|
| The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great | 
| Author: Pam Anderson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $27.00
Buy New: $14.51
You Save: $12.49 (46%)
New (31) Collectible (1) from $14.51
Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 9426
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0618835962
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9780618835966
ASIN: 0618835962
Publication Date: March 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - Perfect - Money back Guarantee - Check Ratings % link
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Delicious April 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have Ms. Anderson's other books, so I was shocked to see she came out with a low fat version. Her regular recipes always came out terrific, and the same can be said with this one. She also gives some very interesting insight into how she lost weight.
 Disappointing as a weight loss plan April 13, 2008
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I've been a fan of Pam Anderson's for a long time. Many of her recipes have become staples in my household. Ever since I found out that she'd lost a considerable amount of weight, I've been waiting for her to write a book about it. She has, and the recipes look so delicious that it's hard to believe they are weight-loss fare. Indeed some of the 500+ calorie pastas really are not, unless you plan the rest of the day accordingly.
And that is the main problem with the book: There is no plan to follow. Given that, I wish she'd included the standard nutritional info, such as protein, fat, carbs, and fiber, along with the calories to help readers create their own plan using the recipes.
The key to the book is in the title. The recipe for losing weight is exercise, and the actual food recipes are for eating great. The problem is, if you choose her breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes on the higher calorie end, you will not lose weight unless you engage in the hour or so of running every day that she prescribes. To maintain her weight loss, she says she's cut her runs down to 45 minutes a day.
I don't think this book will be useful to very many as a weight-loss book, unless you stick to the lower calorie recipes and don't go for all the extras and add-ins that are Anderson's trademarks. I think the recipes are probably most helpful for maintaining weight loss. And I'm sure it is very a delicious way to do so.
 Good ideas & recipes...but missing the nutritional information! April 11, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I checked this book out of the library to see if it's something I'd add to my own collection (it isn't, but only because some key information is missing). One of the first things I noticed was the recipes provide only the calorie count -- no fat, no fiber, no sodium. Yikes!! I can't believe that even one editor, somewhere along the line, didn't suggest that more detailed nutritional information would be appreciated. (I think a lot of people following the WW program would go crazy trying to calculate their points.)
That said, there are some great recipes and good suggestions. Figure out what works for you, what you need in your life (I'm another afternoon tea person), and find a plan that works. Although I think my own lowfat creamy pasta recipe is a winner, the one in this book looks even better.
I have practicality issues with this one... April 11, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Most of the recipes look delicious, and it is very inspiring to read the author's success story. She has a lot of great insight into the "mental" work she had to do in order to lose weight, which I found very valuable.
But I hesitated on whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars. I give it 3 because I can't really use the recipes in my everyday life, although they seem like they would be delicious.
If you have picky eaters at your house, check this one out from the library before deciding whether or not to buy it. I also thought some of the ingredients she uses are a bit too gourmet, in other words, I don't usually have them in my kitchen. I hadn't read her other book, so I might have been prepared for that otherwise.
One thing she did in the book that I didn't care for, is she has 50 little tips on losing weight scattered throughout the book. But they aren't compiled in a list anywhere I could see, you have to read through the whole book to find them. So when you think, "what was it she said about such and such?" You have to search the whole book to find the particular tip.
Another thing that may be difficult for some people to do, is follow her suggestions for exercise. When she was losing weight, she would run two or three times a day, for shorter periods. That may just not be doable for someone with small children, or if you work.
I think this book would work best for someone who is in about the same stage of life as the author, older children or empty nester, with a husband who doesn't turn his nose up at unfamiliar foods.
Unfortunately, this one just didn't work for me.
The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight & Eating Great April 11, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found her results and her experiences very helpful and informative. I certainly like to eat well and it's nice to know new tricks. I have dieted several times and was able to lose weight, but never able to keep it off. Sounds like she's found the solution. I'm still working at it!
|
|
|
Wildlife, nature and the Environment
Sponsored Links
Learn how to get your own Amazon Book shop | |
