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Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss by Howard M. Shapiro

Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss

The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss

by Howard M. Shapiro
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  • First Published:
  • Apr 1, 2000, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 2001, 352 pages
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On each page spread, readers actually see what they are tempted to eat. Next to this is an abundance of alternative options-for the same total calories.

Dr. Shapiro has been featured in the New York Times, New York Daily News, New Woman and Vogue, because he has helped hundreds of celebrity, executive, and model clients successfully lose weight. In 1998, he designed a weight-loss program the New York Police Department that was so successful, he is now creating a program for the Fire Department.

Dr. Shapiro believes that many people with weight problems are visually motivated. With this in mind, he created an innovative diet book that utilizes more than 170 full-color photographs of food equations. On each page spread, readers actually see what they are tempted to eat. Next to this is an abundance of alternative options-for the same total calories. With only a fraction of the choices from the second column, a dieter will be completely sated-and will have consumed fewer calories. Nothing is forbidden-dieters can even eat restaurant and airplane food! Without memorizing complicated lists or counting calories, Dr. Shapiro's images leave a lasting impact, allowing dieters to make intelligent food choices for a lifetime.

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Author Blurb Dennis Duggan, Pulitzer prize-winning columnist, Newsday
The secret to taking off those hated pounds? I lost 25 pounds living up to Dr. Shapiro's simple plan for reducing my waistline. What worked for me were the visual aids--a picture can be worth 1,000 calories! They don't call him the Prince of Pounds for nothing!

Author Blurb Don Mauer, author of Lean and Lovin' It and A Guy's Guide to Great Eating
Using full-page color pictures comparing foods, serving size by serving size, Dr. Shapiro showed me how to dine like a king, yet consume the calories of a pauper.

Author Blurb Gayle Reichler, R.D., author of Active Wellness-- Feel Good for Life
Losing weight is easy if your food choices are satisfying. Dr. Shapiro shows you how to achieve success!

Author Blurb Jeffrey I. Mechanick, M.D., director, metabolic support, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Dr. Shapiro's approach, the product of years of success, relies on the visual impact of food. I recommend it! Food Awareness Training should be part of any nutritional prescription.

Author Blurb John La Puma, M.D., medical director, CHEF Clinic, Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Dr. Shapiro's pictures are vivid and clear It's a truly new approach.

Author Blurb Peter J. Linden, M.D., diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery, New York-London-Nantucket
Using intelligent indulgence and gentle guidance, Dr. Shapiro dignifies the management of weight by structuring informed choices for a balanced, flexible, and healthy regimen. The book gives us--as people, not patients--the tools for life and health.

Author Blurb Princess Marina Pignatelli, journalist and writer
A wonderful book that gives a clear picture of the perfect attitude for achieving the very best quality of life.

Author Blurb Rebecca Nachamie, M.D., OB-GYN, attending, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Here are graphic facts that dispel old wives' tales and common misinformation . . . a great addition to everyone's library.

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