Hot Hips and Fabulous Thighs: Look Great in Just 6 Weeks [Paperback]

Ellington Darden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1991

A guaranteed program for women focusing on their most troublesome areas: hips, thighs, and buttocks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (April 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878337334
• ISBN-13: 978-0878337330
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,400,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Hip & Thigh Workouts
  • #80 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Personal Health > Women's Health > General

More About the Author

Ellington Darden has a goal: to help people live leaner and stronger longer. For the lost thirty years he has worked with thousands of men and women who wanted to feel better physically, look more attractive, and improve overall health through a disciplined approach to nutrition and exercise. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in physical education from Baylor University and a doctorate in exercise science from Florida State University. Two years of postdoctoral study in food and nutrition set him on the trail that led to the ASAP program. Dr. Darden was director of research for Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries for seventeen years. There he helped develop and popularize the highly acclaimed Nautilus exercise machines. Today, Dr. Darden is the founder and chairman of Living Longer Stronger, a corporation devoted to science and education. His outstanding research, which is applied in his books, is one reason he was recently honored by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as one of the top ten health leaders in the United States. A Flat Stomach ASAP is Dr. Darden's forty-fourth book.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good "by the numbers" way to loose weight - I lost 35 lbs., May 20, 2002

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"violet_hayes" (University of Alabama, English Major) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Hips and Fabulous Thighs: Look Great in Just 6 Weeks (Paperback)

I did this program for about 5 months and I lost 35 lbs and 3 dress sizes (180lbs to 145lbs; size 14/16 to size 8/10). I was ravenously hungry at first, but the copious amounts of water recommended as well as the daily snacks took the edge off.

After the first month, I wasn't as hungry, I was acutally satisfied with the portions allotted. Sometimes, because of all the water I didn't even feel like eating and had to push myself to make up the minimum calories.

I stopped when I reached my goal weight, and then I actually had to work to gain a little weight back because I was too skinny. I gained about 15 lbs in the (almost) three years since I did the program. I'm looking to get back into shape again, but I don't think I'll use this program, the emphasis on calories is annoying and the work-out regimen is too intense. I think I'll stick with something that works better for long-term maintenance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight Talk, December 24, 2009

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M. Wright (Windermere, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Hips and Fabulous Thighs: Look Great in Just 6 Weeks (Paperback)

Ellington Darden is the greatest. All his books are the best. I have had the privilege of receiving strength training directly from Dr. Darden and he transformed my life and how I think about fitness and how to achieve it. Straight talk at its best. Don't waste money on all the voodoo advice out there.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it worked, as long as I put up with feeling hungry, February 9, 2001

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"djtokki" (Annapolis, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Hips and Fabulous Thighs: Look Great in Just 6 Weeks (Paperback)

This plan did make me lose weight and inches during the two+ weeks I was on it, but I almost constantly felt hungry, even with the snacks. When a friend came for an extended visit, I was relieved to have the excuse to get off the program. If you're willing to follow a strict eating plan to lose weight, try this: follow the G-index diet instead of Darden's, but follow Darden's guidelines for exercise and water consumption (during the two weeks before I started the diet, I lost about four pounds just from drinking the copious amount of water he suggests). I found that the G-index plan left me feeling satisfied even though the calorie count was the same as Darden's diet.