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Author
Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Lose 14 pounds in 14 days--harness the power of food to reset your metabolism for good with this breakthrough program complete with recipes and a detailed, easy-to-use diet plan from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Metabolism Diet. The diet industry has been plagued with crazy fad diets that do nothing but slow your metabolism and prime your body for yo-yo weight gain. It's time for a change. If you want to lose weight fast,...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A recent study showed that people with cluttered homes were 77 percent more likely to be overweight or obese. Why? Organization pro Peter Walsh thinks it's because you can't make your best or the healthiest choices in a cluttered, messy, disorganized environment. But there's good news: you can change your habits, change you health, and change your life--all in just 6 weeks. [Includes] a room-by-room organizing guide, quizzes to create customizable...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A new inspirational and practical fitness book by celebrity trainer and bestselling author, Chris Powell, known to an audience of millions from the first and second seasons of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition." His carb cycling plan and inspiring training techniques are taken to a new level in CHOOSE MORE, LOSE MORE FOR LIFE as Powell--who understands that the journey toward fitness can plateau if one becomes bored or feels limited--provides...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
From the #1 bestselling author of The T-factor Diet...a special audio program that could save your life! The opportunity of a lifetime. Everyone knows the grim statistics on smoking. So, what's your excuse for not quitting? If you are like millions of Americans, the prospect or fear of gaining weight after quitting may be the major factor. If so, this audio can help you change your life. Quitting smoking is the single most important step you can take...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
We're surrounded by food portions we've been led to believe are normal-64-ounce sodas, personal pizzas large enough to feed several people, and steaks and pastas that fill an entire plate. No wonder obesity rates in America have reached an all-time high. We eat oversize portions, gain weight, and try the latest fad diet, which only adds to our confusion about how to lose weight.
Nutritionist and portion-size expert Dr. Lisa R. Young says the solution...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Louis J. Aronne, M.D., an internationally recognized weight-management expert and the director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center at Weil-Cornell Medical College, has created the Change Your Biology Diet, a proven program that helps people break through weight loss "resistance" to drop excess pounds and keep them off. Dr. Aronnes approach, unlike fad diets, focuses on biological factors that cause weight gain. For example, overeating the wrong...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The founder of Gauge Girl Training, scientist and fitness champion Christine Hronec, through years of teaching and research, offers a customized weight-loss plan according to five macro types for the best results based on your body, your metabolism, and your goals.
Author
Publisher
Ghost Mountain Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"We want to be healthy. We want to be lean. And we want to lose that annoying fat around our bellies! We can achieve ALL of these goals with The Lose Your Belly Diet. Based on exciting new research about the dramatic benefits of vibrant gut health and a diverse gut microbiome, this plan nurtures your gut while helping you burn off excess weight and harmful belly fat. This plan is built around a very clear, research-based concept: eating food that...
11) Elevation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs...
Author
Publisher
HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A provocative expose of the dieting industry from one of the nation's leading researchers in self-control and the psychology of weight loss that offers proven strategies for sustainable weight loss.From her office in the University of Minnesota's Health and Eating Lab, professor Traci Mann researches self-control and dieting. And what she has discovered is groundbreaking. Not only do diets not work; they often result in weight gain. Americans are...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A personal trainer and fitness addict who had never been overweight recounts his six-month foray into the common American diet of fast food and refined, processed snacks during which he gained seventy-five pounds, and reveals how he got back down to a healthy weight.
16) Fitness junkie
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A GMA SUMMER MUST-READ! From the bestselling authors of The Knockoff, an outrageously funny novel about one woman's attempt—through clay diets, naked yoga, green juice, and cultish workout classes—to win back her career, save her best friend, and lose thirty pounds.
"When Janey Sweet … navigates topless yoga and ruthless cycling classes in Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza's satire, she realizes she’s better off...
"When Janey Sweet … navigates topless yoga and ruthless cycling classes in Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza's satire, she realizes she’s better off...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Are you one of the millions of individuals who have tried every fad diet on the market, and still can’t meet your goals? Or maybe you're killing yourself at the gym, spending hours on the treadmill to maintain the perfect number on the scale. Regardless of your failing strategy, you’re feeling exhausted, discouraged, and uninspired. Enter The FASTer Way to Fat Loss, a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyle sweeping the health and wellness industry....
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Revised and updated to include the latest research about the brain's role in weight loss, this classic work partners a revolutionary smart carb program with behavioral modification to help sustain a leaner and healthier lifestyle without feeling deprived.
20) Jelly Belly
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[1981]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The fattest kid in the fifth grade wants to lose weight, but not badly enough to starve.