Eat Smart, Walk Strong: The Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss

by Leslie Sansone, Sherri Flynt (Contributor)

Fitness expert Leslie Sansone applies her proven six-week plan format to reforming the way we eat. Each week is focused on a theme of bad habits to break and good habits to develop.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Self Help, Audiobook, Cookbooks, Food

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I already know everything about how to eat well and exercise. I just don't do it. It was easy to read and it had some good recipes in the front. We should all be more mindful of what we eat as we eat it so we enjoy the process and don't eat so much.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although the tips were pretty good and I liked that there were worksheets included throughout the book to help your progress, I did not like that Sansone did not recommend changing your diet - at least not very much. She recommended avoiding certain things, but overall, reading Eat Smart, Walk Strong the impression is that the standard American diet is fine - when it really isn't.

Also, some of her information is off. For instance: canola oil as a good fat?! Yikes!!

[Chloe Cervetto · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love her enthusiasm and kindness towards weight loss. Her personality radiates through the audiobook. She is realistic and states the facts of what is needed but can also realize that we are just human and weight loss takes balance. Definitely recommend if you need a starting point on your health journey!

[Connie Marx · Rating 3 out of 5]

very informative

[1 Way Ticket · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like it was almost exactly the same as her first book. Nice refresher though.

[Jenna_readit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great interactive workbook for anyone getting started with a healthier lifestyle!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short one, but I listened to about 10-15 minutes a day just for some extra motivation :)

[Lacey Sylvester · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the information and the activities in this book.

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leslie offers sound practices that will help you to take small steps that will help lead to a new lifestyle change. She addresses a different behavior change each week (suggesting you spend longer on that behavior if it seems to be a more difficult one for you). There is a diary of sorts for you to keep track of what you eat and comment on how you think you did each day as well as space to track how many miles or minutes you've walked (since walking is her thing) and water you've drunk. I like this book because it is practical and really not hard to follow because you're just committing to doing one thing differently each week. I also like Leslie, in general, because she focuses on a lifetime of healthy living not just a crash diet or intensive exercise program to lose a lot of pounds quickly but unsafely.

[Carla JFCL · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short review for this one, because there's not much to say beyond the fact that I liked it and will find it helpful. There was not a lot of nutrition info that was brand new to me, but the section explaining how the body burns energy, uses and stores calories, etc., was really good and explained this in a way that finally is clear to me. There are many really good recipes in the book, and since I actually think I want to make several of them I went ahead and bought the paperback version after reading the kindle version. (For me, cooking by following a recipe on kindle just does not work, unless it's in a cookbook specifically formatted for kindle.)

[LuAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for someone not looking for a traditional diet plan and doesn't like to exersise - too good to be true, right? Walking is the easiest and cheapest form of exercise and it works. This 6-week "plan" focuses on increasing the distance (and speed) of walking to loose weight. Every week also has a specific "habit" to work on - from portion control, to healthy fats that should be included in your diet. It's a great "starter" book for someone looking to start a health/fitness program.

[Jay French · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to this on audio. Missed the recipes and forms, but this was a very typical "eat right" book. I find it good to hear the tips and tricks and stats that most of these books have, on an occasional basis. This also has the typical mild trashing of other diet plans. There was very little on the audio on the walking side of the equation.

[Marjanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leslie has as lot of good tips and tricks to help improve one's health and diet. There is definitely some good advice I am hoping to put into practice. I didn't agree with everything she said 100%, but most of her advice seems pretty sound. This book comes complete with worksheets to track you goals and progress. There are a lot worse weight loss books out there.

[Mizbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I love Leslie's walking programs, and her books have been fantastic, too! This one is based on eating healthier and getting in your walking. :)

A lot of this book had traces of "intuitive eating", so I appreciated that. :)

[Maura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leslie is the reason for my newfound love of exercise. Donald and I do her DVDs daily. Her book is really interesting and also contains many low fat, healthy and delicious recipes. She is a strong component of WW yet is not affiliated with them.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leslie Sansone’s Eat Smart, Walk Strong: the Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss by Leslie Sansone (Center Street 2007)(613.7). Fitness guru tells all. You mean that all I have to do is stop eating and start working out? My rating: 6/10, finished 2008.

[I Love Audiobooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice here - lot of it I already knew, but this would be a great book for someone who's never read a nutrition/diet book. This audiobook is short and sweet, and is worth listening to if you know nothing!

[Annburnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love to read Leslie Sansone's books periodically. This one focuses on exercising and eating better for your health. It has a six week plan to increase your exercise and a weekly focus on your eating plan.

[Linda]

Good ideas about eating smarter

[Kathy Beck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned alot about how to eat alot better and how to walk and keep getting stronger.

[Lyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know that I'd say weight loss is effortless, especially at my age. This book was a terrific resource.

[Diana Robichaud · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe in paperback it would have been better. The content itself was okay, nothing new, no real motivational content. The ebook edition had terrible formatting for the forms.

[Anna Bez · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is 1/2 eating worksheets and cookbook. Could be handy if you want a workbook. I liked the advice, but wished there was more of it.

[Ashley Cadaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic review of health and nutrition. Nothing earth shattering, but it was motivating and just a good reminder with no fanaticism.

[elizabeth_agd · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the audiobook. I love her common sense approach!

[Alma Noyola]

Great information. I will try it out. Sounds pretty easy and not like a diet.