and she hugged me and stroked my hair and told me how much she loved me.
I rationalized my food addiction. I only ate when I was happy, sad, satisfied, frustrated, focused, confused, anxious, contented, encouraged, depressed, confident, afraid, or loving. The truth is I never ran out of reasons for eating. Within two years I had gained one hundred pounds.
I ate almost nonstop, from the time I got home from work until I went to bed. I ate everything you can imagine: hamburgers, hot dogs, tacos, nachos with cheese, French fries, milk shakes, sub sandwiches, fried chicken, fried fish, cheesecake, ice cream, chocolate bars, cashews-name any food that sounds good to the average person and I was a consumer of it!
I also ate throughout my workdays. I remember innumerable business luncheons when I actually told the waitress to serve me two full meals, one right after the other. I don't have to tell you how often my expense account was questioned.
Even Embarrassing Moments Didn't Keep Me from Stuffing My Face
Over the years, I paid a painful price for my compulsive overeating. Eating was fun, but being fat was not. I remember going to the "big and tall" clothing store and praying they had something in my size. I had a five-foot waist and a twenty-two-inch neck, and many times the shop simply didn't have anything in its inventory to fit me. I felt like a freak. When I flew first class and the stewardess had to bring me a seat belt extension, I was so embarrassed that I put my face in a magazine for the whole trip.
Then there were the times we went out to eat and everyone wanted to sit in a booth, but I just wouldn't fit. I could see the looks on the faces of the people around us as they snickered and whispered about my weight. I can't begin to tell you how bad I hurt when this happened. But I just couldn't help myself, I still sat down at a table and stuffed my big fat face.
It seems like yesterday that after I drove a golf cart, everyone in the clubhouse stared at the long black mark on my shirt caused by the steering wheel rubbing against my enormous belly. After I noticed the stares, I sat with my arms crossed over the mark and then sneaked out the back door. I went home feeling totally lost as to what to do about my problem.
I also remember my embarrassment at an amusement park, when everyone watched as I could not lock myself into the roller coaster and had to get up and leave. I went off by myself, unable to hold back the tears.
There was a day when I had to sit on one side of our friends' boat while everyone else sat on the other side. I didn't say a word as I anxiously awaited the end of the ride, and I never accepted an invitation like that again.
At a University of Minnesota wine-tasting party for the benefit of the Williams Scholarship Fund, I won the drawing for "your weight in wine." The master of ceremonies was stunned when he saw how much I weighed, but I was the one who was stunned when he announced to everyone, "The winner weighs 360 pounds!" I wanted to crawl under a table. I know my face turned beet red as I walked to the podium. That was the first time I had heard my weight broadcast to a roomful of people. The obvious now had a number attached to it, but that didn't keep the number from climbing higher.
Even when I least expected it, my weight caused me humiliation. My doctor-Neil Hoffman of Minneapolis, Minnesota-put me in the hospital for three days to give me a thorough physical. The very first evening as I was lying on my bed, I heard a loud, squeaky noise coming down the hall. Closer and closer it came to my room. Finally the door swung open as two nurses, both soaked in perspiration, wheeled in the hospital freight scale and asked me to please get on. I felt like a steer going to market. At that moment, I actually hated myself.
It Wasn't that I Didn't Try to Get a Handle on Things ...
Although my eating was out of control, I desperately tried again and again to get a handle on it. I attempted so many diets that it almost became funny to me, so much so that I went around telling my friends I was going to write a book called How to Gain and Maintain, by R. T. Wilson, President of the Tons of Fun Weight Club. I told people I would write pearls of wisdom, such as, "You must have chocolate during sex in order to make up for the calories being burned," and "Hamburgers are a must at the end of a gourmet evening because you'll still be starving."
Humor was a mask for my heavy-heartedness.
I was a professional dieting failure. I just didn't have the discipline and willpower necessary to succeed. In recent years I've discovered that many people have tried some of the same things I tried:
I Measured and Weighed
For about two weeks, I followed a diet that involved measuring and weighing food, food exchanges, and a weekly weigh-in and meeting. The problem was that I just didn't feel like I got enough to eat. Even though this program undoubtedly works for a lot of people, it didn't work for me.
