It is no secret that the average weight of Americans is rising with each passing year. This book is designed to help people get off the rollercoaster of yo-yo dieting with a program geared to help create a lifestyle change that will foster a lifetime of better health. This, in turn, will allow the weight loss one desires to happen organically. The author shares from his personal experience and brings the valuable things he has learned in his journey to this short book. The text offers practical advice for people who are tired of the cycle of losing weight only to gain it back. Divided into three parts, the book’s first part addresses subjects such as motivation, dieting myths, behavior, and habits. The second part s composed of the author’s nine golden rules for thinning, while the third takes the reader through the requirements of finding an accountability partner to help one obtain one’s health goals.

This isn’t simply a diet book with recipes and a list of what one should and shouldn’t eat. Instead, it is a no-nonsense plan to help the reader change his mindset where food and health are concerned. At sixty-one years of age, Medansky “was obese and told by his doctor that he had a 95 percent chance for a fatal heart attack.” He developed this program which helped him lose fifty pounds and gain energy and health through eating the right foods and building healthy habits. He now has the desire to share the tools and information he has acquired to help those struggling with excess weight and the health issues caused by poor eating habits. “The I’m Thinning system creates new eating routines which then become new behaviors and eventually new habits.” It is a process for living a fuller and healthier life and building a good relationship with the foods one eats. As the author states, “I’m Thinning is about being mindful, aware, and living the 9 golden rules of weight loss. I’m Thinning is a way of life.”

The author’s book gives readers useful tools to stop the cycle of losing and gaining weight by building better habits and making better choices. The nine golden rules of weight loss are succinct and easy to follow. Medansky offers a commonsense approach to weight loss and health with plenty of helpful resources, such as an accompanying journal and links to the program’s websites, designed to aid readers in accomplishing their goals. “I’m Thinning is a lifestyle, a new way of life. This means that this is something you do for the rest of your life.” Though beginning a new regime to lose weight and gain health isn’t easy, this book lays out the steps in a straightforward manner so that one can easily follow the plan and reach goals. As the author learns through his own experience, “The reality is there is no perfect time to start to improve and change your eating habits and lifestyle. The best advice I can offer you is to just start and never stop.” With this book and journal, Medansky effectively gives the reader the means and inspiration to do just that.

Medansky's Breaking the Chains of Dieting is a 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist.

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