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Make the Connection: 10 Steps to a Better Body - and a Better Life [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Bob Greene
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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Sep 16 1996
2 CDs / 3 hours
Read by the Authors, Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene
Also available on cassette

"I met Bob Greene in 1992.  He wasn't like the other trainers I'd worked with.  He inspired me.  he motivated me.  Bob showed me how to change my weight, and therefore my life., permanently.  I believed the information on this AudioBook can do for others what it has done for me.  I know it works . .  I've never felt better." - Oprah Winfrey


In Make the Connection, Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene tell you exactly what to do every day, physically and mentally, to start looking and feeling fantastic. Oprah shares personal stories of her own weight loss battles and together she and Bob provide loads of encouragement and advice as they walk you through their ten simple steps towards a healthier and happier existence. You don't have to wonder how often to exercise, which exercises will work best for you, or what to eat and drink as you're losing the pounds. Oprah and Bob tell you in direct, easy-to-follow steps.

Eighty-five pounds lighter than she was, and having kept the weight off for more than two years, Oprah is in control of her life, and she wants to help you get in control of yours. You'll be amazed at how the pounds will disappear with this new method of eating, exercise, and daily renewal, and how you'll be inspired, like Oprah, to achieve a better body - and a better life. It's all within your reach.

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After trying every diet program imaginable--from Atkins to Optifast--media giant and self-confessed junk-food junkie Oprah Winfrey met personal trainer and exercise physiologist Bob Greene. The rest is talk-show history. (Who can forget seeing Oprah wheeling that wagon of fat onstage?) Instead of fad diets, fasts, and quick fixes, Greene taught Oprah how to eat right and exercise regularly. He helped her lose more than 70 pounds and changed her life forever.

In Make the Connection, Greene tells you how to lose weight the Oprah way: with hard work that includes a sensible diet and daily workouts. He gives 10 steps that he believes are the fastest and most effective ways to increase your metabolism and decrease your weight. You'll also learn why we eat, how to become self-aware, the purpose of body fat, and the physics of body weight. To keep you motivated, Oprah shares her personal shape-up story and offers suggestions for sticking with the program. Make the Connection is about more than shedding pounds. It is also about making a daily commitment to take care of your body and feel better about yourself. --Ellen Albertson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Billboard magazine raves:

"This excellent program should prove an inspiration to anyone trying to lose weight. In a warm, honest, intimate tone -- as though telling her secrets to a close friend -- talk-show host Oprah Winfrey talks about her lifelong struggle with her weight problems.

It's a sensible, health-conscious program, and [Bob Greene] and Oprah are the perfect motivators." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Oprah rules Aug 8 2001
Format:Audio Cassette
I absolutely love this tape. It is the most motivating weight loss tool I have found. Oprah is a hoot, and her common sense approach to battling a low setpoint and low metabolism are so inspiring. This book, narrated by Bob Greene (who was her personal trainer for this journey) and Oprah, documents Oprah's journey to self-discovery and her mastery of the necessary tools to achieving permanent weight loss. In typical Oprah fashion, she dives into the project and emerges victorious.

The only caution would be that Oprah exercised vigorously spurred on by training for various races. Since this is not a pace she will maintain for life, she still has ups and downs. Exercise is one of the steps outlined in this program and it advises 20-40 minutes daily at a certain level. Each person needs to decide for themselves what works for them.

The 10 steps outlined in this book are relatively easy to achieve and are healthy, being based on common sense. This book is not about dieting down to a certain weight. It is about changing your life. It has changed mine. I keep this tape in my car for constant motivation. I have quit smoking in the last year and this tape is my cigarette substitute.

The money I spent for this tape was well worth it. If you love Oprah, you will love this tape.

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1.0 out of 5 stars common sense Feb 4 2003
By Goddess
Format:Audio CD
I've read this book and it works if you use it but its nothing new. If you want to save yourself some time from buying it drink water eat a well balanced meal, and exercise. Everything Oprah touches turns to gold. If only I could get 14.95 for my advice!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grimly Ironic. Nov 21 2002
Format:Audio CD
Ms. Winfrey is famous for experiencing somatic changes as regular and dramatic of those of the fabled Incredible Hulk. For this reason one is tempted to dismiss any advice that she might proffer on the topics of diet, nutrition, or general bodily health. However after going through so many visibly successful "slimming phases," Winfrey has arguably shed more pounds in the aggregate than the ill-fated Donner Party, and her directives should not be taken lightly. I myself followed this wonderful disk's program for several weeks before my second wedding, and was able to wow my betrothed with a slender new physique in time for our romantic yet financially disastrous trip to Petit St. Vicent. Sadly just like its esteemed narrator, I fell into a subsequent bout of severe gluttony that rapidly erased my hard-won gains. However I took heart in Ms. Winfrey's own phoenix-like dieting program, convinced that one day success would again be mine. I found the quiet example of Winfrey's co-reader, Bob Greene, to be no less inspiring. Greene is an object lesson in tenacity and dedication as he daily addresses the Sisyphean task of being Ms. Winfrey's personal trainer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still Making The Connection
I wasn't ready early on to Make the Connection but now I am. I bought the CD. Oprah begins the CD talking about her struggles with weight. Read more
Published on July 2 2002 by Janniece Kelker
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Easy to understand, motivating, touching. Makes me wanna work harder to achieve my fitness goals.

You go Oprah!

Published on May 13 2002 by teneka
5.0 out of 5 stars book & journal
I thought the book was excellent. It is based on sound scientific information. I am a biochemist, and there is so much misinformation regarding metabolism and fat loss, that I was... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2002 by Heather
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you focused
I love these tapes! I play them over and over for motivation and to keep me focused on my goals, and how I can get there. Read more
Published on Sep 29 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspiration: The Answer for the Chronically Overweight
This is BY FAR the best book I have ever read for those with lifelong weight problems. Bob Greene is so compassionate and knowledgeable that I completely trusted what he had to... Read more
Published on April 9 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS MY BIBLE!
Loveable lunk Bob Greene and shock jock Oprah weave a magical tapestry of laughs, love, and life. What really spoke to me was the obviously deep connection the two felt toward each... Read more
Published on Mar 15 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars Great advice for beginners
Bob Greene gives useful advice for people wishing to begin a fitness program, peppered with inspiring quotes from Oprah Winfrey about her path to fitness. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2000 by Reader Writer
5.0 out of 5 stars lose the ugly fat start to live again
At 270 pounds I felt I was doomed to be a fat slob. After reading the book and listening to the tapes I was completely motavated to make the con nection. It really works. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2000 by lucille campos
5.0 out of 5 stars Tracey from the UK
I found this book really inspiring. Every time I feel a bit low and have given up on the exercise/diet I just read this and it gives me a bit of kick to start again. Read more
Published on Dec 23 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Too bad Oprah isn't still making her connection
This is still one of my favorite exercise/diet books, and one of the few I actually own. After hearing about how Oprah is now on a "Carbo-addict" kick, it's really sad... Read more
Published on Oct 7 1999
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