Weight Loss Books

MaDonna Grimes is a world-renowned dancer, hip-hop instructor, the winner of Miss Fitness America and Miss Fitness International, and the owner of two successful dance/fitness studies. In Work It Out: The Black Woman's Guide To Getting The Body You Always Wanted, Grimes draws upon her considerable expertise and expertise to create an exercise and fitness guide written (with the assistance of Jim Rosenthal) especially for African-American women. MaDonna Grimes presents workouts that burn fat, methods to train one's strength and flexibility, enhanced with success stories, nutrition guidelines, and more. Black-and-white photographs showcase Grimes' upbeat, easy-to-follow, and confidently recommended plan for improved personal health and physical fitness.

The book Yoga for Weight-loss has been the best I have ever read. Its simple easy to follow postures, nice lo calorie recipes and simple mental exercises helped me lose 4 stone - its fantastic. Recommend it to everyone - even if you dont like yoga. Brilliant!

Great book to take along on trips. Easy to follow- good poses.Would highly recommend it.

This book is a wonderful tool for every family with kids. It is very readable and a great source of information. Eating healthy doesn't have to be difficult and this book gives helpful suggestions. Also it gives great ideas on activities to do with kids . We desparately need to get away from the television and parents have to set an example. As a mother and now a grandmother I found this book so interesting. I highly recommend it to all new parents as well as parents in general. We must overcome our obesity problem in this country and we need to start at home. Buy this book and read it.

Gary Noes explains why most fad diets fail in You Weigh What You Believe: Change Your Mistaken Life-Style Beliefs And Lose Weight. Readers will learn how to discover their counterproductive life-style beliefs; the ten septs to changing an erroneous belief; the eight common mistaken life-style beliefs centering on weight loss; the connection between physical and emotional fitness and weight loss; how to overcome plateaus in weight loss efforts; and a simple three-step approach to weight loss and fitness. You Weigh What You Believe is "must" reading for anyone who wants to get off the fad diet treadmill once and for all!

As a big fan of the 1st edition of this guide, I'm just so pleasantly surprised that the new edition has lots more really great foods that I can now eat and know I'm on the path of a healthy lifestyle. I'm nowhere near a strict vegetarian so the Yummy Hunter's Guide has lots of choices that fit my mood. All cuisines are represented and I see some of these choices at my neighborhood Safeway so I don't have to haunt any of the specialty health food stores just to eat right. Very easy to use this guide and with it's cool size it fits right in your purse when you feel like shopping with an eye for delicious but low-calorie gourmet foods.

This book is a must read for anyone interested in health and dieting. it explains why we need to eat certian foods and why we do NOT need to eat others. This book will open a new window to the way you view protein, carbs, sugars and fats.

The Power Protein Plan is an excellent program. The book details every aspect, including cholesterol, triglycerides, heart disease, diabetes...and explains how this protein plan can actually positively affect each.
My husband is diabetic and is on insulin and oral drugs to maintain his out of control blood sugar. I put him on the protein power plan and his blood sugar dropped enough that he could do away with 3 shots and the oral drug. He never felt better, but his self-destructive nature has caused him to forego sticking to the plan entirely-which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5: If you cheat on this plan, you will gain weight and probably cause your blood levels to rise.
All in all, a healthy, easy plan--the included recipes are really quite good-though time-consuming.

This book really sells itself short by marketing as a "weight loss" book. It is a fantastic reference for people who don't understand insulin resistance and the medical background to why carb overloaded diets are so unhealthy. It has changed the way I eat and think about everyday food. As an added bonus, my post pregnancy weight is just falling off. I would HIGHLY recommend this book.

I am the author of a new book entitled GENOCIDE;HOW YOUR DOCTOR'S DIETARY IGNORANCE WILL KILL YOU. I am a family physician with over ten years experience introducing a low carbohydrate, more fat, more cholesterol, more protein diet into my patient's lives. Through this dietary approach I have cured type 2 diabetics, treated people with high blood pressure with little or no need for meds, seen tons of weight lost and the list goes on and on. Protein Power was the first book I read espousing the virtues of low carb diets.

