9/30/2010

The Last 15: A Weight Loss Breakthrough [Hardcover] Review

The Last 15: A Weight Loss Breakthrough [Hardcover]I can't count how many authors and diet companies have empited my wallet over the years. I feel like I'm the person they named the term yo-yo diet after. Since reading the last 15 I feel like I've finally got the answers I've been looking for. In the past 2 weeks I've lost 8 pounds, am loving what I eat and have more energy than I've had in years. For once I feel like someone has told me the truth about food. You should read this.

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If you have tried to lose weight in the past and are now left frustrated and confused about where to go - you are not alone. With a mere 2 percent of dieters keeping their weight off, the dieting world is missing the mark!
It is time to put an end to quick fix diets that are one dimensional and overly restrictive. The Last 15 is easy to follow, delicious and has been successful for thousands of men and women. Whether it is 5, 15 or 50 pounds - Dr. Joey's motto is, "Let's take it off and keep it off for good!"

    Learn how to rev your metabolism and re-set your metabolic code in just 30 days
    Achieve weight loss results (as much as 15 pounds!) in the first month
    Indulge on your food favorite (yes...even bread) without gaining weight
    Find natural methods to control cravings and night time eating
    Hit your goal weight in a healthy and natural fashion and keep in off for good!

Scientifically-accurate and easy-to-use The Last 15: A Weight-Loss Breakthrough, offers long-term answers while showing you how easy it can be to take the weight off for life.

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Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight Loss (Paperback) Review

Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight LossI bought this thinking it would be great, but I was sorely mistaken.150 pages are taken up with diet book mubo-jumbo.I wanted a cookbook, not a speech on healthy living.I already live healthy, that's why I wanted a good COOKbook - not diet regime.Don't waste your money on this if you are only looking for recipes like I was.

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Entertaining, practical, and informative, "Latina Lite Cooking" provides 200 recipes for low-fat yet delicious fare from the cuisines of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain, and all of Latin America, plus the author's state-of-the-art weight reduction plan and her unique message of self-empowerment Targeted print ads. Local author publicity in San Diego & L.A. Print publicity. .

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The Rapid Fire Diet for Fat Loss: How to Achieve Fast Weight Loss in a Healthy Way (Paperback) Review

The Rapid Fire Diet for Fat Loss: How to Achieve Fast Weight Loss in a Healthy WayI found this book to be a very simple, practical, effective book on the topic of weight-loss.The advice contained in the book is very real-world, and doesn't advocate trying to lose weight with fad diets, short-cuts, or other impractical schemes.The book also covers a wide range of different topics, including brief discussions on diet companies, examples of specific exercises, and even a discussion of how your mindset affects your ability to lose weight.Overall, I think this is a really great, practical little book for anyone who's looking for a simple, no-nonsense approach to losing weight.

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Are you looking for a diet that will help you with fat loss but do it in a healthy way? So many diets are either unhealthy or downright dangerous. You can lose weight quickly without putting yourself in the danger zone or setting yourself up for failure later. This diet talks about the real strategies you need to master to lose weight and keep it off forever.

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9/29/2010

The Nantucket Diet: A Safe and Effective 3-Phase Program for Permanent Weight Loss and a Healthy Lifestyle [Hardcover] Review

The Nantucket Diet: A Safe and Effective 3-Phase Program for Permanent Weight Loss and a Healthy Lifestyle [Hardcover]This book was so informative concerning my questions about insulin resistance diabetes. I loved the recipes and they are sooo easy to do. Usually I never make anything from diet books, but these were extremely delious & appealing for me & guests. I found Jane's diet tips &visualizaion technique a great way to stop me from over eating .I especially liked being able to eat Kedem tea bisquits with tea a real treat & something to look forward to.If you stick to this diet plan you will never feel deprived & wanting that little something to give you a boost to get you through the tough parts of the day ( or night time horrors of no good food ) If you have a sweet tooth this is perfect!!! I highly recomment this book for a life style change that won't upset your way of life & do what they say WALK .
Ann

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What is it about Nantucket that keeps people who live there so fit, healthy, and happy? Is it the nutritious food and the active lifestyle? Imagine a diet that allows you to eat your fill of classic New England cuisine with recipes from Nantucket's top restaurants: Pesto Crusted Rack of Lamb, My Lobster Rolls, Pineapple-Raspberry Napoleon, and other mouthwatering fare. A diet has never been so delicious. Welcome to Nantucket!

Sensible, and effective, The Nantucket Diet presents a way of eating and living that best benefits your body and state of mind. For maximum results, you calculate your calorie needs using a weight-loss formula based on your individual metabolism. With the goal of maintainable weight loss, this program is a sound scientific alternative to fad diets and the drastic dietary changes they require, which result only in weight regain and frustration. At the diet's core is a three-phase eating plan-termination of weight gain, weight loss, and weight maintenance-that puts you back in control of your weight.

The Nantucket Diet shows you how to

- eat right and live well without strict limitations
- lose weight-and keep it off-permanently
- incorporate basic exercise into your day-without breaking a sweat
- cheat (yes, cheat!) with a weekly "make love to life" meal that curbs the urge to binge (recipes included!)
- create your own meals and snacks, or take advantage of the sample menus and full range of meal plans-with recipes from top Nantucket restaurants
- benefit from a new understanding of essential weight loss and lifestyle issues-from insulin and carbohydrates to vitamins and supplements

The Nantucket Diet's premise is that there is no legitimate quick fix to your weight problem. This comprehensive weight-management program will pay off in the long term with its goal of sustainable weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. Best of all, the food is delicious, and you'll finish every meal feeling satisfied and feeling great!

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The Younger (Thinner) You Diet: How Understanding Your Brain Chemistry Can Help You Lose Weight, Reverse Aging, and Fight Disease [Paperback] Review

The Younger You Diet: How Understanding Your Brain Chemistry Can Help You Lose Weight, Reverse Aging, and Fight Disease [Paperback]This book is a keeper, a must-have reference book for how food affects the brain. I have read hundreds of books on nutrition, even wrote one myself, but nonetheless found this book revolutionary in scope.

I love reading books that give me radically new information, and I found plenty of such nuggets here. For example, until reading Younger (Thinner) You Diet, I had no idea that my hepatitis C had affected my entire personality for years! I was further amazed at how much our personality is formed by neurotransmitters, which can be balanced with food.

Dr. Braverman discusses at length in layman's simple terms the following brain chemicals: dopamine, acetylcholine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) an serotonin. He shows how a lack of them can affect the personality, aging, and weight gain. Just looking at the various personality profiles Dr. Braverman provides, you can easily recognize which neurotransmitters you and your loved ones lack. But there is a quiz to make the diagnosis more accurate.

In this book you will also find tips for combating such things as osteoporosis, collagen loss, and other maladies. There is even a handy section called "Name the Pauses" in which you can which systems are your weakest (again, definitions and quizzes). There is a section that details the power of various spices and also such a section forteas. Parts like that make this a reference book. You will not want to sell your used copy on Amazon!

There are a few things that made me raise my eyebrows: advice to use aspartame, which has been proven to be very toxic, and canola oil, which is genetically modified. And he classifies someone as "excentric" who believes in telepathy and the sixth sense. (He obviously is not familiar with all the scientific studies referred to in such books as The Field.)

But I have never found a book that is 100% accurate and am able to overlook a few errors to see all the wonderful information in it.

This book is absolutely not just about weight loss, but about using nutrition and supplements to stay younger and even reverse aging. You can use this information no matter what your diet slant is: vegan, vegetarian, raw foodist, or omnivore.

