Bottoms Up!

Owned before really good!

I had bumpy fat all my life, even when I was thin (memorable quote from an ex-boyfriend: "For a skinny girl, you sure have a lot of cellulite."). I had also tried lifting weights before with no success. In her book, Joyce Vedral has come up with a system that works--it gets rid of cellulite and builds muscle. I used this book to gain muscle & lose 25 pounds of fat, and I ended up with NO CELLULITE. I wore miniskirts for the first time in my life and was proud to show off my strong upper body, too. Then, for eight years, I was dumb and didn't work out, eventually accumulating about 40 pounds of fat. This spring I decided to get my old body back, so I immediately got out Joyce's book and dusted off the weights. Now it's going even better than before, maybe because I didn't completely lose my former muscle. I'm 41 and feel like my metabolism is actually speeding up thanks to Joyce's workout.I'm now 20 pounds from my target weight, but people have already started complimenting me on my weight loss, and I'm wearing smaller sizes than I would have expected. It's the muscle. It improves my posture, gives my upper body a nice V shape, holds in my stomach, and gives me confidence and energy. My butt has practically disappeared and my, um, chest is getting firm and lifting.Joyce doesn't go into much detail on how to avoid soreness. You might want to warm up with about 5 minutes of aerobics before starting, stretch a little when you're done, drink a lot of water, and make sure you get enough calcium, magnesium, and potassium. I do these things and only occasionally have sore muscles, even though I'm working hard and clearly building muscle.I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to lose fat and get strong. And it takes only 30 minutes a day!

This is a GREAT book. I would only caution that if you are obese that no you won't be physically sexy within the In 24 Workout Hours, but you will be more sexy mentally since the program will change your attitude. And if you're one of those people whop gets easily discouraged you need to realize that she teaches a tough lifestyle choice, that if you stick with it for a couple of weeks you will see results. I personally like the emphasis on healthy heart and stronger bones from the weight bearing exercises that weights provide. And her ideas WORK! And have been proven by reputable independent sources like medical and sports fitness experts, to WORK. She also has an excellent website under her name, where you will discover she is for REAL. She was FAT and got FIT. So it isn't as if she was 10 lbs overweight and needed to lose some weight. But a woman who realized that eating right and getting the physical workout is what was needed. Now her weight and fitness fits her body frame. And she sure proves that being over age 50 doesn't mean you have to look OLD and flabby!

I thought a update would be helpful to those trying to make a decision on this workout.After just 8 weeks of doing the workout in this book I feel GREAT. I have NOT dieted with this workout just watching the amount I eat being aware of what I eat. So far my first month I lost 7 1/2 inches, 3 lbs. The 2nd month 7 inches and 4 lbs. I am doing the MAXIMUM plan including the terminator and wild woman exercises she lists as optional. At this rate I should be close to my target after 6 months! The workout is something anyone with 30 minutes a day can do. Having never worked out with free weights I found this approach easy on the mind and body. It took a couple of times to identify and work the specific muscle groups before I could pick up the pace. I am telling everyone I know how good it makes you feel. I use the Nordic Track ski machine and do Tae-Bo for aerobics. This workout provides the strength I have been looking for. It also helps my posture. I am sold! Can't wait for summer (that's a first).

I have tried everything.But this book is the best if you really want to loose inches, try these exercises they really hurt, I thought I was in such good shape, oh my gosh, did I feel muscles I have never felt before. I have her video, which is also great. I really have to admit, I thought this would be just another diet book and exercise thing, but it helped me so much. I also liked in her book how she encouraged you, with paragraphs that said if your 10lbs or 20lb or 30lbs etc. over weight this is how long you should expect it will take for you to loose the weight and inches. A great book, I have bought quite a few for my friends that wanted the same results I got. I felt like Joyce the author and I became friends she just knows how to relate to you in a matter that makes you really want to give it a try, and it's not a long program so you will have the time to do it. Good Luck!