
Adventures in Dietland
How to Win at the Game of Dieting from a Former Fat Guy
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Ralph Peterson
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Ralph Peterson
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Fifty rules everyone needs to know to win at the game of dieting, including:
- Pee in the woods....
- Burn your fat clothes....
- Act like a kid....
- Quit the gym....
- Get new friends....
- And for the love of God, stay off the grass.
If you've tried every diet that you could get your hands on with little or no success...then this audiobook is for you. Ralph Peterson has tried them all: Atkins, Herbalife, Nutrisystem, South Beach, the paleo diet, Jenny Craig, Body for Life, the grapefruit diet, eating right for your blood type, the Four-Hour Body, and Weight Watchers, just to name a few. Through it all Ralph has seen his weight yo-yo from 350 lbs. to 280 lbs. and back again.
Adventures in Dietland: How to Win at the Game of Dieting from a Former Fat Guy is a synopsis of the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to diet plans and includes 50 rules everyone needs to know to win at the game of dieting.
These rules have helped Ralph lose more than 150 lbs., and will help you lose weight, regardless of the diet plan you are following.
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