Unfortunately most physicians will never read this book and if they do they will dismiss it as an opinion, not based in fact. For some reason, the scientific method is not followed in dietary clinical trials. The scientific method should be: I have an idea (theory, supposition, opinion, hypothesis whatever you want to call it), I perform an experiment to either prove or disprove my idea; if I prove my theory-great-look how smart I am. But if the results do not prove my idea, I am supposed to re-evaluate my initial idea, not call the experiment flawed or the results inconclusive.
The reason the dietary clinical trials appear contradictory is because the researchers in these trials start off with a conclusion--not an idea-- perform an experiment, and when the results of the experiment do not support what the researchers already 'think' they know; they now call the experimental design flawed or the results inconclusive, which is generally not the case.

I have literally treated thousands upon thousands of my patients with low carb diets over the last decade. I love when the labs come back with higher HDLs, lower triglycerides and normal blood sugars. I love teasing my patients and ask if they are eating more fat and cholesterol. When they say yes, I ask them "Well, if you are eating more fat and cholesterol, then why did your fat level drop and why did your HDL rise, and why did you lose weight?" I always get a smile back, because my patients know what I am getting at. And what I'm getting at is the fact--and I mean FACT, that low cholesterol, low fat diets DO NOT WORK to any degree to help people stay off or reduce their medications.
This book should be required reading in all medical and undergraduate colleges. If physicians actually understood the correct way to tell their patients to eat--many disease processes would become extinct--instead of the human race. I recommend my patients to purchase this book (along with mine of course :-), to help them understand why they must start low carb diets----NOW. By the way, my apologies to Dr. Michael Eades, I mistakenly called you Dan in my book, even though I must have said your name thousands of times to my patients--but I have recommended your book thousands and thousands of times, so I hope you forgive me for that.

Allow me to end my post with the three biggest dietary myths in America;
MYTH # 1
Eating fat makes us fat. FALSE. The truth is that eating fat does not make us fat, unless we're eating too many carbohydrates along with that fat.
MYTH #2
Eating cholesterol containing foods causes heart disease. FALSE. There has never been any study which has shown, convincingly, that eating cholesterol containing foods causes heart disease.
MYTH #3
Probably the biggest dietary myth out there is that the calorie actually means something in human nutrition. FALSE. The calorie means nothing in human nutrition.

Thank you Dr's Eades, for helping save my life and the lives of my patients. It inspired me to write my own account of what I've seen work in my practice over the last decade.Genocide: How Your Doctor's Dietary Ignorance Will Kill You!!!!

2000 years ago man thought Earth was the center of the universe. 400 years ago the world was flat; some people who questioned this wisdom were even burned at the stake for heresy. Before the beginning of 19th century engineers thought man would "disintegrate" if he exceeded 100 mph, hence train speed was limited on purpose. Just 20 years ago "high-carb" diets were supposed to help people improve their well-being. Well, we know the disastrous epidemic the high-carb diet did to our Nation - 60% overweight! We Americans are so fat that the western hemisphere created a planetary imbalance, skewing the earth's rotation about its axis. So there, forget global warming. The world's climate has drastically changed because we are literally heavy on this side of the globe. How's that for a theory, Al Gore?? All kidding aside, what I'm getting at is that you should approach this book (as well as life in general) with an open mind.

I am a hardcore bodybuilder, and yes, I have been on the high-fat, high protein, low carb diet for a while now. If there is anything that the sedentary general population can learn from us bodybuilders, it is that we are vain, and we love to look at ourselves in the mirror. But more significantly, we are experts at building muscle and losing fat. Many bodybuilders may not have the credentials on paper with those fancy letters, such as a BS, an ABC, an MD or a PhD. But trust me, we know fat loss. And I am here to tell you that "Protein Power" works.

The reason I bought this book is that I wanted to understand the "why's." I already know "low-carb" works; I just wanted to know for myself the scientific reasons behind it. The doctors go in great detail explaining why and how. The science behind the "low-carb" concept is explained in a level that 8th graders can understand. The doctors did an excellent job. In addition to the easy-to-understand format, but well-researched and scientific findings the book outlines, I love the fact that the doctors were kind enough to include a recipe section. Yummy!!


