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Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self

Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self

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Literary agent Kuffel chronicles how and why, at the age of 42 and a weight of around 313 pounds, she began the successful process of losing 188 pounds. She describes food binges, ill health (surgeons remove a 36-pound ovarian cyst) and frantic calls to her support group sponsor. But this is far more than 12-step, inspirational reading. Above all, Kuffel tells a great story. She possesses an eye for detail, a knack for dialogue and a remarkable sense of humor in the face of adversity. Mounting a treadmill at the gym for the first time in her life, she closes her eyes and misjudges her pace, “shooting off like a rejected can of Jolly Green Giant peas.” When she leaves Manhattan in an “August pall of hea…
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The Schwarzbein Principle, The Program: Losing Weight the Healthy Way

The Schwarzbein Principle, The Program: Losing Weight the Healthy Way

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Bestselling endocrinologist Schwarzbein (The Schwarzbein Principle; The Schwarzbein Principle II: The Transition) expands on familiar topics in her third book touting her health and weight-loss plan. Schwarzbein’s philosophy is that good health should precede weight loss, which is not the goal but the natural outcome of achieving a healthy metabolic system and body. While we can’t control genetic aging, Schwarzbein says, we can control metabolism. To do so, she suggests readers follow her five-step program, which prescribes healthy eating, stress management, tapering off such toxic chemicals as nicotine and alcohol, cross-training exercises and hormone replacement therapy for those who need it. While m…
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The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great

The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great

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Anderson, not to be confused with actress-model Pamela, continues her Perfect Recipe series (The Perfect Recipe, Perfect Recipes for Having People Over) with a voluminous assortment of healthy, tasty recipes. Though at times overly verbose, Anderson’s approach to crafting meals is smart and accessible, especially for newcomers intimidated by cooking. Once cooks have mastered basic recipes for soups, omelets, cookies or creamy pasta (“Alfredo sauce for everyone”), Anderson provides a myriad of simple but delicious variations to stave off boredom, build confidence and develop discipline. However, she’s hardly a culinary taskmaster: dieters are encouraged to snack on healthy treats like Lemon Pistachio Co…
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