How the Rich Get Thin - by Jana Klauer (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

You know the ones: the women walking down Park or Fifth Avenues on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hermes handbag on the arm. Hair just so. Sleek and groomed as greyhounds. How The Rich Get Thin, from one of New York's premier weight control doctors, reveals the secrets of how the successful and rich get and stay thin. With a quick-start two week program that the dieter later builds on to keep losing weight and eventually to maintain their shape, How The Rich Get Thin includes:

--Meal plans high in protein, omega-3 fats and complex carbohydrates
--Calcium, through food rather than supplements, in the maximum amount the body can absorb at a time
--A morning exercise program as an adjunct to eating
--The Stop Watch method to curb food cravings: any craving can be stopped within just 15 minutes
--How to eat at fabulous restaurants, for business or pleasure, and keep losing weight.

From the Back Cover

You know the ones: the women walking down Park or Fifth Avenues on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hermes handbag on the arm. Hair just so. Sleek and groomed as greyhounds. "How The Rich Get Thin," from one of New York's premier weight control doctors, reveals the secrets of how the successful and rich get and stay thin. With a quick-start two week program that the dieter later builds on to keep losing weight and eventually to maintain their shape, ""How The Rich Get Thin"" includes:
--Meal plans high in protein, omega-3 fats and complex carbohydrates
--Calcium, through food rather than supplements, in the maximum amount the body can absorb at a time
--A morning exercise program as an adjunct to eating
--The Stop Watch method to curb food cravings: any craving can be stopped within just 15 minutes
--How to eat at fabulous restaurants, for business or pleasure, and keep losing weight.

Review Quotes

"You might not be able to afford the Hermes, but you can fit into the pencil skirt." --The New York Post

"A healthy alternative for busy people." --Maria Bartiromo, managing editor and host, The Wall Street Journal Report

"A practical plan for healthy weight loss." --Atlanta Woman

"Deprivation level: Nothing a new Balenciaga suit can't cure." --New York Magazine

"Eat less but eat well." --Time

"A high-calcium, high-protein diet...[that] can work even for those without a Park Avenue budget." --Pages

"Whether you're rich or poor, it takes work, no excuses." --Salt Lake Tribune

"A simple plan that, within a mere few days, will make anyone look--and feel--like a million bucks." --Kirkus Reviews

"For years glamorous New Yorkers...have been squeezing into their micro-skirts by trusting Jana Klauer's advice, and this book spreads the word." --Kristina Stewart Ward, contributor, Vanity Fair

"Accessible and easy to read, Dr. Klauer's book is a must." --Marianne J. Legato, M.D., author of Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget

"Jana Klauer, M.D. recommends her anytime, anywhere Stop!Watch! method...we swear by it!" --Fitness

"You can be as thin and fit as the Park Avenue mavens who make up Dr. Klauer's practice." --The Dallas Morning News

"You will eat this up." --Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Packed witth advice." --Saint Paul Pioneer Press

"Sticking to Klauer's strict regimen isn't easy, but neither is life on Park Avenue." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

JANA KLAUER, M.D. is a weight reduction physician in private practice in Manhattan. She is also a research fellow at the New York Obesity Research Center of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and is actively involved in clinical research on obesity. She lives in New York City.