Realistically, some people may need or want to give up their reliance on weight loss drugs. Whether because of finances, side effects, or any other reason, that decision is a valid desire. Losing the Weight Loss Meds gives many strategies to achieve that goal. The reader then decides which of them they think will work best with their bodies. By allowing that choice, each plan is tailor made for that reader’s body.
The options incorporate many strategies familiar to yo-yo dieters, like myself. Keeping your thoughts positive, exercising to up your metabolism, and choosing your food wisely are the main themes. However, there are a few ideas that are particularly relevant. For example, the book suggests the reader decide on a higher weight that if reached means a new diet must be started to stop the gain before all the previous progress is lost. Choose this weight well before maintenance begins, if possible. There is an old dieting mindset that once you fall off the wagon, you might as well go all in on eating. I, personally, have had trouble with this in the past so this resonated with me. It is free and easy to implement (at least the deciding part perhaps not the stopping overeating piece but it is worth a try). Other strategies may resonate with other readers.
Losing the Weight Loss Meds contains a lot of tactics to use when transitioning to a maintenance diet. It is not just for those on weight loss medicines. Anyone can use this book to keep the weight off permanently, or at least day-by-day. 4 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and BenBella Books for providing me with an advanced review copy.