Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss

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!!!

Probably the best book on weight control / loss I've ever read. For example, it does not take away your freedom to choose what you eat, it just provides easy to use options / alternatives which makes it easier to choose "better" when you eat - which, for me, is very user friendly because it gives you the freedom to use the information in a way that will suit you and your context.

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 looked at a few pages beginning pages of the wonderful pictures and read the introduction and acknowledgments. I now look forward to looking at the pictures and reading the entire book. It has well written text.

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.

The picture comparisons of food are very vague and misleading. The calorie counts on many items are not accurate is one example. The author doesn't take into consideration as to how the food is prepared such as baked, steamed, broiled, or fry, which greatly affects the calorie count.Dr. Shapiro also doesn't take into account of a person's metabolism or dietary restrictions. Finally, the binding on the hard cover is cheaply done causing the pages to fall out under normal use. Finally, use the book as motivation to do your own investigating to discover what works best for you.

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.

Having seen the Good Morning America coverage of this diet, I was hopeful but skeptical. After buying the book, losing 55 pounds, regaining my lost energy, and amazing my friends and relatives, I'm a major advocate of this approach and of Dr. Shapiro's common sense advice.As someone who travels the world, attends endless food-related events, and has very little time for exercise, I was really in trouble...with little hope of overcoming my lifelong weight problem. This book was really my last best hope of a permanent change. It worked. And it was so easy and comfortable, I can't believe that more people have not discovered it.My friends take one look at me and demand to know how I did it! It's a pleasure to share this life-changing book.