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Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts - (Weight Watchers (Wiley Publishing)) by James M Rippe & Weight Watchers (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Break through the 10 big diet myths!In this book, renowned expert Dr. James Rippe and Weight Watchers give you the scientific knowledge you need to break through the myths, get off the dieting roller coaster, and shed those pounds for keeps.Believers Beware!MYTH #1 You can't lose weight and keep it offMYTH #2 A few extra pounds don't matterMYTH #3 Willpower is the key to successful weight lossMYTH #4 You can lose weight with exercise aloneMYTH #5 Calories don't matter--avoid fats or carbs to lose weight successfullyMYTH #6 You can't lose weight if you have the wrong metabolism or genesMYTH #7 You can boost your metabolism by what, how, and when you eatMYTH #8 It doesn't matter how you take the weight off; you can think about keeping it off laterMYTH #9There is only one right approach to losing weightMYTH #10 Your weight is your problem, and you need to solve it on your own""Incisive and refreshing.
- About the Author: JAMES M. RIPPE, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
- 256 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Diet & Nutrition
- Series Name: Weight Watchers (Wiley Publishing)
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About the Book
Weight Watchers joins forces with leading cardiologist and health and fitness expert Dr. James Rippe to debunk ten common dieting myths, so that readers can avoid the false turns and agony that stand between them and their goals.Book Synopsis
Break through the 10 big diet myths!In this book, renowned expert Dr. James Rippe and Weight Watchers give you the scientific knowledge you need to break through the myths, get off the dieting roller coaster, and shed those pounds for keeps.
Believers Beware!
MYTH #1 You can't lose weight and keep it off
MYTH #2 A few extra pounds don't matter
MYTH #3 Willpower is the key to successful weight loss
MYTH #4 You can lose weight with exercise alone
MYTH #5 Calories don't matter--avoid fats or carbs to lose weight successfully
MYTH #6 You can't lose weight if you have the wrong metabolism or genes
MYTH #7 You can boost your metabolism by what, how, and when you eat
MYTH #8 It doesn't matter how you take the weight off; you can think about keeping it off later
MYTH #9There is only one right approach to losing weight
MYTH #10 Your weight is your problem, and you need to solve it on your own
""Incisive and refreshing. James Rippe and Weight Watchers expose a series of ten myths pervasive in the weight-loss industry, revealing both the kernels of truth they contain and how they have been misinterpreted and distorted.""
--Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University
From the Back Cover
Break through the 10 big diet myths!In this book, renowned expert Dr. James Rippe and Weight Watchers give you the scientific knowledge you need to break through the myths, get off the dieting roller coaster, and shed those pounds for keeps.
Believers Beware!
MYTH #1 You can't lose weight and keep it off
MYTH #2 A few extra pounds don't matter
MYTH #3 Willpower is the key to successful weight loss
MYTH #4 You can lose weight with exercise alone
MYTH #5 Calories don't matter--avoid fats or carbs to lose weight successfully
MYTH #6 You can't lose weight if you have the wrong metabolism or genes
MYTH #7 You can boost your metabolism by what, how, and when you eat
MYTH #8 It doesn't matter how you take the weight off; you can think about keeping it off later
MYTH #9There is only one right approach to losing weight
MYTH #10 Your weight is your problem, and you need to solve it on your own
"Incisive and refreshing. James Rippe and Weight Watchers expose a series of ten myths pervasive in the weight-loss industry, revealing both the kernels of truth they contain and how they have been misinterpreted and distorted."
--Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University
Review Quotes
" ... this title examines common misconceptions that can sabotage a weight-loss program. Going into greater scientific detail than Neoporent and Schlosberg in explaining diet myths, Rippe (medicine, Tufts Univ. Sch. Of Medicine) also incorporates many of the Weight Watchers(r) principles into his comments. (from the Diet/Fitness roundup by Susan Hagloch) ("Library Journal, January 15, 2005)
About the Author
JAMES M. RIPPE, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He is the founder and Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, one of the largest nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle medicine research organizations in the United States.KAREN MILLER-KOVACH is Chief Scientific Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc. Weight Watchers meetings provide the coaching and tools to help people make positive changes for lasting weight loss.