Lean and Mean: A No H

by Morton H. Shaevitz

Book Overview

"As someone with more than thirty years' experience in the weight-loss field who has encouraged weightloss by millions of people, I proudly say that there are no one's view I respect than Dr. Morton... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039913803X
• ISBN13: 9780399138034
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Learn to control the physical area of you life!

This is a must read for anyone who is struggling with controlling their eating habits. I buy this book for all of my friends who are starting to spend more time at the office pursuing their professional careers. It's getting harder and harder to find - reorder.

It works! A no nonsense approach to weight loss for men.

The ultimate criteria for a weight loss book is: Did you loose the weight and keep it off? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding, yes. This book is not just about eating right and losing weight--it's a lifestyle change. Dr. Shaevitz uses real-world examples that men can empathize with and take comfort that they're not the only ones struggling with weight gain & loss. Using Dr. Shaevitz's guidelines I lost 20 pounds and a friend of mine did the same. In fact, I'm about ready to loan the book to my boss--the ultimate recommendation. In closing, I wholeheartedly endorse this book.

<p>This two-phase program can help you lose weight for good!

Here's a writer who understands what motivates men to lose weight and keep it off. The author is realistic. He understands the crazy life-style real men lead, their hectic travel schedules, the restaurant meal stresses and the lack of physical activity strains. I can attest to the fact that this program works -- it did for me. Dr. Shaevitz offers four simple rules to follow to lose weight during the first phase of his program. Then, modifing them a bit, these rules help you keep that weight off during the second phase -- the rest of your life. These rules involve neither calorie nor gram counting, and that constant gnawing hunger that accompanies most weight loss programs is not part of this one. There are no rigid daily diets to follow, no special food products to buy, and no short-term sacrifices to the great hunger god in sky. The program is rooted in common sense and caution, giving the reader the basic information about nutrition that's needed to make the right food choices in virtually every situation. After detailing why following each rule is so important to the whole program, a signigicant portion of the book addresses the specific eating problems men face while traveling. Guides for what to order in each kind of restaurant (Mexican, Italian, French, fast food, etc.) are followed by a very helpful "Do's and Don'ts" summary. The chapter directed to the women who love us (wives, girl-friends, etc.) yet who often feed us exactly the wrong things, and worse yet, express their love for us in exactly the wrong ways, is absolutely priceless. If there is some well-meaning woman in your life concerned about how much you weigh, and sometimes known to nag you a bit about it, buy this book, if for no other reason than just to give her that chapter to read. Even if you already know all about dieting, you will find this book both readable and helpful. That's because it is not so much about dieting as it is about the helping men become the kind of good food consumers that leave them feeling better, looking better, and enjoying life more. Following "the rules" suggested about 80% of the time, I've lost weight consistently over time and have been able to keep that weight off without going hungry and without giving-up everything that tastes good, the food that I like to eat. But the real kicker (which has motivated my writing this review): I've never felt better! Here's the culinary and life-style advice I've needed for many years now, and I am happy to recommend it to you wholeheartedly.

This one really works!

By providing the "How" of human metabolism and dieting, this diet book reached my subconscious and I was able to lose 30 lbs in 3 months (and quit drinking for the same period). I am going to read it again for a 10 lb "tune-up". J