Roth J D - The big fat truth : behind-the-scenes secrets to losing weight and gaining the inner strength to transform your life

Praise for The Big Fat Truth and JD Roth

To lose weight for good, you need to become a beasta beast who crushes your workouts, who can outsmart temptation, and who has shed the fat in your head. On The Biggest Loser, JD Roth was the guy who could wake the beast within anyone. With The Big Fat Truth, he can wake the weight-loss beast in you.

JILLIAN MICHAELS, The Biggest Loser

JD Roth has a passion for making this world a better place and a unique experience helping people change their interaction with food. His ideas are as originaland professionalas any I have heard on this important question. His views are inspiring, and they will help you lose weight forever.

T. COLIN CAMPBELL, PhD, bestselling author of The China Study

A lot of people who want to lose weight think food is the enemy. Ive devoted years to combating that mind-set, introducing America to real, healthy, comfort food. JD Roth will shatter it in minutesand show you how to slay the mental hang-ups that are the real enemy of lasting weight loss and absurdly good health and happiness.

ROCCO DISPIRITO, chef, TV host, and author of Now Eat This! and The Pound-a-Day Diet

JD is a reality engineer who possesses the gift to create the real we all want!

ASHTON KUTCHER

On camera, you see incredible stories of transformation... but off camera is where the magic happens. Yes, you need to diet and exercise to lose weight, but making the heart and mind connectionwith yourself and with othersis what will change your life forever. No one knows how to make that connection better than JD Roth.

CHRIS AND HEIDI POWELL, Extreme Weight Loss

I respect JD Roths total commitment and passion for helping people live their best life possible. Through his time with The Biggest Loser he learned it was not just about a physical transformation but an emotional shift that helped facilitate that external change. So whether you need to lose 10 pounds or 110 pounds, The Big Fat Truth will be a helpful resource of information and inspiration.

GABBY REECE, volleyball player, sports announcer, model, and author

JD Roth throws out a life line to those who want to lose weight. Hes a powerful compassionate ally whose tough love approach will absolutely help you shed extra pounds. The Big Fat Truth is your answer to a healthier, lighter you!

MING-NA WEN, actress and founder of WENever

JD Roth will cheer louder for you, fight harder for you and believe more in you than you may even do for yourself. [W]hile reading his book you will feel his inspiration, devotion, commitment, and passion to make our bodies less heavy and our hearts more full.

IDAN RAVIN, author of the nationally acclaimed The Hoops Whisperer and a world-renowned trainer who has worked with superstars such as Stephen Curry, James Harden, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony

JD Roth embodies empathy and compassion, two qualities that are exceptionally rare is this industry. His lessons and examples make this book a must-read.

TIM GUNN, Project Runway

This book isnt about weight loss; its about life gain. JD is the ultimate coach. He encourages, believes, motivates, and, above all, loves those who dont love themselves. Thank you, JD, for giving the best of yourself to help others.

CHARISSA THOMPSON, co-host on Fox NFL and Extra

I had the opportunity to work with JD for many years on The Biggest Loser . This is definitely a man that thinks outside the box. He is passionate about what he does and he believes with his whole heart that we all can and, more importantly, all deserve to live the life that we are meant to live.

BOB HARPER, The Biggest Loser

JDs unparalleled positive energy is contagious. He motivates and inspires even the most pessimistic, and has bottled his message of positivity in this book!

HARLEY PASTERNAK, MSc, New York Times bestselling author of The Body Reset Diet, 5-Factor Diet, and 5-Factor Fitness

Though the process of weight-loss is a complex one, and controversy may exist in the medical and nutritional worlds about how to best accomplish this goal, one thing is certain: it all starts with the mind-body connection. No one knows this better than JD Roth. If he could write a prescription for that, it would be inspiration: take one daily; repeat indefinitely!

JENNIFER L. ASHTON, MD, FACOG , ABC News Senior Medical Contributor on Good Morning America and co-host of The Doctors

JD has a way of finding the best in everyone. With his book, hell help you find the best in yourself!

DOLVETT QUINCE, The Biggest Loser

The information in this book should not be substituted for, or used to alter, medical therapy without your doctors advice. For a specific health problem, consult your physician for guidance.

This book is dedicated to all the people who quietly go about changing their lives for the better. They dont make excuses, they dont try fad diets, and they commit to keeping their promises. They tell themselves that they deserve a better life, then they go about making it happen. They are everyday people who were not happy with how they felt about themselves or how they looked in the mirror, and unlike most everyone else in the world, they did something about it.

These people are you . I salute your courage in taking on the challenge that lies ahead. And I know youre going to turn what once seemed impossible into your new happy place.

Its always too soon to quit.

I remember the day I first met JD Roth. It was the final casting week of Season 4 of the TV show Extreme Weight Loss, and JD was flying into Denver to inspire the potential new cast members as they prepared for their amazing challenge of losing a life-changing amount of weight in just 365 days. I have to admit I was a little nervous about this meeting and, frankly, very skeptical. Weight loss is my passionand my specialty. I have spent my career as an academic doctor and researcher studying body weight regulation and designing state-of-the-art interventions to help people lose weight and keep it off. Over the last 20 years, I have worked with Dr. James Hill to develop cutting-edge weight management programs, making the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center the preeminent place in the world to lose weight and transform your life.

While I was enthusiastic about the collaboration between our center and Extreme Weight Loss, I was unconvinced that JD, a very lean and fit executive TV producer, could possibly understand what it takes for severely obese, very out-of-shape individuals to achieve permanent weight loss. Obesity is a serious medical disease, and it deserves the very best evidence-based treatment. In the back of my mind I was preparing for what I might have to undo after he left to make sure we really got the cast off on the right path for success. To be honest, I was ready for damage control.

To my very relieved and pleasant surprise, JD ended up teaching me a lot about what is really important for effective weight loss. He absolutely does know what it takes to be successful in long-term weight loss. I am happy to report that over the next two years we partnered very productively with JD and Extreme Weight Loss . JDs famous casting pep talk is one of my favorites. It is totally aligned with the ways we think about transformative weight loss at our center, and I admit Ive borrowed many of his inspirational stories and mantras to motivate some of my toughest patients.