New Book by Mike Huckabee

Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork

By Mike Huckabee

Reviewed by Kathy Gold, RN, MSN, CDE

In the May issue of the Diabetes Wellness News, I shared with you my interview with Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee concerning his efforts to lose weight. Now I’d like to encourage you to read his book, Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork. I have read numerous self-help books about diabetes, but I have to say Governor Huckabee’s is my favorite. He provides an insight that individuals who have not struggled with weight loss would not have. He has broken down his efforts into “12 stops” and shares his own personal experiences and efforts. He has experienced the denial, the hopelessness, and he successfully shows how one can move forward to make a positive change to improve one’s health.

Lifestyle changes are never easy, and his 12-STOP program works as a supplement to whatever weight loss regimen you choose to use. Changing behavior is not easy, and following meal plans, eating special foods and limiting calories is only half the work.

The hard part is creating a mindset that guarantees the success of your weight-loss program. His 12 STOPS identifies the obstacles individuals must overcome to take charge of their weight loss. This easy-to-read–but highly motivational–book will support you through your struggles and give you the tools you need to continue. Governor Huckabee’s goal is to be healthy, and in order to achieve this goal one needs to eat healthy and be physically active. His concrete advice is given with humor and hard reality. He “tells it like it is,” and in so doing has motivated individuals from Arkansas and around the world with his very public weight-loss efforts. Each chapter shares a story of how Mike Huckabee inspired other individuals to take charge of their health, as well as how he managed to take charge of his own. From STOP Procrastinating, to STOP Sitting on the Couch, to STOP Storing Provisions for Failure, this book will provide the millions struggling with weight loss the motivation they need to improve or restore their health.