Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet - Softcover

Kushner, Robert F.; Kushner, Nancy

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9780312325824: Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312325827 ISBN 13: 9780312325824

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2004

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Take the quiz...Find your type...Lose the weight I rarely take the time to plan my meals; I often skip breakfast; I never feel full until it's too late; I do not like to exercise; I often eat when I'm stressed, lonely, or anxious; I've tried everything to lose weight and nothing works Dr Kushner has already helped thousands of his patients lose weight. Now he tells readers how to craft a program to suit their individual style and needs. After taking the personality profile quiz, readers figure out what patterns are causing unconscious weight gain. So, whether you're an Unguided Grazer and Persistent Procrastinator or a Hearty Portioner and a Hate to Move Struggler, this book has a diet plan that will work for you.

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Review:

Dr Kushner's Personality Type Diet 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. It 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 food and exercise, complete with charts that continually re-examine 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. 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 more successful than any of them.

Sprinkled throughout the book are commonplace suggestions for improved health such as walking more, keeping a food journal, eating more fibre and fewer trans fats and finding substitutes for that triple-chocolate cake when you're feeling blue. The few enclosed recipes seem obligatory rather than particularly inspired, but in general his advice is both sound and sympathetic. --Jill Lightner, Amazon.com

Review:

"Jam-packed pages of practical, easy-to-follow eating strategies. . . 4 and 1/2 stars."-"Glamour", January 2003"His suggestions will resonate with readers. . . the upbeat tone and the psychological approach add to the book's appeal."-"Publishers Weekly", January 2003"Pound for pound could just be the ticket to a healthier life."-"U.S.A. Today"." . . it's readable and most important accurate--more than you can say for most diet books."-"Shape""Thanks to "Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet", staying slim just got easier. If you're looking for a weight-loss program that promises to boost your motivation and metabolism, this book is for you."-Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., bestselling author of "Strong Women Stay Slim"

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