HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes [Paperback]

Ann Coulston (Author), Jo Ann Hattner (Author), Mike Goodkind (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2003

A fictional journey to better health teaches weight management to people with diabetes

Tiffany needs to lose weight to control her diabetes. Taking her through each step to success, the authors demonstrate a simple way to lose weight and control her blood sugar through carb counting. Includes a simple way to set a daily carbohydrate budget and how to avoid the emotional traps that derail the weight-loss process.

Written in an easy-to-follow format, the book is a fictional dialogue between a patient and her dietitian based on research and successful patients' stories.

Help! My Underwear is Shrinking:

• Helps readers establish a daily carbohydrate budget and keep a food diary
• Combines carb counting and exercise for a successful weight-loss plan
• Eliminates confusion and frustration

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ann Coulston, M.S., R.D. is past president of the American Dietetic Association.

JoAnn Hattner, M.P.H., R.D. is a national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

Mike Goodkind, B.A. is a senior editor at Stanford University, where he writes a variety of health materials.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association; 1 edition (May 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580401791
• ISBN-13: 978-1580401791
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,877,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jo Ann Tatum Hattner, MPH RD, is on the front lines of nutrition and health and explores beyond traditional boundaries to bring solidly based but innovative solutions to the people she counsels in her nutrition practice in San Francisco.

She received an undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Idaho, a graduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Public Health, Registered Dietitian credentials and more than 30 years' experience practicing nutrition in the dynamic environment of the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a regular guest speaker at national professional meetings of dietitians, physicians, and other professionals.

Her interest in the new, somewhat mysterious, but scientifically solid field of probiotics originated while practicing nutrition with some of the top gastroenterologists and nutritionists in the world at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. Hattner believes the public is ready to learn about probiotics and prebiotics now that more and more products are entering the American market and savvy consumers are desperate to know what works and what doesn't. Put simply, people want to know what is scientifically valid, safe and effective to put in their bodies. The answers are emerging. Hattner has them, and she is anxious to share them in a simple, useful format.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advice on working exercise into one's daily routine, September 14, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes (Paperback)

Jo Ann Hattner (national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association), Ann M. Coulston (1998-99 past president of the American Dietetic Association); and Mike Goodkind (former Associated Press writer and editor at the Stanford University Medical Center for more than twenty years) successfully collaborated to write Help! My Underwear Is Shrinking!, which is a quite straightforward, "reader friendly" instructional guide especially intended for diabetics on the critically important subject of weight-management and good nutrition. Personal testimony; advice on working exercise into one's daily routine; tips, tricks, and techniques for maintaining healthy eating habits in all social settings, and much, much more fill the pages of this excellent guide which is very highly recommended reading for anyone with diabetes or a family history of diabetes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alter Ego for the Ready to Lose Weight, June 19, 2003

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Peggy Miller (Highland Park, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes (Paperback)

Help My Underwear is Shrinking provides an entertaining way of learning about diet and nutrition. The book provides a simple how to formula as well as emotional support in the form of a very engaging main character. Identify with Tiffany as she gains control of her eating habits. As the story unfolds experience with Tiffany lessons concerning meal plans, exercise and information about diabetes. Cheer Tiffany and join her on her healthy road to success.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book in the world, September 6, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes (Paperback)

I used to be an overweight kid who used to eat lots of fast food all the time.
I bought this book. and have been using this book for a while. I have lost lots of weight and have changed my eating habits too!
it changed my entire life!