Boil the Frog

by Dennis McVicker

Overview

The primary appeal that Boil the Frog will have, for most people grabbing it off the shelf or off the internet, will be the step-by-step guide on how to lose the weight you want to lose. However, this book will actually surprise you about how it dives deep into the very depths of your mind to find where you got lost and show you how to come back, even from addiction.

It will show you how to find who you were before the world told you different and about why you behave a certain way, but most importantly, it will show you how you can fix it. Boil the Frog shows you how to strip all that away and become the person you were supposed to be, to be the best version of yourself.

Take this book home for the weight loss, it really can help you with that, but keep it as a guide for life in general and pay it forward. Help others as it helped you, share your success, and together we can all become the best versions of ourselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781662478895
Publisher:	Page Publishing
Publication date:	07/31/2023
Pages:	150
Sales rank:	79,373
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

Editorial Reviews

2023-01-19
U.S. Navy veteran McVicker’s health-conscious lifestyle guide aimed at safe, effective weight loss.

The author radically changed his body and his overall outlook on wellness after dropping 60 pounds in six months and achieving a 10% body fat ratio. He condenses his wisdom into a galvanizing pep talk targeting readers whose efforts at weight loss have been derailed or discouraged by a lack of impulse control or inspiration. Uniquely titled from a metaphorical frog fable about the importance of patience, the book charts out an easy-to-follow regimen of daily diet and exercise goals with a “no excuses” philosophy. McVicker places the responsibility for goal-setting and optimum outcomes solely on the reader. His book is an effective combination of memoir and results-driven diet handbook that maps out his own journey to weight-loss wellness. He shares that “mental preparation” and “crawl” pacing must be the key initial factors when beginning any kind of weight-loss program. McVicker explains that going too fast and not balancing the physical with the psychological will promote failure. His own journey to wellness is riveting: He details his sedentary years of heavy beer drinking, smoking, and an extended Covid-19 quarantine period during which he became depressed and ritually consumed fast food. He admits feeling embarrassed to tell his wife about a spontaneous decision to walk to the store instead of driving there, which spurred the beginnings of a self-actualized lifestyle change. While his regimen of portion control and exercise is fairly standard, it is McVicker’s exhilaration for the cause that is the book’s true motivating factor. In addition to meal guidelines and recommendations, his loosely styled suggestions for exercise range from simply standing up (for those with range-of-motion restrictions) to an extensive series of stretching techniques, investing in a Fitbit, and “slowly stepping up” to increase the intensity of movement and resistance exertion. Brief and blissfully unsophisticated, McVicker’s guide implores everyday readers to forgive their past and commit to a more health-conscious, longevity-minded life by remaining mindful of calories, getting regular exercise, and having a proactive (and contagious) “winner’s attitude.”

A wealth of positivity and practical instruction suffuses this exuberant weight-loss guide.

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