Product Description

THE OBVIOUS DIET recognizes that the rules we make ourselves are those we are most likely to stick to. THE OBVIOUS DIET offers sound advice, suggested menus, and the encouragement of dozens of famous people who have found that Ed+s diet works. Above all, it is reader-friendly and explains how to devise an eating regimen based on avoiding your own particular weaknesses, whether they are carbohydrates, animal fats, or sugar. Rather than imposing a rigid plan from on high, THE OBVIOUS DIET allows you to mix and match elements from different diets to suit your own lifestyle. If you+ve tried other diets over the years but found they didn+t work, then this is the book for you.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1816062 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Literary agent Victor admits he's battled weight gain virtually his whole life. A few years ago, he successfully lost quite a lot of weight by adapting various measures from different diets, but regained the weight within a year. When he slimmed down again last year, he decided that sharing his success story would also help him keep the weight off. Victor's "obvious diet" is not a clearly prescribed all-in-one program. On the contrary, Victor cheerfully argues, everyone knows what foods they should avoid and which measures will work (Victor must avoid bread, pasta and animal fats). This meal plan can incorporate the rules from other diet programs. For example, Victor uses a variation of the cabbage soup from the cabbage soup diet as part of his eating plan. In short, he's advocating a more balanced approach to eating, rather than the restrictions often associated with diets. Victor also incorporates a cleansing day, during which he consumes only fruit, vegetables, salad and vegetable soup. He also has a treat meal-once a week, he eats whatever he wants at one meal. This diet book delivers exactly what the author promises: practical if unoriginal advice on starting and sticking to a diet from an ordinary person, not a professional. Victor entertains and motivates; the book is akin to having a diet coach help people start a new way of eating.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Diets come and go, but the effective ones usually demand a major change in lifestyle, which is very difficult for most of us to do. Victor's premise is that the individual is far more likely than any writer to know perfectly well what behavior is likely to cause weight gain. One person's downfall is chocolate; another's is salty chips. A third simply cannot stick to an exercise regimen. Hence the "obvious" part of the diet: make your own rules, based on what you know makes you fat. A literary agent who lost 20 pounds in three months, Victor believes that the rules we make for ourselves are the ones we stick to. He also recommends one "fasting" day each week, when one eats only fruits and vegetables. This is balanced by the "Treat Day," also once a week, when you indulge your special hungers, if only in small amounts. He also discusses the size of portions Americans are being super-sized to death! Previously published in England, this title will be promoted extensively here, so most libraries will be getting requests for it. Fortunately, it's a good addition to public libraries' diet collections. Susan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher
When you are one of London's most-invited dinner guests, you are tempted by a lot of wonderful food. Bon vivant Ed Victor, premier literary agent to some of the world's most popular authors, had gained 30 pounds after a little too much of the good life at banquets, parties, and fine restaurants. Reasoning that the best way to diet is to follow rules of your own making, he devised a plan, helped by tips from his friends, that allowed him to lose all the weight he had gained, and then some.

His amazing success prompted him to write his own book, his first ever. Listen to Ed Victor reveal the basics behind his simple, yet revolutionary, new plan. Get hints, advice, and recipes from his many celebrity friends and clients. They will inspire you to a whole new way of looking at dieting. With forewords by Nigella Lawson and Larry King.