Weight Loss Books

Unlike some books in this category, I found the writing easy to read. The book proved useful to me in several ways. I gave this book as a present to several of my friends...they all were excited about it and thanked me.

Barbara Altman Bruno PHd offers a powerful possibility in her book " Worth Your Weight"...a shift of awareness helps the "fat unaccepting person" who suffers, information and alternatives. I have recommended this book to at least a dozen individuals in the past six months and plan to continue. HSS, MSW, MCC (Master Certified Coach)

This book is for anyone who has a weight problem. It really CAN solve these weight problems, and in a surprising way. This is not another diet book, but a book that helps all of us in looking at our weight in a new way.

The major point of the book: any weight problem is located between your ears. The book does not dismiss any (potential) health problems associated with high body weight, but gives a way to work with your weight that really works. Given that diets do not work in the long term, and that current research seems to indicate that there are biological reasons that diets cannot work, Barbara Altman Bruno shows a way to promote health while accepting the weight nature (and your history) has given you.

Strongly recommended.

I enjoyed reading this book tremendously. It was such an eye opener, and more importantly, brought awareness to my day-to-day activities. This is not a typical diet book! The reader can make informed, smart lifestyle decisions through understanding and from Todd's suggestions. Not only was it informative and entertaining to read, it was motivating!

The problem with the conventional wisdom regarding losing weight is that if you exercise more and eat less you can reduce your weight -- and maintain the weight level that you want. The problem is that for most of us, conventional wisdom isn't all that wise! Todd Hoff lost more than 100 pounds and in the process discovered why losing weight is so difficult, why being overweight isn't a matter of 'fault', the science behind weight loss (and gain), and how to permanently control weight through creating the perfect and personalized diet for ourselves within the context of our lifestyles. Basically what Hoff has done in "Your Designer Diet: How To Stay On Any Diet For The Rest Of Your Life" is to lay out a program that we can customize to our own life circumstances, our own personal strengths, and which is compatible with our own schedules -- be they hectic or leisurely. Hoff's basic message\ is that we can be in control of our weight, we can learn how to stay on any diet, how to avoid threats to our dieting success, diverse and effective strategies for losing weight, and maintaining our weight loss through simple daily monitoring. Of special note is what "Your Designer Diet" has to say about 'Joyful Eating'. Invaluable, informed and informative, and thoroughly 'user-friendly', "Your Designer Diet" is an enthusiastically recommended reading for anyone having to deal with problems of excessive weight.

Absolutely love the book. "Your Designer Diet" is filled with original ideas, leading edge research results and humor!

Todd is frank about his personal experience. He truly practices what he believes in.

"Joyful eating" is my favorite in the book. If you are interested in
genuinely enjoy food ( and LIFE), jump to "Joyful eating" in chapter 14.

And do you know ?

1. Obesity can be caused by a virus?
2. How to weight proof your environment?
3. How to become a designer of your own diet?

Enjoy the book.

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The 16 Minute Body Sculpting Kit. Attain Your Dream Body in Just 16 Minutes a Day!
This book will teach you how to attain a sexy sculpted body in just 16 minutes a day.
This is a unique diet and exercise program designed to get
you the maximum results in the shortest amount of time.
This system is for anyone who is too busy to spend hours working out.
It is for the busy mom, busy dad, busy anyone.
You will also learn how to apply a unique food card system. No calorie counting required!

Rich Walters is a prolific writer who doesn't waste time on a lot of fluff. He gets down to the nitty gritty giving you the quintessential information you need to succeed at body sculpting. I am personally involved in carrying out Rich's daily plan and find that my body is getting stronger every day. I only spend the few minutes that Rich proscribes, and it works...and it'll work for you too!

The 16 Minute Body Sculpting Kit: Attain Your Dream Body in Just 16 Minutes a Day!
This book will teach you how to attain a sexy sculpted body in just 16 minutes a day.
This is a unique diet and exercise program designed to get
you the maximum results in the shortest amount of time.
This system is for anyone who is too busy to spend hours working out.
It is for the busy mom, busy dad, busy anyone.
You will also learn how to apply a unique food card system. No calorie counting required!
"Try It! It Really Works!"

Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss is the latest in a long tradition of tested excellence at Better Homes and Gardens. Written by the Director of Weight Management at Johns Hopkins University, it contains both method and means. This is Dr. Cheskin's plan:

1. Use the latest standards to determine your healthiest weight.
2. Find the calorie level uniquely tailored to your body.
3. Choose an easy-to-follow meal plan to fit your life style.

The best tools of all are the 100 plus imaginative, simple, sophisticated, tempting recipes he offers. Each is clearly presented with dietary exchanges, nutrition facts and daily values listed at the beginning of the recipe. Some examples are Chunky Chipotle Pork Chili, Curried Crab Salad, Vegetable Spring Rolls, Chicken and Garbanzo Bean Soup, Cheddar Polenta Puff, and Flax Seed Corn Bread, just to mention a few. An emphasis on fresh produce, imaginative use of herbs, spices, seasonings, and low fat and sugar make this a winning recipe collection for weight loss enthusiasts and healthy eaters.

There are even delectable desserts, such as Mango and Raspberry Tart, Mocha Pudding Cake, and Chocolate Snickerdoodles.

In addition to meal suggestions, Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss emphasizes the value of exercise and logging your meals and exercise. Finally, there are a week's worth of 1200 calorie sample menus. Beautiful colored photographs embellish the collection, offering further tempting serving suggestions. I can hardly wait to try them all!