I Tried High Protein and Fat
I ate cheese, bacon, eggs, meat, butter, and so forth, and lost some weight over a few weeks. But even though it worked in the short run, I got sick of eating all the greasy food that was prescribed and not being able to eat other foods. So, I gradually started eating in my old way and ended up heavier than I was before.
I Tried a Liquid Diet
I drank powders mixed in water and learned about nutrition. Once again, even though this program undoubtedly works for a lot of people, it just didn't work for me. I lasted about three weeks, until at a University of Minnesota basketball game I told my wife I felt very weird, like I was in a twilight zone. She said, "Forget it. This diet might be causing more harm than it's worth." I was off and eating again.
I Tried Acupuncture
I got to a point where I was desperate and willing to try just about anything. I went with our daughter's mother-in-law to an acupuncture specialist who stuck needles in our heads. This was supposed to cure her smoking problem and, of course, my weight problem. On our way home from the treatment, we looked at each other and burst out laughing. She lit up a cigarette and drove me to the doughnut shop.
I Tried the "Taste Only" Method
I decided it was only necessary to taste the foods I liked. So, without anyone knowing about it, I went to McDonald's and bought three Quarter Pounder burgers with cheese, two large orders of fries, two chocolate shakes, a cherry pie, and an apple pie. I then went into my bedroom and proceeded to chew the food but not swallow anything. That's right, I used an airline bag to deposit the food into after I had tasted it. The method didn't work, by the way. It lasted just that one meal.
Then Along Came a Very Good Reason to Lose Weight ...
After a string of failures, along came a very good reason to lose some weight. Our daughter, Tyra, set a wedding date, and nothing had ever motivated me more to lose weight. And nothing I had done before or have done since was more painful than losing the weight I lost in order to proudly walk her down the aisle. I agonizingly pushed myself away from the table for nine months and got down to 278 pounds. I was so proud of myself! But the day of the wedding, even as I was walking her down the aisle, all I could think about was pigging out at the reception.
Can you imagine not being able to fully enjoy your own daughter's wedding because your mind is preoccupied with a vision of foods you have felt deprived of? That night I ate and drank everything in sight. I was off and eating again, and I gained back all the weight I had lost-plus more.
A Pattern of Monday Morning "Fresh Starts" Kicked In
Then-play it again, Sam-I got sick of the way I looked, and almost every Monday I'd start dieting again. I tried desperately to duplicate what I had done in losing weight for Tyra's wedding. By Monday night, my mind was tormented with thoughts of food.
The Monday-morning resolve lasted sometimes a day, sometimes two or three days, and then I would offer Anita or our son, Ty, money to go get a family-size pizza, lots of tacos and nachos with cheese, cashews, chocolate covered peanuts, chips and dip, cake, ice cream, chocolate bars-you name it and I bribed a member of my family to get it for me.
After gorging myself until I couldn't eat anymore, I would say to my wife, "Throw all the rest of this stuff away because I'm starting my diet tomorrow." Starting a diet the next day, of course, never happened. Anita got smart and refused to throw away the food. Instead, she would hide it from me so that when I asked for it again she would already have it and wouldn't have to spend additional money.
Anita tells me today that the reason she always went to the store to get what I wanted was simply that even though it hurt her terribly, she couldn't stand for me to be unhappy.
In my later fat years, because of all my embarrassments and humiliations, I became a "closet eater." When eating out, I would eat just like everyone else, and when I got home I would satiate myself with everything fattening I could get my hands on.
Why Am I Willing to Tell You All This?
Why am I willing to admit all of this to you? Because no matter where you are on the dieting treadmill-trying again and again to lose weight, but instead of losing, you are gaining and gaining weight-there's a good chance I've "been there, done that." I know the pain, the humiliation, the temptations, and all the tricks of the dieting life.
But-and this is a huge, huge, huge turnaround statement for me-I'm not fat today. I haven't been fat for years! What happened?
