The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health and a Body You'll Love at Midlife and Beyond
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Summary
New York Times Bestseller
Stop—and even reverse！—age-related weight gain and muscle loss with the first-ever weight-loss plan specifically designed to shrink your belly， extend your life， and create your healthiest self at mid-life and beyond。
You don’t have to gain weight as you age。 That’s the simple yet revolutionary promise of The Whole Body Reset ， which uncovers why standard diet and exercise advice stops working for us as we approach midlife—and reveals how simple changes to the way we eat can halt， and even reverse， age-related weight gain and muscle loss。
The Whole Body Reset presents stunning new evidence about the power of “protein timing” for people at midlife—research that blows away current government guidelines， refutes the myth of slowing metabolisms and “inevitable” weight gain， and changes the way people in their mid-forties and older should think about food。 The Whole Body Reset explains in simple， inspiring terms exactly how our bodies change with age， and how eating to accommodate those changes can make us respond to exercise as if we were twenty to thirty years younger。
Developed by AARP， tested by a panel of more than 100 AARP employees， and approved by an international board of doctors， nutritionists， and fitness experts， The Whole Body Reset doesn’t use diet phases， eating windows， calorie restriction， or other trendy gimmicks。 Its six simple secrets and scores of recipes are easy to follow， designed for real people living in the real world。 A dining guide even shows how to follow this program in popular restaurants from McDonald’s to Starbucks to Olive Garden。 And best of It works！
Stop—and even reverse！—age-related weight gain and muscle loss with the first-ever weight-loss plan specifically designed to shrink your belly， extend your life， and create your healthiest self at mid-life and beyond。
You don’t have to gain weight as you age。 That’s the simple yet revolutionary promise of The Whole Body Reset ， which uncovers why standard diet and exercise advice stops working for us as we approach midlife—and reveals how simple changes to the way we eat can halt， and even reverse， age-related weight gain and muscle loss。
The Whole Body Reset presents stunning new evidence about the power of “protein timing” for people at midlife—research that blows away current government guidelines， refutes the myth of slowing metabolisms and “inevitable” weight gain， and changes the way people in their mid-forties and older should think about food。 The Whole Body Reset explains in simple， inspiring terms exactly how our bodies change with age， and how eating to accommodate those changes can make us respond to exercise as if we were twenty to thirty years younger。
Developed by AARP， tested by a panel of more than 100 AARP employees， and approved by an international board of doctors， nutritionists， and fitness experts， The Whole Body Reset doesn’t use diet phases， eating windows， calorie restriction， or other trendy gimmicks。 Its six simple secrets and scores of recipes are easy to follow， designed for real people living in the real world。 A dining guide even shows how to follow this program in popular restaurants from McDonald’s to Starbucks to Olive Garden。 And best of It works！
Reviews
Gwen Davis
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Lots of good info for those interested in a healthy lifestyle！
Melissa
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Good info - main premise of the book to eat 25-30g of protein at each meal once you hit 50。 Agree with other reviewers that it didn't have to be so long， but for anyone new to healthy eating & living it's a fine overview with good tips。 Solid book， gave an extra star because it's accessible to everyone， at any level of fitness and regardless of wealth; it's refreshing to read a health book that doesn't necessitate excessive time and money in order to eat well。 Good info - main premise of the book to eat 25-30g of protein at each meal once you hit 50。 Agree with other reviewers that it didn't have to be so long， but for anyone new to healthy eating & living it's a fine overview with good tips。 Solid book， gave an extra star because it's accessible to everyone， at any level of fitness and regardless of wealth; it's refreshing to read a health book that doesn't necessitate excessive time and money in order to eat well。 。。。more
Tom
