num_pages: 288
description: Ted Spiker may be the coauthor of numerous bestselling diet and health books but the man just cant resist a good burrito. Or a bad burrito. (Hes also eaten a 76-ounce steak asserted that his wifes post-pregnancy jeans were the best-fitting pants he ever wore and was asked by his own childhood doctor if his feminine shape embarrassed him at the beach.) In Down Size  Ted takes readers on an inspiring candid and comical journey exploring the art and science of weight loss through his own struggles as a pear-shaped man in a not-so-pear-shaped world with research about food exercise and the psychology of losing weight. He reveals twelve truths about successful weight loss in areas such as temptation frustration nutrition and inspiration. Some  Redefine the Definition of Data  Leave Behind Your Extra Gland  Think Process Not Outcome  Train Shorter Train Harder Combining science personal stories expert interviews and advice Down Size is an entertaining field-tested and research-based look at how men and women can finally find the body they want.
language: English
title: Down Size: 12 Truths for Turning Pants-Splitting Frustration into Pants-Fitting Success
publisher: Avery