Zone

Mine is not a particularly dramatic story. It's ordinary enough to be a fat kid, a chubby teen, a yo-yoing adult whose self-worth swings with the dial on the scale, and the dial keeps going the wrong way.

But in early 1998 my Mother died. I'm sorry to say that's what it took for me to take a good look at myself, and to decide, at age 49, that life was too short to be fat. How much more time would I have?.. How many more chances?.. I knew if I was ever to become serious about reclaiming my physical and emotional health, much less my figure, it was time.

The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently : Reset Your Genetic Code : Prevent Disease : Achieve Maximum Physical Performance author: Barry Sears asin: 0060391502