Your Fat Is Not Your Fault: Overcome Your Body's Resistance to Permanent Weight Loss
Author: Margaret West, Carol N. Simontacchi
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ISBN: 0874778972
Publisher: J. P. Tarcher (January, 1998)
Sales Rank: 170,645
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
A New York Times Best Seller For Sure. The Perfect 10......
Simply put, the author is right on when it comes to addressing the entire problem of being overweight. It is an honest review of what is in the market and the do's and don'ts surrounding each diet plan. Simontacchi touches on areas such as thyroid, brown fat, imbalances and other issues associated with the complete weight loss plan. Utilizing a gourmet chef to create easy and tasty foods, was a great and intelligent idea. The only problem I find is that the 1 months supply of recipes leaves you yearning for more. I hope the recipe book comes into print soon! I would recomend this book to all who seek the answers to true weight management and permanent weight loss. I have started the program and have lost 17-18 lb. within the last 4 1/2 weeks. I am very impressed with the results and have really enjoyed the food. I will keep you posted on further results. Thank you for this opportunity to share. BG
Rating: 5 out of 5
An author who relates on a simple and understanding level.
I don't have a weight problem but my husband does. I have started making the recipes in the book and my husband has lost 11lbs in 3 weeks. He has asked me where I got the new recipes he is eating and I just told him that I picked up a cookbook at the store. The ironic way that I found out he has lost weight is that he mentioned that he needed a new belt and I said why. He said that he must have lost some weight. My husband is retired so I make all of his meals. The only meal I cannot give him is the breakfast drink because he is one of those men who cannot think about protein drinks in the morning. This has been the only diet book that I can say, where the meals are just like family cooking. They taste great and they are easy to make. I am surprised about the success of this program and that my husband feels great and does'nt know that he is on a diet. I look forward to the mentioned cookbook sequel. Thank you for this opportunity to share. Please thank the author.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Why Diets Don't Work
Carol Simontacchi is a certified clinical nutritionist and has written numerous books on nutrition. Margaret West graduated from the California Culinary Academy, is a former chef, and provided the recipes in Appendix A. This book is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. It is information offered to help the reader in a quest for optimal well-being. There is no "magic pill" to reduce excess body fat. This book suggests a diet to control insulin will reduce obesity and make weight loss permanent.Why are so many Americans overweight, and this number increasing every year? Probably because of driving more, and walking less (the zoning laws). In one way overweight is better than famine; too much of a good thing IS a bad thing, or at least has a trade-off. Is a person predestined to be overweight? Or to squander money or time? Not if they learn to act in their own best interest, and reject the lies of advertising (p.11).
Obesity used to be a problem of middle age (p.4). But now it attacks our youth (less walking and more sitting and watching). Caloric intake has decreased by 10% since 1900 (p.5), but obesity has more than doubled! This book may explain why maintaining your desired weight seems so difficult. Weight alone is NOT a reliable indicator of health (p.6)! The obese are subject to "intense prejudice and discrimination". In past ages portliness was associated with prosperity; thinness equaled poverty. This prejudice may be a sign of "human error", where many people are always looking to put down others to make themselves feel better. Does thinness recall a lost childhood?
One feature of this book is the debunking of those Met Life weight tables (p.13) which had nothing to do with health, or the ratio of lean to fat tissue! Some dieting styles are genetically and biologically wrong, no matter how many articles and books repeat them. There are three principles to consider: 1) if you are/were overweight you will have a tendency to be fat; 2) almost everything you read in the corporate-controlled media about nutrition and diets is wrong, guaranteed; and 3) it is possible to lose weight permanently.
The secret is to NEVER go on a diet again. It will ruin your health and make you fat! you must eat real food and balance proteins, carbohydrates, and fat. You need a gentle exercise program several times a week. Chapter 2 explains why common diet strategies fail. Diets lead to metabolic imbalances in your body that guarantees eventually gaining back any lost weight (p.24). Dieting, or starving, results in binge eating (p.32). Eating a high-protein breakfast can control binge eating.
There is the critique of the "politically correct" diet of high-carbohydrate vegetables and grain (pp.34-42). The problem of the low-fat diet is on pages 42-54. Fats are an essential part of a diet, but some eat too much. Fried foods from fast-food restaurants are the most dangerous foods you can eat (p.46). Pages 54-56 tell of the problem with a too-high protein diet. The problem of a herbal diet is discussed on pages 56-60; they are not safe! The facts in this book make it recommended reading for everyone!
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