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New research in nutrition and weight loss has revealed an amazing discovery: the brain-virtually neglected in all other diet plans-is the most important organ in dieting. Dieters can actually lose weight by eating foods, nutrients, teas, and spices that change the chemical balance of the brain for permanent weight loss-a major factor contributing to how quickly the body ages. In fact, everyone can take years off their age by changing their brain chemistry. In Younger (Thinner) You Diet, Dr. Eric Braverman expands upon concepts introduced in Younger You to present a totally new approach to lifelong weight management, where the key is not found in counting carbs, fat grams, or calories. Obesity is a brain chemical imbalance, an addictive disorder, treated successfully only through the combined approach of diet, nutrients, and hormones. One of the foremost experts in integrative medicine, known for his work on the brain-body connection, Dr. Braverman teaches readers:-which foods naturally boost the body's production of dopamine, the chemical in the brain that tells the body to start its fat-burning engine-how to choose foods, supplements, teas, and spices-even hormones and medicine-to avoid the effects of other aging organs that can destroy one's metabolism-how to personalize the diet for specific health concerns, such as heart problems, aging skin, weak muscles, and achy joints Eliminating the frustration and deprivation of conventional dieting, Younger (Thinner) You Diet will help anyone turn back the clock to a slimmer, healthier, younger you.


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Thin for Good: The One Low-Carb Diet That Will Finally Work for You [Paperback] Review

Thin for Good: The One Low-Carb Diet That Will Finally Work for You [Paperback]I am a physician who advocates a low carbohydrate diet. I feel this is the best book on this subject and recommend it to all of my patients. Finally a book that does the work for me in telling patients the healthiest way toeat. It is great for people who need to lose weight as well as those whodon't. There are just no gimmicks and the mind-body approach is absolutelyfantastic.

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A REVOLUTIONARY PERSONALIZED PROGRAM FOR LIFELONG THINNESS
Taking low-carb diets to the next level, Thin for Good combines clinically tested, up-to-the-minute nutritional advice with an added bonus: a revolutionary mind-body program designed to eliminate your cravings. Leading you through the eleven emotional levels of eating, Dr. Pescatore shares his unique solutions to the psychological roadblocks we all face when trying to lose weight. The result is a thirty-day plan-filled with affirmations, self-evaluations, and exercises-that will get you on the road to lifelong thinness. Customized for your sex and stage of life, filled with delicious recipes and meal plans, Thin for Good gives you the fuel you need for your lifestyle. Get thin for good-now and forever.
"Thin For Good offers an innovative approach to losing weight and keeping it off safely and effectively. Dr. Fred Pescatore not only provides excellent information on what to eat, he also sheds insight on the emotional aspects of eating that can sabotage even the best weight-loss efforts unless you understand them. The recipes are terrific, even if you're not dieting! "-Carol Colman, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Antioxidant Miracle, Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks, and Stop Depression Now
"Dr. Fred Pescatore unravels the complex emotions intertwined with losing weight, eating right, and feeling and looking better-and has come up with a sensible weight-loss plan that successfully deals with both diet and the mixed feelings so many of us have about our appearances."-Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter™ and coauthor of Syndrome X

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9/28/2010

enLIGHTened: How I Lost 40 Pounds with a Yoga Mat, Fresh Pineapples, and a Beagle Pointer [Hardcover] Review

enLIGHTened: How I Lost 40 Pounds with a Yoga Mat, Fresh Pineapples, and a Beagle Pointer [Hardcover]I discovered the joys of yoga and pilates a year ago.I love it, although I am not as flexible as I would like to be (Jessica actually talks about this in her book).So, of course, this book hit me and I had to read it.

It is extremely well written, with honesty and I love that Jessica was completely opened about her weight issues, as well as some of her relationship issues with her parents.This book feels like a girlfriend and I talking -

I love the subject matter and Jessica touches on Ayuverda which is something that I have developed an interest in as well.Its almost as if Jessica was reading my mind.

I even love the quick and healthy recipes that are in the book.I have to say though, that, at times, Jessica makes the whole overeating thing a little too simplistic.As someone with an eating disorder (binge eating( its not always quite enough to talk to yourself or go for a long walk - but Jessica is right about trying to get to the root of the problems.

One of the things that I felt a little off about was the fact that Jessica always seems to have the time AND money to do all the things she wants to do. ALthough she and her hubby sounded as though they were not necessarily stable in the finance dept, especially since he was looking for another job - she goes ahead and becomes a yoga teacher and from the rest of the book, I did not get the feeling as though Jessica really ever had a full time job other than that of teaching yoga.Yet, she seems to be able to benefit from everything from Kripalu retreats to invitro, etc. I felt a disconnect there - what about the rest of us who have to hold down full time jobs, juggle kids and are just making ends meet???

I know that Jessica claims that you don't need a lot of $$$ to be healthy, etc. - she does not really lead by example on that particular subject.Yet, this is her story, so I guess she is just telling us what she lives.

I know, from experience, that if you want to get totally healthy and eat all these nutritious meals and enjoy walking, yoga and other various activities as suggested, you had better have a gift for making time for yourself AND a nice little amount of money to do it with.

Still, this book is hearwarming and encouraging and i loved it.

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An absorbing, entertaining diet memoir with humor, empathy, and yoga.
Meet your new best yoga-and-healthy-eating friend in this smart, accessible, and funny memoir of dieting and discovery.For years, Jessica struggled with fluctuating weight and bouts ofunhappiness. Like many of us, she found comfort in food and cravedcigarettes and self-confidence. Then one day Jessica took her firstyoga class in Katmandu. She lost 40 pounds and changed her lifeforever. In enLIGHTened, Jessica shares the core principles of yogaphilosophy—not the poses and postures, but the ancient system of ideasthat lies behind them, drawn from a 2000-year-old text called the Yoga Sutras.The inspiration for this memoir-driven diet and health book is studiedby devout yoga students and teachers, and offers answers to eatingsmartly, living right, and losing weight. Jessica goes beyondyoga's merge into mainstream—beyond trendy diets, unsustainableexercise routines, and the quest for the perfect figure. Usingspiritual philosophy, and personal stories everyone can relate to, shesets the reader on a journey to self-acceptance, personal peace, andlong-term health.

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The Ultimate pH Solution: Balance Your Body Chemistry to Prevent Disease and Lose Weight [Paperback] Review

The Ultimate pH Solution: Balance Your Body Chemistry to Prevent Disease and Lose Weight [Paperback]I am sitting here drinking lemon slices squeezed into my water, and I just have to tell you: this is thebesthealth advice book I have ever read. I am still reading it, but this book WILL change your life.


I have lost about 7 pounds in a few weeks by adding lemon water, juicing my carrots, apples, fruits - eating oranges and more salads and a LOT less of the processed foods I used to eat.

In truth, I used to drink a quart of orange juice a day and eat mostly salads. But that was before kids. Things got very busy and I had a bad accident, which hampered my energy for a few years. So then the poor eating habits started.But man, I will tell you, I really appreciate having my great eating habits back.

People have told me for years that I look way younger than my chronological years. Great skin, for one.

I used to exercise a lot but that has fallen a bit. But back to the book.

European eating habits have been following this for years. This is not a newcomer idea according to the way I grew up.


What is this pH stuff and what is 'balance your body chemistry'?

You may remember pH and acid/base - acid/alkaline from Chemistry class perhaps.

Michelle Schoffro Cook tells us that our bodies function best when the pH is on the alkaline side - that our blood is more alkaline than acid. That would mean a pH or litmus reading of about 7.0- to 7.364 or slightly higher. Sounds easy?

Well, most people in the Western industrialized world eat foods that are processed as acid in our body, Michelle tells us. Our beloved dairy, meat, chicken, fish, eggs and even grains are all processed as acids, leaving us often with acid-blood levels rather than alkaline blood levels.

Add to that all the stuff we eat that is not actually food but a food product: Mickey D, other fast food and many other foods we eat are all processedwith preservatives added and nutrients that have been removed or rendered inactive by Pasteurization and other processing. The enzymes in food are all rendered inactive by Pasteurization or any heating above 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Meat processing is full of antibiotics as well as bacteria. So our beloved meat is not as healthy as it was for our grandparents, when cattle and poultry roamed free and were not given antibiotics or growth hormone, or had water or other agents injected into them to make the product more appealing.

So what is happening?



Michelle tells us that meat, dairy and grains are largely acidic in our blood. The countries that consume the most dairy products ALSO have the greatest amount of osteoporosis. How can that be? We've been told from time immemorial to drink our milk for strong bones and teeth.

Our diets are acidic - acid diets cause the elimination of calcium in our bones.

