Diets and Weight Loss
222 Articles & Excerpts
My Truths
 Dieting With the Duchess
by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York
I want to tell you that no matter how insurmountable your problems may seem, you can change your life for the better. If I can do it, so can you. In many ways, I feel everything finally came together for me last summer, I went to Washington, D.C.
Introducing DASH
 The DASH Diet for Hypertension
by Thomas Moore, M.D.
The Isosceles Triangle Diet. The Bacon Grease and Beer Diet. We haven't heard of either of these diets, but it wouldn't surprise us to learn they existed!
What are carbohydrates?
 The Carbohydrate, Fiber, and Sugar Counter
by Jo-Ann Heslin, M.A., R.D., Annette B. Natow, Ph.D., R.D.
Only The Carbohydrate, Fiber, and Sugar Counter gives you the whole carbohydrate story with all the information you need to make the best food choices. Carbohydrates are favorites.
Introduction
 The Body Shape Solution to Weight Loss and Wellness
by Marie Savard, M.D., Carol Svec
Show me a woman - any woman - and I can forecast her health destiny just by observing her body shape. I know who will probably die of heart disease or breast cancer, who will have a rough transition through menopause, who will likely end up with a broken
The Jay Way
 The Body Code: A Personal Wellness And Weight Loss Plan At The World Famous Green Valley Spa
by Jay Cooper, Kathryn Lance
Hi, I'm Jay Cooper, Wellness Director of the Green Valley Spa in St. George, Utah. For more than twenty years I've helped thousands of clients unlock the secrets of their Body Code.
The Fourth Cornerstone: Inner Strength
 Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
For some reason the idea that losing weight requires willpower has gone out of vogue. Instead, the emphasis over the last few years has been on taking the easy way out. Eat more, weigh less! Exercise just ten minutes a day for a better body!
The Third Cornerstone: Commitment
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
You don't have to look far within our society to see that commitments are no longer as sacred as they once were. It's almost as though not honoring a commitment has become socially acceptable.
Asking the Big Questions
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring your life into focus. I was 39 years old and had ended up in the hospital in critical condition, my body overcome by diabetes.
Mutual Support
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Dee: I am five feet, two inches and used to wear a size 20. I had to shed about 60 pounds to reach my goal. Looking back, I realize that though I lost all that weight in about six months, it took about 12 years for me to find the will to change my
Making Her Health a Priority
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Many women continue to carry some 'baby weight' after they have a child. Multiply it by five - I am the mother of five children, ages 3 to 14 - and you can see my predicament. After giving birth to my last child, I found that I weighed 421 pounds.
Giving Up Easily: Do setbacks routinely knock you off course?
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Life is full of setbacks, but some people don't see them for what they really are: temporary, not permanent, hindrances. What happens to you when the gains you made in an area - be it losing weight, mastering a sport or hobby, succeeding on the job
Get to Know Yourself
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
People who are successful at weight loss have asked the hard questions and responded with straightforward answers. No rationalizations, no excuses. Instead of taking a cosmetic approach to the problem, they've gotten to the root of their behavior, making
Building a Sound Emotional Foundation
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Most people poised to embark upon a 12-week body makeover program will begin by thinking about, and maybe even worrying about, how they're going to change their eating and exercise habits. But this program is different.
What Else Is in Store?
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
As part of your preparation for the 12-week program, I'd like you to put your intentions into writing by signing a contract with yourself. If you're familiar with some of my other books or if you've seen my work with people on The Oprah Winfrey Show
Introduction
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Twelve weeks to total transformation. If you're familiar with Get With the Program!, Make the Connection, and Basic Training, a program on my Web site www.getwiththeprogram.org, you know that I've always said that it takes time and patience to lose weight
How To Use This Journal
 The Essential Walker's Journal : Your Companion to Weight Loss, Health, and Personal Transformation
by Leslie Sansone
The most important thing to know about using this journal is to relax. This is your journal, to be used however you see fit. Nobody is going to check your answers or make sure you filled in every page, because there is no one way of keeping a journal
Leonardo da Vinci, the Golden Ratio and What's for Dinner
 The Diet Code: Eat Bread, Drink Wine, Lose Weight
by Stephen Lanzalotta
In this imagined scene, one of the world's great geniuses finishes a meal as ideally proportioned as any of his master works. What Leonardo da Vinci brought a tavolo (to the table) was as balanced as anything he consciously designed during his long career
What the French Eat
 The French Don't Diet Plan
by William Clower, Ph.D.
On the Saône River in Lyon, France, a lively farmers' market sprawls along much of the left bank on most mornings of the week. The first time I came across it, I was astonished at the possibilities beyond our conventional American supermarkets.
You Should Feel Lucky
 Food and Loathing
by Betsy Lerner
It is 1972. I am twelve years old. It is the first day of sixth grade, and I am standing in the girls' gymnasium waiting to be weighed. My last name begins with L, so I am exactly in the middle of the line.
Learning to Love Food Again
 Leslie Sansone's Eat Smart, Walk Strong : The Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss
by Leslie Sansone
There are many small ways we sabotage our health without realizing it. By recognizing these bad habits and developing good ones, we can see big results. Using her proven six-week-plan format, Leslie teaches readers how to eat healthier and smarter
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