Down Size
12 Truths for Turning Pants-Splitting Frustration into Pants-Fitting Success
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Ted Spiker may be the coauthor of numerous bestselling diet and health books, but the man just can’t resist a good burrito. Or a bad burrito. (He’s also eaten a 76-ounce steak, asserted that his wife’s post-pregnancy jeans were the best-fitting pants he ever wore, and was asked by his own childhood doctor if his “feminine shape” embarrassed him at the beach.) In Down Size, Ted takes readers on an inspiring, candid, and comical journey, exploring the art and science of weight loss through
his own struggles as a pear-shaped man in a not-so-pear-shaped world, with research about food, exercise, and the psychology of losing weight. He reveals twelve truths about successful weight loss, in areas such as temptation, frustration, nutrition, and inspiration. Some truths:
• Redefine the Definition of Data
• Leave Behind Your Extra Gland
• Think Process, Not Outcome
• Train Shorter, Train Harder
Combining science, personal stories, expert interviews, and advice, Down Size is an entertaining, field-tested, and research-based look at how men and women can finally find the body they want.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Spiker's intimate, hilarious, and sometimes poignant guide to weight loss offers practical advice to anyone who has ever struggled with weight and body image. What makes this book work, where so many diet guides do not, is Spiker's painfully honest disclosures, from his long list of "top temptations" to his record of weight gain and his "maximum waist size." Spiker, coauthor of the You series with Michael Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, doesn't just describe his own struggles with weight, but offers stories from other people who have struggled with food and have figured out a healthy response. Spiker also calls on professional input from a number of experts, including colleague and friend (and TV celebrity) Oz. Readers looking for the standard diet book fare recipes, lists of dos and don'ts won't find that here. Instead, they'll find a refreshing and inspiring book with a wide range of suggestions for reframing their lives, including sustaining motivation and concentrating on process instead of goals. Most importantly, Spiker advocates personalized diets over a one-size-fits-all approach. Throughout the book, he gently nudges and encourages readers, winning their trust by sharing personal moments from his own weight-loss story.
