The Change

Transforming Yourself and Your Body Into the Person You Want to Be

Description

Working at Whole Foods had been good to Milan Ross. It not only allowed him to earn a decent living but also provided his family the medical insurance his family so desperately needed. But it wasn’t until Milan was offered the opportunity to attend Dr. Stoll’s Immersion program that his life totally changed. This is the story of how Milan Ross lost two hundred and twenty-five pounds of excess weight and found the passion his life had been missing.

Since 2010, Dr. Scott Stoll, a medical doctor and past Olympic athlete, has conducted a week-long intensive health program. The seven-day course provides the most up-to-date information on nutrition, achievable exercise, and culinary education, as well as encouragement, coaching, and vision casting. While food is the centerpiece of the program, it is meant to be a transformational experience that forever changes the attitudes, habits, and lives of those who attend the program—all in just one week. It was to this program that Whole Foods sent Milan Ross.

The Change not only tells the personal story of Milan Ross and what he experienced during that crucial week of his life but also provides the voice of Dr. Stoll, who takes the reader through the very same program Milan experienced. Unlike weight-loss books that offer quick fixes to lose the pounds, The Change is designed to look within each individual and see what is driving him or her to eat food that is known to be unhealthy. Based on science and inner strength, which is the true seed of change, this book is meant to have its readers lose weight and be healthy not for just a month or a year but for a lifetime.

Reviews

“Inspiring . . . Many will relate to Ross’s history of struggle with weight. His personal story also connects readers to his wife and son, and to his sunny and humorous outlook (e.g., his moniker is “Big Sexy”). Stoll's lectures are informative and science-based, clearly revealing the dramatic benefits of a healthy lifestyle and plant-based diet.The only ingredients missing from this detailed week of transformation are specific recipes for the enticing veggie-based meals served on Ross and Stoll's healthful sojourn.”

"[The Change] promotes a plant-based diet . . . [the book] convincingly argues that people will 'focus on the moment' and, step by step, change old habits and 'decide to eat well, move more, sleep more and stress less.' Informative and inspiring."

"[P]rovides instruction in nutrition, exercise, and cooking. [Authors] Milan [Ross] and Dr. Stoll have teamed up to share Milan's amazing 225-pound weight-loss experience in their new book . . . alternates between the two authors' point of view, with Milan sharing his personal story, and Dr. Stoll guiding readers through his Immersion program. Be sure to [also] look for The Change Cookbook, out later this year."

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