books about: weight

books about: weight

books:

Weight

Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and Conquer the Diet Plateau

Wendy Chant

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Valuable reading
This is a valuable read. If followed strictly... it will train your body to perfect eating habits.

ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and ...

John La Puma, Rebecca Powell Marx

Crown, 2008

funny and informative
This book has completely changed how I choose food--and I thought I already knew a lot about healthy eating. Now I know how to maximize nutrition even in the foods I already eat (like melon and broccoli) by how I cook and store them. I have seen a real difference in my ...

You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management

Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen

Free Press, 2006

For those who need to know "why"
This is an excellent book for those who need to know why we should not eat certain foods. It is a convincing argument for healthful eating without making one feel you are on the D word.

Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World

Lisa Lillien

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

LIFE CHANGING!!
This book changed my life!!! I think the recipies are fast, inventive and taste awesome! I have lost 30 pounds and I owe it to this book! I also love the section that lists the "safe" things to eat in different cuisine restaurants as well as gas stations, long car ...

The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life

Arthur Agatston, Joseph Signorile

Rodale Books, 2008

SUPERCHARGE WITH THE SOUTH BEACH DIET
The South Beach Diet Supercharged reinforces the South Beach way of eating involving good carbs, good fats, lean protein, and low-fat dairy. This new book includes a three-phase workout to go along with the three-phase diet plan. The diet phases are: Phase 1: Eat ...

Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings---And 7 Steps to End Them Naturally

Neal D. Barnard

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

Food Awareness from a Chemical Standpoint
Being a medical doctor and nutritionist, Neal Barnard explains the chemical reactions that take place in our brain and cause our bodies to crave or even worse become addicted to certain unhealthful foods. His remedy is most importantly, eating a proper breakfast with ...

Eat This Not That! for Kids!: Be the Leanest, Fittest Family on the Block!

David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding

Rodale Books, 2008

Arm Your Child With Eat This Not That For Kids!
Book Review: Eat This Not That For Kids! From: www.BasilAndSpice.com Have you ever visited a middle school cafeteria? Unbeknownst to parents, some school districts allow children to purchase three ice creams every day for their lunches! And our children are ...

Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!

David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding

Rodale Books, 2007

I loved this book!
My daughter gave me a copy of this book a little over a month ago. I've eaten a whole new way and I've lost fifteen pounds. I can't thank David and Matt enough. I just finished Michele Cozzens award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends and I highly recommend ...

The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for ...

T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II

Benbella Books, 2006

The Best Book on Nutrition: Life Altering!
A friend of mine recommended this book and I can't thank him enough! I have read it cover to cover and so has my husband. We bought 5 copies and have been lending them to friends to read. My husband and I had already been vegetarians and we knew all the health ...

Skinny Bitch

Kim Barnouin, Rory Freedman

Running Press, 2005

Just the kick in the pants I needed
'Skinny Bitch'. I would not have guessed by the title that this was a book written by a couple of vegans, but I loved it! I have no problem with the language, being a foul-mouthed former Army chick myself. In fact, I loved the way they insulted my fat, disgusting ...

Flat Belly Diet
Liz Vaccariello, Cynthia Sass

Rodale Books, 2008

Prevention magazine is the country's most authoritative, trustworthy, and innovative source for practical health, nutrition, and fitness information. Now, its editors bring you a weight-loss plan that's specifically designed to target your number-one trouble spot: BELLY FAT. For women over 40, belly fat is incredibly stealth and ...

The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health

Dean Ornish

Ballantine Books, 2007

Common-sense Approach to Living
I loved this book by Dean Ornish. I have read a lot of health articles and books, but I always look for fresh perspectives or new information to stay motivated. This book had a well-rounded, sensical approach to eating and living. The information was convincing because ...

The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show

Devin Alexander, Karen Kaplan, ...

Rodale Books, 2006

wealth of information
This book if far more that I expected it to be, far more than a cook book! It has so much information before you ever get to the recipes it is amazing. It is an overview of how the system works for Biggest Loser. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to adopt a ...

2008 CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter (Calorie King)

Allan Borushek

Allan Borushek & Assoc. Inc / Family Health Pub., 2007

diet resource
An excellent diet resource tool. Well organized and easy to use. This selection comes the closest to having "everything" and with the annual revision/update they surely come quite close to the goal.

Starting Strength (2nd edition)

Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore

The Aasgaard Company, 2007

Forgo your tin of protein powder this month and buy this book, right now.
After years of hit and miss weight training where I never really broke through my plateaus and was constantly frustrated, I found out about Rippetoe's starting strength. In one year I increased all my lifts beyond my wildest dreams and am now training for powerlifting ...