Down Size, Ted Spiker
Down Size, Ted Spiker
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Down Size
12 Truths for Turning Pants-Splitting Frustration into Pants-Fitting Success

Author: Ted Spiker

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/16/2014

Synopsis

Ted Spiker may be the coauthor of numerous bestselling diet and health books, but the man just can't resist a good burrito. Or a bad burrito. He has also eaten a seventy-six-ounce steak, asserted that his wife's post-pregnancy jeans were the best-fitting pants he ever wore, and was asked by his own childhood doctor if his "feminine shape" embarrassed him at the beach.

In Down Size, Ted reveals twelve truths about successful weight loss in areas such as temptation, frustration, nutrition, and inspiration. Combining science, personal stories, expert interviews, and advice, Down Size is an entertaining, field-tested, and research-based look at how men and women can finally find the body they want.

About Ted Spiker

Ted Spiker, a contributing editor to Men's Health magazine, is also a freelance writer who specializes in health and fitness writing. His work has been published in Outside, Fortune, Women's Health, Prevention, Runner's World, In Style, Cooking Light, Cosmopolitan, Adventure Sports, and many other publications. Ted is also coauthor of numerous books, including You: The Owner's Manual and The Abs Diet. A former articles editor of Men's Health, he was also editor and assistant editor of Delaware Today magazine. Ted is currently an associate professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of Florida, where he has been teaching since 2001. He has also taught at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and at the University of Delaware. He earned his master of science in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and his bachelor of arts in communication and English-journalism from the University of Delaware. He has won several teaching awards, and his paper on how magazine covers portrayed the events of September 11 was published in the Journal of Magazine and New Media Research.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on December 01, 2014

I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads. FTC guidelines: check! Ted Spiker, among the many hats that he wears, has co-authored the books You: On a Diet and blogs for Runners World. Of all the people on earth, one would think that he would have this dieting and exercise busin......more

Goodreads review by Amy L. on September 08, 2015

contains some fairly good non-judgmental advice, as long as you can get past the name dropping. The while story about playing basketball with Doctor Oz was completely distracting and would have had a greater impact without the mention of Big Names and court conditions.......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on January 06, 2015

I listened to the audio book version. I was really surprised at this book. I thought it would be kind of goofy weight loss/diet book....but it has some really solid ideas. Chapter 7 has some fantastic information about body image and the importance of "feel". I am now a fan of Doug Newburg, PhD. Some......more

Goodreads review by Clark on June 30, 2020

I really enjoy Ted Spiker's writing style and have gained a great deal from his articles and blog posts over the years. I purchased this book by and large because of his name recognition and, while I don't regret it, I wasn't exactly blown away either. Spiker is a famous big guy runner who has been......more

Goodreads review by Susan on March 04, 2015

This was entertaining and thought-provoking. I found myself nodding a lot over the things he's learned over the years about weight loss, exercise, motivation, health, and self image. He was almost too self-deprecating though. I'm not sure if he was trying to be humble or funny or what, but he made fa......more

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