- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Source Books (Feb 23 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 157071746X
- ISBN-13: 978-1570717468
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #940,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
The authors a supervisor, nutritionist and marketing director, respectively, at Dyersville, Iowa's Mercy Medical Center, along with freelance writer Myerson team up to outline their Fight the Fat Program, which originated in 1998 in Dyersville when Clemen and her colleagues discovered that 50% of local health problems were weight-related. The first 383 participants lost a total of nearly 4,000 pounds. The key to losing weight, the authors claim, is reducing stress, eating healthier foods and working with at least one buddy (if not an entire town). The program, which has grown to include more than 3,000 participants, is apparently working, with the buddy system making the crucial difference. Most of the tips included in this upbeat guide are old hat (don't forget to eat breakfast, write down what you eat and watch your portions) but the idea of sharing progress and failures with others on a team (or with one individual "buddy") will appeal to those who want to lose weight but haven't found the long-term motivation. Enticing recipes and "foods of the week," as well as tips for reducing stress (such as music, massage or gardening), make the book worth picking up, but readers should brace themselves for a battery of peppy exclamation points, tireless (and sometimes tiresome) optimism and dieting lore that will probably sound familiar.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Find out how, under their Fight the Fat program, 383 residents of Dyersville, IA, lost a total of 3,998 pounds in just ten weeks.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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how a town lost a ton,
By "k2mommy" (marietta, georgia United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Town That Lost a Ton: How One Town Used the Buddy System to Lose 3,998 Pounds--And How You Can Too! (Paperback)
i thought this was a great book i already have found my one buddy (not a towwn)
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Finally, weight lose help that helps!,
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This review is from: The Town That Lost a Ton: How One Town Used the Buddy System to Lose 3,998 Pounds--And How You Can Too! (Paperback)
This book explains how to get a weight lose community started. It is very motivational! I was able to get started in the program immediately and have already started making better choices based on material in book. If you are trying to lose weight, this book can really help!
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how a town lost a ton,
By "k2mommy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Town That Lost a Ton: How One Town Used the Buddy System to Lose 3,998 Pounds--And How You Can Too! (Paperback)
i thought this was a great book i already have found my one buddy (not a towwn)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally, weight lose help that helps!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Town That Lost a Ton: How One Town Used the Buddy System to Lose 3,998 Pounds--And How You Can Too! (Paperback)
This book explains how to get a weight lose community started. It is very motivational! I was able to get started in the program immediately and have already started making better choices based on material in book. If you are trying to lose weight, this book can really help!
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