Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss Paperback – January 1, 2003

If you are a visual learner like I am, "Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss" and  Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss 30 Day Plan  can really help you to become more aware of the relative caloric density of different foods. I've tried many diets in the past during which weight came off, usually through self-denial, but then came right back after reaching my goal and eating "normally" again. Often, even more pounds piled on afterwards, a sure sign my body wasn't about to risk starvation again. I've followed Dr. Shapiro's books for only a month now and have already lost over 12 pounds without any feeling of sacrifice at all and I haven't even increased my physical activity yet. As he states in the first book, Dr. Shapiro does not want you to think of this as a diet but as "food awareness training." While I don't care for the resulting acronym, I have to say that this visual learning method has worked beautifully for me. I use my newfound knowledge at home as well as in restaurants and have no trouble making choices that are great for me. While no food is "forbidden" on this plan, I now know how to balance my caloric intake for little "indulgences" and am still losing weight. Best of all, I believe I have finally found a way of eating that I can live healthily with for the rest of my life. Thank you, Dr. Shapiro! Would that there were more books this Picture Perfect!!!

I have been looking for exactly the information in this book for some time. I seem to be constantly eating, yet constantly hungry. I also avoid diet fads, because I'm very active and am afraid that diets will harm my performance in my favorite sports. When I feel hungry, I get tired, cranky, and can even get almost dizzy. That's why I eat constantly!However, this book showed me what to eat so I feel full but reduce my overall calories. Since I began using Dr. Shapiro's program, I feel better and have control of my appetite. My athletic performance has not faltered. And I lost weight.I only have one problem with this book. Many of the examples are excellent. For example, if you have a sweet tooth and love ice cream, the pictures show you that you can eat many more popsicles than ice cream for the same calories. That's great for people who have a sweet tooth. However, the book is almost entirely lacking in good substitutes for people like me who crave cheese and dairy.

I bought this book for the photos, and the photos are impactful. Nothing in the text was illuminating - in fact, it was so simplistic it was almost patronizing. However, the message in the photos was very very powerful. To actually see photo after photo in the "poor choice" column of things like croissants, scones, muffins, steak, cheese; and seeing photo after photo in the "good choice" column of vegetables, fruit, vegetables, fish, vegetables, beans, vegetables, etc. sends the message in a very clear way. We all know that we should eat more vegetables and less butter, but we don't always remember. To actually SEE the choices sends the message on a different level. Which, after all, is the whole point of this book. And the bottom line is, I see those pictures now every time I make a food choice and I'm eating much healthier!

If you tend to "see" everything and that's how you learn then this book is for you. It can be eye-opening to some people to recognize exactly what a normal food portion is, and how many calories can be in certain foods. I like the visual approach and it does help one to change the way they think about portions. The other information is basically what you find other places, keeping a diet log, making a diet plan etc. But what sets this book apart is the pictures. So, if you aren't a visual learner I doubt this book will do much for you.

This book is amazing. I've been struggling with weight loss programs for decades. I got this book, looked at the pictures, and made some changes instantly and easily that have me losing weight again. He shows the damaging effects of several foods which seem to be endorsed on many of the weightloss programs I've tried that failed.The thing that truely impressed me the most was that usually I had to slowly ramp up to try a program before I was following the steps without error, and then some time later I'd be able to see if it was working or not. With this one, he makes the information so clear and accessible, that there was no ramping up time. I've tried hypnosis and didn't get such rapid results. I'm amazed.

It's easier to understand a book when it contains many pictures. I am a weight consultant & I find it easier to teach my clients when I show them the pictures in this book. I teach people that they can stay full & still lose weight & stay slim and Dr. Shapiro picture book helps people to understand this point. He shows you smart choices that you can make by comparing high calorie choices with low calorie choices. Yes, you can lose weight without starving yourself! Asian Slim Secrets: Enjoy Food, Stay Slim Naturally!

The most awesome things about this book is the pictures. I heard thousands of times that eating certain things would add up to a lot less calories. I could even read the calorie content on labels. Doesn't mean I ever put together in my head what that really meant though.This puts it together for you. It shows two pictures of different food setups. Each pair of images will have listed below them how many calories that setup covers. So say if would show me a picture of one food that was five hundred calories and then a entire list of foods that would total five hundred calories.Really worth the look. I think.

It is a great idea to have based examples of visualizing what not to eat when you are hoping to loose weight. I am now keeping my weight, after a struggle for a good weight loss, because I know what to choose in a menu, what to avoid, and what I can fully enjoy instead of my former choices. Counting calories had always been a nightmare but it is not necessary to have a constant memory of it when there are images with the same message.

C'est le cas de le dire.Mincir, c'est mieux que maigrir.Prendre des aliments colorés, c'est mieux que de les peser...Enfin, comparer les aliments industriels avec ceux offert par la Terre... C'est un cadeau. Le Cadeau de SHAPIRO.A avoir absolument dans sa bibliothèque... Et pour enseigner auprès des Etudiants en Nutrition Sportive, j'ai fait depuis des émules, y compris parmi les diététiciennes qui n'en croyaient pas leurs yeux.So, you've just seen the colored iconography ! GREAT !

A great way to visualize the food you are going to eat to help you lose weight and all the savings it produces.