Conference rocks::weight_control

24.0. "The Rice Diet Report" by SUPER::HENDRICKS () Thu Apr 30 1987 05:43

    I picked up a book called The Rice Diet Report by Judy Moscovitz
    the other day.  I have a rice diet of my own design which I have
    used with good results, so I wanted to read about hers.
    
    The book is about a diet doctor in Durham, NC, and his famous
    diet which he has been promoting for over 50 years.  He has a place
    called "The Rice House" where people can go participate in a
    residential program for as long as it takes.  
    
    I don't want to do the exact diet in the book, since I don't
    particularly like fruit, and that is a feature.  But I found the
    book itself to be very helpful and encouraging.  Judy Moscovitz
    writes well, and in writing about a particular diet, she has brought
    up a number of points which would be applicable to any diet.
    
    I have been keeping the book on my bedside table and reading for
    inspiration.
    
    One thing I especially like is her views on cheating:  everyone
    will do it sometime, sooner or later.  She discusses how to do it
    without trashing yourself permanently, and better yet, how to think
    about doing it without guilt.  Some of the other books take the
    view "...and you will never want or need to cheat again on this
    diet!" and usually lose me right there.
    
    She has some good stories about growing up fat which made her book
    very credible for me.