Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet and Lifetime Nutrition Plan

by Elliot D. Abravanel, Elizabeth A. King, Elizabeth King Morrison

Book Overview

The unique body-typing program that teaches you how to- Lose weight Achieve your ideal body shape Target your trouble spots Boost your energy Eliminate food cravings forever Feel better than you ever thought possible Do you crave coffee and sweets--or a nice thick steak? Do you get love handles--or jiggly pockets on your thighs? Are you quick-tempered--or impatient and easily depressed? Believe it or not, your answers to these and other questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553380419
• ISBN13: 9780553380415
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

This book was the missing puzzle piece, filled in the gaps of what foods I need.

This books helps you find out what type you are then gives good recipes and goes over the foods that work for you. It's been a lifesaver.

From Back Cover~

Important: No one diet works for everyone's body. This book will show you your personalized diet plan for losing weight and keeping it off. WHAT IS YOUR BODY TYPE? With the simple, easy to follow illustrations and the Body Type Questionnaire, you'll learn which body type you are: pituitary type, thyroid type, adrenal type, or gonadal type. Then you'll be ready for Dr. Abravanel's personalized THREE-STEP WEIGHT-LOSS DIET for you and your body.

An answer to Prayer!

Hi my name is Alicia Vargas and I am 39 years old and a mother of 3 children and 1 granddaughter. I had never had an issue with weight. I quick smoking 3 1/2 years ago. Out of no where my weight started to increase I was 150 when I quit at about a size 9. I put weight on so fast I didn't know how to stop it. I have always been concience of what I eat but I could not stop the weight gain. I was so frustrated...I quit smoking to improve my health and the excess amount of weight I was carrying was causing me to be short of breath. 4 weeks ago my cousin gave me the book for my birthday. I said, to myself this is the last thing I am going to try. I have bought every weight loss pill, Atkins Diet, Drops in my water from plant extract, shakes and every exercise equipment that promised results in just 30 days. Only to get on the scale and still find myself at the same weight or more. Never did I feel satisfied and continued to crave carbs especially the week before my mentral cycle. I felt there was no hope I was dumed to be fat. I read the book, took the test, I am a Gonadal. I couldn't believe when I read the chapter pertaining to my body type. I felt like I was reading a horoscope. I read the plan for losing weight and begin the next day. I weighed in at 220 when I started and exactly 3 weeks after I went back to the my Chiropractor in absolute fear, as I did not want to stand on the scale. Closed my eyes to open them and find I had lost 17 1/2 pounds. I just stood there and cried in disbelief. Even better than losing the weight my energy level has sailed through the roof. I don't feel tired and sluggish anymore. My skin texture has changed. I had no cravings before or during my mentral cycle and my cramps were very light. I am on my 4th week now doing the last 5lb. portion for cleansing. It has truly been an answer to a very deperate plea. I know that a lot of research went into this book and I am so thankful as I could of never imagined feeling so great. My goal weight is 130lbs and I will continue the diet and excersise program until I meet my goal. I would love to send my picture to you from before and after. I have never been so content with food since I started this program. It is a life style change but one that is well worth the rewards. Thank you so very much this book it has impacted and changed my life forever.Sincerely,Alicia Vargas

One of the Few Things that Turns Out Better than Possible

I was ready to accept that after age 30 I was just going to be heavier than I wanted. I was not fat, just soft and in all the wrong places. This was a last try for me. Abravanel is a genius. My goal was 18 pounds. In 3 weeks I hit that exactly and then lost another 6 over the following month without even trying. And it all came from the problem areas from which I had never been able to lose. I am back at my college weight when I was a division I athlete which I NEVER thought I'd see again. It was not hard and actually easy compared to some other stuff I've tried. Its been 6 months since I hit my lowest weight and I remain there in spite of cheating with sweets and ice cream periodically. Buy the book, READ the book thoroughly first, then commit to following it. You can do anything for 3 or 4 weeks, especially when the rewards appear quickly. I do not get impressed easily but this program exceeded my wildest expecations and without any of the nutritional insanity of Adkins or the Zone. I'd rather be healthy and heavy than unhealthy and trim. Abravanel allows you to be healthy and trim. And its easier than you think it should be. Thank you, Elliot.

Finally! The answer on "How to Feed My Body"!

Here's the manual on how to feed your body and make it run efficiently and with a happier outlook. I finally understand how to truly eliminate fatigue and cravings! The weight loss is just an added bonus. The explanations describing each body-type make it easy to understand not only your own body, but the cravings and weight problems loved ones. I have recommended this book to many friends and relatives who are ALL finding success. Here's an additional little tip - when making changes to your diet, try only one meal at a time for about a week. Example: Begin by changing your breakfast habits. Get successful at it for at least 5-7 days. Then try changing your lunch habits for 5-7 days. Then dinner. It's much less stressful to change things a little at a time. It also gives you time to develop eating strategies and menus. Try it! You'll feel great....REALLY!

WISH I'D READ THIS YEARS AGO

This book has given me freedom with food. I spent years going to Overeaters Anonymous because I thought my food cravings were due to some deep and mysterious psyhcological problem! HA!I am a T-type and was eating in the worst possible way I could! I did juice fasts. I was a vegetarian and suffering from chornic fatigue and made it through the day only by over-stimulating my thyroid, which made everything worse! There was nothing I could do, it seemed, to lose weight. Now I eat for my type. I am astounded at how little I eat and how satisifed I feel. I have been losing weight effortlessly. AMEN!Also, I should add that I used Dr. Clark's "The Cure for All Diseases" to get rid of my chronic fatigue virus and my food allergies. I do Dr. Abravnel's diet in conjunction with Dr. Clark's program. (Her program is not a diet.) If you are sick or just want to have more energy and vitality, you should absolutely pick up Dr. Clark's book. IT'S TRULY AMAZING.