The Black Diet Doctor's Solution For Black Women

By Robert S. Beale Jr. and Lisa M. Beale

The only book written by a Black weight loss physician specifically for Black women. Robert S. Beale, Jr., M.D., a Black bariatric physician in practice for over 30 years, has personally treated more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974630799
• ISBN13: 9780974630793
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Diet Solutions Llp
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Great diet.. that works

I have been on the diet for 3 weeks and have lost 15 pounds. This diet is great. It developes eating habits over time. First you are trained to eat fruits, vegetables and healthy meats/fish and then with time you are trained to eat proper portions. You are then taught to eat in moderation items that are not on the approved list. This is a great diet, it has worked when other fad diets failed.

Down 25lbs with 100 more to go

Before I bought this book I read some of these reviews, and I decided that what works for one doesn't always work for all. I bought the book and me and my daughter both decided to try the diet for a month to see if it actually work. The first week I was down 12lbs, my daughter was down 8lbs. Over the past 4 weeks I've shed 25lbs, and she 20lbs. I admit it is hard giving up the things that I love to eat, but I am tired of being unhealthy. If losing weight is important to you, then you will do it. By the way we have given the diet to 35 other friends and family members, and it's really fun to hear from everyone on a weekly basis telling us that they've lost between 5-12 lbs each week. Good Luck to anyone who decides to try this diet, having others go on it with you is even better.

Worked for me

I found out about this book earlier this year from a friend of mine in Atlanta. I had gained a lot of weight over the holidays and I was really feeling uncomfortable. Although I wasn't perfect all of the time on the plans, I still have lost over 25 pounds. I really liked the recipes and the strategies. I was suprised at some of the foods that weren't included but after reading the reasons I had a better understanding. I also liked that the book did not stress being really thin. I still have a few more pounds that I want to lose then I'll be ready to maintain.

A new outlook

I am 34 years young and I heard about Dr. Beale's book from a friend in Chattanooga, TN, so I decided to buy it. I read the entire book in a day and a half...it was such a good book! The eating plans were simple enough for my personality and the way they were set up was like a reward system for losing weight. By following his plan at each weight interval, I had a blueprint for goal-setting. I was always frustrated with weight loss efforts because I am hypothyroid (low thyroid) and diabetic. My physician treated these issues as well and since beginning the program in Mid-May of 2005, I have to date lost 33 pounds!!!! I started out at 203lbs and am now on August 1, 2005 down to 170lbs. My husband needed to lose some extra pounds and started on the eating plan with me and went to my physician. He's lost 22lbs and he looks INCREDIBLY SEXY!!! After 3 babies (6yrs, 3yrs, 15 months) we are doing what we didn't think was possible and we are looking forward to our mid-30's with excitement! My goal weight is 130lbs to get to the healthiest BMI for my height and weight and I project that I will reach that goal by Feb. of 2006. I've been incorporating walking and some resistance training to help with an abdominal "pooch" that I've developed and all of my thanks is to you, Dr. Beale and daughter Lisa for the information and insight that allowed me to realize that my body is unique and for giving me tools that assist me with proactively reaching my weight loss goals in a healthy manner.

A diet for us...

As women, a lot of us are always worried about our weight and losing a pound or two here and there. In a lot of cases, we try fad diets, pills, and even go to our doctors for advice and counseling on how to lose weight. However, THE BLACK DIET DOCTOR'S SOLUTION FOR BLACK WOMEN informs us that not every physician is capable of truly treating black women when it comes to weight loss. They give an example of weight being like hair and that though we're all born with a certain type, that type is what determines which beauty salon we go into. It makes perfect sense right? Well, actually it does and authors Robert S. Beale, Jr and Lisa M. Beale do an exemplary job of breaking down the causes of obesity in black women and what can be done to avoid it, fix it, and get back on the track of living healthy lives. Through their program of "eating to lose" and then "eating to maintain" they have created various programs based upon your current weight to help you lose weight. They also teach how to set milestones, incorporate your lifestyle in the program, and add recipes and exercises to assist with the weight loss. The style of writing was my favorite part of the book. I didn't spend major time in dietary mumbo-jumbo trying to figure out what X or Y meant. Everything was written in a manner in which I could easily relate and understand and make it one that I would recommend to others. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to taking the next step -- actually following one of the programs for myself to truly test out their theory. Reviewed by Tee C. Royal of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers