The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan: A Scientifically Designed Balance of Healthy Foods and Fun Foods
May 9th, 2008 Posted in Paperback
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0312303971
Manufacturer: St. Martin’s Griffin
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The reason so many diets fail for so many people is that they force the dieter to cut out the foods they love and crave. With The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan, dieters learn to balance their food intake by eating 90% healthy, nutritious food, with 10% “Fun Food”—whatever they want, whenever they want. Nutritionist Joy Bauer has created a phenomenon that has taken the nation by storm: a diet that is healthy and easy to follow. And since dieters don’t feel deprived of their favorite foods, The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan is a program they can stay on.
The innovative plan offers:
- Three different caloric levels, based on one’s weight-loss goal
- 42 meals for each level, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks
- Meals that provide the most nutrition possible, while reducing saturated fat and cholesterol intake
- Meals that help reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer
- Menus that are designed to include food the dieter will love!
Customer Reviews
Not very helpful and kind of confusing by E. Rivera
It could be just me but I found this book very confusing to follow and not very interesting…I didn’t feel motivated at all…It may have not worked for me, but that does not mean it will not work for any one else…good luck
Sensible eating by bookworm
While I do admit that the idea is nothing new (calorie and portion control equals weight loss), the thing that makes this book work is how this idea is laid out for the real world–where temptations and comfort foods abound and meals sometimes have to be as simple as a frozen dinner nuked in the microwave. Knowing that giving in to a slice of pizza or a bag of M&Ms isn’t going to blow your entire diet can be motivation enough to actually make the changes many people need to do something about their weight.
For those who do have trouble limiting portions of “fun foods,” the same calorie allowance can be distributed throughout your day in healthy choices, like an extra bit of spaghetti at dinner.
One gripe I do have is that I don’t necessarily think her regular food choices are the healthiest, but once you have the hang of how many calories are in a meal you can definitely substitute your own choices for hers (I for one typically add at least one more serving of fruit and make sure I eat at least one HUGE salad a day while staying within her guidelines). Overall though, I think this is a great starting point for those who aren’t ready to make radical changes to lose weight and a great guide for eating sensibly in the real world.
Buy Dr. Weil’s Book instead by Holly Golightly
I really like Joy Bauer. She is personable and tolls out sensible and realistic advice on the Today Show, however her book is very dissapointing. The menus provided are dull and without imagination. The “fun” foods as she calls them (the 10% part of her diet) are simply the saved calories from a spartan menu. Spend your money on Dr. Weil’s first book(s). You’ll actually enjoy the menus and learn about how to change your lifestyle to be healthier.
Scientifically Designed? by texasaggie
Don’t waste your time or money on this one. “Scientifically designed” should imply the following: documented case studies, control groups, statistical analysis of the data (to support the 90/10 theory) followed by peer review in scientific journals. There is no evidence of “scientific design” present in this book. Unfortunately, this becomes one of the fad diets the author warns us about. In fact, she even cautions the reader about trans fats, only to condone eating foods that are notoriously loaded with trans fats (not all of us live in New York where trans fat are prohibited in restaurants). I will probably regret giving this book even one star because, although obviously an intelligent lady, the author is nevertheless naive and irresponsible with her unsubstantiated diet advice. “Fun Foods”? Give me a break! This means that it’s okay to intermittently eat nutritionally deficient “junk foods” for well over a month throughout your year (10% of the time).
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