Eating Thin For Life - Softcover

Fletcher, Anne M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881527603 ISBN 13: 9781881527602

Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1994

Synopsis

Whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100, Thin for Life will help you master your weight problem once and for all by sharing the techniques of the real experts: hundreds of people who have succeeded in keeping weight off for good. Thin For Life refutes the popular notion that losing weight permanently is hopeless. Along the way, nutritionist Anne Fletcher also dispels the following myths:

Myth #1: If you have been overweight since childhood, you're doomed for life.
Myth #2: It's hard to lose weight after age 40.
Myth #3: You have to eat like a bird to lose weight.
Myth #4: You have to become an exercise fiend to lose weight.
Myth #5: There's no hope for yo-yo dieters.

Thin For Life offers all the tools necessary to help you lose weight forever, including:
--How to believe in yourself.
--Finding your own 'right' way to lose weight.
--Getting more out of life.
--Preventing relapses.
--Getting support when you need it most.
--The 10 keys to permanent weight loss.
--A "Jump-Start Diet" and sample meal plans.
--Dozens of favorite recipes from weight-loss masters.

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Review

What a novel idea: if you want to know how to successfully lose weight, study the real experts--the people who have done it! Registered dietician Anne Fletcher did just that. She surveyed 160 "masters" who succeeded in losing at least 20 pounds and keeping the weight off for at least 3 years. This was the minimum; most lost far more weight--an average of 63 pounds--and more than one-third have kept the weight off for a decade or more.

How did they do it? Thin for Life presents their success stories, strategies, motivation, inspiration, and tricks. Most had tried "many times and many ways" to lose weight before discovering what worked for them and how to prevent and recover from relapses. Some techniques worked for many--such as keeping a food diary and increasing exercise. Others were highly individual and will spur you to do your own creative thinking. Fletcher compiles the "10 keys to success" that emerged most often, lets the masters speak for themselves throughout the book, and fills in additional, valuable information and resources. Whether you have 10 pounds to lose or 100, this book will help you do it--safely, effectively, and permanently. Highly recommended. --Joan Price

From the Publisher

Thin for Life is chosen one of the "Three Best Diet Books on the Market" by the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter AND receives a 2004 National Health Information Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1881527603
• ISBN 13: 9781881527602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352