I came to a very simple decision. I cried out to my Father in heaven and asked for help, and He answered my prayer. He gave me a plan that worked for me. I have spent several pages telling you what did not work for me, all to lead up to this point where I can tell you that I found something that does work for me. And since I'm something of an expert on what does not work, I hope you will see the wisdom in my sharing with you what does.
I developed a dieting plan that
allows me to eat until I'm full.
allows me to eat foods we all love.
allows me to eat whenever I'm hungry.
does not require that I do anything I hate to do.
Which means there's no exercising. There are no pills to take, no shakes to down, no counting of carbs, calories, fat grams, or points. There are no math exercises-no converting grams to calories. There's no measuring or weighing food, and no portioning. There are no prescribed foods to buy, no chemicals to take, and no specific liquids to drink. There are no meetings to attend.
I lost 230 pounds by eating foods we all love until I was completely full and could not eat any more. And-to the best of my knowledge-I became the only formerly obese person in the world to have written a diet book and kept the weight off.
As I started losing weight, my wife couldn't believe I was losing while I was eating a great deal of food and not exercising. She actually thought there was something wrong with me. She thought I was physically sick. She eventually voiced her concern to me, but initially, she was so happy to see me happy that she said nothing.
For the First Time, I Loved the Side Effects of Weight Loss
Always in the past, I had hated the side effects of weight loss: I had no energy. I felt consumed with temptation to eat the wrong things. I was frustrated and depressed. This time, things were different. Almost immediately, I noticed major changes in my health-all of them positive.
My lower blood pressure number went from 90 and higher down to between 60 and 80. I got rid of my sleep apnea and snoring. My hips and feet stopped hurting. My acid indigestion left me. My face became thinner without any major sagging of the skin. My potassium level rose naturally. My skin stayed soft and smooth.
And most amazing to me, my waistline shrank even though I was eating until I was completely full. Because my cravings were eliminated, I didn't eat as much as I did before. I developed what I believe is the only way to speed up the body's metabolism naturally-without exercising, pills, and chemicals. I also found that it didn't matter where I ate my food. I ate lots of meals while lying on my bed, on my side.
As I mentioned before, Anita continued to fear that I was physically sick.
After I had lost approximately 190 pounds without exercising, she finally concluded that I must have cancer-that a major illness was the reason for my weight loss. She insisted that I have a thorough physical exam. I went to our dear friend, Dr. Eli Farri of Fort Myers, Florida, and he pronounced that I was fine and sent me home to tell Anita that whatever I was doing, I should continue doing it.
(Continues...)
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Before You Start this Program: Words of Caution v
Introduction: This Plan Is Not What You Think: It's Far Different ... and Far Better! 1
1 My Story: It Might Be Your Story Too! 11
2 Grapes: And More Glorious Grapes 27
3 4 Big Secrets: And the Plant that Puts Them into Practice 37
4 Helpful Tips: And Stark Realities 53
5 Conquering Cravings: And Avoiding Pitfalls that Are Sure to Arise 67
6 Eating Out: And Safely Navigating the Fast-Food Drive-Through 79
7 14-Day Meal Guide: For Those Who Like a Little More Structure 91
8 Stocking Your Shelves: Using the Ultimate Grocery Shopping List 107
9 Simple and Delicious Recipes 123
About the Author 183
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Posted May 7, 2009
You start by eating until you are full in ALL the food groups, whenever you are hungry, no matter how often that is and no matter how many calories you consume...even if you start by eating 10,000 calories a day! And you do this until your hunger cravings are gone and until all your cravings for all the fattening foods that have caused you to fail in the past are gone. Then, you still eat until full, but only at mealtimes.
Further, you get to eat all the lean red meat you want, along with all the unprocessed starchy carbs and sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies you want, and including all the veggies and salads you want.
The foods and recipes cause your blood sugar to stabilize, which then forces you to start feeling less and less hungry with each day that passes. Thus, you begin to eat less and less, consume fewer and fewer calories and lose all the weight you want.
There are about 70 recipes in the book, a 14-Day Meal Plan, a chapter on exactly how to eat out (even at fast-food restaurants), a chapter on satisfying every craving and a complete grocery-shopping list. There is nothing left to question.
