Bob Greene's "Get With The Program" Review

Bob Greene is one of more well known fitness and weight loss gurus. He first made a name for himself as the personal trainer of Oprah Winfrey and they co-wrote the bestseller entitled, "Making the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life." He is also the author of "Best Life." His basic philosophy is to examine your whole life in a comprehensive manner. Lasting lifestyle change comes from within, not from outside programs, diets or specific exercise regimens. By making a personal commitment to yourself and focusing on diet and exercise equally, the individual can start a slow progression of steps that eventually leads to the personal power to control your own life.

The initial focus of "Get with the Program" is on exercise in order to raise your metabolism and give you an incentive to eat well. Once you start to look and feel better, the guilt of poisoning your body with poor nutrition becomes a powerful controlling factor. When the program initiates the eating portion, the focus is less on calorie counting than it is on determining why you over eat. Bob Greene refers to this as "emotional eating."