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What a professor says
about this book
Scientifically-based health
professionals recognize that contemporary approaches to
weight-loss need to change. Extreme and often aversive diets do
lead to some initial weight-loss. But, almost inevitably, hunger
and dissatisfaction with the entire process lead back to old
habits and the regain of most, if not all, of the lost weight.
This chain of events is frustrating and unhealthy. Further
attempts to lose weight with the same extreme approaches just
repeat the process and the same dismal outcomes.
Many health professionals have
also realized that there must be a healthful way to lose weight
effectively and permanently. With its careful blending of science
and practice, WEIGHT-LOSS SALVATION
offers that way. This is a
terrific approach for people who want to prevent additional
weight-gain, for people who are overweight and need to lose some
weight, and for people who are obese and need to lose a lot of
weight.
There are no gimmicks, fad diets,
or ridiculous exercise programs. Rather, the key revolves around
lifestyle and energy balance through developing a healthful,
enjoyable, and sustainable eating pattern. This pattern can custom
fit each individual and include the foods people prefer, in proper
portions. Likewise, simple walking provides a base for physical
activity and exercise. Walking and other exercise can be done in a
way that’s enjoyable and satisfying so that it becomes part of a
more active lifestyle.
Rather than rigorous and
inflexible procedures, WEIGHT-LOSS
SALVATION
provides many different
strategies so that people can best shape a program that will fit
into their lives. Numerous real-life examples of effective
strategies, including those that helped one of the authors
maintain a large weight loss after years of turmoil and struggle,
provide a rich base for people to develop their own effective
programs.
But, make no
mistake about it, WEIGHT-LOSS SALVATION is not about yet
another horrible diet to be followed for a few weeks and then
abandoned. This wonderful book is all about doable, sustainable
changes that will help you lose and then maintain weight-loss, and
make your entire lifestyle healthful and enjoyable.
—Richard
A. Winett, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Virginia Tech
What a medical doctor says
about this book
Within the next five years,
Americans will experience either a renaissance, or a
self-inflicted catastrophe. We have lost our ability to create
and embrace structure in our lifestyles and eating behaviors as
it relates to our health and well-being. Our national conscience
correlated to nutrition and physical activity is barely alive.
Nothing short of an internal awakening will heal this unhealthy,
wounded nation.
Written with psychological
insight gained through personal experience, WEIGHT-LOSS
SALVATION makes this internal awakening seem attainable.
This book provides a realistic, common-sense approach for
evaluating one’s lifestyle and eating habits. In a compelling
way, WEIGHT-LOSS SALVATION shows us how our lives can be
shaped by our thoughts, choices and actions. This text not only
educates, but motivates and encourages us to undergo a
self-examination so that we may find our own individual balance,
health, and wellness. In a non-threatening way, WEIGHT-LOSS
SALVATION defines self-control as the key component to
successful weight management, and it broadly challenges us to be
responsible for the way we choose to live. Clearly, this book is
an asset for everyone.
—Yale D.
Conley, M.D., Board Certified Surgeon; American Board of Surgery,
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
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