So how do we make our bones strong?

By changing our diets from acidic to alkaline.

Are there other benefits to having an alkaline diet?

You bet, Michelle tells us.

Research Michelle quotes reveals some potential links between acidic diets and cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, Alzheimers, asthma, allergies, arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia and a host of other disorders and illnesses.

Not that diet alone can necessarily prevent or cure everything. But it cannot hurt. And can go a long way toward helping you feel better.

The corollary is also true: Research reveals that an alkaline diet can help prevent these diseases and may improve these diseases when they are already in place, Michelle tells us.

The countries with the lowest incidence of osteoporosis do not consume vast quantities of animal protein. These countries eat fresh fruits and vegetables and legumes. Legumes,unlike grains, are alkaline and are highly beneficial to our diets, according to Michelle.

Is it difficult to change from an acid diet to an alkaline one?

Michelle provides many easy tips for doing this.

!. Do not drink Soda or Diet Soda. Not only are these highly acidic in our blood, it takes many cups of alkaline-based water to neutralize these effects.

2. Squeeze fresh lemon into your tap water. Lemon in water turns the water alkaline. All our cells need fresh water - not soda, not commercial lemonade or commercial juices, coffees or tea - but plain water to function. By having several cups of lemon water daily, you are on your way to neutralizing some of the harmful effects of the acids in our diet.

3. Keep coffee and tea to a minimum, as these are acidic in the body.

4. Eating fresh citrus fruits are alkaline in our body. Even though citrus fruits and tomatoes are acidic as we eat them, they turn alkaline in our body and are very beneficial.

(In the last three weeks, I have been eating 3 oranges a day at break or with lunch and drinking lemon water. I bought a ring two months ago that fit snugly on my finger. In the last three weeks, since adding lemon water and oranges to my diet, my ring is now loose on my finger. That means I am processing water more effectively; my body is operating much more efficiently than before I drank lemon water and ate oranges.)

Michelle provides some excellent recipes such as Sweet Potato Fries (a great alkaline substitute for acidic white potato French Fries) and Chocolate Mousse with Avocado - avocados are loaded with alkaline properties.

Kidney beans, chickpeas, black beans are all alkaline.

The avoidance of white sugar and white flour is important for reasons I never actually understood. White sugar is a sugar of course; bacteria and other microbes FEED off of sugar. White flour is also a sugar in our bodies, as is Alcohol. Not only are these acidic in our bodies but they are the PARTY HARDY DISCOTHEQUES for bacteria and other illnesses that weaken our bodies.

If you are ill or in pain, do not despair. It is never too late.

Michelle has numerous stories of clients who came to her with illness and/or pain; after making some easy changes in diet, the clients returned a few weeks later with great improvement in their symptoms.

People think that 'drinking their fruit' as it says on the front of some commercial juices is great. But there is really no benefit to drinking these kinds of juices. Not only do they not have any pulp of the fruit, they are laden with corn syrup, sweeteners and artificial flavors or preservatives, and the original enzymes in whatever amount of fruit juice these concoctions originally contained has been killed or rendered inactive by the required heating process of Pasteurization.

So how do you get your recommended fruit and vegetables?

A good Caesar salad, side of fruit or fresh veggie, lemon water, citrus fruits, blueberries, tomatoes, avocados, legumes, bean or alfalfa sprouts. Many others.

Eating some alkaline foods to balance the acid-based foods we eat can go a long way to preventing or restoring our health.

Food processing removes so many nutrients that we need.

(I have a little story to tell you. About 15 years ago, I had an injury and was in chronic pain for years. I had a juicer - a juice extractor. I began to make carrot juice. I was in a LOT less pain just from drinking the carrot juice than I had been before drinking it.)

How is this possible? Juice extracted from fresh fruits and vegetables is a highly concentrated way of getting nutrients. Make your own V-8 - it will be much healthier.

These extracted juices have phytochemicals that are so essential to health.

We have now begun to juice our carrots and other fruits and vegetables again.

Do not worry if you think you cannot be perfect; except for people who are Vegan (no consumption of animal products), it is not possible to be perfect. Just making positive steps in the direction of alkaline diets will help you.

Michelle has a lot of terrific recipes and ways to tests one's saliva or urine for alkalinity/acidity - as markers on the road to better health.

For the many who do not feel up to par or who do not feel well, this book WILL change your life. I'm buying several for people I know.

People at my work have ALREADY bought this book because they saw the results on me within a week.

A MUST READ.

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Control the level of acid in your body and reclaim your health with this simple, step-by-step program


Beginning a healthier lifestyle can be as easy as starting your day sipping a glass of water with a squeeze of lemon juice. Drinking this simple drink is only one of the many ways, all outlined in The Ultimate pH Solution, that you can change your body's pH and ward off disease. Too much acid in your blood can cause a host of health problems, but with cutting-edge, medically sound research, this indispensable guide offers an easy-to-follow plan and simple lifestyle changes that will help you kick acid and stay healthy.


The Ultimate pH Solution also includes real-life success stories of people who have overcome disease and lost weight by balancing their pH levels, along with 50 recipes for delicious pH-powerful dishes. Learn why high-protein diets may be harmful to your health, why eating dairy may not help you avoid osteoporosis, and how to lower the acid levels in your body for optimal health.



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Better Than Atkins: The Hormone Diet, the Only Sound Weight Loss Solution (Paperback) Review

Better Than Atkins: The Hormone Diet, the Only Sound Weight Loss SolutionMy friend recommended this book highly and she recommended a great new beverage that replaced my morning cup of joe.Caffeine made me too jittery so I switched to a soy-based coffee that taste simply amazing. When I use my percolator it comes out with a rich, full bodied taste. Search under "S oyfee" on google to find it.

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This book deals with a hormone diet that provides a healthier and more permanent alternative to Atkins for healthy weight and hormone balance.

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9/27/2010

Outwit Your Weight: Fat-Proof Your Life With More Than 200 Tips, Tools, & Techniques to Help You Defeat Your Diet Danger Zones (Hardcover) Review

Outwit Your Weight: Fat-Proof Your Life With More Than 200 Tips, Tools, & Techniques to Help You Defeat Your Diet Danger ZonesCathy Nonas RD author of "Outwit Your Weight" recognizes that everyone is different. In her book she gives a number of tips, tricks and tools to help you lose weight and get fit.
The key according to Cathy is to incorporate weightloss strategies that are simple to do and will work best for you.
The book opens with a section on determining your individual fat traps. Are you a chronic snacker, nightime eater, weekend binger?
Do you skip meals, eat from stress, have all or nothing thinking? Once you have identified your weaknesses (and there may be more than one!) Cathy gives you over 200 tools to pick and chose from.
Tools are simple techniques you can incorporate into your daily life that will help you manage your eating weaknesses and achieve your weight loss goals. Tools aren't one size fit all!
She describes a variety of tools to help with your diet danger zones. If you don't like one tool - pick another!
Cathy includes fitness tools, mood tools, behavior and food tools. Many of these tools are fun to try and can add up in pounds lost. For example to teach yourself to slow down when eating, Cathy suggests you use chopsticks for a week. Or you can take a ten minute break in the middle of your meal.
The book also includes tons of recipes like Peanut Noodles with Chicken and Watercress, Garlicky shrimp in mustard sauce, Black Bean Burritos and Potato Chips! Cathy also addresses diet danger zones like holidays, fatigue, and lack of willpower.
The book is chock full of great ideas to incorporate in your life to help you get slim and trim!

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Most diets have you restrict your food, eat only protein, or exercise compulsively while eating only pineapple after three oclock. Outwit Your Weight pinpoints the exact psychology that makes you crave chocolate as opposed to potato chips and helps readers understand and identify their particular food triggers. It then gives them tools to derail destructive eating habits, in many cases before they start, allowing you to literally outwit your weight.Readers exchange FATitudes for FITitudes for motivation and inner strength, and a series of questions and profiles gives the reader a total assessment of her weight-loss personality. Diet danger zones are recognized, and the strategies for each one lead the reader to the Tools section of the book for specialized advice on how to battle that particular danger zone. The running sidebars combine psychology, humor, and cutting-edge medical advice to help readers lose weight once and for all as they change their behaviors, not their lives. Outwit Your Weight can be used alone or to enhance any other diet plan. Finally, a smart approach to losing weight.

