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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
From Library Journal
This guide, written by a nutritionist and a physician, is addressed to smokers who have been unable to give up their habit because of concern over possible weight gain. Part 1 clearly describes the physiological and psychological changes that may occur soon after smoking cessation, offering sound advice on behavior motivation, nutrition management, and temporary nicotine replacement. Anticipating withdrawal symptoms and cravings beforehand and having a plan of action ready to deal with them will help ensure that the attempt to quit smoking will be successful. Part 2 provides a variety of "quick-and-easy" low-fat recipes, each listing calories and cholesterol per serving. The recipesAsugary brownies, egg white omelets, fried pork chopsAare neither particularly nutritious nor interesting. This is an uneven book, recommended for its advice and encouragement but not so much for its recipes.AIlse Heidmann, San Marcos, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
