Dieting Books

Every day people are finding out they are diabetic. Counting Carbohydrates adds years to your life if you find yourself to be a diabetic. This book actually can help with meal planning for both the type 1 or type 2 diabetic. Sometimes it is just not practical to count carbs at fast food locations, beginning on page 557 is the fast food section. The calorie and carb content in this section is quite a revelation. It is very practical stuff. The book covers it all: from breakfast bars to candy, cheese, and cornbread to every type of food you can come up with, these pages cover everything. This book actually saves lives because it gives you the facts. The diabetic no longer can do the death dance with the facts in hand. As a funeral director I often see diabetes as the secondary cause of death. The truth is there is still no cure for diabetes. This book is a welcome tool in blood sugar control. Every Diabetic needs to purchase this book.

i bought lots of combining books when i first got into it. i have since given them away! this is the only one i need, and so do you! veyr clear and concise. no more confusion! and my digestive system has been thanking me ever since...

This book gives an great overview on sport nutrition for a wide variety of sports and touches on subjects such as hydration requirements, and pre/post event nutrition as well as what is myth and what is fact when it comes to what to do and what not to do. Recommended for anyone working in the sports/health industry and anyone looking to begin or better their athletic coaching skills.

A very enlightening, easy-to-read nutrition bible. Unlike most nutrition books which deal with one major issue, Complete Nutrition deals with most nutrition topics which makes it very useful to keep at home as a reference book. I enjoyed its style and I found that it makes a great gift for friends and family.

Although not OA approved literature, it is well worth any OA'er reading. The author states that the BIG BOOK is still the bible, and he reads it often, but his book shows us overeaters the 12 steps from a compulsive overeaters perspective. Something he said helped me to return to program something like its not just another diet program, it's a "save your life program". AMEN

I wrote this book because there is a lot of confusing information regarding the best ways to control weight in a way that keeps you healthy and unstressed.

With all the headlines regarding obesity and the fattening of America, weight control has become a national obsession. But, we know- you know- that diets don't work- it's a lifetime lifestyle. There are no two ways about it. But, a lot of my friends have tried constricting regimens that have turned them into weight-loss automatons. They get so boring in their single minded determination to lose weight. And, just when they reach their "goal," they go right back to doing the things that made the weight creep up in the first place and gain back even more. They end up hating food and, even worse: themselves. I couldn't take it any more.

My approach is to just get it right the first time. Love food and love life. Get out there and live it- don't wait until you're at your perfect weight. Go play with your kids- or borrow some- to sneak exercise into your day. Eat the fruits and veggies. Don't super-size it: use a to-go box. Cook beautiful meals at home.

Some of it is as easy as cleaning out the cupboard under the sink: put your cutting boards and colanders under there instead of toxic waste. You eat more fruits and veggies and lower your risk of caner all at once. Other parts are a little difficult: like taking time to plumb the depths of your own soul. OK- a lot difficult.

But the result is worth it, I promise you. I even had a picture of my 45 year old back side published in a cruise line catalog- in a swim suit. No Kidding!

Below is an outline of the chapter headings. If you don't believe this is the best "diet" book you ever read, I will refund all of your money. Shipping, too. Enjoy!

Chapter Outline

Introduction

Nobody Asks Me For Diet Tips
*"That Skinny Girl"
*I'm No Movie Star

Chapters

Chapter 1. What Are You Hungry For?


Chapter 2. Ban the Clean-plater Club!
*The Business of Eating

Chapter 3. Required Equipment For A Skinny Girl
*A Skinny Girl's Bathroom
*Fitness Equipment
*A Skinny Girl's Kitchen

Chapter 4. Your Body Isn't Stupid
*Smoking is Stupid

Chapter 5. The Magical Weight Loss Elixir Is Sweat
*What's Your Routine?
*Benefits
*My Only Gold Card is to the Gym
*My At-Home Routine
*Cool Down
*What is Exercise, Anyway?
*These ARE Exercise
*These are NOT Exercise

Chapter 6. Healthy Is Sexy

*Notes on "The System"
*Physical Health and Attractiveness
Looks Aren't Everything
Posture
*Mental Health and Attractiveness
Choices
Saying "No"
Money
Insurance
Credit
Savings
The Plan B Fund
*Emotional Health and Attractiveness
Self-Esteem
Relationships
Managing Relationships
*The Players
Communication Breakdown
*New Players
Asking for Help
Counseling
*Spiritual Health and Attractiveness
Generosity
Beauty Sleep
Set Your Own Autopilot


Chapter 7. Questions to Answer

*What is Your Party for One?
*What is your Art Form?
Others' Art Forms
*What's in Your Lemonade Stand?
*What do you Fear?
*What is your Everest?
*What is your Refuge?
*What is in Your Spiritual Medicine Cabinet?
*What is your Third Option?
*Resetting your Autopilot

Chapter 8. Food Is Love, Food Is Life

*Food is Communication
*Food is Feelings
*Where Do You Live?
*Planning vs. Scheduling, Part I
*Menu Planning
*The Payoff
*S.W.A.T. Cooking
*What Do You Know?
*Food is Community
*Keep Trying

Chapter 9. A Look At Other Cultures: What do they know that we don't?