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First off， I didn’t buy this book for weight loss purposes。 I wanted to learn about my changing nutritional needs as I age。 So， I was a little put-off by all of the weight loss testimonials and claims in the beginning of the book， but I concluded that the authors wanted to appeal to the weight-loss audience up front in order to encourage them and keep them engaged。My only other complaint is with the recipes in the back of the book。 The puns in the titles don’t really tell you what’s in the recip First off， I didn’t buy this book for weight loss purposes。 I wanted to learn about my changing nutritional needs as I age。 So， I was a little put-off by all of the weight loss testimonials and claims in the beginning of the book， but I concluded that the authors wanted to appeal to the weight-loss audience up front in order to encourage them and keep them engaged。My only other complaint is with the recipes in the back of the book。 The puns in the titles don’t really tell you what’s in the recipe and there are no photos to reference and/or entice you to try the dish。 So， it’s very difficult to quickly reference them to find a particular dish。 I wish there was a separate cookbook for those of us too lazy to add up grams of protein and fiber。On a positive note， my wife and I took a 9-day road trip recently and found the ordering guidelines for meals at nationally-known restaurants to be very helpful。 We would reference a list of local restaurants in Google Maps and then look up the menu items that were recommended for them。 （I didn’t want to lug the book around。 So， I had scanned/photographed those pages and saved them to my iPhone and iPad in advance）。 Nutritionally speaking， this was the most successful trip we’d taken and we managed to keep off most of the weight that we usually gain while traveling。 I’m now in the process of re-reading this book in an effort to instill more of this valuable information in my head。 So， that should give you a good idea how I feel about this book。 。。。more
Jackie Whaley
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Extremely informative。 I've implemented several recommendations from the book， in particular the protein timing topic。 Extremely informative。 I've implemented several recommendations from the book， in particular the protein timing topic。 。。。more
Terry
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Good reminder of how to eat as we age
Christine
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This book was a disappointment due to much outdated information and failure to address modifications in recommendations appropriate for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes， which means at least half the senior population。 However， I did reward it two stars for advising greatly increased protein consumption for that demographic。 From what I've observed in conversations with friends and relatives， most don't eat half of the standard recommendation and freak out when told they should be focusing on This book was a disappointment due to much outdated information and failure to address modifications in recommendations appropriate for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes， which means at least half the senior population。 However， I did reward it two stars for advising greatly increased protein consumption for that demographic。 From what I've observed in conversations with friends and relatives， most don't eat half of the standard recommendation and freak out when told they should be focusing on protein and how much they should be eating。 。。。more
Kathy Burden
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I don't know yet if this will actually work， but I'm going to give it a try。 I like the simplicity of the eating plan。 Recipes didn't appeal to me much， but some good ideas and I'll try it！ I don't know yet if this will actually work， but I'm going to give it a try。 I like the simplicity of the eating plan。 Recipes didn't appeal to me much， but some good ideas and I'll try it！ 。。。more
Linda
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This book has a good write up in one of the AARP publications。 I decided to get it from the library。 Interesting ideas on how the older body processes things。 I might actually buy this one， but I'm not sure。 This book has a good write up in one of the AARP publications。 I decided to get it from the library。 Interesting ideas on how the older body processes things。 I might actually buy this one， but I'm not sure。 。。。more
Elaine B
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Of all the health/fitness/nutrition books I've read， this one resonates the most。 It is written for people over 50 and includes women rather than focusing on men。 The writers even discuss how to nutritional goals as a vegetarian。 Of all the health/fitness/nutrition books I've read， this one resonates the most。 It is written for people over 50 and includes women rather than focusing on men。 The writers even discuss how to nutritional goals as a vegetarian。 。。。more
Koren Hansen
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I kind of scanned this， but it seems like a very simple way to get calories under control。 Returning to the library and ordered a copy to have on hand。
Patty