And on top of everything else, there is a free website to get your questions answered, and to get new recipes and new foods...www.letsdolunch.com/boards
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.When I can eat all the Unprocessed starchy carbs I want, as well as lean red meat and all the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies I want...then that's for me...especially when I can add to that all the different veggies, salads, soups, condiments, dressings, sauces and snacks. You eat in all the food groups until you are full, and yet you start to eat less because you are less hungry as each day passes. And, no exercise required. And, you don't have to drink water all day. And, no portion control, no counting calories, no counting carbs, no counting fat grams, no counting anything or doing anything distasteful. You just eat until full to become less hungry, because the foods and recipes stabilize your blood sugar.
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Posted May 19, 2009
This is my kind of weight-loss program, eating until full in ALL the food groups with no holds barred. The only things you eliminate are Processed starchy carbs, refined-sugar foods and fatty meats. But, you don't miss these foods because you don't crave them.
Your body can't tell the difference between starchy carbs, so when you eat the LDL Unprocessed starchy carbs it eliminates your cravings for the fattening Processed starchy carbs.
Likewise, your body can't tell the difference between sugars, so when you eat the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies it eliminates your cravings for all the fattening refined-sugar foods. IT ALSO ELIMINATES YOUR ADDICTION TO REFINED SUGAR and this was in itself a miracle for me!
And finally, FRESH FRUITS AND FRUIT SMOOTHIES ARE NOT ADDICTIVE, and therefore you can take them or leave them and be happy doing it.
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Posted May 17, 2009
I started on Let's Do Lunch when I was 84, and now I'm 90. I have congestive heart failure, and the only exercise I did was picking up the newspaper (which I don't get anymore).
If you would have told me I could eat until full in all the food groups and still lose weight, without exercising, I would have told you it's too good to be true. But, believe it because it IS true. I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off.
This new red book has everything the previous blue book had in it, plus clarifications, substantial improvements to the program and more staple recipes. It is the culmination of 20 years of work by the author, his wife, his Mom and many Let's Do Lunchers who believe in it so much that they donated their time and efforts to making it even better.
It is the easiest, healthiest way to eat I have ever experienced. I just wish I had known about it when I was young and had to fight my way through life trying to portion control.
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Posted July 18, 2009
Amazing how well this works if one actually reads it and applys the information. As the author suggests, read it 3 times to make sure you understand and it will work quicker and better than you would think possible. I tried it because it was based on the eating patterns I was raised with but after leaving home as an adult I changed to eat like the rest of the country on high fats, large amounts and celebrating all things with food. I went from 125 to 213 in just a few years but have battled the loss over and over again. I tried everthing imaginable short of surgery until I saw this book and now I am loosing it and I am feel better than I have in years. Remember that pounds never come off without effort...pounds slip onto your body without any effort but sitting and eating to your hearts desire. M. Grace, Oregon
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Posted July 6, 2009
Loved this book, i've been using it for about 2 months and have already dropped 15 lbs. I especially love the frozen grapes, they really do curb the cravings for sweets.
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Posted May 31, 2009
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This was a great read and a great plan for weight loss. I was a little confused at first but after some pondering finally figured it out. I think this is a good one to start with, for sure.
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Posted January 27, 2010
If you're like me then you've tried every diet you could possibly get your hands on to lose weight. "Let's Do Lunch" is like no other program out there. It's not a diet, it's a way of eating healthy without having to pull out your food scale or calculator. There's no counting calories, points, carbs, etc. Yes, bread, pasta, potatoes and rice are not allowed but they are the death of all diets and the reason we have all failed in the past.
I have done a lot research regarding the acid/alkaline diets and the physicians I work with have told me that "Let's Do Lunch" comes as close to perfect as you can get to meeting the 25/75 ratio required on such diets. I'm sure when Roger Troy Wilson used this way of eating to lose all his weight he had no idea what he'd stumbled on to but that's why it works!
The program allows the starchy foods we love but were never allowed to eat like corn, peas and beans. Also, fruits naturally high in sugar like grapes, pineapple and watermelon and lots of vegetables. There's no limit so you're able to have as much as you want. Ever heard that before? My guess is, "NO!" I was able to lose 11 pounds my first month eating this way and I have a slow metabolism.