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The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need [Paperback] Review

The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need [Paperback]This is a simple book with straightforward advice. Easy to read and it costs only a few bucks, so everyone can try it. Fatsmash is not a diet. It's rather a program for a permanent lifestyle change. Dr. Smith presents eating plan together with a reasonable exercise plan.The plan is indeed very sensible - there is no counting of calories but a slow, progressive change of eating habits and lifestyle.

The Fat Smash Diet program is very simple. There is no need for large, encyclopedic diet books. It's unnecessary. In fact the Fat Smash Diet it is so simple that it is good idea to supplement it with another great book titled "Can We Live 150." This book is much more comprehensive, with more emphasis on healthy living and longevity, proper nutrition being an important, but only small part of it.When you combine the advice from those two books, the only possible outcome is a slow but permanent weight loss over a period of a few months. Additionally I recommend signing up for daily yoga exercises. You won't believe how quickly you will succeed. I did.

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Dr. Smith's diet has been featured on VH1's number-one rated show, Celebrity Fit Club, where Hollywood celebrities follow his customized diet plan and compete to lose weight. Now, with The Fat Smash Diet, everyone will have access to the revolutionary eating plan that leads to lifestyle changes and permanent weight loss forever.
The Fat Smash Diet is not a gimmick or short-term fix. It is a four-phase diet that starts out with a natural detox phase to clean impurities out of the system. Once this nine-day phase is completed, the next three phases encourage the addition of everyday foods that promote significant weight loss. In just thirty days, most dieters will complete all four phases and be on their way to a thinner lifetime of good health. Best of all, there is no calorie counting, and Dr. Smith guarantees there never will be. As an added bonus, there are over fifty easy-to-cook, tasty recipes that make it easier to stick with Dr. Smith's plan. The Fat Smash Diet is unlike any other program on the market. In fact, it's the LAST DIET YOU'LL EVER NEED!

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The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended: Lose Weight, Beat Food Cravings, and Get Fit (Paperback) Review

The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended: Lose Weight, Beat Food Cravings, and Get FitI love Ayurvedic eating, but this book twists the idea of eating seasonally too far.I am a Vata type and tried eating a low-fat diet for a week this spring.The author asserts that since spring is a Kapha season we should eat low fat to counteract Kapha.But spring in the northeast U.S. can be cold and the low fat diet made me feel awful - constipated and unsatisfied.I think we need to pay more attention to our bodies and only some attention to the seasons.On the plus side, he is correct that if one eats lightly in the evening it easier to sleep better and get up earlier.So this information was quite valuable.Some of his facts are a little skewed in places.In debunking other diets he says that the Zone would work but nobody can stay on it because it doesn't offer enough variety.I think there are much more serious problems with that type of eating that the author doesn't get into.I found the Burn Rate Diet book to be much more scientific and explains why many of us (not all) need some fat and protien at all meals.The 3 Season Diet could drive my blood sugar up and down the wall (and I already take the herb he mentions to help with that!)

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* Do you drink coffee in the morning to get your day started?

* Do you work through lunch?

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If you do, this book will help you restore balance to your daily life. By following its simple instructions for eating foods appropriate to each season, adjusting your diet to your body type, eating at the optimal time of the day, and exercising without triggering a survival response, you will not only lose excess pounds and maintain your ideal weight, you will generate energy and power in your life.

Derived from a 5,000-year-old traditional medical system, the 3-season diet does what no other diet will: work along with the body's natural response to the changing seasons, feeding it what it craves and can best utilize at all times. In spring, for instance, we want salads, berries, and leafy greens, a naturally low-fat diet. And in winter, we yearn for hearty soups, nuts, warm grains, and high-fat and protein-rich foods such as fish and meat. Following the foods that nature provides seasonally creates the best diet for balancing weight, mood, and energy for anyone living anywhere on earth.

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9/26/2010

The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast Track Plan to a Bombshell Body [Bargain Price] [Hardcover] Review

The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast Track Plan to a Bombshell Body [Hardcover]Dr. Manny has done it again!I lost 24 lbs. in just 8 weeks.In discovering the seven power foods, this book injects energy and flavor into your everyday life.The foods you can dream up are so delicious that you don't feel like you're dieting at all.I've become quite the chemist in my kitchen having fun by mixing the power foods that are a vital part of this fast-track diet.If you're not that much of a chef, the book also has some delicious recipes.If you've struggled to lose weight, I urge everyone to try The Hot Latin Diet, it works, it's fun and it's full of flavor!

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The senior health correspondent for FOX News and a leading OB-GYN shows every woman how to unleash her inner bombshell body.

More than just a diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny introduces the 7 Latin power foods and reveals how incorporating these savory and satisfying cuisines to their diet can help women stay slim and maintain those sexy, natural curves. With everything from delicious recipes from leading Latina chefs to effective tips on balancing exercise, health, and nutrition, this fun and practical weight-loss plan reveals the simple secret to an enjoyable, healthy lifestyle and a dream bombshell body.

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Fill Your Cup - The Weight-Loss Lifestyle that's Smart, Simple and Absolutely Sure [Paperback] Review

Fill Your Cup - The Weight-Loss Lifestyle that's Smart, Simple and Absolutely Sure [Paperback]Fill your cup is an awesome way to approach eating.It's simple, easy to do and the best part of all you don't need to put a lock on the refrigerator and chuck everything in the pantry.It's a simple way to make better choices with your meals.

This book has the power to turn make every meal you eat into an exciting process.It will slowly loosen the "Slave to a guide book" or "Just eat to eat". You will waken to the fact that your body does know what it wants to eat and it just isn't a machine you put feed through the hole in your head when you think you need to eat.

This book opens not only a new way to eat, but live. If you want something different, want to take control of your life and how you live, to make your own sensible choices not driven by "Points, Carb - no-Carb, south beach, Hollywood, etc. diet; this book can help put you on a path or adventure if you let it.

I will not lie, the first week isn't the easiest, but if you give yourself an honest chance you will be rewarded in ways you haven't even thought of....

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This weightloss book provides practical strategies for managing portion control and your own hunger. It is a quick read and offers free on line support so you can begin losing weight today.

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Losing It-Naturally : A Complete Holistic Weight Loss Program [Paperback] Review

Losing It-Naturally : A Complete Holistic Weight Loss Program [Paperback]After reading this book, I finally feel like I have an understanding of my relationship with food.This is not a quick-fix gimmic.The discussion of how we digest food made me realize that I need to pay attention to everything I take in.I've already lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks and I feel incredible!

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9/25/2010

Living the GI Diet: To Maintain Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss [Paperback] Review

Living the GI Diet: To Maintain Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss [Paperback]This book is a great help in quickly identifying low-GI foods I can eat as well as offering so many good recipes.It is a very good tool for anyone concerned about GI management.

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"The phenomenal success of Rick Gallop's The Gi Diet - based on a simple traffic-light system for choosing the right foods to eat according to their rating on the Glycemic Index - has proved to be the easy and healthy way to permanent weight loss for hundreds of thousands of people. It's so simple to use that you will never have to count another calorie, gram or point ever again!

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Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Paperback) Review

Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent DiabetesI have read most of Jack Challem's books, and this latest on how to avoid diabetes is by far his best effort. It should really be treated as a manual, as the book provides lessons on getting and maintaining normal blood sugar and avoiding diabetes. However, the ease of reading and understanding the profound, yet simple to follow guidelines, reads more like a great book.My family has an extensive history of diabetics, and three of my siblings have it.My mother passed away in my arms, before she would have needed to leave this earth, due to diabetes..She had several surgeries on her feet, removing toes, and part of her feet, and she was blind at the end. I do not want to have to die this way...Thanks to the information in this awesome book, I have already lowered my fasting blood sugars from 94, to a normal range of 81 within a couple of weeks. I monitor my blood sugar follow simple eating and exercise habits outlined in easy to follow guidelines and have never felt better.

