A step-by-step, no gimmick approach to healthy
eating and weight loss. Written in a user-friendly
and motivating style, the practical guidelines make
it simple and fun to use!
Consumers and health professionals
use this interactive workbook as a self-paced
guide, classroom manual, or one-on-one counseling
tool with a registered dietitian or health professional. (Paperback, 320 pages)
Reader Praises
for The Cooper Clinic Solution to the Diet Revolution
Whether you want to know more about how to successfully
take off excess weight or live a healthy, balanced life,
this book can make the difference. ~ Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D.,
M.P.H., Founder, President and CEO,
The Cooper Aerobics Center, Dallas, Texas, from the Foreword
Georgia Kostas is a highly respected nutrition professional.
Her common sense, motivational approach combines state-of-the-art
science with admirable practicality. If more people followed
the guidelines so persuasively outlined in this book,
we would be fitter and less fat. ~ James M. Rippe, M.D. Director and Founder Rippe
Lifestyle Institute, Shrewbury, Massachusettes and Rippe
Health Assessment at Celebration Health, Celebration,
FL and Professor, Tufts University
…Most complete and healthy approach to weight
loss I have ever seen ---and I have read a lot! It has
really made a difference in my life. ~ R. Shelley (Lost 120 pounds from using menus
in this book)
Georgia’s book was a godsend. I took it home and
devoured it. It was reader-friendly and made sense…This
book became my nutrition Bible. Thanks to this book, I
lost 200 lbs and I have a new outlook on life.” ~ N. Smith
This book makes so much sense and I can eat real food! ~ W. Rice
I just received this book and haven't been able to put
it down. The information is clear and concise and practical.
I love this book and feel that everything I have learned
about weight loss and thought on my own have now been
confirmed. This book is not gimicky. It is realistic.
This book helps us put into practice what most of us already
know. ~ K. Nics
A book for those demanding a healthy heart and a healthy
lifestyle! ~G. Whittington, American Heart
Association
Busy people love this book! It gets you moving immediately
in the right direction. ~ E. Smith, Health Educator
Simplify your life! This fun and dynamic tool makes adopting
a healthier lifestyle easier than you think. Packed with
practical tips, this book takes the mystery out of healthy
eating and weight management. I recommend it to consumers
and health professionals. It¹s a win-win for all! ~ A. Pappas, M.B.A., R.D.
This book is like the Bible; you can open it up anywhere
and it speaks to you. Our clients have found this book
to be a valuable resource… during our Skills for
Lowfat Living Program. The simple, step-by-step approach
helps them meet their goals by providing useful suggestions
for permanent behavior change. ~ K. Oppenheim, M.S., C.D.E.
Wellness Coordinator, Columbia LifeCare Center
Most complete, sensible approach I've seen. ~ L. Reed, M.P.H., R.D.
I've lost a lot of weight using this book and have managed
to keep it off. I would recommend this approach to anyone
who is tired of getting rid of the same 10 pounds each
year. ~ E. Ground, patient
This comprehensive, sensible weight management program
is easy to follow and very effective in helping my clients
and students reach their wellness goals. ~ O. De Fore, R.N., A.F.P., Personal Trainer
This is the book everyone has been looking for! ~ P. Peters
It answers all my questions! ~ M. Clark
I love this book! I couldn’t put it down! ~ C. Edwards
This should be on every Registered Dietitians' bookshelf!!
I would highly recommend this book to the public that
requires sound information on weight loss. This book is
good reading and practical in it's approach. The book
deals with strategies for success and how to handle obstacles
which is not always well covered in other weight management
books. ~T.
Brooks Registered Dietitian
"The book everyone has been waiting for" ..."the
easiest, most practical, real-life no-gimmick weight loss
guide you'll find", with five eating plans to best
fit your needs.
Have you lost weight dozens of times, only to gain
it back and sometimes, more? Have you thought deprivation
diets that exclude foods you love, are the only way to
lose? This no-nonsense, step-by-step approach to weight
loss shows you a way to
include your favorite foods
eat
balanced and healthful meals
find ways to fit in
more daily activity
create habits that keep the
weight off for life.
