The Waterfall Diet: Lose Up to 14 Pounds in 7 Days By Controlling Fluid Retention [Paperback]

Linda Lazarides (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2000

This work explains the benefits of the the “waterfall diet”—a quick weight-loss system for people who have failed to lose weight on normal diets. Tips for readers to identify whether they have a fluid retention problem, recipes, and diet charts are also included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

As well as losing weight and some of the bloating, I feel much better and more energetic -- A reader from Australia

Before the diet I ate hardly anything but didn't lose even half a kilo. Now I have lost 10 kilos! -- A reader from Holland

I lost an inch from my thighs. I have also noted a higher sex drive -- A reader from UK

The Waterfall Diet has got me off my addiction to soft drinks and crisps -- A reader from UK

The best diet ever! -- Best Magazine (UK) March 2000

From the Publisher

This book is for you if you

Eat next to nothing

Exercise for hours every week

And still find it impossible to lose weight.

Find out now whether you have water retention and how to shed it, to lose weight FAST. This book contains ground-breaking information.

Get a flat stomach instead of feeling bloated and uncomfortable

Reduce puffy skin and swollen ankles

Banish cellulite by controlling excess fluid

In the Waterfall Diet top British nutritional health expert Linda Lazarides provides an easy-to-follow plan and a checklist of foods to avoid and foods which help you stop retaining fluid. Simple, effective and immediate.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Piatkus Books (August 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749921552
• ISBN-13: 978-0749921552
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book Really Works!!, March 31, 2005

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mac "mac" (norfolk,VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Waterfall Diet: Lose Up to 14 Pounds in 7 Days By Controlling Fluid Retention (Paperback)

I just recieved this book and have been on the diet for 2 days now and have lost over 6lbs already. I have not seen my legs this small in a long time. I will admit I was a little concerned about getting enough protien and some of the dangers of soy. But after some research on this book and the diet itself, I am no longer concerned. A good rule of thumb to stick by is everything is good in moderation. You get plenty of protien through chicken, fish, and tofu. This book is excellent on pinpointing the culprit for your symptoms. I've had some of these symptoms from a teenager and never knew why. After being on it for only a few days I have never felt better. I would recommend this book.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I would advise every woman to read this book!, November 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Waterfall Diet: Lose Up to 14 Pounds in 7 Days By Controlling Fluid Retention (Paperback)

I loved this book from beginning to end. It explains how sometimes being overwight doesn't necessarily mean having too much fat, but fluid retention could be one of the causes. If you are one of those people that is always on a diet and performing lots of execercise and still find it hard to shed those extra pounds, you will find this book extremely helpful. Some bits are quite scientific but still easy to read and well explained. The book initially helps you to find out if fluid retention could be your problem, what are the reasons that causes it and how to fix the problem. The book offers a diet program, easy to follow with easy and delicious recepies. I tried the program and followed the advices and it works! To help speed up the proccess of fluid elimination try some diuretic herbal teas as well.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Low-Fat Diet" is Unfair Criticism, October 10, 2008

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Amber Pollard (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Waterfall Diet: Lose Up to 14 Pounds in 7 Days By Controlling Fluid Retention (Paperback)

"Bad Information, Waste of Money" is an unfair review. I'm quite familiar with the 80's low-fat mentality, and these diets don't inhibit but encourage the use of wheats (whole wheat bread is supposedly a great choice), dairy (skim milk), and honey. The major criticism of low-fat diets are that is actually contributed to America being overweight. Let's take skim milk for example, as it was increasingly touted as "healthy" milk, people inadvertently increased their consumption of sugar -- in order to make this milk palatable, the fat is removed and sugar is added. Or let's take a famous brand that made good on the low-fat craze, the SnackWells company, which produced packaged cookies and snacks just for the low-fat crowd. These items are highly processed, and either contain sugar or artificial sweetener, and most certain contain wheat. All of them.

So, people that are trying to eat low-fat diets are actually consuming more sugar and toxins. And what is the body's reaction to toxin? It wraps it in fat and stores it in fat tissue in order to protect the digestive tract from being damaged.

Of course, I don't think The Waterfall Diet closes the book on the perfect diet, but it is very important to note that many Americans have food intolerances that they are not aware of...and never would be, until they eliminate them and see their body react positively. The False Fat Diet also addresses this, and I believe both these books make a significant contribution to diet-methodology. Though I agree that soy is not a health food, THE STANDARD AMERICAN DIET is MEASURABLY improved by the application of the principles of this book.