Outwit Your Weight Journal: Lose Weight and Keep It Off with this Personalized Weight-Loss Diary [Paperback]

Cathy Nonas (Author), Julia VanTine (Author), Jennifer Bright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2002

The ultimate weight-loss tool is not a barbell. It's not a food scale. It's a pen!

Countless studies have proven that using a food journal is the most effective method of shedding pounds-- and keeping them off. Weight-loss expert Cathy Nonas, R.D., has created a revolutionary tool that's actually six journals in one, each designed to help you reach your goal quickly and easily. Discover your unique diet personality and learn which journal is right for you. Choose from:

* The Calorie-Counting Journal
* The Food-Mood Journal
* The Portion-Control Journal
* The Overeating Journal
* The Social-Butterfly Journal
* The Fullness Journal

Pick one, mix and match, or try them all!

Sprinkled throughout the book, you'll also find:

* More than 50 clever and practical weight-loss tips, tools, and techniques
* Clear advice on how to set and meet your weight-loss goals
* Calorie burn information for 250 exercises and common activities
* Fat, fiber, and calorie values for more than 500 of your favorite foods

Use this journal to make the most of the book Outwit Your Weight or any other diet system--or even use it all on its own. This simple, customizable program will motivate and enable you to reach your ultimate goal--a happier, healthier, fitter you!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The ultimate weight-loss tool is not a barbell. It's not a food scale. It's a pen!

Countless studies have proven that using a food journal is the most effective method of shedding pounds-- and keeping them off. Weight-loss expert Cathy Nonas, R.D., has created a revolutionary tool that's actually six journals in one, each designed to help you reach your goal quickly and easily. Discover your unique diet personality and learn which journal is right for you. Choose from:

* The Calorie-Counting Journal
* The Food-Mood Journal
* The Portion-Control Journal
* The Overeating Journal
* The Social-Butterfly Journal
* The Fullness Journal

Pick one, mix and match, or try them all!

Sprinkled throughout the book, you'll also find:

* More than 50 clever and practical weight-loss tips, tools, and techniques
* Clear advice on how to set and meet your weight-loss goals
* Calorie burn information for 250 exercises and common activities
* Fat, fiber, and calorie values for more than 500 of your favorite foods

Use this journal to make the most of the book Outwit Your Weight or any other diet system--or even use it all on its own. This simple, customizable program will motivate and enable you to reach your ultimate goal--a happier, healthier, fitter you!

Cathy Nonas, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., is director of the VanItallie Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, an arm of the New York Obesity Research Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. The Obesity Research Center is one of four federally funded centers for investigating the causes and treatment of obesity in the United States.

About the Author

Cathy Nonas, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., is director of the VanItallie Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, an arm of the New York Obesity Research Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. The Obesity Research Center is one of four federally funded centers for investigating the causes and treatment of obesity in the United States.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 201 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (May 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579544835
• ISBN-13: 978-1579544836
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,113,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Self-Help > Journal Writing

Customer Reviews

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate weight loss journal!, June 20, 2002

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Lee Mellott "Skin Care For Wrinkles" (Frederick, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outwit Your Weight Journal: Lose Weight and Keep It Off with this Personalized Weight-Loss Diary (Paperback)

The book "Outwit Your Weight" by Cathy Nonas, R.D. was so jam packed with easy to follow new tips and ideas for managing weight I picked up her companion book, the "Outwit Your Weight Journal".

Studies show that the best tool for weight loss success is journaling. In one study it was shown that people gain as much as 500% more weight during the holiday season than during non-holiday weeks. But a few folks actually lost weight during the holidays. Who were these lucky people? The folks who kept journals. Another study showed that folks who kept food journals for 15 weeks lost 64% more weight than those who didn't!

Journaling can be key to a successful weight loss journey. Knowing how important this tool is Cathy developed the "Outwit Your Weight Journal". This is very different from your traditional journals. In this book Cathy works with you to customize a journal style that will meet your needs and that you will actually "do" to meet your weight loss goals.

Some journals focus on calorie counting, others on exercise or fat grams. Cathy's book focuses on what YOU need.

The book begins with a simple self assessment of your diet danger zones. Do you nibble to much. Eat when you are lonely or bored. Eat when you read or eat due to medications?
And what is your weight loss personality? Are you a restrained eater with periods of extreme eating styles? Are you an ostrich -in denial about what you eat?

Once you have identified your eating personality, Cathy introduces 6 different types fo journals that may suit your needs. She gives charts to fill in for the different styles.
You can stick to one type of journal or switch as your needs change.

Cathy also gives a lot of other information in the book. She includes "smart strategies" to make the best use of journaling. A full section is devoted to developing goals. Guidelines are given for exercise.

The one drawback to this softcover book is that it doesn't lay flat so writing in it can be awkward. But I think the author intends for it to be used as a stepping stone. That you try out different journal styles (or find one instantly) and use that style in a blank book or copy the pages.

By personalizing a journal to suit your needs and finding the journal style you are comfortable with you are more likely to use journaling which has led so many to weight loss success!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, October 25, 2002

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jennifer ongun (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outwit Your Weight Journal: Lose Weight and Keep It Off with this Personalized Weight-Loss Diary (Paperback)

This book was great. It was not only helpful, but also was very easy to understand. The only thing that you need to have by you when filling in your diary is a pen and a calculator. I especially loved the emotional wisdom regarding weight loss that it provided.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book from a true expert, May 25, 2002

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victor "diane1995" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outwit Your Weight Journal: Lose Weight and Keep It Off with this Personalized Weight-Loss Diary (Paperback)

Cathy Nonas is an expert in diet and weight control. This book is a compilation of years of experience and it is a positive reflection of Cathy's professional expertise as well as her sensitivity to people with weight issues and very common sense advice.