Among the proven strategies
are 5 flexible meal patterns…you choose what fits
you best. The great recipes, simple menus, quick mix-and-match
meals, fast food and restaurant meal suggestions,
and helpful food tips will help you choose “best
food” options
at any occasion.
Enjoy the “look at your
plate” visual
guide as the simplest route to healthier eating…and
there’s no counting calories!
This step-by-step guidebook serves as a leader
guide and participant handbook in ONE! Easy and convenient
for instructors!
Each section begins with a class/consult
agenda, complete with application mini-steps as well
as Action Steps (goals) weekly. You may choose to
use this guide, or create your own.
The 14 sections can
be used in any order you wish.
Lessons can be divided
up as a 1 month – 6
month program.
Handouts from all book pages
are available individually or in sets as Copy-ready
Masters. (link).
Forms and checklists allow
interactive learning – ie.
Food, Exercise, and Weight logs, Weekly
Menu Planning forms, Diet History form, Habit Assessment form,
Ground Rules checklist, My Plan, Progress Checks, and more.
Sample 2-week
menus at three calorie levels (1300, 1600, 2000)
and shopping list help many get started. No-fuss meals
are quick, fun and recipe-free.
Mix-and Match breakfast,
lunch, and dinner meals add up to 1200-1500 calories.
Visual "look
at your plate" concept
teaches portions and balanced eating.
Comprehensive
approach includes lifestyle focus, exercise plans,
healthy habits.
Tables of recommended websites, books,
newsletters, resources encourage on-going learning.
Motivational
, encouraging language and realistic approach promote
success and enjoyment.
Can use materials with individuals,
groups, or wellness lectures.
Stages of Change appendix
on facilitating change skills are included for health
professionals.
This review originally appeared in the Ventures and
Weight Management newsletters (copyrighted 2004) and
is included here with permission from the Nutrition
Entrepreneurs and Weight Management Dietetic Practice
Groups of The American Dietetic Association.
Is it a weight loss manual,
a reference book, a cookbook or an exercise-training guide?
The answer is clearly, all of the above. I have no idea
how long it took to compile this text, (chock full of valuable
information) but the reader certainly is the beneficiary
of Kostas’ efforts.
As nutritionists in private practice, it’s difficult
to find the time to develop original handouts tailored
towards each patient’s needs. This manual provides
page after page of solid suggestions and “how to” tips
for patients and their support systems. Topics such as
dining healthfully while travelling or learning to be “calorie
savvy” while eating in restaurants are a few of
the categories explored. Suggestions for low fat cooking
substitutes as well as recipe makeovers are simply described.
What I found to be most interesting about this book
is its diversity. Lighthearted subjects such as exercise
and shopping tips are nestled among more serious contents
like managing stress and discovering your inner psyche.
This text also includes many helpful charts and tables
as well as blank samples of records that can be filled
out by patients undergoing their weight loss process.
There is also diversity in the book’s practical
use: The counselor can use different subjects or worksheets
to review along with the patient and elaborate upon the
info during the counseling session or the patient could
purchase the manual and explore it on his/her own.
I highly recommend this reader-friendly practical guide
to eating and exercising more healthfully and more willingly.
Although weight reduction and maintenance are the main
messages conveyed, counselors or “coaches” could
use this wealth of information to aid those who wish to
protect their heart or preserve their state of health.
This book is so complete, there’s even a page entitled, “How
to use this book!” This sheet encourages readers
to comb the headings and find whatever sections are pertinent
to one’s primary “needs or challenges.” This
helps them to skip past subjects they’re familiar
with focus on their areas of need. The text also includes
an appendix entitled, “Tips for the Health Professional”,
highlighting the stages of change through which we can
guide our patients.
This book review originally appeared in the newsletter
of the Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG.
Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RD, CDN, is director, BTD Nutrition
Consultants and is spokesperson for the American Dietetic
Association.
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