Tough Talk about Fat!: How to Reach and Maintain Your Ideal Weight

by William B. Parsons Jr.

Tough Talk doesn't scold you for being fat. It teaches you to Get Tough with that fat and get rid of it. All of It! -- whether you need to lose to 10 or 100 pounds. And it tells you how. It's very... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966256891
• ISBN13: 9780966256895
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Lilac Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.0"

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The Only Way to Reach and Maintain Your Ideal Weight

TOUGH TALK ABOUT FAT! doesn't scold the reader for being too heavy. It tells him to GET TOUGH with that excess fat and get rid of it--all of it! And it's not just about looking better and feeling better. There are important health issues, most significant of which are heart attacks, diabetes, and worn-out weight-bearing joints. The increasing Epidemic of Obesity now puts more than 2/3 of the US public in the overweight or obese categories, increasing every year. And, since obese parents raise obese children, we are also killing our children, as evidenced by the Epidemic's extension into children and teen-agers, producing an alarming increase in type 2 diabetes in young people. The "weight loss industry" in the US has been characteried as "a $58 billion industry--with a 98% failure rate." So for every two persons displaying their better bodies in ads, there were 98 others who did not succeed. Think about it. If there were an easy, effective way to lose and maintain weight, everyone would know about it and everyone would be using it. But they aren't, are they? Dr. Parsons tells the truth, that only TOTAL CALORIES matter, and IT WORKS LIKE YOUR BANK BALANCE. If you consistently put in less than you take out, it will steadily fall. He says not to "go on a diet" because they always fail. Instead, TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE--and stay in charge. He explains why, if the word "carbs" is in your vocabulary, you should throw it away! [And isn't the current "low carbs/good carbs" food advertising a disgrace, messing with the minds of a public that has been led to believe that it's OK to eat all the high-calorie fats you wish, just so you limit your carbs. With fats at 9 calories per gram and starches/sugars at 4 calories per gram, I don't think so!!] His method is to look up how many calories are in the foods you have usually been eating. Then have your mind work like a great table in the book: "Instead of this, eat that, and you'll save .... calories." If you can reduce your caloric intake by 500 calories a day, you'll lose a pound a week--since the magic number for losing one pound is a net deficit of 3500 calories. This means that, if you can reduce your old intake by 700 calories a day {not hard if you have been a dessert eater, a snacker, or have one or two beers a day or whatever, you will lose a pound every 5 days. This is 4-6 pounds a month, 48-72 pounds a year, plus more when you increase your exercise. Dr. Parsons warns, however, against the perception that exercise will play a major role in your weight loss program. It plays a role,but a minor one, and thinking it is a major factor can make you let up on getting tough with your caloric intake. {I have been so good with my exercise that it won't matter if I eat that piece of cheesecake.") But it DOES matter, and that kind of thinking can destroy your progress and ruin a program. He explains that the only exercise you will ever need is 30 minutes of brisk walking (the best you can