The Appetite Solution: Lose Weight Effortlessly and Never be Hungry Again

If cutting calories, following a healthy diet, and increasing exercise leave you hungry and nowhere near your weight-loss goal, you’re not to blame; it’s just biology. So says bariatric surgeon Colella, who’s helped thousands shed the pounds. Naming adaptive thermogenesis—a physiological response to eating less and moving more that triggers fat storage, muscle loss, and a sluggish metabolism—as the real culprit behind diet failure, Colella provides a solution to circumvent it: load up on protein, gradually slash simple sugars, and take a couple of weeks for diet adjustment before upping physical activity. The six-week, three-part plan includes detailed menus, grocery lists and recipes, illustrated exercises, and workout routines, and troubleshooting tips for sticking to the plan in restaurants, when traveling or visiting friends, and through stressful situations. Hyperbolic title aside, Colella’s book presents a sound program for long-term weight loss. Elizabeth Evans, the Jean Naggar Agency. (Apr.)