- Hardcover: 376 pages
- Publisher: Chivers Press; New edition edition (July 4 1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0862203082
- ISBN-13: 978-0862203085
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
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Actress Taylor talks openly about her well-publicized weight gain of several years agohow she went from famous and glamorous to famous and fatand how she lost weight (and an alcohol problem) while gaining the self-esteem necessary to dieting and weight maintenance. The first, biographical, part of the book explains how she gained the weight; the second partperhaps the most valuable for the dieting readeris filled with advice on gearing up mentally for a long-term, successful diet. This book is extremely positive; all the advice makes absolute sense. The remainder of the book includes her diet plan, recipes, and exercise advice. Readable, instructive, and sure to be popular. Carol Spielman Lezak, General Learning Corp., Northbrook, Ill.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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We need more books like this, Feb 16 2007
By Myrna - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Elizabeth Takes Off: On Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Self Image, and Self-Esteem (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Taylor, an actress and sex symbol who is one of the most sought-after celebrities by the media, has published several books during her lifetime. Elizabeth Takes Off: On Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Self-image & Self-esteem is one of them. I first picked up this book because of the words "self-image & self-esteem" in the title, rather than the "weight gain, weight loss" portion. Well, it turns out the book would be an excellent source for those who want to lose weight, but that was not what I was interested in.Nevertheless, the book itself is highly commendable. Even if you're not planning to go on a diet - it wasn't why I bought the book - the first half of the book is still worth a read. Miss Taylor writes briefly and frankly about events that occurred in her life which affected her self image and consequently, self esteem. She writes how being a senator's wife caused her to divulge into a period of extreme inactivity and boredom which unintentionally turned her to overeating. She also mentions the dire effects of binging, nibbling, or "grapple-snapping". Unlike those strictly diet-focused books, Elizabeth Takes Off offers insightful explanations and reasons for weight gain while also presenting a dietary method which to me looks superb.
If the first half analyzes the impact of events in Miss Taylor's life, the latter half offers diet menus, recipes and exercises that could help keep your body in shape. The Taylor-made recipes mainly consist of nutritious food, notably fruits and vegetables that have low calories. Her daily menus seem reasonable, diverse and easily followable because it is not a starving course, but a replacement for your typical diet. The exercise portion contains several beneficial stretches which, again, are also simple and effective.
Overall, I found this book to be a smooth, easy read. I also found myself nodding to many of the things that Miss Taylor says in this excellent book - which needs to be more in circulation today.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Recipes & Exercises, April 18 2011
By Khezla Durr "Khezla Durr" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Elizabeth Takes Off: On Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Self Image, and Self-Esteem (Hardcover)
This book surprised me, I bought it mainly out of curiosity.DIET: Approximately 1000 calorie a day diet, low fat, very low carb -- all you get is 2 bread exchanges a day, altho you do get some fruit, and zero protein for breakfast which would not agree with me. However, it reflects the rhythm of Liz Taylor's daily schedule and would be easy to rearrange to suit your own. Has both diet version and maintenance version.
EXERCISE: Interesting mild toning exercises and I say interesting because Liz had back surgery and back trouble, so it shows what a person can do that can't do much. Her aerobics was swimming or aqua aerobics, but you can use your own.
RECIPES: Very nice! I think this section is worth the price of the book.
I loved the first section of the book where she detailed the physical demands and emotional factors that led to the weight gain, I think the majority of overweight people could find parallels in their own experience here.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it, both as a diet book and an autobiography, May 1 2012
By Scandia - Published on Amazon.com
So much trash has been written about Ms. Taylor's life that it's nice to hear things from her side. I believe this is the only memoir she ever wrote (?). It is beautifully written and quite interesting. The diet/ self-esteem info was really inspiring to me, as was what she said about life in Hollywood. I took this out of the library so many times that I finally decided I had to own it!
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