The Take-Control Diet [Paperback]

Ian Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 5, 2005

GET OFF THE DIETING ROLLER COASTER–NOW AND FOREVER!

You already know that fad diets don’t work. But that doesn’t mean you can’t lose weight! Here at last is a science-based diet that will give you the body you want. The secret is to work with your body, not against it.

Exploding the many diet myths on the market, Dr. Ian Smith gives you the knowledge you need to solve your weight problem permanently. For instance, did you know that eating too much protein damages your health? That starvation and deprivation slow your metabolism? That it is impossible to convert fat to muscle?

Here Dr. Smith not only explains the true causes of overweight but demonstrates how metabolism and genetics factor in to weight control. He shows you how to design your own eating and exercise plan to accommodate your preferences, your routines, and your particular weight goals. The plan includes:

• vital information on “feel-full” foods
• proven strategies to optimize your metabolism
• effective ways to exercise that get results

With a 30-day menu and exercise program customized to your needs, The Take-Control Diet is the last weight-loss book you will ever need!

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Diet advice from the Today show's medical correspondent.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

“At a time when many people are more confused about nutrition than ever, The Take-Control Diet is an intelligent guide to losing weight and keeping it off. Clear-thinking, scientifically based, and well written.”
––Dean Ornish, M.D., author of Eat More, Weigh Less and
Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease

“If you are ready to give up fad diets and you really desire to take charge of your health, this book is for you. You will find there is no prescription your doctor can give you for weight control that is more valuable than knowledge.”
––C. Everett Koop, M.D.,
former surgeon general of the United States


From the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345487141
• ISBN-13: 978-0345487148
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #688,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ian K. Smith, M.D., is the #1 bestselling author of THE 4 DAY DIET, THE FAT SMASH DIET and EXTREME FAT SMASH DIET. He is the medical/diet expert and host of VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club". In 2008, Smith created The 50 Million Pound Challenge, a free national weight loss initiative. He has written for a variety of publications, including Time, Newsweek, and the New York Daily News.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars something finally works!!, January 5, 2002

By 

"hollygirl717" (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Take-Control Diet: A Life Plan for Thinking People (Hardcover)

I bought this book on the street date and began Dr. Smith's plan a week later. It works! It's reasonable and sensible. I talked to my doctor about it, and he gave it an enthusiastic thumbs-up. I've been on the plan for four and a half weeks, and I've lost 14 pounds.

Dr. Smith's plan has changed my life. I finally have control. I will update this review every once in a while with my new total. I know I can stick with this plan, because I've done it for a month, and I don't feel hungry or deprived. It works!!

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally A Real Diet, December 21, 2001

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mary zurlowe (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Take-Control Diet: A Life Plan for Thinking People (Hardcover)

Finally, someone has written a book that makes sense and doesn't ask people to starve themselves or not to eat carbs or other things. The diet is practical and it makes sense for everyone. I find the reading very easy

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fact-filled, plus common sense, October 5, 2007

By 

J. Arnow (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Take-Control Diet (Paperback)

First, reading some of the other reviews, some people are reviewing the wrong book. Any review referring to "phases" should be completely discounted because it is a review of Dr. Smith's Fat Smash book.
Second, Dr. Smith isn't just some guy on tv, he's a Harvard and Columbia grad. Not too shabby.
But to the book...this was the first "diet" book I read that really made sense for me. This isn't a crash diet, you'll lose a moderate amount of weight by making simple changes. He really spoke to, as the title says, taking control of your life. You can't lose weight just by hoping or wanting it bad enough. You have to work at it.
The book has lengthy, but useful, exercises to find out things like your current level of consumption and activity. It is basic, yet teaches a lot of things that really need to be known to have a healthy weight loss plan. I've been on a lot of plans, read a lot of books, but never had it broken down for me in such a way that a) it made a lot of sense, b) didn't talk to me like I was a simpleton, and c) made it seem doable and not extreme.
Exactly what I needed.