There's also a website that features some of the best tasting recipes and a support group to catch you when you slip and fall. And, in some cases, help to pick you back up after going on an eating binge during the Holidays. People like Little Mary, also known as the Food Police, Roger Troy, the Author and, of course, the rest of us are all there to support you. Plus, you'll make more friends than you could ever imagine.
So, if you're really serious about losing weight and keeping if off for good then this book is your ticket for the train to Skinnytown.
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Posted January 7, 2010
This is the most incredible way of eating. I have tried most every diet ever conceived and did not achieve success until I tried "Let's Do Lunch." I have lost 50 pounds in seven months and have every confidence that I will reach my goal. The food is great, I have not experienced hunger or feelings of deprivation, my energy has been high, and the free online support makes the plan very do-able and rewarding. This is a healthy approach using whole and wholesome foods and is extremely effective.
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Posted August 20, 2010
This author developed an eating plan to lose weight. He claims it is not a diet since you are able to eat all the carbs and calories you want, but still lose weight. He tells his own personal journey of spectacular weight loss and gives details for the plan. He includes lists of foods to keep on hand, foods to avoid and even has a chapter of recipes.
As I was reading, I found myself getting excited to give it a try. I don't have lots of weight to lose, but I would like to drop a few pounds. I was excited when I read the sub-title "Eating all the Calories and Carbs you want to Lose Weight" and then disappointed when I read his actual description of these calories and carbs. However, I am not discouraged from at least giving it a try. The author stresses to read certain chapters at least three times before beginning the eating plan so the information really sinks in. He has been very successful at keeping off his weight over the years and lists testimonials from others who have had success with this plan.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com <http://BookSneeze.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255
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Posted August 19, 2010
"Let's Do Lunch", by Roger Troy Wilson is one of the rare books from the stables of Thomas and Nelson that does not have a spiritual twist. I had half expected to read the author talking about how will power and self control helped him beat the flab but no, he writes about very practical and achievable methods.
There is no denying the facts that most of us are not happy with out weight and it is our diet and eating habits that are the biggest culprits. This book sets you up to discover alternate routes to your nourishment and culinary satisfaction with minimum fanfare and deviation from taste. Sometimes the alternative to a juicy stake is a tasteless spinach but Roger Troy Wilson offers us a wide and varied spread. One is free to choose the diet that suits him/her as long as he/ she sticks to the basic fundamentals of calories.
The most important twist in the book is the fact that the author himself is testament to this sermon. If he, being an ordinary man like us can achieve such success through the said methods then the least that we can do is try....... I have been extremely impressed by this book as it means a lot to people fighting obesity. It not only provides them with recipes and shows them the path but also gives them tremendous inspiration. For the rest of us it is a must read since a healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
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Posted August 18, 2010
I must say that when I first saw the title I thought now that is the diet for me. However, I do think that the subtitle is a little misleading. When you read the book you learn that you are NOT permitted to eat ALL carbs but must leave out bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice. The book was very easy to read and understand. After explaining the program, the author gives a fourteen-day meal guide that is easy to follow and gets one started off right. The idea is to get rid of any food cravings one has during the two-week period.
The author includes a very long and thorough shopping list to make sure one gets the right foods and then at the end of the book there are numerous recipes for all the food groups. All are very similar to well known recipes but fat, sugar, and bad carbs have been eliminated. One recipe was for butter bean "mashed potatoes." I really could not believe that so I made the recipe and I was right, to me they did NOT taste like mashed potatoes but mashed beans with garlic and chicken stock. For me I would rather just eat a food as what it is and not try to make it taste like another food. The idea of eliminating desserts for the rest of my life is an idea that I may not be able to live with. However I have not started the diet so maybe I will never want dessert again. It is really not a diet but a way of eating for the rest of one's life.
