Never Say Diet: Make Five Decisions and Break the Fat Habit for Good

This book was awesome!!! I read this book in 2 days in December when it came out. I started phase 1 then which is just exercising for 30 days no food changes. I started phase II Jan 7 and have lost 25 lbs so far. It is so inspiring, I felt like I was reading about my own life and every excuse I've ever used as to why I dont have time to exercise or eat right and As a single mom I had plenty of time excuses. Now I workout at 4am and actually get to eat real food 5 times a day. This book really helps you figure out how to find your individual problems concerning food issues and weight issues. And the food journal led me to the epiphany as to why I (THOUGHT) I was doing it right the many times before and why I failed in the past. It was so motivational and inspiring. I'm now on a new path with new goals and small triumphs along the way. Thanks Chantel!!!

First, let me say that I am no professional. What I am, is a person who has studied it all in terms of exercise and proper eating, I just haven't put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. I haven't done the work to get me to the place I want to be. That said, I was DONE with diet books. I swear I have read probably 75% of the ones on the market! I saw this one and bought it really out of sheer curiosity after seeing her picture on the back cover. In reference to another comment here, there is NO reference to God until you get well into the book. I am a Christian and would have bought it more quickly had I known she was a Christian. She MUST mention God in this book because it is His strength that sustained her. She did the work, but He gave her the will and the strength to do that work. In reference to another comment that this book doesn't focus enough on eating, it focuses on BALANCE. One doesn't work without the other. Chantel has written an outstanding book about her struggle with food/exercise and the journey she took while losing the weight. ANYONE, Christian or not, can benefit greatly from reading this book. It is about finding new life, discovering your real potential. I am on the program, I have completed Phase 1. I am certain this will be the end to my struggle with weight issues. I am building discipline, one stage at a time. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

Chantel Hobbs started her fight with obesity when she was 11 years old. Realizing that she was different from other children because she was bigger than them, she endeavored to lose her excess weight through dieting. But these diets did not help her in her fight. At age 21 she married her high school sweetheart, and six months later she was pregnant with their first child. During this time, she did not concern herself with her weight issues. Even though inside she was feeling ugly and helpless, to the world she showed a self-confident and strong Chantal Hobbs. It was not until she had her third child and was at 349 pounds that Chantel hit bottom. She realized that she needed to change and that no diet in the world could help her. She heard God's voice reminding her to be the best that she could be. Hence, that day she decided that she will start to take care of her body and health. With the help of God, her husband Keith, and her family and friends, she started a way of life that enabled her to lose weight. Today she is more than 200 pounds lighter and still keeping it off. Chantel Hobbs book is very enlightening. For those fighting obesity, dieting is not always the answer. Dieting lasts for a month or two and then it is back to the same routine of eating unhealthy food. Chantel encourages her readers to change their way of thinking so that the desire to live life to the fullest is the foremost desire. She has introduced a winning combination of healthy eating and exercising designed to decrease the weight and to keep it off. Her book also offers five phases that a person losing weight goes through, which I found extremely helpful. The phases also have routine exercises that are designed to lose weight, and the pictures make it easier to do them. Reading her story and her struggles with weight will give many readers hope about their own weight issues. Her helpful points and ideas will encourage readers to step out and change their way of thinking so that they can achieve the results that Chantel got! Armchair Interviews says: This is a must read for those struggling with their weight and those who are disappointed with diets and their poor results!

I'm so sick of "dieting"-- I never want to count another calorie or another point. This book is great! What an inspiration. If Chantel can do it, I can do it!

Chantel's story was motivating and also life changing. After following her easy-to-understand program, I now see that losing weight is more about my approach to food and self, than just calories. After reading, I now see how I can and will be a big loser--forever. Thank you Chantel for writing this must read book.