However, I did apply the method of affirmations and visualization to other facets of my life and I have seen what I consider reasonable change. I am writing this review at the three-week mark and have fine-tuned my goals several times as I am still on the learning curve. I have also had to revise my affirmations because they weren't quite right. For example, the first week I said, "I will be awake by 7 a.m." and I set my alarm for 6:45. Anybody who knows me will realize this is a considerable goal. After the first few days I woke up with the alarm clock, but by 7:10 I was back to sleep. The second week I realized that I had to change that affirmation to "I will be out of bed by 7 a.m." and add a second one about resting while I sleep. I am still working on the process of winding down at night.

The Subconscious Diet provides me with a piece of the puzzle I have been missing: how. How to tell if I am succeeding, how to tell if I am not succeeding, how to formulate goals and the mental tools to succeed, and how to decide where I want to concentrate my efforts. Most of the books that have discussed these methods have come up short in translating "just do it" into "here's how to change." The worksheets will be indispensable at various stages of the journey, not just the beginning. They dare to ask you to think about why you are not at your best, which one day for me will be why I haven't lost the weight; all things in their turn.

Written in upbeat language and filled with inspirational thoughts, you will return to the pages of The Subconscious Diet again and again as you become all that you were intended to be!