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Advance praise for Stop Prediabetes Now

"As usual, Jack Challem has brought us a book right on target and ahead of the health curve. This surprising, unbiased book tells the truth about a condition that has clearly become a hidden epidemic in this country. Stop Prediabetes Now is one of the most important books to be published in a very long time."
-Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., New York Times bestselling author of The Fat Flush Plan and The Fast Track Detox Diet

"In this important and timely book, Jack Challem and Dr. Ron Hunninghake explain what most doctors can't-that type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can actually be reversed and eliminated by eating properly, exercising, and controlling weight. The authors have demystified diabetes and made the solution clear and accessible to everyone. If everyone followed the advice in Stop Prediabetes Now, we would have a much healthier world."
-Mark Liponis, M.D., Corporate Medical Director, Canyon Ranch, and author of UltraLongevity

"Diabetes and prediabetes are nutritional diseases, and the best way to prevent and reverse them is through nutrition. Once again, Jack Challem shows that he's ahead of the curve with practical advice for improving eating habits and taking nutritional supplements."
-Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D., author of How to Talk to Your Doctor

"Prediabetes has become a modern epidemic, about to overshadow every other health problem. Jack Challem and Dr. Ron Hunninghake have pieced together the research and clinical experience to create an easy-to-follow plan that everyone can use to prevent and reverse prediabetes and diabetes and their devastating health consequences. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay healthy and alive."
-Marcus Laux, N.D., editor of Dr. Marcus Laux's Naturally Well Today newsletter

"The epidemics of prediabetes and overweight are having catastrophic health consequences. This book provides the solution, with detailed yet easy-to-follow advice on eating, taking supplements, and engaging in more physical activity. By preventing and reversing prediabetes and overweight, we'll save billions of dollars-and millions of lives."
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The When Diet: Mathematically Optimizing Eating and Exercise for Weight Loss [Paperback] Review

The When Diet: Mathematically Optimizing Eating and Exercise for Weight Loss [Paperback]This book approaches the problem of losing weight with a straightforward and practical approach.Using concepts from mathematics and operations research, Dr. Easton tackles the problem of maximizing his weight-loss while at the same time minimizing his misery.The work will appeal those with some mathematical or scientific background for the logical way in which he constructs his arguments and his plan.His writing style is colloquial and self-deprecating and he does a good job of making somewhat sophisticated concepts relating to physiology and mathematics accessible.Admittedly this may not be the best diet for everyone, but at the very least he addresses the problem of determining whether or not this diet will work for you.Combining his approach for dieting with healthy eating and exercise habits will likely result in significant weight loss and health benefits for nearly everyone.In summery, I found it to be an excellent diet book and I have already recommended it to several close fiends who are interested in losing weight.

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While Todd Easton, Ph.D., was pursuing his degrees from Brigham Young University, Stanford University and Georgia Institute of Technology, he never envisioned using his skills or his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering to write a diet book. However, when his own weight became a major personal concern, he solved his problem the only way he knew how, by using mathematical optimization. His weight loss results were so impressive that he wrote The When Diet: Mathematically Optimizing Eating and Exercise for Weight Loss to help others achieve the same results. Todd Easton, Ph.D., a Kansas State University associate professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department, clearly outlines the mechanics of The When Diet and backs up every assertion with sound mathematical and scientific analysis to showcase the expected outcome. Amid complex and often confusing diet books, The When Diet stands out as a thoroughly researched and practical book for any lifestyle. Anyone who groans as they look at the scale or finds that their pants have shrunk from last year will enjoy the no nonsense approach in The When Diet.

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9/24/2010

Forget That Diet And Eat What You Need: The Tao of Eating (Paperback) Review

Forget That Diet And Eat What You Need: The Tao of EatingI HATE diets because they transform eating into an exercise in deprivation and discipline, obsession and distraction, failure and self-hatred.I LOVE this book because it transforms eating into self-discovery, pleasure, adventure, the freedom to feel, savor and experiment.Whenever the thought of eating, or not eating, becomes stressful for me, I re-read a few sections to remind myself of the sort of relationship that I have discovered I want to have with food, and to re-establish that relationship.

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Americans are bombarded with so many rationales and diets that many among us reflect a confusion of choices that has little to do with the actual experience of food effects on our bodies. We can become so busy gathering knowledge that we have no energy or motivation to see the relationship between our food choices and our general well being.

This book neither promotes nor pans any existing diets. Instead, readers will find it useful as a guide to help decide which foods and manners of eating are best for them. The Tao of Eating reflects a way of living in harmony with all that we call life; it does not describe the process. Rather, it mirrors the philosophy of the Tao Te Ching: that living is deepened and informed by our turning inward and tapping into stillness as a source of clarity. The chapters are intended to be used as daily readings (or occasional readings.) They are not meant to be read all at once but, rather, assimilated and integrated over time and in harmony with the reader's needs.

The content was derived through comparison of 14 translations of the Tao Te Ching,by Lao Tzu, and through the use of supportive Taoist literature, all of which is listed in the bibliography. Since I do not read Chinese, and because each translator views the Tao from an individual's perspective, I used these several translations to gain a sense of the original content of each chapter.

The Tao is notably paradoxical; it speaks through the metaphor of water, which, while soft and apparently passive, can effortlessly wear away or break stone. Water enters a stagnant pool as readily as it does a flowing stream. Guided by Tao, no challenge is too great; all chaos can be transformed and harmonized. This approach applies to eating as well, and it serves to simplify and clarify the complexities and confusion inherent in America's foods and diets.


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The 35-Plus Diet for Women: The Breakthrough Metabolism Diet Developed at Kaiser Permanente for Women over 35 (Hardcover) Review

The 35-Plus Diet for Women: The Breakthrough Metabolism Diet Developed at Kaiser Permanente for Women over 35I found a copy of this book at the library. It's a little dated (late 80's) but as far as I'm concerned good information never goes out of style. This program works! The dietary changes are easy to incorporate. It's far more balanced and real-world than many of the modern fad programs. There's enough "give" to make these changes a permanent part of your lifestyle, which means long-term success. Why struggle with elaborate programs that aren't realistic for busy women? It's so disheartening to lose weight and then regain the minute you can't sustain strict or demanding rules. This author tells a familiar story (she struggled with weight issues herself) and it really rang true to me. Many women have experienced resistant weight loss as they go into their thirties. Our doctors tell us we need more discipline, but we know something has changed. This program was essentially a research project for weight loss in women of this age group and older. I really enjoyed knowing that it worked for women with backgrounds similar to my own. I'll take research over fad any day. There is a small recipe section in the back but you don't need it. While the recipes may be an extra convenience for some, the author sets up a program that lets you modify a program for your lifestyle. There is a lot of flexibility (just pick from a list and combine as you like). I personally chose the healthiest versions of the various food choices listed, but there are less than stellar choices available too. Pristine vegetarians and recovering food junkies (aka white bread etc) alike can make this program work. This is a nice, sensible, realistic program (designed by a nutritionist) and it has enough room to modify for a variety needs.

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Weight Loss [Audio CD] Review

Weight Loss [Audio CD]I really like this CD.I find the suggestions to be good, and the voice fine to listen to. I don't think I'm listening to it often enough, but I am continuing to use it. It's all good messages. Thanks!

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For best results, use this CD with a healthy diet and exercise program. This CD will help keep you at your healthy weight. I recommend a balanced diet that includes low fat, high fiber, high carbohydrate, and medium protein foods. Four meals a day are best. During your diet phase, never eat less than 800 calories a day. Every third week increase this by 300 calories per day for a week. Then return to your lower level. Exercise is also necessary to boost your calorie - burning muscle. If you exercise 20 minutes after a meal, your metabolism will be boosted. For a complete program use the following products in combination: Increase your Metabolism, Self-Esteem, Joy of Exercise, High Performance Living, and Calm and Relaxed. Recommended reading Hilton Head Metabolism Diet by Peter Miller.
Track 1 is a Self-Hypnosis and Subliminal Program. Hypnosis is centuries old and time-tested, and new advances make it a potent, powerful and effective tool for tough problems. You are guided into a relaxed, natural learning state. Positive suggestions then fill your mind. Your unconscious mind is guided to maintain a healthy weight. Results can occur immediately. The more you use the CD, the better it works.
Track 2 is a Subliminal Learning Program. You hear only the sounds of beautiful music and ocean waves. Hidden beneath these sounds are specially designed messages. Only your unconscious mind hears these healthy, powerful messages, turning them into positive feelings and improved abilities. Body and mind adjust to being a slimmer you!