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I always enjoy a new health/nutrition book。 Learning a new perspective on achieving improved nutrition habits is interesting。 This book highlighted the importance of high protein & fiber intake as you age to protect you from normal muscle/strength loss with aging。 Information I already knew but presented differently and further explained。 So I take some tidbits away and tune into incorporating protein into each meal & snack portions。 Helpful appendices on foods and protein/fiber/sugar amounts; s I always enjoy a new health/nutrition book。 Learning a new perspective on achieving improved nutrition habits is interesting。 This book highlighted the importance of high protein & fiber intake as you age to protect you from normal muscle/strength loss with aging。 Information I already knew but presented differently and further explained。 So I take some tidbits away and tune into incorporating protein into each meal & snack portions。 Helpful appendices on foods and protein/fiber/sugar amounts; sample meal menus; and recipes all interesting。 。。。more
Shushan Safaryan
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It's hard to believe how fast time goes until you change。 I think the best thing about this book is that it gives you a better grasp of how to control your own life。 This book isn't a story， but rather a collection of research findings turned into practical strategies。 The authors' writing style wowed me， though。 Despite the heavy topics and the seemingly endless research， Stephen made it seem easy and fun like a friend was sharing his experience。What I liked most about it was that it was so str It's hard to believe how fast time goes until you change。 I think the best thing about this book is that it gives you a better grasp of how to control your own life。 This book isn't a story， but rather a collection of research findings turned into practical strategies。 The authors' writing style wowed me， though。 Despite the heavy topics and the seemingly endless research， Stephen made it seem easy and fun like a friend was sharing his experience。What I liked most about it was that it was so structured that I didn't have to search for key takeaways or decide what to do， everything was right there in front of me; every step I needed to take was written for me。 I just needed to fill in the blanks with the part about me and my own preferences。 The reason I didn't give this book a full point is because I felt I needed more narrative， especially in the last few chapters。 。。。more
Nancy Z
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Nice approach I appreciate that the authors focus on what to add to your diet and why。 I’ve already added more protein and fiber and find there’s not as much room for the bad stuff。 There is quite a bit of repetition， but I think that’s by design。 It would be impossible to finish this book and not remember the basic principles of the whole body reset。 Easy to read and easy to understand。
Eileen
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Lots of great information in this book to eating healthy。 Taking notes was a great idea。 It’s the kind of book you may want to purchase。 So glad it was recommended to me。 May borrow it again from the library。 Really enjoyed！
Frank Chirico
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I just don't know。 I'm tired of these cookie-cutter diets that are the same for everyone。 The recipes seem really good， but the advice and how they calculate macros is for the birds。 If I read it wrong let me know。 I still have the book。。 I just don't know。 I'm tired of these cookie-cutter diets that are the same for everyone。 The recipes seem really good， but the advice and how they calculate macros is for the birds。 If I read it wrong let me know。 I still have the book。。 。。。more
Sheila Zenni
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Interesting perspective on how our nutritional needs change as we age。
Sue Ronnenkamp
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I’m really glad I didn’t bypass this book and upping my understanding of how our bodies change with age。 I always seem to need to reset by eating every 10-15 years， so timing for this was perfect。 I finished it with far more knowledge about how to keep my body better fueled for this age and the years ahead。 For me， no huge changes are required but my diet definitely needed some tweaking。 I’m already feeling the positive results。 LOTS of good info in this book。 If you’re 50+， I highly recommend i I’m really glad I didn’t bypass this book and upping my understanding of how our bodies change with age。 I always seem to need to reset by eating every 10-15 years， so timing for this was perfect。 I finished it with far more knowledge about how to keep my body better fueled for this age and the years ahead。 For me， no huge changes are required but my diet definitely needed some tweaking。 I’m already feeling the positive results。 LOTS of good info in this book。 If you’re 50+， I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Kerry Ann
