To the Fullest: The Clean Up Your Act Plan to Lose Weight, Rejuvenate, and Be the Best You Can Be

by Lorraine Bracco, Lisa V. Davis, Fred Pescatore (Foreword)

Lorraine Bracco is one of the world’s most dynamic actresses, but when she reached her fifties, she felt she was losing her luster. During the long illnesses of her parents, she began to gain weight and felt her energy and self-confidence take a dive. Watching her parents die within 9 days of each other was her wake-up call to take charge of her life. She made a commitment to herself to stay healthy.In To the Fullest, Bracco presents her Clean Up Your Act Program, a comprehensive plan to help women over 40 look and feel younger. The program includes an intensive liver cleanse to reboot the body to start fresh on the path to optimal health by eliminating gluten, sugar, eggs, and dairy. Two weeks of meal plans and a varied list of meals and snacks illustrate that hunger is not part of the program and that eating clean has endless flavorful options. Her Clean Up Your Act Diet, which follows the cleanse, will help you lose pounds and deliver supercharged energy. Bracco adds her own mouthwatering recipes to ease the transition to clean eating and suggests an abundance of satisfying breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. She gradually lost 35 pounds and has kept it off. The book also includes testimonials gathered from women who have participated in Rodale’s 6-week test panel.With winning honesty, Bracco provides the perfect combination of humor, comfort, and motivational support that women need to rise to life’s challenges. From attitude adjustments to style tips, from finding new passions to making movement a habit, her advice and personal insights both inspire and entertain.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2015

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book from Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.

I tried to use parts of this diet. I found the book to be good and full of useful information. There are lots of books that can be used to follow a diet. I enjoyed reading the story behind the author's diet success. I found the lists provided to be the most useful.

[Susan Yessian · Rating 1 out of 5]

Most of the book explains the benefits of this program, but it gives very little specific information. For example, you are advised to drink a protein shake but not given the type of protein. Save your money.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew she was that she was an accomplished actress. I never watched The Sopranos, but thought she was great in Goodfellas.
I thought she took a great take on living a healthy lifestyle- I’m not completely sure I could adopt everything she shared as organic as expensive and I cannot give up coffee. But overall, an interesting book. I’m going to attempt her recipes- they seem doable. Not a bad health book.

[Adrienna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the encouraging words. I agree with detoxing, remove the toxins. Don't let thoughtless people undermine your determination. I've learned that you can't tell everything to everyone.

I'm not sure about the detox itself for fourteen days. Two days just protein shake, multivitamins, and phytonutrients. I'll see what I can do for two days, on my days off.

[Gato Negro · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are looking for a book on how to conduct a two week liver cleanse and what to buy/grow in order to begin clean eating, you will enjoy this. The physical exercise section in the back was decent.

[Robyn Obermeyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

After just having binged the Sopranos after 20 years, I couldn't get enough of the doctor! this book has a lot of useful imformation about how we live and how to bring the 3rd chapter of life in on a positive note!

[Sharon Gausch · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected more from this book. It started out fine but quickly devolved into little more than an infomercial. Skimmed the last half.

[Nancy K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Relateable and sound advice for women in their 50's. Readable and easy to follow.

[Marcelle Malillo maggio · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn't what I thought. The dieting methods were a bit too extreme for me.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Lorraine Bracco, very honest and encouraging!

[Donna D]

Although I think if I did what this book is recommending I would be healthier, it's just too restrictive for me.