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9/23/2010

The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently : Reset Your Genetic Code : Prevent Disease : Achieve Maximum Physical Performance (Hardcover) Review

The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently : Reset Your Genetic Code : Prevent Disease : Achieve Maximum Physical PerformanceAfter a lot of encouragement from my mother, who has been following the Zone for two years, I decided to try this diet.I've been on it for 3 months and I've lost 28 pounds and 2 clothing sizes without really changing my modest exercise habits.I eat half as many calories as I used to, but I'm not hungry.I used to have terrible insomnia, often getting no more than 4 hours of sleep a night - that has vanished along with my nearly-constant heartburn.After two months, my blood cholesterol dropped from 200 to 180.I have energy to burn.I take a Cheat Day on Sundays when I eat all the evil things I've been craving that week - croissants, Nutella, McD's sausage biscuits, creamy desserts - and by the end of the day I feel so draggy, dehydrated, sinus-y, that it's a relief to wake up Monday morning and go back onto the plan.
So, why don't I recommend this book?It was the first book Barry Sears (co-)wrote about the Zone, and it reads like an infomercial.The writing style is... loud.It is also poorly organized, jumping around from biochemical jargon to little tidbits of practical advice to anecdotal evidence to health claims for different conditions.And finally, this book doesn't provide any information beyond the very basics about how to actually follow the plan.If you are already convinced (perhaps by all these glowing reviews) of the benefits of the Zone and want to jump right in, the more comprehensive Mastering the Zone with its tons of practical tips is a much better place to start.If after beginning the diet you want more background information about how it works, then pick up this book.The one good thing about the early book is the more gourmet recipes (like the lamb with herbed cheese on zucchini-and-squash "pasta" - mmmm!).There are more recipes in Mastering the Zone, but for my taste they stick too strictly to the glycemic-index guide and also try too hard for one-pot meals; I've never used them.
An issue to look out for: I found that the body fat tables in the back way overestimated my fat weight, which meant an artificially low food intake level.After a couple of weeks hovering on the edge of hunger, I got my body fat percentage measured on a machine at the employee wellness office at work and got a result of ten percentage points less!I raised my food intake and continued losing weight at a healthy clip, with no more hunger pangs.I suspect that the bodyfat-table problem may be why a few reviewers here felt hungry on the Zone.The tables probably underestimated their lean weight, resulting in recommended food intakes that were too low.
The bottom line: even if all the health claims aren't sound, this is a balanced low-calorie diet that's easy to follow indefinitely without hunger, and what can be wrong with that - unless you are Nabisco Foods or something?Just try to start with Mastering the Zone instead.

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Chicken Soup for the Healthy Living Series Weight Loss: important facts, inspiring stories (Chicken Soup for the Soul: Healthy Living) (Paperback) Review

Chicken Soup for the Healthy Living Series Weight Loss: important facts, inspiring storiesFilled with positive tips and personal stories about weight loss.A worthwhile purchase for someone interested in losing weight.The only negative was the bmi in pounds vs. kilos, easily fixed though.

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This new series from Chicken Soup for the Soul - inspirational stories followed by positive, practical medical advice for caregivers and patients - is the perfect blend of emotional support and vital information about weight loss including:


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Sugar Less for Life! ... with the Brennans : Cookbook and Easy Guide by the Famous Family of Good Food (Paperback) Review

Sugar Less for Life ... with the Brennans : Cookbook and Easy Guide by the Famous Family of Good FoodSugar Bust for Life! is based on the diet principles from the Sugar Busters Cut Sugar to Trim Fat book. Ellen Brenan the author of Sugar Bust for Life! was theconsultant and publisher of the original Sugar Buster's book. The book Sugar Busters describes a healthy way of eating to gain vitality and lose weight. Sugar Bust For Life! expands on the book with a ton of information to make the Sugar Buster way of life simple!
The Sugar Bust for Life! book includes over 400 recipes, menus, an extensive supermarket shopping list with brand names, a glycemic list of foods, detailed information on the program, low fat modifications and even a list of acceptable red wines!
The recipes range from simple appetizers to savory entrees. Each recipe was carefully formulated to maximize your taste experience yet help you lose weight, control cholesterol, and improve your health by using ingredients that have a low to moderate glycemic level and little refined sugar.
Appetizers include Oysters Rockefeller, Crabmeat Mariniere, Fresh Salsa and Mexican Layer Dip. Soups include basic stocks, Red Bean Soup, and Cream of Broccoli. Tomatoes and Wine, Ketchup and Alfredo are among the sauces. Breakfast dishes, salads and salad dressings, grilling and marinades, side dishes and vegetarian fare are also included. The entrees are extensive ranging from Baked Chicken Supreme to Lasagne to Steak Diane. Over 400 recipes and all made with easy to find ingredients and simple to prepare!
The Brennan's include 2 weeks worth of meal plans and suggestions on how to maximize your weight loss. They also have a wonderful section of brand names to look for in your supermarket to help make, selecting healthy choices easy. And they include a list of hidden sugars to beware of.
Another welcome section to the book is a list of acceptable wines you can drink in moderation, while following the Sugar Busters program. Theodore Brennan is the co-author of the book and owner of Brennan's restaurant of New Orleans. His brother James, a wine expert and connoisseur, selected the wines. Brennan's restaurant has won numerous awards, for its fine wine cellars. The wines selected are the best choices that are acceptable within the Sugar Busters guidelines.
The book Sugar Bust for Life! was formerly called Sugar Less for Life! Unfortunately (...)is selling these two books together as a set when they are the same book! The Brennan's do have a another book out called Sugar Bust for Life with the Brennan's Part II. It's also available through (...). I just received a copy, and like its sister book, it looks wonderful!
Sugar Bust for Life! With the Brennan's is certainly a delicious easy way to lose weight and get healthy!

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SUGAR BUST FOR LIFE! ... WITH THE BRENNANS has sold over150,000 copies, helping dieters lose weight, stay healthy, with easy,delicious dining. Containing over 400 low sugar recipes, menus, redwine list, shopper's brand name guide, tips for success, and more,this helpful cookbook and companion guide is based on the dietprinciples found in SUGAR BUSTERS! CUT SUGAR TO TRIM FAT.
SUGAR BUST FOR LIFE! ... WITH THE BRENNANS is the Brennans' responseto the many people who need help in implementing the Sugar Bustersdiet. As a result of Ellen Brennan's involvement in the initial SugarBusters endeavor, she is eager to share her knowledge of a healthy,low sugar lifestyle.
Ellen and Ted Brennan, of Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans, sharewith you some of the restaurant's gastronomic secrets so that you mayrecreate these very dishes in your own kitchen as you SUGAR BUST FORLIFE!Ellen and Ted have adapted Brennan's recipes to a low sugarlifestyle by eliminating all high glycemic carbohydrates and refinedsugar, while still maintaining quality and taste.
The Brennans have put all their acquired knowledge into a guide tomake it easy to follow a healthy lifestyle.SUGAR BUST FORLIFE!...WITH THE BRENNANS provides a simple way of eating withouthaving to rely on counting calories or fat grams. There are appealingmenu plans from soup to nuts, tasty desserts as well as a suggestedred wine list to complement your meal. You will discover a new way toeat right while eating well.SUGAR BUST FOR LIFE! ... WITH THEBRENNANS unfolds an easy road to a healthful life for you.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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9/22/2010

The Thin You Within You: Winning the Weight Game with Self-Esteem (Paperback) Review

The Thin You Within You: Winning the Weight Game with Self-EsteemIn the classic Twerski style, this book avoids the usual self help "psycho babble" and presents the topic in an easy to digest format.(pardon the pun)It isfull of wonderful stories, and colorfulverbal illustrations. Twerski does not examine what we eat, but rather thereasons behind what we eat. He does not "preach" nor blame you but lifts your spirit and encourages you to care for yourself as a means topermanant weight loss.(He sites the main reason for any compulsion is alack of self-esteem.) He explores ways to cope with everyday life andsitutations that can lead to overeating.This is refreshing and rare inbooks of the genre.I have found itpersonally very helpful.A book toread time and time again.
" Thin You" is filled with insightthat can only come from someone who understands the compulsivemind. Ireccomend it as a solid book of advise for anyone regardless of theireating disposition.It is gentle but honest wisdom everyone can use.
Dr.Twerski is a legend! I am from Pittsburgh. (as is he) where his work ishighly respected. He is ever revered as a wise advisor. I reccomend thisbooK!Read it and be well!!Thank you Dr. Twerski !!

