Books: Get Your Motivation Back!

By Tim Williams • November 8, 2009

With January over, many people will be either be well on the way to making their new years resolutions or have already ditched them. If you’re part of the first group, good for you! You deserve many kudos for sticking with your diet and exercise plan. If you’re in the second group, now’s the time to get your motivation back! Check out these books:

The basic weight loss regimen consists of healthy eating and exercise. The goal is to make sure that the food you consume is less than the calories you burn. This principle can be hard to follow, so many people turn to the aid of weight loss guides. The guides that are coming out with the new year are looking to be a good batch. There are many improvements, especially with gimmicks and unrealistic weight loss goals being dropped from the guides.

These new guides feature realistic advice that is written by actual research scientists. The advice and recommendations are based upon studies and clinical trials, with real science being applied to understanding the needs and desires behind eating. They describe the science behind why we eat more foods than what we need, especially those junk foods that are high in calories that are bad for you. The guides that are coming out will enable the individual with weight loss goals to lose weight and keep it off, even with restraints such as time, money, or a social life.

Science began improving the quality of diet books with “The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories,” written by the chairperson of the Department of Nutritional Sciences of Penn State University, Dr. Barbara Rolls. The book described eating plans based upon the fact, derived from clinical studies and research, that volume is the easiest way to control satisfaction in eating. The goal was to eat more filling foods, such as soups, veggies and fruits, because they have a lot of water and a lower calorie density.

Dr. Judith Beck has authored two books, “The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person” and “Beck Diet Solution Weight Loss Workbook: The 6-week Plan to Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person” which aim not to change eating, but the behavior of eating. As a lot of Americans know, it is not just the physical signs which make us over eat. There is a mental signaling too, where overeating is tied to emotional or external triggers. The books by Dr. Beck work to retrain thoughts surrounding eating, providing strategies to reduce the impact that stress and other mental feelings have on eating habits.

The title by Dr. Michael Roizen, “You: On A Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management,” provides a science based approach, though in a more jovial and light hearted manner. They apply research derived from findings on appetite, temptation and the biology of metabolism and fat. These authors also gear focus towards exercise for health benefits, and talk about losing inches as opposed to pounds.

The couple of books represent a new science based approach that is geared towards utilizing science to understand why we overeat and how to combat it. There are many other books following the trend, and it looks to be a boon for the weight loss community.

Originally posted 2009-02-16 05:24:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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