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This is not a modern diet book with a specific list of "bad" foods and proper breathing techniques—instead, you'll find a series of well-planned questionnaires designed to help you root out the causes of your extra weight and formulate a plan that works for your specific issues. Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet Book looks at three aspects of weight—your diet (including both what you eat and when you eat it), your exercise pattern (be honest!), and any emotional ties that link the fridge to your search for inner peace. Each category you find yourself in—sensibly determined with percentages rather than absolute answers—has its own section of carefully tailored advice. Kushner's plan involves a constant, lifelong attention to your food and exercise, complete with charts that continually reexamine motives as you move through life changes. The idea is that once you've clearly identified what's holding you from your ideal weight, you'll move along smoothly toward achieving it, and as with all dietary changes, these only work with self-motivation and honesty. Ultimately, he suggests realistic goals and lays out a comprehensive plan for long-term results. This is not an exciting breakthrough miracle plan of any sort—and it is likely to be ultimately more successful than any of them. Sprinkled throughout the book are commonplace suggestions for improved health, such as walking more, keeping a food journal while beginning a program, eating more fiber and fewer trans fats, and finding substitutes for that triple-chocolate cake when you're feeling blue. The few included recipes seem obligatory rather than particularly inspired, but in general, his advice is both sound and sympathetic. --Jill Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Kushner, medical director of the Wellness Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, believes that diets don't work unless they match the dieter's personality. Even before determining which diet personality they have, people need to understand how "scaling up" has impacted their lives. This means looking back and seeing their weight losses and gains over a period of years. Then, people can answer a questionnaire designed to show their diet profile. These questions focus on type and time food is consumed, exercise program and coping strategies; readers can then see which diet and exercise profile best describes them. Among the eating profiles are nighttime nibblers, mindless munchers and deprived sneakers. For each of the various profiles, Kushner offers advice on following a diet, coping with stress, exercise and more. His suggestions will resonate with readers familiar with self-help books. For example, when discussing people with low self-esteem, the author suggests focusing on self-affirmation and spelling out their positive traits, even if they have to ask a friend to help them list these qualities. There are some "scaling down" recipes along with suggestions for healthier eating, but the book does not offer a meal-by-meal diet. The upbeat tone and the psychological approach add to the book's appeal, but some dieters may prefer a specific eating program rather than having to design their own plan.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is not a modern diet book with a specific list of "bad" foods and proper breathing techniques—instead, you'll find a series of well-planned questionnaires designed to help you root out the causes of your extra weight and formulate a plan that works for your specific issues. Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet Book looks at three aspects of weight—your diet (including both what you eat and when you eat it), your exercise pattern (be honest!), and any emotional ties that link the fridge to your search for inner peace. Each category you find yourself in—sensibly determined with percentages rather than absolute answers—has its own section of carefully tailored advice. Kushner's plan involves a constant, lifelong attention to your food and exercise, complete with charts that continually reexamine motives as you move through life changes. The idea is that once you've clearly identified what's holding you from your ideal weight, you'll move along smoothly toward achieving it, and as with all dietary changes, these only work with self-motivation and honesty. Ultimately, he suggests realistic goals and lays out a comprehensive plan for long-term results. This is not an exciting breakthrough miracle plan of any sort—and it is likely to be ultimately more successful than any of them. Sprinkled throughout the book are commonplace suggestions for improved health, such as walking more, keeping a food journal while beginning a program, eating more fiber and fewer trans fats, and finding substitutes for that triple-chocolate cake when you're feeling blue. The few included recipes seem obligatory rather than particularly inspired, but in general, his advice is both sound and sympathetic. --Jill Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Kushner, medical director of the Wellness Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, believes that diets don't work unless they match the dieter's personality. Even before determining which diet personality they have, people need to understand how "scaling up" has impacted their lives. This means looking back and seeing their weight losses and gains over a period of years. Then, people can answer a questionnaire designed to show their diet profile. These questions focus on type and time food is consumed, exercise program and coping strategies; readers can then see which diet and exercise profile best describes them. Among the eating profiles are nighttime nibblers, mindless munchers and deprived sneakers. For each of the various profiles, Kushner offers advice on following a diet, coping with stress, exercise and more. His suggestions will resonate with readers familiar with self-help books. For example, when discussing people with low self-esteem, the author suggests focusing on self-affirmation and spelling out their positive traits, even if they have to ask a friend to help them list these qualities. There are some "scaling down" recipes along with suggestions for healthier eating, but the book does not offer a meal-by-meal diet. The upbeat tone and the psychological approach add to the book's appeal, but some dieters may prefer a specific eating program rather than having to design their own plan.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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