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Diets don't work. The pounds may slide off, but for too many dieters, once the food scales and calorie counters have been put away, the weight returns. Dr. Abraham Twerski, a specialist in addictive behavior, shows that it is not lack of willpower that leads to overeating but an absence of self-esteem. To develop healthy eating habits, a person must first develop a strong sense of self.
With his characteristic upbeat style, Dr. Twerski explains:

-The seemingly illogical compulsion of overeating and its connection to low self-esteem
-The origins and evolutions of low self-esteem and how to identify common problems of a negative self-image
-How to rely on yourself, instead of food, in times of stress, anger, and fear
-How to deal with friends and family members who may contribute to and unhealthy self-image and eating habits
-How to find the courage to change the life-long habits and where to get outside help in the form of therapy and support groups

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The Smart Diet: The Right Approach to Weight Loss (Better Homes and Gardens(R)) [Hardcover] Review

The Smart Diet: The Right Approach to Weight Loss) [Hardcover]If you are interested in eating a healthier, more well balanced low fat diet, than you'll love this book. In the beginning, a section is devoted to explaining how The Smart Diet, is actually the "nondiet", where you give up counting every calorie through "dieting", and instead focus on nurturing all facets of your life. It takes apart typical fad diets, explaining exactly why they don't succeed, and instead give simple hints for a simpler, healthier lifestyle. The rest of the books contains healthy, nutritional low fat recipes to get you started. All the recipes can be assembled quickly with ingredients readily available to everyone, which are accompanied by delicious looking color photos, and every one I have tried to date has been delicious!If you are interested in getting off the diet treadmill, and instead concentrate on a healthier outlook on food, than you'll enjoy this book. Each recipe contains specific nutritional information for those who need it.

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The solution to the endless cycle of gaining and dieting.* More than half of Americans are obese or overweight in spite of repeated diets* A sensible approach to eating and exercising, written and edited by health and nutrition experts * 161 recipes for snacks, breakfasts, entrees, meatless main dishes, soups, greens, grains, side dishes, desserts* More than 60 photographs* 20 tips

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Your Body Revival: Weight Loss Straight Talk [Paperback] Review

Your Body Revival: Weight Loss Straight Talk [Paperback]For those of us sadly discovering middle age seems to also mean extra inches and unwanted pounds, this new book, "Your Body Revival" by famed bodybuilder and fitness expert Dave Draper is a godsend. Anyone familiar with either Draper himself, a consummate sixties bodybuilder who quickly ran through the pantheon of available titles by winning Mr. America, Mr. Universe and Mr. World to become famed as the blond bombshell, or with his unusual gifts as a writer as displayed in previous books such as "Brother Iron, Sister Steel" ... , this new offering of "Your Body Revival" is no great surprise. Indeed, for the mature fitness enthusiast unable to find adequate relevant personal guidance in mass circulation magazines that are more exclusively geared to the needs of younger athletes, this latest book is a unique and valuable offering that presents a plethora of suggestions that help both a more mature fitness enthusiast as well as a younger neophyte to manage his or her way toward specific physical goals.
Draper is one of those rare souls who is more interested in making a contribution to the sport by helping the everyday guy with his or her training issues than he is than with training potential bodybuilding stars for the posing platform. Not that Draper does not coach bodybuilders, for he surely does, but to date his main focus in his books has been more directed with helping "everyman" to strive for personal excellence. And it is this strain of thought that runs so memorably and helpfully through the chapters of this tome, as well. Draper clearly points the reader in the right direction, motivating and stimulating him or her with the voice of experience, probing at old fallacies and false promises, and summarizing, in concise and clear language, what the sound, basic nutritional facts are for the more mature athlete.
In doing so, he also provides a simple recipe or regimen for the athlete, one that will provide a maximum of lean muscle mass and which will also capitalize on fat loss at the same time.In this short book, big Dave emphasizes the "vital importance of muscle and bodybuilding", and even provides sample workout routines designed to reach these goals.And the book contains nuggets of useful information for all readers, regardless of their own circumstances or fitness level. In fact, in reading the book, you will quickly become amazed by the breadth of knowledge Draper applies to the subjects under discussion. It is obvious to even a casual reader that the book is carefully researched and meticulously written. Then again, one would hardly expect any less from the original blond bombshell, and a guy who brushed shoulders with everyone from George Eiferman to Steve Reeves to Larry Scott to Arnold Schwarzenegger to Tony Curtis to the late Sharon Tate.
In his introduction, Draper describes the sixties bodybuilding experience as being a time of relative innocence, before it became a mainstream fitness activity, and before it became corrupted by big power and big money, and it is that kind of personal ethos of seeing physical culture as a meaningful way of life and as a natural set of activities for someone interested in living a natural and healthy lifestyle that comes through here and makes this book so worthwhile. Like "Brother Iron, Sister Steel" before it, and like the many more books that we readers hope will follow, this is a book to be read and savored as words of carefully gathered experience, as words of training wisdom from the most gracefully aging bodybuilder of the 20th century.Dave Draper has become a quiet legend for those of us who matured in the shadow of his many accomplishments, for he is a guy who always managed to walk with a singular dignity and purpose, someone who never sold out to the more crass and commercial forms of strength sports "entertainments" we so often see in today's publications. This book gives us the honest information we need to strive more successfully toward our own realistic physical fitness goals. I highly recommend it. Enjoy!

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Your Body Revival is packed with simple, straight-talkingencouragement, inspiration and motivation for permanent weightloss. Here Draper provides a common sense guide to building muscle andfitness -- packed with motivation and enthusiasm.

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Daily Planner Diet Journal [Spiral-bound] Review

Daily Planner Diet Journal [Spiral-bound]Been journalling my food intake for weeks now in a small notebook. I actually found this book while browsing my local barnes n noble. I paid $15 for it and see it is so much more useful than a plain notebook. It not only gives you journal logs for 26 weeks, but a listing of basic food nutrition info and other charts and weight loss tips. I don't usually spend $15
on a book, but already see that it is well worth the cost. Love it!

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This convenient journal provides an easy way to lose weight or personalize any nutrition plan, whether the goal is to get in shape, increase energy, or improve eating habits. The Daily Planner Diet Journal is discreetly designed to look like a day-planner so users can create and monitor their weight-loss program without anyone knowing. The spiral bound, lay-flat format makes writing in this journal easy. The journal is also packaged in a sturdy slipcase, making it the perfect gift for anyone on a diet.

