Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss 30 Day Plan

This book just puts it simple. You either start eating healthy foods and eat more, or starve yourself into fat. And you have a choice!! It's not like, "you can't eat this or that" yes you can, but, would you want to? if you have far better options out there? Yes, it is about calories, but simple enough for not becoming a slave of counting calories. I notice why all other diets focus on "no diary, no meats, no breads", calories and fat!!! A veggie hamburger has half of the beef hamburger calories! What makes this book different than any other diet book, is that other plans do not give you a choice, you simply CAN'T EAT THIS OR THAT. The moment you start into a diet, you want to eat!!! Dr. Shapiro puts it in a much better perspective; visually, he shows you the options you have to eat better, healthier, fewer calories, and more! There is no other way around it: we need to add more veggies and fruits to our diet! period! I'm extremely visual, and this book did it for me. He puts a prettier face to adding veggies and fruits, and of course I choose that!!!

I have tried just about every diet that is on the market. I was somewhat skeptical about this book. But I ordered the book and it was one of the best things I did. The book was well written and the plan was easy to follow. My husband and I lost 30 lbs in approximately 4 months, our age is 52. The book has beautiful demonstrations and was quite informative. I have given the name of this book to countless individuals. I would like to say Thank You to Dr. Shapiro for this book. It made me realize that unconsciously I was taking in too many calories. I would recommend this book to everyone everywhere!!!!...

Carmelized scallops on a bed of asparagus with plum tomatoes. Rice with artichoke sauce. A sliver of bread. Followed by a small scoop of lite chocolate ice cream with 2 plump strawberries dipped in chocolate. All washed down with a fine burgandy wine. Just a typical meal on "Dr. Shapiro's Weight Loss 30 Day Plan." The 30 day plan walks you day by day into a slimmer, healthier you. Part 1 focuses on how everyone from children to the elderly can benefit from "Picture Perfect" eating. Part II includes 4 weeks of developing a healthier lifestyle. Chapters include; Lets Go Shopping, Focus on Breakfast, A New View of Lunch and Snacks, Whats for Dinner, Lets Eat Out and Celebrate. Part III of the book includes information to make the eating plan a lifelong habit. I discovered Dr. Shapiro's first book, "Picture Perfect Weight Loss" some years ago. In his first book and this one, he gives side by side visual pictures of food choices. I thought the book was interesting, but couldn't see how it would really help you lose weight. After all there are many more food choices then the ones shown in his book. BUT after trying a number of weight loss plans and ending up well with more extra pounds than ever I decided to actually try the program. To my amazement it works. The pounds are sliding off with ease and I LOVE eating this way. It is definately a program I can follow for my life. The core of the program is FAT (food awareness training). You don't have to worry about counting fats, sugar, carbs, proteins, or calories. But you have to be aware of the calories in the foods you eat. In the book, Dr. Shapiro shows picture comparisons of foods. For example he says you can have 1 soft pretzel at 480 calories OR you could have 4 boxes of Cracker Jacks for the same amount. You could eat 1 pint of premium ice cream OR 4 pints of sorbet, or 42 low cal. mousse bars. Dr. Shapiro does not expect you to eat 42 low cal bars of course. What he is saying is if you make the lower calorie choice you will not need as much to fill up and hence you will lose weight. Well most of us know that eating fewer calories equals weight loss. BUT the caloric values of foods sink in better when you see pictures that give you a choice of food items such as one slice of zucchini bread at 580 calories versus eating 1 box strawberries, 1 honeydew melon, 1 nectarine, 3 apricots, 3/4lb grapes, 1 box blackberries, 1 roll (also 580 calories for all). What you do is apply this knowledge. You don't have to count calories as I mentioned earlier. But by becoming aware of the calories in food items (by reading labels, etc) and frequently making the lower caloric choices in your every day life, you will lose weight. The visual pictures in the book will help hammer calorie differences home. When I saw that I could eat 1 pint of rice for 440 calories or eat 8 boiled new potatoes, 1 baked sweet potato and 1 ear of corn. It was a no brainer. Now as I go throughout my day I think of my choices and choose the

I've known for years quite a lot about nutrition, but nonetheless found myself more than 30 pounds overweight. This book just seemed to click for me. The idea of counting grams of this, or calories for this, or even "exchanges" on the Weight Watchers plan just didn't work for me. A diet is normally a temporary deprivation, or worse yet some kind of fad like the protein-pusher diets. This book struck home as really just common sense, yet provided the motivation to finally "change my relationship with food" which I think is one of his mantras. In 3 months I've lost just over 30 pounds, taking my body fat from 33+% to about 21%. I've got more to go, but I'm certain I'll reach my goal. I am literally NEVER hungry. I eat whenever I want, and eat until I feel satisfied. I just make better choices. The two biggest changes I've made are getting high fiber bread (5 grams of fiber or more per slice - Bran For Life is my brand) and high fiber cereal (10 grams per serving). The cereal I've chosen (Uncle Sam's) also has 3000mg of Omega 3 acids, which are healthy for lots of reasons. These foods are very filling, and they taste great. Of course it goes beyond just this (fruits, veggies, fish), but these changes really contribute to my feeling satisfied, while not consuming too much fat and calories.I've really started to get serious now, and have started following Steve Zim's Hotpoint Fitness for my exercise. These two books together are turning me from a serious dough-boy into a guy not ashamed to take his shirt off at the pool!Best of luck to everyone out there trying to get in shape! Read this book, and stay the heck away from white sugar, white flour, and red meat, and you'll do great!

Dr. Shapiro really out did himself. I really didn't see how he could make another book like his first one and not have it be just a repeat. But he has done an excellent job. Going from childhood, teenagers, middle age, elderly. His program makes so much sense. You don't have to give up anything, just make better choices. If feels like he is almost right there w/you. The book is written in such a personal manner. I really enjoyed the successes of others in the book. I think it's definitely the next best thing to actually scheduling an appointment w/Dr. Shapiro. I know this book is more expensive than most, but it is full of glossy pictures that really give a great visual, which really helps it to stick w/you. He outlines so many great steps and takes you through those steps..one at a time. It is well worth the extra money for what you get. VC