Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-04-08
Publisher(s): Rodale Books
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Summary

The secret to taking off those hated pounds?"I lost 25 pounds living up to Dr. Shapiro's simple plan for reducing my waistline. What worked for me were the visual aids-- a picture "can be worth 1,000 calories! They don't call him the Prince of Pounds for nothing!"--Dennis Duggan, Pulitzer prize-winning columnist, "Newsday Dr. Shapiro proves that great eating and weight loss "can go hand in hand if you make the right choices. Starting the day right, eating out for pleasure or business, enjoying a snack or even a chocolate indulgence-- it can all be done without gaining weight, if you follow the "picture perfect" guidelines in this book. Dr. Shapiro's proven program of Food Awareness Training empowers you to take charge of your eating. You can stop depriving yourself, stop feeling guilty-- and stop dieting. Whether you want to lose 100 pounds or want to maintain the healthy weight you have now, here are the images that will instantly change your habits for life. "Dr. Shapiro brings an important new approach to weight control. This book allows the reader to get the picture of a personal eating plan for healthy living."--George L. Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School "In 40 years of reading and evaluating writing on obesity and nutrition, this is one of the most clearly written books I have ever read. The photographs are indeed an innovation in understanding the details and personal applications of Dr. Shapiro's approach."--Maria Day Simonson, Sc.D., Ph.D., director, the Johns Hopkins Health, Weight, and Stress Clinic "Dr. Shapiro has written the definitive book about making intelligent eating choices. The photos are truly a revelation, and the book'scommonsense approach makes it accessible to everyone."--Drew Nieporent, restauranteur "A visual and effective book that is for everybody! It gets a very important message across in a wonderfully simple way!"--Denise Austi

Author Biography

Howard M. Shapiro, D.O., is founder and director of Howard M. Shapiro Medical Associates, a private multidisciplinary medical office in New York City that specializes in weight control and life management. His practice, started in 1978, includes nutritionists, psychologists, and exercise instructors. Among his patients are many leaders in business, the arts, entertainment, and politics.

Dr. Shapiro received national attention by helping men and women in the New York City police force slim down with Food Awareness Training.

Picture Perfect Weight Loss is his first book.

Table of Contents

Introduction Yes, It's Okay to Eat! 1(6)
Seeing Is Believing: The Core of Food Awareness Training
7(20)
Calories and Where They Come From
27(14)
Sharpen the Focus
41(22)
Starting the Picture Perfect Weight-Loss Program
63(17)
The Path to Awareness
80(5)
Getting the Picture
85(129)
Shopping Low-Calorie
214(24)
The Exercise Component
238(15)
The Psychology Factor
253(7)
Meeting Resistance---And Overcoming It
260(8)
Changes
268(15)
Guilt-Free Dining Out
283(32)
Want to Lose Pounds? Throw Out Some Diet Books
315(9)
What You'll Lose, What You'll Gain
324(5)
Index 329

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