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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN num: 9780345487148
ISBN number: 0345487141
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: July 05, 2005
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: July 05, 2005
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GET OFF THE DIETING ROLLER COASTER–NOW AND FOREVER!
You already know that fad diets don’t work. But that doesn’t mean you can’t lose weight! Here at last is a science-based diet that will give you the body you want. The secret is to work with your body, not against it.
Exploding the many diet myths on the market, Dr. Ian Smith gives you the knowledge you need to solve your weight problem permanently. For instance, did you know that eating too much protein damages your health? That starvation and deprivation slow your metabolism? That it is impossible to convert fat to muscle?
Here Dr. Smith not only explains the true causes of overweight but demonstrates how metabolism and genetics factor in to weight control. He shows you how to design your own eating and exercise plan to accommodate your preferences, your routines, and your particular weight goals. The plan includes:
• vital information on “feel-full” foods
• proven strategies to optimize your metabolism
• effective ways to exercise that get results
With a 30-day menu and exercise program customized to your needs, The Take-Control Diet is the last weight-loss book you will ever need!
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First, reading some of the other reviews, some people are reviewing the wrong book. Any review referring to "phases" should be completely discounted because it is a review of Dr. Smith's Fat Smash book.
Second, Dr. Smith isn't just some guy on tv, he's a Harvard and Columbia grad. Not too shabby.
But to the book...this was the very first "diet" book I read that really made sense for me. This isn't a crash diet, you'll lose a moderate amount of weight by making simple changes. He really spoke to, as the title says, taking control of your life. You can't lose weight just by hoping or wanting it bad enough. You have to work at it.
The book has lengthy, but useful, exercises to find out things like your current level of consumption and activity. It is basic, yet teaches a lot of things that really need to be known to have a healthy weight loss plan. I've been on a lot of plans, read a lot of books, but never had it broken down for me in such a way that a) it made a lot of sense, b) didn't talk to me like I was a simpleton, and c) made it seem doable and not extreme.
Exactly what I needed.
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Whether he finished his residency or not has nothing to do with the content and quality of his books. I started the Fat Smash diet and in 2 months I lost 25 pounds.
I have to admit, the diet seems harsh at first, but it for those who are seriously committed to losing the weight. If you are not serious, then you won't lose the weight. Don't blame this diet if you fail, blame yourself. The plan is well written, and it does not require you starve in order to lose weight. It not only a dieting tool, but it educates you to live a healthy life.
For all the haters trying to discredit Dr. Ian, just stop and think for one minute. You are probably many of the suckers who purchase items from infomercials, where the medical doctor promoting the ab roller, excercise machine, or weight loss gel is actually a podiatrist or better yet a chiropractor.
Get over it. If you are not ready for the diet, if you are not going to change how you eat, and if you are not going to excercise, stay on the couch. I have the hardest time losing weight, but I stuck to the plan and I smashed it.
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Read the book very first to make sure you understand what is involve, especially the Phase I plan. This is the plan where you cannot have coffee, pop/soda, and juice. Just water, 1% or skim milk, and herbal tea with you meals (are to drink water as much as you can). Make sure you eat plenty of veggies that you like, becauses everyone don't like all veggies.
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I agree with the reviewer who said Dr. Ian Smith is a little too hyped for someone so young and lacking in real medical credentials. He reminds me a lot of Barack Obama----the good looking "rock star" of the Democratic Party---all fluff and no substance.
Also, to all of you who keep saying...."great book, it changed my life. Buy it!" Give it a rest please. When did you start this diet? How much have you lost? How long have you kept the weight off? If you haven't lost any weight on this diet and kept it off for at least a year, your reveiws are worthless.
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You gotta love Dr. Ian and overall this book is very well written. But the problem is the diet is very, very, VERY strict and harsh. I purchased this book as a Christmas present for my 22-year old daughter. She is an athlete and an honors student, and only wants to lose 25 lbs. But I truly see no way that she would be able to ever stick to the strict letter of this diet. So I feel like I am setting her up to fail and the very very first diet experience of her life will be failure. Not a good thing. I do not recommend this book for the average dieter. You REALLY need to be a strict dieter who can live on total fruits and veggies for 9 days if you want to use this book. You're not even allowed to have a cup of brown rice until the 2nd phase. Good luck.
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