The End of Try Try Again: Overcome Your Weight Loss and Exercise Struggles for Good by Kristen Carter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Stars

“Many people want to lose weight, and many have failed to do so, again and again.”

“Eating and exercise are both very complex behaviors that
involve culture, family, social experiences, emotions, and how our brains
respond to cues. These behaviors become part of our identities and how we
perceive what our abilities are. They are deeply ingrained and constantly rein forced through daily routines. Most of us can’t just decide to make sweeping
changes in these areas and succeed by willpower alone.
But changes in diet and exercise are worth making! Each person has their
own reasons for wanting to make some changes. Often we just want to feel
and look better. That’s great! No matter what your reasons are, there is a huge
win when it comes to your health. This book will show you exactly how losing
weight and exercising more can positively impact your health. It’s another
big reason to do this for yourself…”

“Eating and exercise are complex habits that don’t lend themselves
to easy answers. Still, it is possible to approach changes to eating and exercise
with strategies and tools that actually work.”

“Knowing how and why your brain fights changes like “diet and exercise” is
a good start toward understanding why change can be so hard. Just giving
yourself this new perspective is an excellent first step toward approaching
change in a whole new way. It is a new lens that can get you to your diet and
exercise goals…”

“Someone said, “Learning unlocks the door to everything we want
in life.” When you think about it, it’s true! It’s been true ever since the day we
were born. Most of us spend a great deal of our youth in school, and many
of us continue on through our adult years. We learn how to keep a job, how
to find a place to live, how to navigate different phases of our lives.
Changing some eating and exercise habits is a new phase that involves learning…”

“It is estimated that between 40% and 80% of disease processes are caused by
not doing the right things for our health. That’s a lot! That’s why it’s important
to eat healthy foods and exercise more. But get this…you only need to lose
5%-10% of your body weight to get benefits for your health…”

“…chock full of ways to re-frame how you approach making
eating and exercise changes. It gives you a comprehensive view of what’s
involved, and gives you new ways of thinking about the process. Additionally,
and importantly, it gives you sample steps to follow to find a solution that
fits you and your life…”

“Finding Solutions You Can Live With…”

“…You have bypassed the dieting failure cycle and really
achieved success…”

The End of Try, Try Again: Overcome Your Weight Loss and Exercise Struggles for Good by Kristen Carter offers a solution to yoyo dieting and exercise fads. Eating right. Exercising more. Sounds simple, right? But why then when it comes down to doing it, it just seems so overwhelming?
This book helps to explain that, and so much more- as Ms. Carter uses her 30 years in the industry to explain, simply, the whys and hows in a direct and easy to understand, and implement, way.
This is an insightful ‘how-to’ guide with a step-by-step process to help you better understand, and then guide you to take the steps needed to improve your health and well-being.
She walks us through understanding the psychological barriers we may have that prevent us from fully embracing change, and offers a solution to help make the switch for better health- with concrete ways to get started.
A lot of what this book offers is common sense ideas- but sometimes we can lose track of that when we are caught in the ‘cycle’ and struggling with our health. There are no gimmicks or fads here. Her strategy is simple, straight-forward, and helpful- without sounding, or feeling, like she is ‘preaching’.
These are achievable changes, within a manageable plan- with research-based information that has a ‘proven’ track record. Her book offers a way to end the dieting ‘cycle’ that so many of us have been stuck on while getting no real results. With her book, she gives us a way to make the whole process less overwhelming by learning and building new skills.
An insightful and thought-provoking read.
Transform your life- body, mind, and spirit!
Happy Reading…

Thank you, Kristen Carter!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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