The book also has testimonials from people who have lost weight using this eating plan. The author lost two hundred and thirty pounds and feels that God gave him the knowledge of what to eat to lose weight and he wants to share it with the world. The plan certainly is simple enough and I am going to give it a try.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Let's Do Lunch by Roger Troy Wilson tells how he lost 230 pounds and 24 inches from his waist and has kept it off for years. I have been trying to lose weight for a couple of years. I think I might try this one. He tells what he ate, how much and how often. It is a book everyone should read. It also has interesting recipes. It has a grocery shopping list and a sample 14-day meal plan. Read it. I guarantee you will enjoy it as much as I did.
Thomas Nelson has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book.
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Posted August 15, 2010
Roger Wilson has been down every road when it comes to his health. It is so easy for his readers to relate to his experiences and struggles with his weight and health throughout his life. If you have been fighting to loose the pounds and get healthy, this story of success may be the push you need to achieve your goals, and get out of your rut.
I thoroughly enjoyed how, even though this book talked about the authors experiences, it still focused on helping the reader make the healthy changes to make good decisions on what to eat, and when to eat it. It really will help fix bad eating habits if you follow along with the authors plan. The shopping list do's and don'ts was a real plus for me because when I make my shopping lists, I always stray from what I know I should get and what I really want, even though what I really want may not be a healthy choice for me. I have been struggling with weight my entire life and this book makes it easy for me to look at what I really need to change about my eating habits, and to put those changes in to affect.
There are also some recipes that sound so good at the back of the book, and I can not wait to start trying them. I have been really good lately though, and have been following through with grabbing some fruit when I am craving something sweet and cutting bread out of my diet and replacing it with healthy choices like quinoa, almonds, and soy beans. I love how the author emphasizes enjoying what you are eating, because when you crash diet, you don't enjoy what you eat, and so you fail at making those changes. When you enjoy what you eat, and just eat healthy, mixed with some good exercise, anything is possible. It is about making positive changes in your lifestyle and habits, not crash dieting because they never work.
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Posted August 14, 2010
I first picked "Lets do lunch" as one of my books to review because it was one of the only ones that looked at least a little appealing at the time since I knew I needed to lose weight. I figured I would just skim through the book though but after just reading the introduction where he talks about how his brother died and went home to be with Jesus and how 100% of the profits of this book go to churches and charities instead of him, it caught my attention so I actually started reading it from cover to cover. I have been praying for something that would work for me because I have tried everything and I fail each time and I am so tired of struggling with this weight issue. I like his concepts and I like that I can eats lots of fruit and I am excited to try the frozen grapes! I am actually going to give this a try and see how it works. The only thing I didn't like is I felt like there was no ending and sending off of good wishes and encouragement as you begin the plan. It just went from a food list to recipes without any closings from him so that is one thing I think he could add in the next addition. Other than that, I am excited and I love that he says to give all the glory to God! Nothing better than that! Overall, great book and I am hoping it will produce great results!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I found Let's Do Lunch to be very interesting. My interest in the book started after I read the title and description of it. Everything I had learned of dieting prior to this book stressed an importance of watching what you eat, portion control, and maintaining an active lifestyle. After reading the book and learning of the "eat until completely full" technique, helpful tips, the delicious sounding recipes and the sensible sounding 14 day meal guide, I am very interested in the "diet". The author's words have inspired me to try it out myself!
The book is compiled in a great manner and contains really good and interesting testimonials from others, recommendations and the author's own personal experience. The author uses information that kept me interested and wanting to read more. I recommend this book to anyone who has tried multiple diets or who wants to learn more about fun to eat healthy foods.
Disclosure: Thomas Nelson has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book as part of the Book Sneeze blogger program
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Posted March 18, 2010
I have a shelf full of diet books in my house. But they will all soon be donated/destroyed. After reading about Roger Troy Wilson's success in "Let's Do Lunch" and remembering all of the foods that I used to eat, but was denied on other diets, I couldn't wait to try this plan. The book is well written and doesn't bog you down with the "science" behind why the plan works, just what to do to achieve the wieght-loss success you've been looking for. I have tried just about all of the diet fads in the past, but NEVER had the success I have experienced with Let's Do Lunch. There are recipes in the book that are wonderful, and if you need more, there is a website you can go to where there are so many recipes that I just want to quit working and cook so I can try them all. The plan is easy to follow, the food is good. I am never hungry. And best of all, I have no cravings for unhealthy foods (from someone who previously thought that a meal wasn't complete without chocolate!). I do not crave sweets, I don't even think about them. It's no problem not having bread, rice, pasta, or potatoes...I don't have cravings for them and I have so many delicious foods to choose from that are much better for me. I can eat all of the fresh fruit I want, even bananas and watermelon. Where else does a diet plan allow that?!!
