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| You: on a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management | 
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Category: Book
Authors: Michael F., M.d. Roizen, Mehmet, M.d. Oz, Ted Spiker, Craig Wynett
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Studio: Thorndike Press
Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
Label: Thorndike Press
Format: Large Print
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 467
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0786294337
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9780786294336
ASIN: 0786294337
Publication Date: April 18, 2007
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For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting -- and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling YOU series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist. They're going to do it by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. By understanding how your body's fat-storing and fat-burning systems work, you're going to learn how to crack the code on true and lifelong waist management. Roizen and Oz will invigorate you with equal parts information, motivation, and change-your-life action to show you how your brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels all interact biologically to determine if your body is the size of a baseball bat or of a baseball stadium. In , Roizen and Oz will redefine what a healthy figure is, then take you through an under-the skin tour of the organs that influence your body's size and its health. You'll even be convinced that the key number to fixate on is not your weight, but your waist size, which best indicates the medical risks of storing too much fat. Because the world has almost as many diet plans as it has e-mail spammers, you'd think that just about all of us would know everything there is to know about dieting, about fat, and about the reasons why our bellies have grown so large. YOU: On a Diet is much more than a diet plan or a series of instructions and guidelines or a faddish berries-only eating plan. It's a complete manual for waist management. It will show you how to achieve and maintain an ideal and healthy body size by providing a lexicon according to which any weight-loss system can be explained. YOU: On a Diet will serve as the operating system that facilitates future evolution in our dieting software. After you learn about the biology of your body and the biology and psychology of fat, you'll be given the YOU Diet and YOU Workout. Both are easy to learn, follow, and maintain. Following a two-week rebooting program will help you lose up to two inches from your waist right from the start. With Roizen and Oz's signature accessibility, wit, and humor, YOU: On a Diet -- The Owner's Manual for Waist Management will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the food you consume, so that you'll diet smart, not hard. Welcome to your body on a diet.
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For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting--and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling YOU series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist. They're going to do it by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. By understanding how your body's fat-storing and fat-burning systems work, you're going to learn how to crack the code on true and lifelong waist management. Roizen and Oz will invigorate you with equal parts information, motivation, and change-your-life action to show you how your brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels all interact biologically to determine if your body is the size of a baseball bat or of a baseball stadium. In YOU: On a Diet, Roizen and Oz will redefine what a healthy figure is, then take you through an under-the-skin tour of the organs that influence your body's size and its health. You'll even be convinced that the key number to fixate on is not your weight, but your waist size, which best indicates the medical risks of storing too much fat. Because the world has almost as many diet plans as it has e-mail spammers, you'd think that just about all of us would know everything there is to know about dieting, about fat, and about the reasons why our bellies have grown so large. YOU: On a Diet is much more than a diet plan or a series of instructions and guidelines or a faddish berries-only eating plan. It's a complete manual for waist management. It will show you how to achieve and maintain an ideal and healthy body size by providing a lexicon according to which any weight-loss system can be explained. YOU: On a Diet will serve as the operating system that facilitates future evolution in our dieting software. After you learn about the biology of your body and the biology and psychology of fat, you'll be given the YOU Diet and YOU Workout. Both are easy to learn, follow, and maintain. Following a two-week rebooting program will help you lose up to two inches from your waist right from the start. With Roizen and Oz's signature accessibility, wit, and humor, YOU: On a Diet--The Owner's Manual for Waist Management will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the food you consume, so that you'll diet smart, not hard. Welcome to your body on a diet.
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"Fat Chances: The Secret Story of What's in Your Belly" by Michael F. Roizen, MD, and Mehmet C. Oz, MD
 Whether you're carrying a few extra pounds of fat on your thighs or a suitcase's worth in your belly, it's hard not to think about fat. You feel it when you walk, you roll on it when you sleep, and you curse it when you try to slide into last year's jeans. But while most of us are intimately familiar with how fat looks on the outside, we're not quite as familiar with how it works on the inside.As we explain in YOU: On a Diet, we believe that to change your body, you need to know your body. In the simplest form, everyone knows the formula for gaining weight. Daily buckets of ranch dip plus photo-album-sized hunks of cheesecake plus a life of couch-dwelling equals a very unfortunate conclusion: too-frequent popped buttons. But many of us really don't know how fat works and how it works against us. Here's the inside story on the story of your insides.
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YOU: On a Diet--The Shopping List
 Print out this exclusive shopping list, created by Michael F. Roizen, MD, Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and UnitedHealthcare, to get a jumpstart on the waist-reducing, health-boosting plan you'll find in YOU: On a Diet.
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 Awesome October 4, 2008
I love the way the information is presented, it really drives home the importance of feeding your body the right stuff. It also inspires you to work hard at taking care of yourself both by what you eat and the importance of exercise and being still and relieving stress.
common sense reminder September 30, 2008
good book to help you change and stick with a change in eating habits and lifestyle.
In a crowded field, this book is a standout September 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Diet books are everywhere and I've read many of them as I struggled for years to get my weight permanently under control. Interestingly, I read this, not to lose weight myself since I've been at a healthy weight for over a year, but to learn more about health and to help my dad find a way to lose weight. As a fan of Drs. Roizen and Oz and the RealAge movement in general, I decided to give this book a try. And, I wasn't disappointed.
First of all, the book is extremely informative. The authors go out of their way to not only explain the "hows" of weight loss, but also the "whys." Even though I'm interested in the technical aspects of health, I still found myself thinking that they sometimes provided too much information! Still, it's better to have accurate, sound reasoning rather than simply having to take the author on faith, especially when it comes to something as important as health. And, the good doctors do a nice job of explaining the concepts in "layman's" terms and even include humorous, but helpful drawings to illustrate their points.
So, what makes this diet plan unique? Very little, which is exactly why I recommended it to my dad. Basically, the book avoids fads and trends and instead relies on hard facts and basic life science. Essentially, Drs. Oz and Roizen focus on eating the right foods with occasional treats until satisfied and regular cardio exercise, stretching, and weight training. All of this leads to getting the body's biochemistry back on track which in turn encourages optimal weight and health. Ok, most people don't need a book to know to eat right, eat less, and exercise more. However, where this book stands out is in the tips to achieve these results. The approach is truly balanced, recommending alternative health, stress reduction, psychological techniques, drugs, and even surgery (the last two in rare cases). This book has unique techniques that even the most hardened dieters will find useful and refreshing. And, they are presented in an easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to find format. Getting healthy is hard, but learning how to doesn't have to be! The book also includes exercises and recipes, a day by day plan, and tips for eating out and traveling.
The only downside of this book is that the humor, while often helpful, can also be just as annoying. I understand the need to make technical information more accessible, but at times the approach felt condescending and even pointless. Much of the humor is related to current popular culture and is already irrelevant (e.g. jokes about Paris Hilton). Unless they plan on frequently updating the jokes, the book won't age well.
In conclusion, this is a great book that truly stands out in a very crowded field of fads and trends. Although the humor can at times be annoying, it doesn't seriously detract and many times lightens the mood. I truly believe this diet plan works because it is scientifically sound, written by qualified doctors, and backed up with solid research. Go ahead, buy this book, and get losing!
 Don't Buy This Book September 15, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even at Kindle prices, this was a waste of money. Just more of the same stuff. And, please note that I gave this one star only because it wouldn't upload without something in that space.
You on a Diet September 7, 2008
This book is genuine and real. Also easy to follow. I will be following the program for quite some time, as I have a lot of weight to lose.
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