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Awaken the Diet Within: From Overweight to Looking Great-If I Can Do It, So Can You [Paperback] Review

Awaken the Diet Within: From Overweight to Looking Great-If I Can Do It, So Can You [Paperback]Over the years I have read a number of diet books. One expert after another sharing a different diet, none of which worked for me.Food combining, low carb, no-fat, over exercising, dubious supplements and other weight loss methods resulted in my needing to lose 40 pounds instead of the 20 I wanted to lose when I started.
Then I came across Julia Havey's book. Julia is not a scientist, doctor, or nutritionist. Julia is a woman who weighed 290 pounds, wore a size 24 and hit rock bottom when she discovered her spouse was unfaithful. Determined to change her attitude and her life, she lost over 130 pounds, found new love and was crowned Mrs. Missouri!
She shares how she accomplished her weight loss in her book "Awaken The Diet Within" and she teaches how you can reach your weight loss goals too. Julia has been there. She understands the pain and frustration of being overweight. The despair at failing at yet another diet. And she knows that dieting does not work. Lifestyle and mental changes work. This is the key to "Awaken The Diet Within".
Simple steps equal big results. Julie teaches you step by step what to do to get the body you want. There is nocomplicated diet, strenuous workout or special pill you have to take. You don't need a PhD to understand the book. It's very clear and concise.
Reading the book is like chatting with your best girlfriend. Your friend has lost a ton of weight. She looks fantastic! And now she is going to tell you in simple terms how you can lose the weight you want too and she is going to root for you every step of the way!
First you develop the right attitude. Mini questions will help you really dig deep into why you want to lose weight and what you can accomplish with your weight loss. Then Julia holds your hand and walks you step by step to achieve your goal. One step builds upon another. These are baby steps. You do not go to step 2 until you have accomplished the first one. It's very doable.
Steps include drinking tons of water, exercising, eating lots of fruits and vegies etc. Of course you know that these are important to weight loss. But in the past you may not have been able to consistently include them in your life. Julia teaches you how. She teaches you how to work the food pyramid so it helps you stay healthy and fit.
I cannot emphasize enough how inspiring Julia is. She tells you what you need to do in a way that makes you want to do it! Her words are powerful and she speaks from her soul. Her honesty and caring shine through the book. You will be motivated!
As you work through the program steps, Julia includes advise on staying the course, building confidence and so much more. At the back of the book is a handy shopping list and a number of recipes including her famous veggie sandwich, healthy oatmeal cookies, mushroom salad, linguine with asparagus, pineapple pork chops and more. The recipes I tried were not only delicious, but simple to prepare with easy to find ingredients.
I really love this book! Julia makes the weight loss process so clear and simple. At last! Thank you so much Julia!

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Julia Griggs Havey, who lost 130 pounds and went on to become a beauty queen, shares the secrets to losing weight and keeping it off forever.Topping the scale at 290 pounds, Julia Griggs Havey resigned herself to a matronly figure and plus-size clothes. But when she read the anonymous note informing her that her husband was having an affair, Julia realized it was time to take control of her life. Her mantra became self-improvement through self-motivation --and she began by taking off the weight--more than 130 pounds--and divorcing her wandering husband. Now, Julia shares the weight-loss secrets that have already helped thousands. From her nine-level Road Map to Weight Loss to more than 130 delicious recipes, nutritional advice, and fitness tips, readers will discover how easy it is to achieve success. Julia's inspirational outlook will motivate and encourage millions of women to awaken the diet within--and begin their transformation today!

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The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle: The Simple Plan to Flatten Your Belly Fast! [Hardcover] Review

The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle: The Simple Plan to Flatten Your Belly Fast [Hardcover]I truly wanted to like this book more than I did. I've been a fan of the Eadeses since I first read Protein Power back in 1997, and I currently follow their blogs regularly. I'm a proponent of low carb dieting for health reasons and have followed a low carb diet for a while now. But I also am no longer losing any weight on it (though still have a long way to go), so keep looking for things to get the scale moving again.

So I had a lot of expectations from this book. Admittedly I am only on my 5th day of following their plan (at least as best as I can, more about later...) and so far have not lost any weight, and am hungry constantly, yet perhaps suddenly something will kick in and I'll start to see something miraculous....

But the book itself was just a disappointment in so many ways. The actual information contained in the book is quite slight, and very lacking in detail. Perhaps this is a channeling of my inner geek, but what I loved about Protein Power was the detailed science of why it works. But there is little of that here. As an example, one of the things they tell you to use is something called DAG oil. The advantage of DAG oil, they say, is that it is 80% diglycerides rather than triglycerides as most oils have, and this gives it an ability to help reduce the fat in the body. But they give no details at all about this or why it works. And thus I'm very hesitant to use an oil that is extensively processed from the already heavily processed soy and canola oils, both of which have extremely unfavorable omega 6/omega 3 ratios (as does DAG oil) and neither of which I would ever touch.

But the Eadeses blithely say to replace a daily tablespoon of the oil you usually use with DAG oil... Hmm how about us folks who don't use oil at all because we feel that animals fats and butter are better choices?

However my biggest gripe with this book is that it does not give any real guidelines to follow for what to eat. The first two weeks is the 3-and-1 plan, three protein shakes a day plus a low carb meal. The recipe for the shakes is pretty conclusive and easy to follow. But what about the meal?

Instead of giving you guidelines they give you pages and pages and pages of menus, followed by all the recipes. At least half this book is a cookbook, and I didn't pay good money to pre-order this book from Amazon in order to get a cookbook. Cookbooks, menus and recipes I *don't* need. I just want a good simple guideline of what the meals should consist of - but the menus are so all over the place it's not that easy to figure out what to eat on your own.

They recommend that if you don't care for something in a menu to consult the substitution lists at the back of the book. Okay, I have some spinach at home, and I noted spinach used in some of their recipes, so I consulted the substitution lists to see how much spinach was considered a "serving". But spinach was not even on the list despite showing up in recipes!

They also stress the importance of saturated fat, yet the amount in the recipes seems pretty low. One meal menu, for example, just says "hard boiled eggs, smoked salmon, 3-4 tomato slices". And that's it? No mayo, butter, oil or anything? Just dry eggs, and dry salmon and dry tomato? Maybe you are allowed to use oils and fats, but I can't find anywhere that says so. When Irun the compoments of the daily diet through nutritional software it comes out far lower in fat than I am used to, and far lower than is typical on a low carb diet, which may be why I am so hungry all the time.

Then in weeks 3-4 you go into a more Atkins-induction type diet, but even here it's sometimes difficult to know what is allowed. The rules for weeks 3-4 list foods that can now be added as well as subtracted, but nuts are nowhere mentioned in the rules. Yet many of the recipes use almond flour, pine nuts, macadamia nuts. So what is the status of nuts?

Not to mention that nuts and nut flours don't show up in any of the substitution menus at the back of the book - which have only simple lists of veggies and fruits, so there is no way to know how or when nuts and nut flours can be used, or what they may or may not be substituted for.

This almost gives me a feel of a book that was rushed to publication, and yet I know its publication date was held up for months, so was not really a rush job. I don't want to give it only 1 or 2 stars as the Eadeses are among my nutritional heroes. But neither can I give it 5 starts, dearly as I had wanted to before receiving the book...which also arrived 4 days after the people who preordered from Barnes and Noble got theirs!

NOTE: I am just editing my review to add that I may well not be the intended audience for this book. I am not your casual middle-aged person who knows nothing about diet but would like to flatten my waistline a bit. I have an extensive diet library and have been studying low carb since I was first blown away by "Protein Power" in 1997. I really wanted this book to be of the caliber of "Protein Power" and I don't feel it comes close.

But for someone who is totally new to low carb, who doesn't much care about what gets them a flatter middle, and just wants to be told what to do and what to eat to get there, then perhaps this book will fill that need.

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Why is it that even though we might maintain our high school weight, few of us maintain our high school belt size?

In your twenties and thirties, the layers of fat on top of your abs were the problem-but once you reach middle-age, the enemy shifts. The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle is the first book to deal specifically with the issues we face in the next stage of life, providing a plan for eliminating the unhealthy fat that accumulates around the organs-visceral fat-that is the true cause of the middle-aged bulge.

The good news is that with the right diet, visceral fat can be quickly reduced and eliminated, enhancing both your looks and your health. Even after twenty years researching and refining the science of weight loss and management, bestselling authors Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades fell victim to the middle-aged middle themselves. Although otherwise fit and healthy, both lost the flat belly that signals youth. In The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle, they share the simple dietary program they created to shed the weight.

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•How eating saturated fat can actively trim your middle
•Why the "eat less, exercise more" prescription fails-and what to do about it
•Why "inner" and "outer" tube fat measurements are important to your health
•How to fight the fat stored inside your liver that leads to hard-to-lose middle-body flab

With The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle the doctor duo that brought you to the low-carb lifestyle shows you how to regain in midlife the figure of sleek, flat-bellied youth.

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