The Complete Idiot's Guide to Losing Weight

by Susan McQuillan and M.D. Saltzman, Edward

Book Overview

This is an informative, sensible guide to eating healthfully and losing weight gradually ( This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028621131
• ISBN13: 9780028621135
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely the Best Book on the Subject!

If eating healthy and/or losing body fat (weight) is your goal, this book can be your final destination. It is overflowing with truth and commonsense and not a single gimmick to be found. The author covers all the bases: nutritional facts, advice from successful winners in the war against fat and industry professionals, how to deal with emotional issues that can contribute to weight gain, menu plans that you can follow, meal templates that teach you how to create meal plans that incorporate your personal favorites, sensible exercise guidelines, and shopping tips. Whew! So if fat loss is what you're after, buy this book and you'll be well on your way to a healthier, leaner, and fitter you!

Finally an answer!

This book has been a life saver! I had been toying with the idea for years about losing some weight, but got tired of all the diet bars, powders, etc.. I got this book on a whim and I have been very pleased with it. It shows you how to change your life so you can be healthy not just thin. I have recommended this book to about 10 friends I know who just don't know the right way to take off and keep off the weight. Thank you Susan!

Excellent and sensible

I like this book a lot. First of all, the authors have proper credentials (a lot of authors don't, even some celebrity diet gurus). One author is an M.S./R.D. who works as a nutritionist; the other is an M.D. who works with weight loss/obesity. For those of you looking for a quick fix, I'm sorry, you won't find it here! This is an informative, sensible guide to eating healthfully and losing weight gradually (c'mon, we all know that diets don't work). This book explains why you want to eat healthfully -- which nutrients your body needs, and how you can get them. In addition, it stresses the importance of exercise and makes you want to get moving. The authors don't expect you to never again eat junk food, but call for including it occasionally in a balanced, planned way of eating. Another thing I liked was the fact that this book addresses psychological issues as well -- it makes you examine why you eat, and includes a lot of motivational help. Note to vegetarians: Your needs are addressed throughout.

Excellent, Sensible Plan to Lose Pounds - and Well-Written

This is the best weight-loss book I've ever encountered: it's sensible, step-by-step, and thorough. I like that it gets beyond just giving you a food plan - it deals with designing an exercise plan, dealing with emotional issues, and more. Plus, the sample menus helped me get started. I didn't just lose ten pounds, I learned a lot of priceless information about health, nutrition and fitness. It's not gimmicky or based on pseudo-science, and it's very well-written and well-designed. The best!

Excellent Information

This book gave so much information, from eating right, exercise plans, recipes, to menus. Even if you aren't trying to lose weight you'll learn how to have a healthier lifestyle. This book repeatedly states what everyone should realize. That there are no quick fixes to losing weight. So, if you're ready to make the committment this is the book for you. Good Luck!