*Ancient Cultures
*The Lottery, Part I
*Conventional Wisdom
*Current Cultures
*The French
*East Asia
*International Ways With Leftovers
*Local Sub-Cultures

Chapter 10. Eating Right by Sight: The "Italian Flag" Diet

*Planning vs. Scheduling, Part II
*Why Didn't I think of This Before?
*Carb Cutters are Crazy
*My Grocery List
*When and What to Eat

Chapter 11. My Favorite Fats: The Vital Versus the Vile.

*Fat is Where the Flavor is
*The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
*My Favorite Fats
*Quick Reaction Times

Chapter 12. The Skinny Girl Cooks: When, Why, How and What

*Taming the Recipe Monster
*The Kitchen Makeover
*Preparation Area
*Cooking Area
*Serving and Presentation Area
*Leftover Preparation Area
*Throwing Food Away
*Food Storage
*Meal Preparation
*Pre-Preparation
*If I Didn't Mention This Already:


Chapter 13. Recipes From My Personal Collection

*Beverages
*Appetizers
*Sauces
Warm Sauces
Cold Sauces
Dressings
*Breads
*One Skillet Wonders
*Side Dishes
Soups
Salads
Vegetables
*Wraps
*Kabobs
*The Summer Kitchen
Grilled vegetables
*Two Great Left-Over Recipes

Chapter 14. Living the Skinny Life

*The Lottery, Part II
*The Multiplier Effect
*The Disadvantages
*The Advantages
*Don't Hibernate
*Forward and Back

Enjoy!

I bought this CD because I own other Gael Chiarella meditation CD's and have found them all to be very helpful. This is a good meditation even if you don't have any major eating issues but would like to make some better choices. The pacing and the language that Gael Chiarella uses in her CD's is excellent in that it isn't pushy. She speaks with a beautiful, encouraging and calming voice. The pauses between suggestions leave time for the messages to be absorbed and integrated. I was eating healthier the very next day without effort. The meditations are segmented so that a quick meditative "tune up" in a particular area is quickly accomplished.

After years of looking for feminist perspectives on eating disorders I came across this amazing book. What makes this book particularly unique is that it is edited, and contains the views of many different feminists and feminist therapists. Not only was the theory the most useful I have read, but this book also contains many helpful ideas for how feminists (and feminists working in the mental health field in particular) can best help their clients who are struggling with eating disorder and body image issues. Anyone who works with eating disordered clients cannot pass this book up--it is WELL woth the money!

Written by an expert who has taken 20 years of IBS treatment research and condensed it into a book, Dr. Jeffrey Lackner has written a very different type of book for IBS sufferers. The core of the book is a 10-step plan for symptom relief; however, Dr. Lackner's approach is not ordinary. He combines proven techniques for you to develop an understanding of who you are and how your thoughts and behavior attribute to your well being. This isn't a book about psychology and IBS. Dr. Lackner skillfully takes the reader through an understanding of how the digestive system works, how you may be diagnosed with a digestive disease, and then how the physical torture of daily IBS symptoms can be coped with by changes in how you think and act. For over 25 years I have fostered a self-help/control approach for individuals and this is the first book in a long time that provides the ingredients to do just that. I highly recommend this book for every IBS sufferer.

This books gets right down to it. No useless filler pages showing you how to cut green beans, or how many variety of tomatoes there are. You get 330 recipes, and for the price of the book that about 5 cents a recipe. And they are tasty and innovative!
There is a small section in the front of the book about weight loss and how to figure you BMI and caloric intake needed. There is even a 14 day meal planner to get you started eating healthy.

Each recipe is laid out in a very easy to read format and shows the calories per serving and prep time. The recipes run the gamut from appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and much more. I have tried a few and they are incredibly tasty. You won't even know you're dieting!

The best thing is that the recipes are uncomplicated while being satisfying and low in calories. There is literally a recipe on every page. You are getting alot for your money here.