The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan: A Scientifically Designed Balance of Healthy Foods and Fun Foods Paperback – January 3, 2003

I have tried everything: WW, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Atkins, Biggest Loser, etc. I own every diet book out there. I even tried the oil or sugar in the water diet. I usually couldn't even make it through one meal on a diet nevermind a day.Finally I realized I just didn't want to lose weight.Well of course I wanted to lose weight I just didn't know how to convince my head.My mind set wasn't there. So I set out to find out how to get there.I was watching The Joy Fit Club one morning which profiles people who lost 100 or more pounds & saw Joy Bauer. It was so inspirational to see so many women who lost 100+ lbs. I thought if they can do it so can I. I found Joy's book 90/10 & have been using it with The Beck Weight Loss Workbook which helps you change your behaviors for long-term results.I love this diet. It is so satisfying! In the past anytime I ate "bad" or cheated, etc I would just throw in the towel. That day was gone so I could eat whatever I wanted & started another day..another Monday & it was a viscious cycle that made me start to hate who I now was.You are never hungry. You can pick from a 1600, a 1400 or a 1200 calorie plan.It really helps that you are allowed a fun food each day around 250 calories which can be ice cream, 4 milano cookies, etc. in the past when I had something like that the diet was over for me. Knowing that I can have that each day makes it so I never need to "cheat"In the first week I lost 4 1/2 lbs & the results have been steady since. I am well on my way.And for those who said it was confusing it makes me wonder if we read the same book. I can't even hook my dvd player to my tv & had no problems with this diet.I was 1 week away from my surgical lap band surgery consult & this was the answer to my prayers.If I can do it trust me YOU can do it!

There I go again, ordering a weight lose book and I haven't read the books I have ordered several years ago. Shame on me. I'll put reading this book on my To Do list ASAP.

The problem that I have with most diet plans is that they are too restrictive. This one is not. More importantly, there are enough recipes and choices that it is easy to modify, and therefore easy to stick with. Try as I might, I don't like carrots and mushrooms, but that doesn't mean that I have to eat those things if I am on the plan. I'm free to pick and choose and even challenge myself to eat things I usually don't on days I do feel like it. The best thing is that the foods are easy to make and realistic. Stir Fry, Steak, and Spaghetti are all "real" foods that don't take much skill or time to put together which is VERY important. After two weeks, I'm learning the value of fruit as a snack, the value of eliminating 60 cals from a sandwich by changing the type of bread I buy, and that if I want to indulge in a few girl scout cookies it's okay. I've lost four pounds in two weeks, despite some liberal substitutions, and I think that's great.

This is an older book, but it is one of the most practical weight loss books out there. I feel I can really change how I eat for good and not just have some fad which is unrealistic to maintain.

This is the best weight loss book there is essentially because Joy teaches you to eat right without all the sacrifice. I was very upset with my weight and saw her on a morning tv show. I got the book and read it and thought why not? Within a week I had lost 8 pounds, within three months I had lost 30 pounds and have not gained it back now 6 months later. You take the lessons she teaches you and it becomes second nature. And with her Fun Foods, you don't feel deprived , you just feel healthier and much lighter. If you want to lose weight, you need this book!!!

I have been following Joy Bauer's weight loss plan. This book gives you new ideas and recipes for some different ways ofpreparing foods on the program. It is a lot about the diet, the choices you have and encouragement for being on the diet.I recommend this book if you are following Joy Bauer's diet.It arrived promptly and was exactly as I expected.

I expected a different set up of information!

Don't waste your time or money on this one. "Scientifically designed" should imply the following: documented case studies, control groups, statistical analysis of the data (to support the 90/10 theory) followed by peer review in scientific journals. There is no evidence of "scientific design" present in this book. Unfortunately, this becomes one of the fad diets the author warns us about. In fact, she even cautions the reader about trans fats, only to condone eating foods that are notoriously loaded with trans fats (not all of us live in New York where trans fat are prohibited in restaurants). I will probably regret giving this book even one star because, although obviously an intelligent lady, the author is nevertheless naive and irresponsible with her unsubstantiated diet advice. "Fun Foods"? Give me a break! This means that it's okay to intermittently eat nutritionally deficient "junk foods" for well over a month throughout your year (10% of the time).