I recently downloaded an ebook about diet and exercise. Now if you are one of those people who want to lose weight but don’t actually want to get up off the couch and do something, then leave. Otherwise, stay.

The book is called Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (BFFM for short). Now, I’ve been reading diet and nutrition and exercise books for a very long time. This is the first one that made perfect sense.

I have been using the guidelines in the book for two weeks and already I’m impressed. I’ve lost some weight and more importantly, I’ve lost bodyfat. I’m not hungry and I have a strange problem. I actually can’t eat all the food that I should! Now that is a nice problem to have!

Now you’re saying to yourself, sure, but two weeks isn’t much time. What about long term results? Go to the author’s site, burnthefat.com, and read the testimonials. I spent about 20 minutes reading them and still hadn’t reached the end. Those alone should convince you to buy the book.

You get a lot of value. There are 341 pages, a lot of reading. And you will probably have to re-read it a couple of times as your weight loss continues.

The author, Tom Venuto, is a bodybuilder. Don’t let that turn you off. He knows his stuff, and he’s done it. He explains in layman’s terms about calories, carbohydrates, proteins and the best way to eat. He lays out how to figure out how many calories you use up on a daily basis, and how many you need to eat to burn fat. He rightly points out that weight loss is not as important as fat loss.

Most diets reduce your calories to starvation level. Your body responds by slowing your metabolism and taking protein from your muscles. Muscles burn a lot of calories, so the combination of slowed metabolism and less muscle mass, leads to even more trouble losing the fat. This way of eating increases your metabolism and lets you keep the muscles you have.

This book, Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, really does work. You owe it to yourself to go take a look. I promise you, you won’t be disappointed.

Barbara