Top Weight Loss Books need to read today

Weight Loss guiding Books

American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, 4 th Edition Roberta Larson Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012, 720 pp. ISBN: 978-0470912072 NAL Call Number: RA784 .D89 2012 

Description: Addresses healthy eating guidelines and strategies for adults, teens, and children. Includes chapters on food intolerance and allergies, vegetarian eating, athletics and nutrition, and dietary supplements. Discusses how to spot health quackery and when to seek the advice of a nutrition professional. 

Bite It & Write It! Stacie Castle, MS, RD, CDN, Robyn A. Cotler, MS, RD, CDN, Marni Schefter, RD, CDN, Shana Shapiro, MS, RD, CDN, CDE New York: Square One Publishers, 2011, 192 pp. ISBN: 0757003435 

Description: Provides ten weekly health goals, which can be personalized, with tips to help reach them. This book also serves as a nutrition journal to help you keep track of your intake. Also includes calorie guides for common foods and chain restaurant foods.

The Calorie Counter, 5 th Edition Karen Nolan, PhD and Jo-Ann Heslin, MA, RD New York: Pocket Books, 2010, 704 pp. ISBN: 1-4165-6667-0 

Description: Provides calorie counts for more than 20,000 foods, including over 800 takeout foods and 100 restaurant chains. Introductory text offers information on energy (calorie) needs and portion control. 

Eat Out, Eat Right: The Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating, 3 rd Edition Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE Chicago, IL: Surrey Books, 2008, 284 pp. ISBN: 1572840927 

Description: Provides an overview of restaurant eating habits and introduces skills and strategies that can be used at any restaurant to make healthier choices. Includes nutrition information for a variety of restaurant foods and cuisines, and offers tips for decoding “menu lingo.” 

Eat Right When Time is Tight: 150 Slim-Down Strategies and No-Cook Food Fixes Patricia Bannan, MS, RD Bedford, IN: NorlightsPress.Com, 2010, 206 pp. ISBN: 1935254294 

Description: Written specifically for women, offers research and ten master strategies, in addition to mini-strategies and meal suggestions, to “eat right when time is tight.” Includes practical meals and snacks. 

The Instinct Diet: Use Your Five Food Instincts to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Susan Roberts, PhD and Betty Kelly Sargent New York: Workman Publishing, 2008, 338 pp. ISBN: 0761150196 Description: Defines five basic “food instincts” (hunger, availability, calorie density, familiarity and variety) and teaches readers to work with them rather than against them to manage what, how, when and how much they eat over the course of an 8-week program. Recipes and appendices, including a savvy supermarket shopper directory and sample food diary, are included. 

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works, 3rd Edition Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, and Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2012, 344 pp. ISBN: 1250004047 Description: Encourages thoughtful eating behaviors, such as eating when hungry, challenging the traditional “dieting” mentality, and respecting your body, to reach weight loss or maintenance goals. 

The Mayo Clinic Diet: Eat Well, Enjoy Life, Lose Weight Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2010, 254 pp. ISBN: 1561486760 Description: Offers a two part plan (Part One: Lose It, Part Two: Live It) for individuals to achieve long-term, sustainable weight loss through behavior changes; provides tips for meal planning and eating out. 

Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think Brian Wansink, PhD New York: Bantam Books, 2010, 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0-345-52688-5 

Description: Discusses why, how much, and what people are eating—often without realizing it. Provides “reengineering strategies” to help curb mindless eating behaviors. Appendices compare popular diet plans and give tips for “defusing your diet danger zones.” 

The Most Complete Food Counter, 3rd Edition Karen J. Nolan, PhD and Jo-Ann Heslin, MA, RD New York: Gallery Books, 2013, 965 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4516-2164-8 

Description: Provides nutrient values, including calories, fat, cholesterol, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, sodium, and more for over 21,000 foods. Introductory text offers information on how to adequately eat or limit the above nutrients, and provides an A-Z “dictionary” of food and nutrition terms and concepts. 

The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off Barbara Rolls, PhD with Mindy Hermann, RD New York: HarperCollins, 2012, 416 pp. ISBN: 978-0062060648 

Description: Shows how to select foods that provide satisfying portions while still allowing people to feel full on fewer calories. Includes recipes, budget and time-saving tips, charts, and photos. 

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery Margaret Furtado, MS, RD, LDN, RYT and Joseph Ewing New York: Alpha Books, 2009, 384 pp. ISBN: 978-1592579518 Description: Discusses what to expect after surgery and proper nourishment while keeping the weight off post-surgery, and addresses challenges and how to overcome them. Also provides meal plans and recipes. 

Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies, 2nd Edition Marina Kurian, MD, FACS, Barbara Thompson, and Brian K. Davidson Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2012, 384 pp. ISBN: 1118293185 Description: Discusses who should consider weight loss surgery, types of procedures, and provides input on selecting medical centers and surgical teams to achieve a desired result. Also gives tips for preparing meals and eating well post-operatively.

Eat! Move! Play! A Parent’s Guide for Raising Healthy, Happy Kids Weight Watchers Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010, 240 pp. ISBN: 9780470474204 

Description: Guides parents in teaching their children how to develop a positive body image, choose healthy foods (includes recipes), and exercise regularly. 

Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight for Kids and Teens Jodie Shield, MEd, RD and Mary Catherine Mullen, MS, RD Chicago, IL: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2012, 288 pp. ISBN: 0983725500 Description: Resource for parents that provides tips and strategies to promote a healthy weight in school age children using eight successful strategies as recommended by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Includes menus and recipes for families with children. 

Keeping Kids Fit: A Family Plan for Raising Active, Healthy Children Len Saunders New York, NY: La Chance Publishing LLC, 2010, 225 pp. ISBN: 1934184268 

Description: Presents parents and caregivers with activity ideas and suggestions for promoting a healthy family lifestyle. It includes nutrition information and a list of exercises. 

Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right Joanna Dolgoff, MD New York, NY: Rodale Inc., 2010, 272 pp. ISBN: 1605294845 

Description: Book for parents that uses the method of using traffic light colors to divide food into three categories – Go, Slow, and Uh Oh – to help families make healthy choices in their diet.