Diet Simple: 154 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations

Katherine Tallmadge's book, Diet Simple,to me is slightly reminiscent of the "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonomous. Not that it recommends a 12 step program for people who overeat or who have spent a lifetime battling weight and eating disorders, rather it offers those of us who strugle with these issues some experiance, strength and hope.In the introduction Ms. Tallmadge briefly touches on the behavioral patterns and problems related to eating of three generations of her own family. Fortunately this is up frount in the book because her discussion of her own struggle with over eating, and her cycle of gaining and loosing weight pulled me in and was something I could relate to, the classic "yo yo" pattern as she puts it.Some of the information in this book is stuff that I have read somewhere maybe in a woman's magazine, drink more water, exercise, eat less, etc. However after doing a Google search under the authors name I found that she had written many of these articals. Ms Tallamdge approch has talked me down from the ledge of these carb addict diet books and has me eating oatmeal for breakfast! I have never had more energy for my morning work outs than I do with this suggestion. I was on a protein regime that I though was helping me but I was stuck. These Diet Simple suggestions are balanced and not harsh. In the two months since I picked up the book I have lost 15 lbs.The author's experiance as a practicing nutritionist shows in the many suggestions, mental tricks, substitions, habits and inspirations she anecdotally atributes to from work she has done with her clients over the years. My suggestion is that you skip the nutritionist, come to a place where you are ready to change, use this book as a tool and spend the money you save on new clothes.I should mention that the recipes in the back are tasty and easy for a bachelor with few culinary skills to prepair. It shows us how to make the food we eat health yet exciting. With all this said I have to admit that I bought the book because I saw the jacket photo of the author before I read the title. She is very cute. Sadly there are no pictures inside the book.

I read this book straight through and loved it. I still refer to it on a regular basis because the layout has easy to read headings with advice that sounds like common sense, but most people just don't think about how effective the little things can be at controlling your weight. It's not fasting, it's not junk science -- it's little strategies to get through everyday and not-so-everyday life (like cocktail parties, air travel, holidays).In addition to the simple strategies, there's a section of recipes to make for eating during the week. Nothing fancy here, just good, tasty alternatives to pizza, burgers, etc. The recipes are easy to make, delicious, and two are from two of my favorite DC restaurants (Galileo's and Nora).

Great book for those of us who know we need to eat well and exercise, but just need a little more. She is easy to read and understand. I love the way she layed out each tip with what to do, why, and how much you'll lose over a year by doing this. It's so easy to find simple things that you can do to help lose weight from her long list of things to try. And it works, I lost weight right away just by doing a couple of new things. I highly recommend this book!

Katherine Tallmadge's approach is simple and motivating--I've found it easy to follow and by making very small changes to my daily habits I have managed to lose 40 pounds. The best part of her method is that it's genuine lifestyle change --something I feel confident I can do forever.

This is a great book! The ideas and suggestions in the book are easy to understand, highly practical, and seem very easy to implement. I also really like the fact that the book makes losing weight seem much more achievable, by presenting individual steps to take and easy, specific changes to make. The idea that there is a "payoff" in weight loss associated with each change in my behavior has already helped me feel more motivated!