Chances are if you are reading this section in Amazon, it is because you wish to lose weight. In closing, I'd like to offer the following:



There are four pillars to losing weight. They are: a) your mind; b) weight training; c) cardio exercise; and, d) nutrition.



a) Your mind. You have to believe that you can do it. Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. There are no magic pills that you can take and melt the fat off when you wake up the next day. YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD!! And don't blame genetics. Take accountability for your own lifestyle. Once you understand and accept this, you are on your way to losing fat.



b) Weight training. You should consider adding weight training to your regimen. You want to keep and / or add muscles. Muscles burn fat due to increased metabolic rate. You don't want to "lose weight" by losing both fat and muscle. That's another thing. You should focus on "fat loss" and not "weight loss." I'm not saying you should be a bodybuilder, all I am saying is that weight training is an effective fat burner. Get yourself an Accu-Measure caliper (also sold at Amazon for $20) so you can measure fat loss on a weekly basis.



c) Cardio. You will lose fat if you create a calorie deficit. You can do this in two ways. You can either burn the calories by doing cardio, OR you can consume less calories by eating less food. BUT, and here is a big BUTT (pun intended), the best way to burn fat is eat a little less AND exercise more.



You can certainly lose weight just by consuming less calories without exercising, but you will be a "skinny fat person." You know, those dudes with a low body weight, but little if any muscle, and the last 15 pounds of stubborn fat is left defiantly clinging to their hips and butt.



d) Nutrition. Read "Protein Power." This is perhaps the only fat loss book you will ever need.



I wish you the best of luck in your quest to have a leaner, meaner physique. HOOAH! (It's an Army thing.)

Barry Sears' books are based on these same principles and they are very accessible and written (except for one) for the lay person. If you really want to get into the science behind the nutritional advice, read his book: Enter the Zone, A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently, Reset Your Genetic Code, Prevent Disease, Achieve Masximum Physical Performance and Enhance Mental Productivity. The easy reads are the shorter titles such as A Week in the Zone. You don't need to slog through a 400+ page book.

Wow, how refreshing to find an author who is a genuine authority, who supports his conclusions with fact and who lacks the bias that drives many writers on this subject to deceive and mislead, most doctors to remain ignorant of and uninterested in the relationship between health and nutrition and most of the food industry and medical profession too busy making money to care. This book deals with science, not politics. I read it five weeks ago and was so motivated by it I altered my diet to whole foods only. My blood pressure has improved from borderline hypertensive to 106/67 and I feel trimmer and fitter already. I've purchased the book for my children so they have some basis for questioning conventional advice on this important subject.

This book is one of these books that each page makes your jaw drop. Despite overwhelming evidence, it is amazing that this has not taken a bigger stage with the public. I guess we love our high animal protein diets too much. For those of you who have health problems, take heed to the words inside this book.

The China Study is a large survey of health and nutrition habits that the author concludes support a vegan diet. The book discusses the China Study and the author's conclusions. The Study used surveys from 6,500 adults in China and Taiwan to analyze over 350 variables relating health and nutrition. The China Study looked specifically at the relationship between diet and disease in over 100 villages all over China. It compared the rates of disease and how they differed between regions and looked for dietary habits that could account for those differences. The author uses the data on what he sees as nutrition's impact on disease and concludes that a vegan diet promotes good health and longevity.

A strong emphasis of the book is the way research on nutrition is conducted - he calls it "scientific reductionism". His complaint is that particular nutrients or food groups are isolated to determine their effects and all other influences are ruled out. Even though this is how research is done, and Dr. Campbell specifically looks at the impact of nutrition on health, he does not think we can accurately study single nutrients. In fact, he does not think information on nutrition is accurately obtained, reported, and utilized in the West. He also thinks the western diet is terrible including many of the popular diets such as the Atkins diet or any diet that emphasizes animal products.

The book provides recommendations for changing your eating habits, and suggests that poor health and diseases can be reversed or improved by changing your diet. If you are a proponent of veganism, you will certainly enjoy the book and learn from it. If you are on the fence about veganism, it may sway you. If you would not appreciate eating a vegan diet, you may take offense at the author's criticism of non-vegan eating. Regardless of your perspective, you will appreciate the substantial amount of work that was put into this book. The passion and conviction of the author come through as this book is clearly designed to help others.