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

In Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss, Dr. Lawrence Cheskin draws upon his expertise and experience at the Weigh Management Center at Johns Hopkins University to provide the non-specialist general reader with realistic solutions for losing weight, keeping it off, and maintaining a healthful, satisfying lifestyle through three basic steps involving nutritious eating, physical exercise, and behavioral changes. Step One is identifying the optimum and healthy weight for a particular height and build. Step Two is determining how many calories are needed to lose weight and maintain the weight loss. Step Three is a healthy eating plan based on caloric needs. To that end, the Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss showcases 110 superbly presented recipes enhanced with full color photography of the finished dishes. From Greek Lamb Salad with Yogurt Dress; Pork Medallions with Pear Sauce; and Chicken with Braised Spinach and Leek; to Sesame-Teriyaki Sea Bass; Sweet Bean Pilaf; and Mocha Pudding Cake, Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss will grace any family cookbook collection as an instant favorite!

This book is easy to follow. The recipes are awesome, the diet is easy and the exercises are very easy to do. I lost 4 pounds the first week and feel like my stomach is flatter. I totally recommend this book for everyone. The author agrees that you do have to combine diet with exercise; which I think is wise. On this diet I eat a lot, I just avoid cakes and cookies and only eat certain fruits late at night.

I was really sceptical when my mom sent this book from England but it really did produce excellent results in just five days. This is a way of eating/cooking that I can see myself sticking to.

This book is great for anyone who wants to find ways to lose weight quickly without a lot of effort. As is the case with most diet books, the tips may not highlight the most sound nutritional practices, but it gets the job done. What I liked best is that the author explains in detail that this is a great way to JUMP START a diet....not lose weight permanently (you'll be better off in the long run if you look at other methods to promote long-term weight loss and keep the weight off safely) and there is enough variety in this book to satisfy anyone's tastes. This book presents good ideas without alot of fluff; it's short and to the point. Good ideas to start you on the way to weight loss.

Finally! We found this step-by-step guide really helped us. It was proven ways (seven in fact) to lose weight. We found it realistic without unnecessary preliminaries. It understood our need to loose weight quickly for a recent special occasion, and it worked. We found this no-frills approach doing no less than what it promises. It was a pleasure to loose weight without needing to join a club or take exotic herbs, invest in expensive drugs, or do extraordinary exercise. We have recommend it to friends. A couple of weeks before a cruise it helped them shape up before shipping out.

Dr. Clouatre gives you all the facts on the nutritional science behind the various reasons different people get fat and/or stay fat--but he puts it into plain, easy-to-understand language. He explains how "food couplings," vitamins, minerals and basic food nutrients (like amino acids vs. fatty acids) affect my body. This book helps the aging 30 or 40 something learn how to feel and look 20 again! Visiting a place like Puritan's Pride [...] saves you money when you finish this book--you'll want to go out and buy everything Dr. Clouatre recommends!! He focuses on GETTING LEAN, not losing weight, and if your goal is to be healthy, you NEED this book!

After following the diet in this book I lost 43 pounds. The diet allows you to eat a lot of food and is easier to follow that stictly protein diets because you never totally feel deprived. You can have a little of every food type, just not together. I was able to stick to it for an extended period of time (about 1 1/2 years) and eat more food than I can normally eat. Unlike low fat diets (which sometimes caused a weight gain) this diet was painless and I never felt hungry. I supplemented with vitamins, but did not use all the supplements listed. It was the diet, and the addition of healthy oil to my diet that worked for me. The book was brief and easy to read. The diet was simple to follow. The biochemical information was valuable.

A well written, motivating book. Dr. Taub takes the food,diet, and exercise corporations to the mat. Dr. Taub educates us on the corporate grooming of our nutritional needs.This is a scientific, truthful look at the myths surrounding how and what we eat. You will never look at milk the same way again. Good education on why and how our bodies function. Excellent suggestions for creating healthy habits. Easy to read, tough to put down. I've been following his suggestions for three weeks and felt better about my health in one. This is a book for life.

This is the best comprehensive book I've read on becoming healthy (and I've researched 'becoming healthy' extensively). It's written for the average person who wants to avoid prevalent diseases of the US (overweight, cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis...). It's easy to understand what you need to do and the effects are long-term. Best of all it doesn't take a denial approach to eating.

The reading goes quickly even though repetitive sometimes. The information is up to date and is what your doctor should be telling you!

Note: This book isn't as much for people who want to be 100% healthy, as it targets a broud range of people. If your goal is to be 100% healthy, I'd recommend looking for literature on raw or living foods, juicing, and colon care.

"i know why we have two eyes. one to see the beauty and the other to see the horror." Bare Hands, Numb Skulls is full of the wise, the terrible, abominable, lewd, funny and complete insanity of life itself. read it; you will not be disheartened. you will feel life flowing through you.

This was definately a good read. The whole book had all the elements of comedy, suspense, romance, and mystery. Nate's blend of words made the book unique like himself. You can wonder on how much each character resembles the author. Alter egos? I think you can relate to all of the characters on some level. The relationships that the character had with each other seemed to be a page from my life. I enjoyed this book all the way from the crazy cult to the three squirrels and i recommend this to anyone who has a craving for campy woods stories and the role crazy people and friends have in common.

This book makes for a great "carry around". It reads less like a book and more like a guide for maintaining weight. The author does not speak down to you, and appears to be somebody that understands the struggle of weight maintance. The blend of humor and helpful hints makes it well worth the money, and it may just help you out.

Alicia Garrett Cathell has written a book that addresses what it is like to be a "real" woman fighting weight loss. Cathell is the best friend a woman would like to have during the struggle of losing weight. She has been there! I recommend this book to anyone who wants practical and reasonable dieting tips laced with a great sense of humor!