Help! My Underwear Is Shrinking: One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes

by Jo Ann Hattner, Ann Coulston, Mike Goodkind

Book Overview

A fictional journey to better health teaches weight management to people with diabetes. Tiffany needs to lose weight to control her diabetes. Taking her through each step to success, the authors... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580401791
• ISBN13: 9781580401791
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Best book in the world

I used to be an overweight kid who used to eat lots of fast food all the time. I bought this book. and have been using this book for a while. I have lost lots of weight and have changed my eating habits too! it changed my entire life!

A light at the end of the tunnel

This book was recommended by my endocrinologist. It explains everything in an easy to read and understand manner. Just where I had questions was an answer that appeared to be waiting for me!!

Deliciously Simple!

This book works! The advice is sound and simple. Put it to the test and you will note be disappointed. Through daily excersize and cutting back on portion size, I have lost over 25 pounds!

Advice on working exercise into one's daily routine

Jo Ann Hattner (national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association), Ann M. Coulston (1998-99 past president of the American Dietetic Association); and Mike Goodkind (former Associated Press writer and editor at the Stanford University Medical Center for more than twenty years) successfully collaborated to write Help! My Underwear Is Shrinking!, which is a quite straightforward, "reader friendly" instructional guide especially intended for diabetics on the critically important subject of weight-management and good nutrition. Personal testimony; advice on working exercise into one's daily routine; tips, tricks, and techniques for maintaining healthy eating habits in all social settings, and much, much more fill the pages of this excellent guide which is very highly recommended reading for anyone with diabetes or a family history of diabetes.

Alter Ego for the Ready to Lose Weight

Help My Underwear is Shrinking provides an entertaining way of learning about diet and nutrition. The book provides a simple how to formula as well as emotional support in the form of a very engaging main character. Identify with Tiffany as she gains control of her eating habits. As the story unfolds experience with Tiffany lessons concerning meal plans, exercise and information about diabetes. Cheer Tiffany and join her on her healthy road to success.