The How to Quit Smoking and Not Gain Weight Cookbook

Authors: Mary Donkersloot, Lynda Hyder Ferry
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 1320210

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7

ISBN: 0609803638
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8650654
EAN: 9780609803639
ASIN: 0609803638

Publication Date: October 19, 1999
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
Do you want to quit smoking, but your fear of weight gain is stopping you? Or did you already quit smoking, and you're carrying unwanted pounds? True, the average smoker who quits gains 4.5 pounds. Some gain nothing, many gain 4 to 8 pounds, and very few gain up to 20 pounds. (After 10 years, however, ex-smokers weigh the same as people who have never smoked.) The How to Quit Smoking and Not Gain Weight Cookbook explains the relationship between weight changes and smoking, how your health will benefit if you quit, how to start eating better before you quit, how to replace what you get from tobacco after you quit, and how to cope with food cravings. You get a personal nutrition plan, plus practical content about exercise, snacking, restaurant eating, and motivation. The strategies are easy to put into action, with self-tests, "scripts" (how you talk to yourself), and checklists to help you personalize the program. The book presents 100 recipes with the nutritional breakdown of each recipe and "health check" notes explaining the nutritional and other benefits of the ingredients. This will be a handy resource for a new or veteran ex-smoker, and a motivating invitation to quit for someone who smokes for weight control. --Joan Price

Product Description
Aimed at smokers who want to kick the habit without gaining the pounds, this unique cookbook and health guide is brimming with great recipes tailored to curb nicotine craving, menu-planning advice, and inspirational words for soon-to-be-ex-smokers on edge. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars

Nice info; fake sympathy June 21, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book contains good information about the science behind nicotine addition. For someone sincerly trying to quit, it's useful - if you can get past the pedantic "sure it's hard, but aren't you worth it?" tone. Recipes are good.

5 out of 5 stars

I'm using their plan, and it's great January 5, 2000
16 out of 16 found this review helpful

This book has been immensely helpful in my attempt to quit smoking. It's only been 3 weeks, but I'm feeling lucky to have made it so far. Without the common sense guidelines & advice from this book, I doubt I would have made it through the first week.

It's a clear, concise, and factual approach to quitting smoking & staying smoke-free. The menu plans make sense, and are easy to follow. The recipes are great - haven't tried them all yet, but those I've had are delicious.

The information on nutritional values & supplements are also great. There's a lot to think about & take into consideration when you stop smoking, and the authors explain the rationale for managing each type of nutrient.

and as an added bonus, i've even lost 2 pounds =]

5 out of 5 stars Great resource to understand and cope with food cravings. November 19, 1999
23 out of 24 found this review helpful

Are you smoking to avoid weight gain? If so, you are not alone. Forty percent of female smokers found do so as a way to manage their weight--25% would like to stop smoking but continue to do so because of fear of weight gain. In addition, 55% of female smokers report that they have little to no confidence that weight control is possible without the use of nicotine.

This book challenges conventional beliefs about smoking and weight, and is packed full of strategies for preparing to leave cigarettes in your past. The truth is, there may be a small initial rise in weight in the months immediately after quitting smoking, but in the long run, ex-smokers have NOT been proven to gain weight after quitting.

The authors of this book have created a series of self-assessments to evaluate your "smoking personality", or root reasons nicotine consumption can be a positive behavior. Is it habit? Or biochemistry? Each possibility will need a different approach. Once you know, you can use one of the many strategies provided to reduce the need for nicotine and greatly improve the chances of permanent success at quitting.

In my experience, understanding the cause for a behavior is always the starting point for changing that behavior; Donkersloot and Ferry do an outstanding job of building the foundation for kicking one of the most potent addictions known to man. And they don't stop there! The second half of the book is menus, recipes, and step-by-step strategies, so detailed and practical that if you REALLY want to quit, there is something for everyone who reads this book. There is nothing else like it currently available, which is why I highly recommend it as a must read.

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD