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Praise for The Wellspring Weight Loss Plan
Dr. Kirschenbaums book is packed with scientifically sound, balanced, practical, and reader-friendly information and guidancea truly winning combination. His no-nonsense approach is invaluable for anyone who is serious about losing weight and maintaining the loss for a lifetime. Congratulations, Dr. Kirschenbaum, for having the courage to tell it as it is! His concept of a healthy obsession includes persistence, vigilance, consistency, passion, and focuskey factors for lifetime success.
Judy E. Marshel, Ph.D., R.D., C.D.N.
Former Senior Nutritionist at Weight Watchers International
Nutrition Therapist for the Live LightLive Right Weight Control Program
at Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center
As Dr. Kirschenbaum continues to be a wise guiding light in helping all scientists understand the complex medical, behavioral, and emotional challenges of obesity treatment, his books for the public are profound, pragmatic, and personable. I can find no better compendium of facts and clear practical advice for overweight people than this one. The value to all who read The Wellspring Weight Loss Plan will be self-evident from the very first chapter and I have no doubt that the Wellspring Plan will be used as a reference book in obesity treatment for decades to come. No wonder countless obesity experts entrust their patients to Dr. Kirschenbaum.
John Rabkin, M.D.
Co-Director, Pacific Laparoscopy (San Francisco, CA)
Former Associate Professor of Surgery,
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Fellow, American College of Surgery
Researcher/Author, Numerous Scientific Publications About Surgery
for the Treatment of Obesity
A terrific book filled with practical steps to a healthier lifestyle. Forget about those crazy diets; follow these 8 steps and you will achieve long-term success.
John Foreyt, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Director, Behavioral Medicine Research Center,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
As a dietitian and weight loss counselor for twenty-seven years, I have seen that individuals require individual approaches for successful weight loss, while consuming healthy low-fat, high-fiber, high-quality foods (including carbs!), and moving more daily. The success stories in this book prove that Dr. Kirschenbaum has a formula for weight loss that really works! The comprehensive cognitive-behavioral approach he uses, incorporating healthy eating and exercise, has helped countless individuals to lose weight and turn their lives around.
Georgia Kostas, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.
Nutrition Consultant
Author, The Cooper Clinic Solution to the Diet Revolution
At last, a scientifically grounded, practical guide to safe and long-term weight lossone that might help put a stop to the insanity surrounding low-carb fad diets. Dr. Kirschenbaum has been a distinguished researcher and consultant for thirty years in the field of weight management, and he has helped thousands of people lose weight safely.
Rob Smith, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Waltham, MA
Dr. Kirschenbaum understands precisely the challenges that dieters faceand how to help them. He not only explains how to eat and exercise, but he tackles the question that other books never touch: How do we motivate ourselves to do what we need to do? With his research-based techniques and touching case examples, readers can find the inspiration and skills they need to succeed at losing weight and keeping it off.
Eileen Rosendahl, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Outreach and Education, Center for Weight Management,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
In a world filled with bogus, fad diets it is nice to see an experienced psychologist using his research and clinical background to offer the general public sound advice.
Jennifer Bremer, M.D.
Medical Director, Eating Disorders Program,
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Psychopharmacology Clinic, University of Chicago
Professor Kirschenbaums approach has helped a great many of my patients lose weight and keep it off for years. This book is the latest word on how to lose weight from a master therapist and scientist.
Frances J. Langdon, M.D.
Clinical Instructor, Board Certified in Internal Medicine,
Northwestern University Medical School
THE WELLSPRING WEIGHT LOSS PLAN
The Simple, Scientific, & Sustainable Approach of the Worlds Most Successful Weight Loss Programs for Overweight Young Peopleand How You Can Achieve Lifelong Success with It
With more than fifty amazingly delicious and easy recipes from the chefs of Wellspring, the developers of remarkably effective weight loss programs for overweight teenagers (Wellspring Academies and Wellspring Camps) and adults (Wellspring Retreats).
ALSO BY DANIEL S. KIRSCHENBAUM, PH.D.
The Sierras Weight Loss Solution for Teens & Kids
(with R. Craig & L. Tjelmeland)
The 9 Truths About Weight Loss:
The No-Tricks, No-Nonsense Plan for Lifelong Weight Control
Smart Golf: How to Simplify and Score Your
Mental Game
(With D. Owens)
Mind Matters: Seven Steps to Smarter Sport Performance
Weight Loss through Persistence:
Making Science Work for You
Helping Young Children Develop Social Skills
(With C. A. King)
Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
(With W. G. Johnson and P.M. Stalonas, Jr.)
Adjustment and Competence: Concepts and Applications
(With A. F. Grasha)
Psychology of Adjustment and Competence:
An Applied Approach
(With A. F. Grasha)
DEDICATION
To the thousands of people who have embraced the Wellspring Plan, and especially to the parents who have trusted the author and other members of the staff of Wellsprings programs to help their overweight children, overweight teens, and themselves make radical changes in their lives; we honor that trust and aspire to earn it every day.
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The Wellspring Plan: 8 Steps to Success
THIS BOOK WILL DO TWO THINGS for you. First, you will learn about Wellsprings 3-1-8 Plan and how it can help you live a healthier and better life. Second, you will increase your motivation to succeed because of the surprising simplicity of the approach, the compelling nature of the evidence that supports it, and the convincing stories of those who have used it to make dramatic changes in their lives.
This chapter will introduce you to the 3-1-8 Wellspring Plan. This approach has led thousands of your fellow weight controllers, including me, to safe and permanent weight loss. You will find that the Wellspring Plan encourages you to find foods you love that love you back (without feeling hungry) and ways of increasing your everyday movement (without training for a marathon)plus, youll do this with more comfort, satisfaction, and success than you ever could have imagined. The