The book's contents include:
Introduction
Part I: The China Study: 1. Problems We Face, Solutions We Need; 2. A House of Proteins; 3. Tuning Off Cancer; 4. Lessons from China.
Part II: Diseases of Affluence: 5. Broken Hearts; 6. Obesity; 7. Diabetes; 8. Common Cancers: Breast, Prostate, Large Bowel (Colon, Rectal); 9. Autoimmune Diseases; 10. Wide-Ranging Effects: Bone, Kidney, Eye and Brain Diseases; Part III: The Good Nutrition Guide; 11. Eating Right: Eight Principles of Food and Health; 12. How to Eat.
Part IV: Why Haven't You Heard This Before? 13. Science--The Dark Side; 14. Scientific Reductionism; 15. The "Science" of Industry; 16. Government: Is It for the People? 17. Big Medicine: Whose Health Are They Protecting? 18. Repeating Histories.
Appendix A. Q&A: Protein Effect in Experimental Rat Studies. Appendix B. Experimental Design of the China Study. Appendix C. The "Vitamin" D Connection. References. Index.

I also recommend THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams and The 2007 Second Expert Report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective

My brother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer about a month ago. My sister insisted I get this book for him. He sent me an email saying this book totally confirms everything he's heard, read or researched. He said he loved the book.

I have to say this is one of the best gifts I have ever been given. It's really perfect if you are on a diet, or if you are just trying not to eat yourself to death! It's such a lifesaver! My only complaint is that they should come out with a new one!!!

The EAT THIS NOT THAT! book by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding is a simple and handy guide book that helps all of us who dine out pick meals that are better for our waist lines.

When you see how much fat and calories are in some of the most popular dishes ordered at restaurants and fast food places, you'll stay away! Some meals have more than half a days worth of calories and about three times the amount of fat a person should have in one day. No wonder everyone is losing the battle of the bulge.

The book is arranged in alphabetical order by restaurant's names and color coded by categories: Favorite Restaurants, Menu Decoder, Holidays and Special Occasions, Supermarket, Drinks, Mood Food, and For Kids(this section is only 6-pages long, but they have Eat This Not That! for Kids!: Be the Leanest, Fittest Family on the Block! for that). And the book is small enough to fit in a purse or briefcase to take on the go, but you probably won't have to do that since you can zero in on a few of your favorite haunts and see what the best choices they have on the menu.

What I like about the book is the simplicity of it all. One side of the page shows the worst thing you can eat and the other side shows you the best choices you can make at your favorite diner. There's also a menu decoder that teaches you exactly what all those terms are at different types of restaurants from "Breakfast Diners" to "Sushi Bars."

With EAT THIS NOT THAT!, we're empowered to make smarter choices when it comes to eating out and that should help shrink our ever expanding waists. And we can do that by ordering smarter and not just dry salads. I highly recommend this book.

Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! By Dense, I mean fact filled, not hard to read or understand. Clever illustrations break up the food and serving related facts that we all benefit from being familiar with. Especially when it comes to sorting through the advertising and the terms used by the restaurant chains to present their offerings as appetizing and healthful.

Great information for making the right choices when eating out. It's Easy to read and handy enough to carry with you.

Great Quick Reference showing you the best items at each restaurant that are OK to eat...no boring reading...quick picture manual that helps you make better choices...

WORTH the cheap price!!

Great book for lifestyle dieting. I can live comfortably with Suzane's approach to eating.

Follow Susan's plan and you are guaranteed to loose, or should I say win the battle against fat.

I was very disappointed in this book even though it was a miniature. Some of the pages were blank, having not even been printed. I figure the book was a total loss of money spent.

This is basically the "Fit for Life Diet" which is based on the idea that you shouldn't mix some foods at a meal. It works for some people. I've lost weight on this program but really, you are just cutting WAY WAY back on calories, so, that's the bottom line. If we all stopped snacking on GARBAGE and excerised, we'd lose weight! Why I really hated this book is because it is ALL ABOUT SUZANNE! There are pictures of her in her gorgeous home with her gorgeous friends and her gorgeous skinniness...gag me. If you want a Suzanne Sommers "Why I'm wonderful and how I keep my Figure" book, go for this one. But don't pay full price. Buy it for one cent.

Enjoyed the writings, found the advice useful and the recipes were good. I believe you need to find what works for you-maybe combining the right foods as suggested here will work. I have a family so found this difficult. If it was just me, I would be more succesful.