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This book is just more fuel for the bikini industrial complex to keep spinning its wheels and making people of differing body sizes to feel inferior。Read TJ’s review if you want a synopsis。 Skip this book。 The star in my review is for TJ。
Leila Kern
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I learned a lot from this book。 Many of the ideas are common sense but I love the premise of not depriving oneself。 And， it makes sense that older adults need to eat differently。 Now， to adjust one’s thought process and apply will be the trick！
Howard Christie
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So， it seems， that as I age I get fatter and balder and less charming。 I can work on the latter， I don’t much care about my hair （it is what it is） but that “fatter” thing always nags。 I shouldn’t say fatter either， more apple-esque， doughier， less svelte （ though you have to have been svelte at some point）。 Anyway， the weight is always the most bothersome and always the simplest （ and hardest） to attack。 This books author oversees health and wellness at AARP。 He written other books and Sanjay G So， it seems， that as I age I get fatter and balder and less charming。 I can work on the latter， I don’t much care about my hair （it is what it is） but that “fatter” thing always nags。 I shouldn’t say fatter either， more apple-esque， doughier， less svelte （ though you have to have been svelte at some point）。 Anyway， the weight is always the most bothersome and always the simplest （ and hardest） to attack。 This books author oversees health and wellness at AARP。 He written other books and Sanjay Gupta and Meredith Viera like this one。 I don’t read diet books much。 I do read lots of cookbooks， so maybe that’s the issue。 I do need to lose some weight and I want to， so I saw this at the library and gave it a shot。 Easy read。 Not much preaching。 Bunch of recipes。 Nice charts of protein and fiber。 It’s says it’s not low carb but it’s pretty close。 The big theory here is what’s called “protein timing”。 While intermittent fasting is having a big moment， this book says hold on， don’t skip breakfast， just add more protein。 So 25 mg for women and 30 mg for men at each meal essentially， along with more fiber， is the messsge。 Pretty simple。 For me this just means a few more eggs， lots of Greek yogurt （22g in one cup-wow）and fruits， veggies and beans。 I’m good already for most of that。 Cut down or out the “white” food-potatoes， rice and white bread—minimal sweets etc。 it’s essentially low carb， common sense snacks but up the protein for most meals。 We are giving it a go。 Not too hard to follow。 Like the Greek yogurt with granola and fruit， the rest is fairly straightforward。 Nothing earth shattering in this book。 Not sure there’s even anything new。 Just sometimes you have to read something to take action， so time will tell 。。。more
Glennie
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I found this book extremely helpful。 Definitely recommended。
Claudia Smith
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An excellent resource for the over 50 crowd！ Finally a lifestyle program for those of us who want to age active and healthy。 Full of practical advice on diet and exercise tailored to address muscle loss， midlife weight gain and energy/flexibility/mobility issues。 Easy to follow practical guidelines for "real" life。 This book is not a temporary diet or exercise regime but a general guide for a healthy and happy life beyond 50。 The authors give many examples and quote experts/research extensively。 An excellent resource for the over 50 crowd！ Finally a lifestyle program for those of us who want to age active and healthy。 Full of practical advice on diet and exercise tailored to address muscle loss， midlife weight gain and energy/flexibility/mobility issues。 Easy to follow practical guidelines for "real" life。 This book is not a temporary diet or exercise regime but a general guide for a healthy and happy life beyond 50。 The authors give many examples and quote experts/research extensively。 This program was tested on over 100 AARP employees with great results。 Recommend。 。。。more
Jan
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First， this is not a diet book。 It is a book that teaches us how to eat through midlife and beyond。 There's a lot of info about how to stop losing muscle as we age， through simple food choices。 I found the info to be straightforward and explained in a way that made sense to me。 As a person who has NOT eaten healthy my entire life， I have already made some changes in my food choices。 After checking it out from library， I plan to buy my own copy。 I am also impressed with the authors' education and First， this is not a diet book。 It is a book that teaches us how to eat through midlife and beyond。 There's a lot of info about how to stop losing muscle as we age， through simple food choices。 I found the info to be straightforward and explained in a way that made sense to me。 As a person who has NOT eaten healthy my entire life， I have already made some changes in my food choices。 After checking it out from library， I plan to buy my own copy。 I am also impressed with the authors' education and experience in this field， and that it's recommended thru AARP。 。。。more
