The Body Code: A Personalized Wellness and Weight Loss Plan Developed at the Wold Famous Green Valley Spa

by Kathryn Lance, Jay Cooper, Jay Cooper

Book Overview

If you've ever tried a trendy new diet and found it impossible to stick to.... If you've wondered why the steak-and-salad regimen that worked miracles for your friend actually put three unwanted... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671026194
• ISBN13: 9780671026196
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

no diets!

I have found this book extremely helpful. I am NOT a fan of diet books, most of them are completely ridiculous--I mean, of course anyone can lose weight eating nothing but pineapple and eggs for a week. But Cooper's book is a real eating plan that allowed me to see that my cravings (I'm a communicator) made perfect sense given the way I was eating. The current fad for high-carbohydrate diets, with fat 20 percent or less, just doesnt work for me, and this book showed me a way to eat that gives me more energy, a better outlook, and permission to eat the "good" fats, like olive oil and so-called "fatty" fish like salmon, that have virtually eliminated my cravings for starch, sweets, etc. I highly recommend this book!

I'm losing weight and I feel great!!

I never heard of Jay Cooper before I got this book - and I am not in the income bracket that allows for spa visits. I also can't weigh in on the Abravamel (sp) controversy, except to say that all diets seem to build on previous information. In general I am very leery of trying diet books - I feel that they are usually a waste of money. But a friend highly recommended this one, and after seeing how well she was doing I bought the book. I have found it to be a terrificly well organized and very livable plan that addresses all the issues of dieting, from exercise and energy level to body shape, food cravings and metabolism. I highly recommend it for those who, like me, have struggled with weight over the long haul and are burned out on fad diets. This is a well written and information packed blend of western and eastern research into what makes a body work, and how to fine tune it. More than just a diet - it is an easily followed road map to a healthier, and more energetic away of life - where weight loss is a natural event. Thank you Mr. Cooper and Ms. Lance!!

This book makes living as a teen in the 90's lot's easier!

Everyone knows that being a teen in the 90's isn't easy. Appearance is everything and we constantly have "perfect bodies" put right in our faces. As a senior in high school I have battled with my weight for about three years. Nothing serious, just 10-12 lbs. that I couldnt get off. I always wondered why my friends and I, who are active and involved in the same things, have such different appetites, weight gain tendancies and body shapes. It seems like we are always comparing and trying to look like one another. After reading The Body Code, it is clear to me that we will never look the same. I was typed as the Nurterer type, and since reading the book I have begun an exercise program that has slimmed down my hips and thighs like nothing ever has. All my friends have commented on my great stomach and legs, and not only do I look better, I feel better. I like the thought that the "strong" types need more exercise, while my "sleek" friends need to watch what they eat. It is also fun to be able to pick out different types. Thank you Jay Cooper, you are awesome. P.S. For my senior trip I am going to the Green Valley Spa to meet you!

It works! I lost 11 pounds in two weeks!

I went to the Green Valley Spa after spending two years with a personal trainer who had me working out with weights exclusively. I didn't like the way my body looked; I had bulked up in my shoulders and gone from a size 10/12 to a 14...I looked like a professional football player! When Jay body-typed me as a Warrior/Adrenal, he told me I should not be using weights but rather should be burning off the fat with cardio and doing stretch, yoga, Pilates, and flexibility exercises instead. I had misdiagnosed myself as a Thyroid, after reading Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet years ago, so when I corrected my food and exercise choices to the Warrior/Adrenal plan, I lost 5 pounds the first week and 6 pounds the second! Jay's program is the best; a step up from all the rest. I recommend it totally!

This really works!

I was body typed by Jay in Green Valley, and I bought the book to keep up with the plan. I could never lose the "last 5 pounds" no matter how much I exercised or ate well. I finally lost those pounds when I followed my "Communicator" diet and cut out flour, sugar, etc... I highly reccomend this book and encourage everyone to look at the plans as a lifestyle and not just a temporary diet. Once you know your type, you will always be able to control your weight.