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| The Equation: The 5-Step Formula for Weight-Loss and Lifelong Fitness | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Isaacson
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 931027
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0312995490
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7
EAN: 9780312995492
ASIN: 0312995490
Publication Date: March 13, 2004
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Amazon.com Review
"Losing weight is much like being a safecracker. All that separates you from the treasure waiting behind the locked door is the right combination." In The Equation, you learn how to discover your personal combination to help you lose body fat and keep it off. Trainer-to-the-stars Dan Isaacson teams up with physical science expert Dr. Greg Payne and fitness writer Mark Laska to help you increase physical activity, decrease calories, drink more water, and make better choices. Changing your weight means changing your habits. The authors guide you through the five stages of change and provide strategies (substitute, modify, and shift) that apply to every behavior-change goal. A week-by-week format makes the program easy to swallow, and a daily worksheet ("body bill") helps you stay on track. You figure the calories you're eating, how many you need to eat, and how to decrease calories while increasing physical activity (figured as activity "credits," which correspond to calories burned). The "Equation," then, is "calories in, calories out." The Equation is clear, level-headed, and backed by science. --Joan Price
Product Description
A long-lasting, successful lifestyle change comes only through gradual adjustments that maximize your comfort level. Now, in The Equation, trainer-to-the-stars Dan Isaacson reveals the formula for his phased-in program of minimum effort that adds up to maximum weight loss. His step-by-step, 5 week program will melt away the pounds and change your life forever.
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SIMPLE, HONEST, REAL.. NO HYPE.. EASY !!! June 8, 2008
This man is honest. He is not selling gimmicks. Have you ever smoked, drank too much, or suffered from any other addiction? There is a reason those substances have such a profound hold on you, the answer is twofold. First the chemicals are addictive because they make you feel better (or so you think), second and most importantly, you have created habit. Smoke after dinner, smoke when you are stressed. Habits are POWERFUL! This author uses the POWER OF HABITS to help you lose weight, permanently. FOREVER!!!!! Don't ever read another diet book, don't ever take another diet pill, this is all you need. If you are looking for a fast, quick fix, keep on looking... BUT trust me, you will never find one that works...
If you create one new habit every week for 52 weeks, you will be unstoppable. Your bad habits will disappear and your new ones will take control of your NEW life. Habits run our lives. Questions is, will they be bad or good habits.
Get this book, read it and it will change your life. You can also use his methodology to change any other area for your life. I am a true, real life customer who bought this book at the sharper image... I was so blown away; I had to spread the news!!
Outstanding! April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a personal training business and use this book as primer for all my clients. People are looking for something that is sane and takes the guess work out of what to do. Simple, but not necessarily easy. You have to work the equation to make it work for you. If you don't get results you know why and it will show up in your "bodybill" point system. The main reason I like this book is it's about lifelong fitness, not just a sprint to lose a couple of pounds. I'm just sorry Dan hasn't put out another book! This is a real gem!
Something I Understand February 13, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was recommended to me by a friend. I was skeptical about the practicality of the "minimal effort = maximum weight loss" plan that is stated on the cover. But this book is not about minimal effort or maximum weight loss. It's about a practical approach to developing and maintaining a lifestyle that will result in a heathier body. Isaacson and his co-authors provide details and specific guidelines for a simple, logical plan of diet and exercise that even I have been able to follow.
Extremely August 19, 2002
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is different from any diet book I've ever read (and I've read them all). It emphasizes small changes for slow, long-term weight loss. This isn't a quick fix. Each week you add one small change to your eating - for example, in the first week, you're to drink 16oz of water every few hours. The second week you add another small diet or activity change and so on. What I love about this approach is that there are no forbidden foods, and you choose how much you want to lose as well as the amount of time you'd like to take. For example, I want to lose 15 lbs. At first I decided to lose it in 12 weeks, but I found that if I choose 20 weeks, I'd be able to eat a little bit more each day, which means I will be more likely to successfully follow the plan to the end. I will update this review in 20 weeks and let you know if I followed through with it. The worksheets make it easy and fun to ensure that you're sticking to the Equation - I think this is going to work for me. UPDATE - I've been on this program for four weeks now and have lost 7 lbs - this doesn't sound too hot, but I have actually decreased my workouts. I used to work out 5-6 times per week, now I'm down to 3-4. For me, eating less is more important for weight loss than exercise, and this book helps me to do so w/ little effort.
one of a kind July 23, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, easy to follow, and great reasults. You will love it.
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