Fed Up! : The Breakthrough Ten-Step, No-Diet Fitness Plan by Wendy Oliver-Pyatt

Product Description


The essential book to end dieting forever

“The advice is straightforward and sensible . . . . The book is a refreshing approach to weight management.”

—Publishers Weekly


“[Oliver-Pyatt’s] advice is inspiring, from throwing away your scale to learning to enjoy feeling hungry.”

—Natural Health magazine

People are Fed Up with their bodies, their diets, and the constant feeling of hopelessness —believing that they’ll never look, feel, and achieve what they desire for their self image. Now, in 10 steps, Dr. Wendy Oliver- Pyatt changes the lives of all those who are “fed up.” No carb counting, ab rolling, or juicing—instead, Dr. Oliver-Pyatt shows how people can lose weight and develop a healthy attitude toward food—for life. Here readers will learn how to:
Learn how to stop suffering from “the disease of dieting”
Avoid measuring one’s own value by dress size
Overcome negative relationships with food
Set realistic weight loss goals
Put dieting in its proper life perspective
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #235257 in Books
Published on: 2004-05-14
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
256 pages
Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Oliver-Pyatt, a psychiatrist and expert on eating disorders, contends that the weight problem in the U.S. is compounded by America's obsession with thin and beautiful superstars. She argues that dieting is the problem rather than a solution and stresses that sometimes dieting is unhealthy and can lead to other difficulties ranging from heart ailments and gallstones to tooth decay. Oliver-Pyatt believes that people must accept a more realistic individual weight and recognize that their happiness and success is not dependent on their physical appearance. Understanding these factors are the first steps toward successful weight management, and only then can people learn to manage food intake and exercise realistically. The advice is straightforward and sensible (how to plan for smart eating when you know that you'll be going to a restaurant or eating with friends; how to discuss your issues with food with family so you can avoid unpleasant arguments at the dinner table; take the time to exercise, even simply walking to reduce your stress and help you maintain a healthy attitude). Oliver-Pyatt has double credibility as a medical doctor who struggled with weight problems as an adolescent and teen and knows firsthand how difficult it is to maintain a healthy weight. The book is a refreshing approach to weight management but is unlikely to take the place of specific diets. Furthermore, this reasonable approach may not be enough for people who have spent years fighting their weight or need to follow a specific diet in order to eat properly.
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ForeWordreviews.com, December 31, 2002
"Like a smart best friend and guide"..."Calls out to those who are ready to get healthy and fit".

Shape, December 2002
"[Fed Up's] personal tone and intelligent style make this book a compelling read…"
Customer Reviews

A diet book about not dieting!!
This is yet another book about dieting!!

It says that Diets are bad, they don't work etc etc etc etc but then offers it's own opinions on how to cut back which effectively make this a diet!

I found the tone very pretentious and the lady clearly has her own problems which she is pushing on the reader.

The fact is if you eat less calories you lose weight, if you eat more calories you put on weight, there is no secret!! So when the writer starts labelling everyone then people start believing that they have a problem whereas most of the time they haven't.

A painful read and I recommend you spend the money on a book with some healthy low fat recipes and lose weight properly!!

Finally the Truth....REVEALED!!!
If your ready to say no more dieting and say hello to No-Diet Fitness.. this book is for you. Its a must read!!!!!

Less Food, More Me!
My fiance bought this book for me as a gift and I have been grateful ever since.I am on his account so the review will appear with his name, which is why I signed underneath.

This book changed my entire outlook on life, not just my weight. I was trapped in a vicious cycle of dieting that was causing me severe depression and a general lack of appreciation towards my entire existence. This book taught me to look at myself in the mirror and know that I am beautiful, and that there is so much more to life then food.

I think the best piece of advice is to really tell yourself that you can eat, anything you want whenever you want, then you just stop craving food and start having a healthy relationship with it.

I don't know what to say, now that food is slowly taking up the space it should be in my life (less space!), I have so much more energy and passion towards a lot of other things, so thanks wendy. one of my wishes in life now is; may every girl or guy who has struggled with their weight read this book and start to love themselves like they should!!

and wendy...thank you

-dalia