The Dorm Room Diet: The 10-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works [Paperback]

Daphne Oz (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 13, 2010

Figuring out how to eat right and stay healthy on your own is hard! Here is help from someone who's been there. Like many girls, Daphne Oz struggled with her weight as a teenager and couldn't stick with the extreme restrictions of fad diets. She was able to seize control over her health and her weight only when she recognized the golden opportunity offered by the transition to college life.

With the help of her father and grandfather, both cardiac surgeons, and her grandmother, a nutritional adviser, she figured out a whole new approach to managing her weight. How well did it work? You be the judge: In her first semester of college, she not only skipped the proverbial Freshman 15—she lost 10 pounds and became healthier than she had ever been. Now the secrets of her success are available to you. The Dorm Room Diet will keep you looking good, feeling great, and staying fit! Daphne's 8-step program shows you how to:

• stop eating out of emotional need
• navigate the most common danger zones at school for unhealthy eating
• get the exercise you need, even in your small dorm room
• choose vitamins and supplements wisely
• relax and rejuvenate amid the stress of college life

The Dorm Room Diet will empower you to use your new found independence to create a healthy lifestyle while you're in college—and for the rest of your life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This easy-to-read guide has a simple philosophy behind it: If students know nutrition basics, they will make healthier food choices."—The New York Times

"This is a great book to pack between the extra-long twin sheets and study lamp."—Publishers Weekly

"A survival guide to eating healthfully and exercising during the precarious time when parental controls are off."—Los Angeles Times

About the Author

Daphne Oz is a 2008 Princeton graduate and cohost of ABC’S hit show The Chew. She is the author of the national bestseller The Dorm Room Diet and has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, People, Reader's Digest, Glamour, and Parade and has appeared on The View, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, and The Dr. Oz Show. Daphne holds her chef’s certification from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health and is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She helped to found HealthCorps, a nonprofit that equips teenagers with nutrition, fitness, and stress management education in more than fifty schools nationwide. She lives with her husband, John, in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Revised Edition edition (July 13, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557049157
• ISBN-13: 978-1557049155
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy College Eating Made Easy October 12, 2010

By Summer

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In high school I got fed up with my body. In the middle of my junior year, I decided to change that. I found out that I was ignorant of how to lose weight so I began to read books such as The Diet for Teenagers Only, Toning for Teens: The 20-Minute Workout that Makes You Look Good and Feel Great!, and Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off -- and What They Wish Parents Knew. I found that they were filled with valuable information on not only how to lose weight but how to become healthy. I have lost 60 lbs. to this day by changing my eating habits and getting active. I had the perfect eating/fitness routine until I got to college... then it all changed! I purchased this book to help me become aware of the traps we fall into in college. It is VERY informative and helpful. It ranges from teaching you what to avoid, what's necessary for survival, and even what to eat during an "all nighter." I recommend this book to anyone that wants to change their lifestyle completely or to someone that just needs a refresher in the course of healthy living. It is also an enjoyable read!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice for college kids August 24, 2010

By Kay N.

Format:Paperback

I bought this book for my daughter who is in college. Her first year took a toll on her diet, exercise and previously healthy lifestyle, so I gave this to her to help her improve her overall well-being. The first thing she said after starting the book was, "this book is about me!" She has devoured the book and picked up many great tips on improving things from now on. (Some things I thought I had told her, but mom's word is not often listened to). Therein lies the beauty of this book. It is written by a young women in language and attitude of the young, so it is very easily read and digested by college age kids (young working adults too). It is well laid out and extremely readable. The advice is excellent and there are many sensible (and student relevant) tips that can be easily followed. Knowing that Dr. Mehmet Oz (the author's father) is the medical backing to this book makes it an extremely safe and recommended guide for young people just starting their life away from home.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative! November 7, 2010

By Larissa

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This book is so easy to read and follow along. It's amazing! I recommend this book to everyone. The workouts in it left me sore for a while and I learned so much information from vitamins to how to keep up with any exercise and diet program! GET THIS BOOK!!!