The 30-Day Healthy Weight Loss Plan and Cookbook: 100 Easy Recipes and Workouts for a Balanced Life

I’ve been using this as my Bible for a little over a week now. I am following it almost precisely. Do I love all the recipes? No. Do I love some of them? Yes. Have they all been easy and doable? Yes. This does take a commitment, but it’s worth it. I’ve also been doing the exercises provided and have been taking 1.5 mile walks on my “rest” days. I have not had this much energy or felt this good in YEARS. I lost 3.8lbs after the first week.Update: I’m down 8.2lbs after 2 weeks

This book is everything!! Kelli does a wonderful job with explaining everything and making it simple & easy!! I can not recommend enough! Buy the book, you won’t regret it.

Many of these recipes are made with ingredients that you’d find in any Keto recipe.

There were no gluten-free recipes that I need.

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Thoughts: This is a book for those who want to, and can, do it by themselves. She walks you through not only what losing excess weight will do for you, but how to do it by setting SMART goals, not just for what you eat, but for exercise as well. There is also information on how to calculate your BMR (basic metabolic rate) and the number of calories you’d need to follow. The exercises and charts she includes will help you reach your goal. There are four weeks of meal plans and the shopping lists and recipes needed for those days. The recipes include information on whether they are gluten free, vegetarian, nut free, etc. The number of servings, prep and cook times, and nutritional information as well. And there are bonus recipes at the end for swapping out if there’s something you don’t like or can’t have. At the end, there are references and a decent index. All in all, a good book for starting your healthy weight journey.What I liked: the allergen and nutritional information as especially important to me and not all cookbooks include these. I like that this info was there. The recipes are clear and easy to follow and most of the ingredients are readily available even in small town grocers. For those that aren’t there are online options for ordering. The calculations, though challenging, give you good information for what you need to know on your journey.What I didn’t like: Very little. It’s a well-thought-out, well-done book with a lot of good information.Recommendation: If you are looking to gain a healthier lifestyle and lose some weight, this is a good book to add to your collection. I definitely recommend it.Thanks to Rockridge Press and Callisto Publishing for providing this ARC. All opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by anyone.

It's important to know, up front, that author Kelli Shallal is a Register Dietitian (among other qualifications). She's written other cookbooks (that I will look for) and her recipes and health advice have appeared in various periodicals.I am very impressed by this book. It contains everything you need for a healthy, month long weight loss plan. This book really offers a healthy approach to losing weight. It includes exercise routines complete with workout charts so you can keep track of your exercise. For the food portion of the book, each section has a shopping list (wow, I love that!) and recipes.I am not able to eat all of the suggested foods because I try to follow a plant-based diet (the book includes meat recipes) and I cannot tolerate artificial sweeteners (a few of the recipes use stevia). HOWEVER, I still believe this book deserves 5 stars. There's a lot of good information here that will help you transform your body in just one month's time.

Okay, I found a Chopped Greek Rainbow Salad that sounded like food to me -- edamame, bell pepper, chickpeas, feta, with a lemon and oil dressing. But "Not Your Average BLT" (tempeh, avocado oil mayonnaise, maple syrup, and coconut aminos) or Power Protein Smoothie (cauliflower, zucchini, chocolate protein powder, banana) , Lentil Tahiini Burgers, Green Goddess Tofu Bowls, Healthy Breakfast Sandwich (avocado, tomato, bean sprouts), not! Even if I could conceive of some of the combinations in this book, I'd have to go to the grocery store at least every three days to have fresh ingredients on hand. In this Time of COVID, I go for groceries once every three months. If you're already fond of cauliflower rice and liquid aminos, then the recipes, meal plans, and exercise plans in this book will serve you well and you'll take the trouble to prepare the meals. In 30 days you'll be a better you. It's a well-done book, it just isn't for me.