Kris Tyler
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I neither liked or disliked this book。 Mostly common sense but with mega protein in the morning。 Some of the recipes looked promising。 Totally disliking that the AARP recognizes my age as that of a members age。 I think I’m going to go dye my hair now。
Carol M
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This is a very short book and interesting g read。 Older Americans need more protein and fruit and vegetables and fiber in their diets！ Certainly it is a concept worth trying！
Janis
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Reading books like the Whole Body Reset from time to time inspire me to keep up my personal health journey， to aspire to do even better， and to remind me why I do the things I do。 Good health is a series of daily habits。 Any book that helps me do that is worth my time。This book makes the case that the nutritional and exercise advice given to younger adults is not necessarily the best guideline for those over 65。 In particular the authors say older adults need a lot more protein， in significant a Reading books like the Whole Body Reset from time to time inspire me to keep up my personal health journey， to aspire to do even better， and to remind me why I do the things I do。 Good health is a series of daily habits。 Any book that helps me do that is worth my time。This book makes the case that the nutritional and exercise advice given to younger adults is not necessarily the best guideline for those over 65。 In particular the authors say older adults need a lot more protein， in significant amounts， at all three meals。 In addition their trials of this 'diet' show modest weight loss of a few pounds to more than 30 for some participants--mainly from eating healthful foods and avoiding the overly processed junk。 That said， I could not lose weight on a diet that averages between 1800-2000 calories per day。 My guess is that anyone who is significantly overweight though， could。 。。。more
Julie
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This is a very well researched nutrition book that addresses overall health rather than weight loss。 （Although weight loss will be the result if you adopt the suggested paradigm） Summary: （1） As we age we need our proteins to be spread throughout the day。 （2） Diet should be plant based and include MORE Protein， Fiber， Calcium （especially important for women） and LESS Added sugar， and Saturated Fat。 （3） Increase both probiotic and prebiotic foods （prebiotic=soluble fiber that nourishes the gut ba This is a very well researched nutrition book that addresses overall health rather than weight loss。 （Although weight loss will be the result if you adopt the suggested paradigm） Summary: （1） As we age we need our proteins to be spread throughout the day。 （2） Diet should be plant based and include MORE Protein， Fiber， Calcium （especially important for women） and LESS Added sugar， and Saturated Fat。 （3） Increase both probiotic and prebiotic foods （prebiotic=soluble fiber that nourishes the gut bacteria and Probiotic= microorganisms/gut bacteria found in some yogurts， kefir， and naturally occurs in all foods we eat。） （4）Take care of your gut microbiome by eating a large variety of plants because more variety in food = more various gut microbes （5） This book recommends dairy and some meat as protein sources （Note that one other similar book Fiber Fueled is vegan based） 。。。more
Irene Schoppy
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Good， not a diet book。 More about how our nutrient needs change as we age and how to meet those needs。
Bonnie Schroeder
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The AARP has sanctioned this book， and it has some good advice， but the approach is too dogmatic。 While the authors’ enthusiasm is evident on every page， few accommodations are offered for people with food sensitivities， and the target audience is full of prime candidates for those sensitivities。 There is the usual “check with your physician” disclaimer， but I’d prefer to see a more real-world approach。 The advice about getting enough protein， and timing its consumption， is spot-on and relevant， The AARP has sanctioned this book， and it has some good advice， but the approach is too dogmatic。 While the authors’ enthusiasm is evident on every page， few accommodations are offered for people with food sensitivities， and the target audience is full of prime candidates for those sensitivities。 There is the usual “check with your physician” disclaimer， but I’d prefer to see a more real-world approach。 The advice about getting enough protein， and timing its consumption， is spot-on and relevant， but some of the other proclamations just aren’t practicable。 。。。more
Laura （thenerdygnomelife）
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