Finally Thin: Kim Benson’s Weight Loss Journey
Background
At her heaviest Kim Benson weighed 350 pounds and tried almost every diet available until she was finally able to find something that worked for her. In her book, Finally Thin, she chronicles her personal weight loss transformation as she lost 212 pounds and dramatically reduced her cholesterol levels.
This book is offered as a companion program that can be used with the diet of your choice. It features the ten steps that Benson equates with her success, explaining exactly how she finally achieved her goal to lose weight.
Kim Benson’s Diet Basics
Finally Thin does not advocate a single dietary approach but instead encourages dieters to discover what works best for them. Says Benson, “It’s written by someone who always yo-yoed and never thought maintenance — happy, enjoyable maintenance — at a healthy weight was possible. It’s a book of hope … and a book of every trick, tip, mantra and recipe I used to get where I am today.”The book includes a “Diet Quiz” where readers answer practical questions to help them determine what their needs are. Also provided is a section where Benson summarizes thirty of the most popular diets on the market today.
Benson then outlines her ten steps to success:
- Choose the diet that’s right for you
- Set your goals
- Plan
- Make over your environment
- Gather your support
- Exercise your right to move
- Learn to eat light home and away
- Learn to handle temptation
- Keep yourself motivated all the way
- Make it for life
Recommended Foods
Fruit, vegetables, Kim’s light bread, whole wheat pasta, nonfat milk, fat-free yogurt, egg beaters, fat-free cheese, chicken breast, turkey, pork tenderloin, kidney beans, cannelini beans, salsa, soy sauce, fat-free mayonnaise, fat-free salad dressing, walnuts, cocoa powder, sugar-free pudding, Splenda, fat-free cooking spray.Sample Finally Thin Meal Plan
| Breakfast Breakfast burrito Fresh fruit |
| Lunch Chop chop salad with shrimp |
| Afternoon Snack Summer salsa with Kim’s light bagel chips |
| Dinner Spinach stuffed chicken breasts |
| Dessert Fat-free pound cake |
Exercise Recommendations
Kim Benson recommends a combination of aerobic exercise and strength training as part of a healthy weight loss lifestyle. She says, while it is possible to lose weight without exercising, there are many other benefits you can gain by keeping fit.If you don’t enjoy exercise you should start with a small amount each day, but it is important to make physical activity a part of your daily routine.
Costs and Expenses
Finally Thin!: How I Lost More Than 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off–and How You Can, Too retails at $14.Click Here to purchase the book at a discounted price.
Pros
- Can be used as a companion to any other weight loss program.
- Dieters have the freedom to choose a diet plan that appeals to them.
- Kim Benson has successfully lost weight and maintained her weight loss.
- Many readers will find the stories of successful dieters inspirational.
- Finally Thin includes over seventy recipes.
- Encourages exercise.
Cons
- Does not include a meal plan.
- Not written with male readers in mind.
- Emphasizes low-fat dieting, which may not work for everyone.
- Encourages the consumption of artificial sweeteners.
- A majority of the recipes contain wheat and dairy products so are not suitable for those with an intolerance to these foods.
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