Product Description

We've all been there. There's a week or maybe only a day or two until the big event, which might be a date with the (very) nice bloke from accounts or a glitzy cocktail party, and yet that little black dress continues to hang belligerently in the wardrobe, deriding those few extra pounds and causing untold stress. Well, it need not any longer. Whether it's got to be done by the winter or by Saturday, Michael van Straten shows each of us the optimum way to lose the excess. Promising an end to revolting diet drinks, biscuits, pills, potions, laxatives and cling-film wraps and replacing them with good, delicious food in the right combinations and proportions, Michael's recipes guarantee you great results. It also includes information on how to assess your own personal dieting needs through calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index), height to weight ratio and skin-fold thickness as well as advice on how to get optimum amounts of the essential nutrients, avoid artery clogging and fluid-retaining cellulite. This book is a godsend for dieters everywhere; clear, concise, useful information means that you really won't need another diet book ever again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #112656 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

About the Author
Michael van Straten is the UK's best known practitioner of complementary medicine; his radio show Bodytalk ran for 30 years. He is the author of over 30 books, including the best-selling Superjuice and The Healthy Jewish Cookbook. He is also Alternative Health Editor for Woman and has written for many other newspapers and magazines.

Customer Reviews

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I originally bought this book out of utter desperation, right before going home to confront my family over christmas. I followed the little black dress diet (one of about 7 in the book) fairly strictly for the full ten days, and low and behold, a full 10 pounds were whisked off my figure. On top of that, I had increased energy, slept better, and actually continued to lose weight for some time after the ten day duration of the diet. The meals prescribed in the book are relatively large-portioned and filling (most of the time)...they're also flexible. I particularly like how this diet is not necessarily low-carb or low-fat (things I've tried and haven't been able to stick to), but emphasizes eating whole and organic foods, while still allowing for the odd treat here and there.