Look for more than a book

[bigbobby]

In my opinion, you need more than just a book to give you everything that you need for dieting. A book is great because it gives you information, but if you want to actually lose weight then you need more resources than that.

Get to know yourself. Do you need a workbook? A website with a forum like this one? An app? I personally need a lot of different things to keep me motivated and on track. A book isn’t enough.

[tammybear]

I think that it depends on the book.

[suzie]

I think that it depends on the book.

I agree. I have had some very complete books that have given me the strategy and the resources that I need to be able to understand the diet, motivate myself, and even put it into practice with specific workouts and recipes. I think it depends on the quality of the book and whether or not it actually matches your unique needs as a dieter.

[Tiff]

I have to agree with Bigbobby. I need more than a book. even a really good book is only one tool. I need a range of options to keep me going. A book may have information so that I can learn what I need to know, but I can put a book down and it can get covered in tons of other things and I'll forget about it. For that matter, books like that are somethign that I always start with enthusiasm but that I don't even usually finish. If I get to the halfway point, it's pretty shocking. It's not like a fiction novel, that I'll finish. It's because there are usually sections that are less interesting to me. They're either boring or they don't apply to me. So I end up putting the book down and I don't pick it up again.

[Mike]

I personally think that books are a great tool when they're done right. I have one that I love that has instructions, workouts, and recipes. It's a very good way to get started and go on the right track.

[kellykatt]

I think that it depends on the book and it depends on the person. Some people can use that format more successfully than others, but then again all books aren't created equal.