The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan

by Barbara J. Rolls and Robert A. Barnett

Book Overview

Ranked as one of the best diet plans by US News & World Report: A plan to lose weight that puts the focus on feeling sated and satisfied with fewer calories; author Barbara Rolls has earned the author the Obesity Society Presidential Medal of Distinction for her work in research and outreach.

?Dieters everywhere have the same complaint: they're hungry all the time. Now this revolutionary book, based on sound scientific principles,...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380821176
• ISBN13: 9780380821174
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Volumetrics Offers the Right Advice

"Volumetrics" is the best weight management book available today. This is the book anybody interested in weight management should read. It is a refreshingly honest approach that refutes a lot of the diet hype books on the market today. The book offers practical advice on how to control your hunger, as well as recipes. It doesn't offer the phony promises of "burn away fat while eating lard" that so many of the blockbuster diets on the market offer. Instead, it delivers a pound-shedding plan to lose excess weight without feeling hungry that is based on years of science research. The general premise is built around research that indicates that people eat the same WEIGHT of food everyday, regardless of the number of calories that it contains. Lower the calorie content, but not the food's weight and you will lose excess pounds without going hungry. It is a very easy book to read and includes recipes for meals, and is easier to follow than other energy density-base books such as the Pritikin Principle. It also appears more thorough and honest than Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss. The book's only weakness is its lack of color photographs and illustrations, which is unfortunate because that will probably hurt sales.

This works!

I have tried to lose weight and this approach is the first that actually works. I have lost 7 pounds in 2 months. It is a sensible approach to one's diet, focusing on eating lots of vegetables and fruits. When you fill up on water-rich food (veggies & fruits), it's easy to avoid ingesting foods like chips and sweets. The idea is to eat when you are hungry, but eat foods that are veggie-rich. It also suggests that you don't eat when you're not hungry. I found this hard at first, but when I want to eat and am not hungry, I make myself a healthy salad, and it's satisfying.Give this a shot - the book is worth it's cost. I'm finally down the road of weight loss! I hope it works for you, too!

A good book that provides a real approach to weight mgmt.

This book gave a lot of valuable information in a relatively succinct manner. Understanding this simple theory, and with plenty of examples, food choices, and menu items, following the book made it easy to adjust my food choices to feel full on less calories, and provides an easy approach to managing weight.The authors also debunk the 40-30-30 method of eating which is very popular right now, and without mentioning him by name, Barry Sears "Zone" approach.The only real criticism, which does not detract from the subject matter, is the layout of the book. Too many "sidebar" type inserts are included which made it impossible to read the book in a flowing manner. Additionally, much of that information would have been better included in an appendix. You also have to look for the information in more than one place, when a more thoughtful approach would have included that information in one table. For example, dietary fiber content, which is important, is contained in one table, while the number of calories and energy density (the main focus of the book) are in another. This information could have and should have been combined in one table, which would have made the book a much better resource.If you have food allergies, or sensitivites, or are required to make restrictions for other reasons, you are on your own as to what foods to eliminate from the authors' recommendations. That is something outside the scope of this book.

Evidence-based AND delicious

I found this book to be a sensible way to approach eating- for life, not just dieting. It contains a wealth of practical advice that is supported by solid research evidence. The meal plans and recipes are varied, not overly burdensome, and the ones I tried were delicious.