On the web-site there are message boards where so many people are quick to offer advice or encouragement along your weight-loss journey. So you don't have to feel you are doing this alone.
In the book you get all the plan basics, a guide for eating out, and a wonderful food shopping guide. All you need is the desire to get thinner and healthier. I have that desire, and thanks to "Let's Do Lunch", I am finally reaching my goals.
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Posted June 7, 2011
I read this book sometime back as part of my journey of understanding food and how it affects the body and mind. In the last two years I have managed to lose about 10kgs of weight and in the process have learnt a fair deal about food, although not enough to talk authoritatively with a nutritionist.
Roger Wilson's book deals mainly about how the author lost a significant amount of weight himself after trying his own diet plan. The diet he followed was eating fruits and proteins. His lack of fundamental knowledge of nutrition makes his commentary a suspect from the very beginning. This book is more a chronicle of the authors weight loss journey than a guide to healthy eating.
Conclusion: Better to avoid.
mvl
Posted February 2, 2011
I was never one for diet books, but lately I've become more interested in them. This one caught my eye because for someone like me who has major problems with portion control, it seemed like it might be helpful. I've gained 15 pounds since I moved to this city and I've had a hard time taking it back off!
The book has two main ideas: 1) to eat your largest meal at lunch, rather than dinner and 2) to satisfy your cravings with healthy foods rather than run from them. For example, if you really want sweets, satisfy your craving with fresh fruit or a delicious fresh-made fruit smoothie instead of chocolate. Your body can't tell the difference, so your craving will be taken care of and you will feel satisfied. If you want something starchy, eat a simple baked potato or brown rice. The book includes many helpful recipes which all sound delicious. I have tried a few in my blender.
Perhaps the most "revolutionary" part of the book is that Wilson encourages you to eat until you feel satisfied. Eventually, as you replace your food cravings with more healthful foods and eat lunch as your biggest meal, your weigh will not only drop, but you will crave less food and get full faster. It sounds like common sense simply placed in a new format that makes it more appealing and easier to follow. I can appreciate that. Sometimes we say we understand how it all works - we know that filling up with good foods rather than bad is the best way - but when we are faced with a horrendous craving, we don't always win the battle. Wilson simply gives us another way to apply the science.
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I chose this book because I thought a member of my family might be especially interested in it. I am also interested in the topic of nutrition, so I was looking forward to reading it as well. This book tells of one man's success story with profound weight loss and the details of the method which he used to achieve that loss. The author suggests eating protein only at lunch, extinguishing a sweet tooth with fruit, and eliminating most starchy foods (like pasta, rice, potatoes, and bread). He also maintains that fatty foods should be removed from one's diet, even those with "good fat," like nuts and avocados. While I agree with several points Wilson made, there are many items I disagree with. I'm just not sure I buy into the elimination of good fats and whole grains and I feel it is important for everyone to try to begin to exercise. I understand what he was saying about eating until you're full and eventually you'll taper down into normal amounts, but I feel the same could go for exercise. I'll be curious to see what my family member thinks of the book, as I'm not sure I'd recommend it to others at this stage. However, I do not struggle with my weight, so that factor might make a difference in the impact of this book. I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers.
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Overview
With this Revised and Updated Edition of Let's Do Lunch, you eat until full in all the food groups, including all you want of unprocessed starchy carbs, the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, lean red meat, corn thins, cheese, healthy fats, veggies, whole-grain cereals and crispbreads, dark brown and wild rice, snacks, dressings, condiments, and sauces. But because these foods stabilize your blood sugar, your body forces you to become less and less hungry with each passing day. Thus, you begin to eat less and less, consume fewer and fewer calories, and lose all the weight you want.
In Let's Do Lunch, Roger ...