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Dieting Causes Brain Damage: How to Lose Weight without Losing Your Mind
"When you start a diet, the first thing you lose is your mind."—Bradley Trevor Greive
With his trademark wit and humorous animal photographs, BTG explains that the true motivation for losing excess weight and keeping it off is purely to enjoy a better quality of life, to get the most out of our brief time on this earth.
Dieting Causes Brain Damage identifies the most common causes of weight gain as well as the perils of extreme dieting, suggesting that the number-one lesson is to "Keep your mouth shut." This reduces the number of calories consumed and stops you from constantly whining and making excuses about your appearance.
You don't need a PhD., millions of dollars, plastic surgery, a library of fad diet books, or a Day-Glo Lycra bodysuit to get into shape. Eating well, enjoying quality sleep, and getting a little exercise is the key to weight loss and personal health and fitness.
This wonderful gift book is for anyone who would like to be in better shape and could use a few laughs along the way—a uniquely refreshing guide to looking, feeling, and living well that is free from false promises, tasteless recipes, and leg warmers.
With his trademark wit and humorous animal photographs, BTG explains that the true motivation for losing excess weight and keeping it off is purely to enjoy a better quality of life, to get the most out of our brief time on this earth.
Dieting Causes Brain Damage identifies the most common causes of weight gain as well as the perils of extreme dieting, suggesting that the number-one lesson is to "Keep your mouth shut." This reduces the number of calories consumed and stops you from constantly whining and making excuses about your appearance.
You don't need a PhD., millions of dollars, plastic surgery, a library of fad diet books, or a Day-Glo Lycra bodysuit to get into shape. Eating well, enjoying quality sleep, and getting a little exercise is the key to weight loss and personal health and fitness.
This wonderful gift book is for anyone who would like to be in better shape and could use a few laughs along the way—a uniquely refreshing guide to looking, feeling, and living well that is free from false promises, tasteless recipes, and leg warmers.
- GenresHumor
144 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 2006
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About the author
Bradley Trevor Greive
52 books94 followersBradley Trevor Greive (BTG) is one of Australia's most prolific and successful authors. He has written 20 books which have been translated into 27 different languages, and have been sold in 115 different countries. Several of which have appeared in the New York Times bestseller list. Greive's work has won multiple awards worldwide and has sold more than 20 million copies. He lives mostly in Tasmania, Australia.
Greive rose to prominence as an author in 2000 with the release of his hugely successful Blue Day Book, a collection of amusing animal photos and inspirational text designed to "lift the spirits of anyone who has got the blues." Since then he has published in excess of 20 books and has won numerous awards for his work, including the ABA Book of the Year Award (2000), the APA Best Designed Children’s Non-fiction Book Award (2003) and numerous #1 placings in bestseller lists across the world. Greive's work has been published on 6 continents and has sold in excess of 20 million copies to date.
Greive rose to prominence as an author in 2000 with the release of his hugely successful Blue Day Book, a collection of amusing animal photos and inspirational text designed to "lift the spirits of anyone who has got the blues." Since then he has published in excess of 20 books and has won numerous awards for his work, including the ABA Book of the Year Award (2000), the APA Best Designed Children’s Non-fiction Book Award (2003) and numerous #1 placings in bestseller lists across the world. Greive's work has been published on 6 continents and has sold in excess of 20 million copies to date.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
June 7, 2009
I'm not really sure what I was expecting when I picked this book up at the garage sale, but I'm glad I picked it up. It is, surprisingly, a book full of good, sound advise for losing weight. It's gimmick is that, on every page, it also has a humourous or adorable picture of an animal that applies to the text on that page. It made reading the book friendlier and more fun. It was a quick but worthy read.
May 14, 2021
Reading body-positive books can sometimes be cringe and boring, but this is one that I love. I love the collection of amusing animal photos. It was funny but also promoted a really healthy attitude to weight loss and body image.
February 27, 2020
Cute book with adorable pictures and funny diet tips
January 20, 2023
What a gem of a book. Grateful for my coworker who pulled it off the shelves and handed it to me to read.
February 14, 2016
Silly book. I got this as a gift from someone who knew how much I love the world of animals and photography. Some of the comments are priceless, but the pictures are where the gold is. Take a look!
December 7, 2007
Someone handed this to me at work today. Very cute.
May 21, 2011
I love all the pictures.
October 19, 2013
I love these picture story books. Regardless of the topic I find all the pictures and the story underneath them to be adorable.
October 20, 2013
Love the use of pictures in these books.
August 11, 2015
Cute book with cute pictures but I didn't exactly "learn" anything. It was slightly motivational and the animals pictures made it worth while.
January 1, 2016
Squirrel! Wombat! Meerkat! Roo! And some dieting advice that's okay, I guess.
November 18, 2016
Perfect and spot on!!!
November 24, 2013
Enjoyed the fantastic photos of animals whose expressions and captions made me laugh out loud.
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