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This is a cookbook that reaches far beyond listing ingredients and directions. It actually trains you how to divide your plate into perfect portions for your body and weight loss plan, spy hidden calories on the shelves at grocery stores, and equip yourself with the fundamental 400 Calorie Fix knowledge needed to maintain healthy eating habits and a healthy lifestyle.Even if you're on a tight schedule, you'll be able to find quick menu items such as:• A breakfast of Crêpes with Strawberries, Bananas, and Nutella or Mexican Eggs Benedict• Delectable lunchtime dishes like Turkey Chili Verde or Thai Beef Salad• Exquisite entrées such as Steamed Mussels with White Wine and Garlic, Shrimp Arrabbiata, or Golden Roast Chicken with Lemon, Garlic, and RosemaryGet control of your calorie intake and get control of your life with the help of the 400 Calorie Fix Cook-book!'Treat others the way you want to be treated'has always been the golden rule—a philosophy that should apply to your body, too! So treat it nicely and keep all of your meals at about 400 calories, and a happy, healthy weight is yours. Together with registered dietitian Mindy Hermann, coauthor of the bestselling Flat Belly Diet! series, Liz Vaccariello has come up with this super simple-to-follow weight loss plan that helps you eat satisfying—though smart—meals whenever you want and wherever you are.'I never really felt like I was on a diet. I always felt satisfied, and it didn't feel like I was making too many sacrifices.'—Sandi Hill, who lost 11 pounds in 2 weeksWhether you are pinched for time or you have all the time in the world and want to create a flavor-ful feast for your family, the 400 Calorie Fix Cookbook will guide you in making all of the most nutri-tious and delicious decisions. From the Persian Herb Omelet to the Sicilian Pizza'Squares,'you'll learn what proteins are best served with what fruits and veggies or good-for-you fats, and you'll turn your kitchen into a five-star restaurant. Before you know it, you'll not only have mastered the recipes in this book, but will have discovered the best way to mix and match them in a way that works for you, your body, and your tastebuds!'I know I'm moving in the right direction; I'm so much more motivated now to get healthier, both for myself and my family.'—Janet Sartorius, who lost 10 1/4 pounds in 2 weeksBest of all, the 400 Calorie Fix Cookbook lets you have your cake and eat it, too, as long as you follow the savory dessert recipes outlined in these pages. From Frozen Whoopie Pies to Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti, there's something for everyone's sweet tooth to top off a day's worth of other delicious 400-calorie fixes.'I have a much greater sense of control, and it's spilling into other areas of my life—work, home. I feel like I can do almost anything now!'—Melody Rubie, who lost 5 pounds in 2 weeksArmed with this cookbook, you'll be able to sharpen your 400 Calorie Lens, with easy visual cues and shortcuts to spot calories in the kitchen and grocery store, create customized 400-calorie meals, and jump-start a healthy-eating lifestyle! So what're you waiting for?

Begin losing 5, 10, or 20+ pounds in 4, 6, or 8 weeks! Matt Fitzgerald's Racing Weight Quick Start Guide applies all the principles of his best-selling book Racing Weight in a detailed set of weight-loss training plans. You will devote 4 to 8 weeks to starting a weight loss of 5, 10, or 20+ pounds. Lose weight quickly by following a schedule of high-intensity workouts and strength training as well as a menu of calorie-restricted, high-protein meals and snacks. Low-volume and high-volume plans make it possible for cyclists, runners, and triathletes with a wide range of experience to maintain their training levels. Replace fat with muscle while keeping your appetite in check.Once you've hit your quick start weight-loss goals, you will continue drop ­ping unwanted pounds using the proven strategies of the Racing Weight program. Zero in on your racing weight through improved diet quality, bal ­anced macronutrient levels, proper timing of meals and snacks, appetite management, and training for lean body composition.The Racing Weight Quick Start Guide will accelerate your season goals so you'll be racing leaner and faster than ever before.

'...a simple plan... yielding easy ways to of eating that let (anyone) make peace with carbs and melt fat in the process.'-First for WomenFitness and diet expert Robert Ferguson offers a weight-loss program that shifts fat storing to fat burning. Ferguson's plan teaches readers how to customize their meals to include fast and slow carbs, protein and fat, and get immediate and sustainable results. This 21-day Mindset Makeover includes: A guide to eliminate wrong-headed diet mindsets Daily prompts to sustain the plan Nutrition and exercise tips Simple recipes to create fat-burning meals Advice for shopping and eating-out

New York Times bestselling author Marla Heller shares a revolutionary new DASH diet plan, proven to boost weight loss and lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels through 28 days of healthy meal plans. Finally, the #1 ranked Dash diet is popularized and user-friendly. Unlike any diet before it, DASH, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, came out of groundbreaking NIH-funded research. Now, Marla Heller, MS, RD, who was trained by one of the primary architects of the DASH diet and is herself the leading dietician putting DASH into action for over ten years, shares the secret to making the diet easy and accessible, in The Dash Diet Action Plan. Rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat and nonfat dairy, lean meats, fish, beans, and nuts, Dash is grounded in healthy eating principles that lower blood pressure; reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer; and support reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. No diet has a medical pedigree like DASH, and this book is a simple, actionable plan that can fit seamlessly into everyone's life and lifestyle. It includes:28 days of meal plans at different calorie ranges Simple tools to help you personalize a Dash Diet Action Plan for guaranteed success DASH-friendly recipes and shopping lists Tips for eating on-the-run Advice on healthy weight loss and exercise for every lifestyle. Now, you can revolutionize your health and change your life-without medication.

Provides basic consumer health information about nutrition through the lifespan including facts about dietary guidelines and eating plans, weight control, and related medical concerns. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.

It's a fact: the low–carb craze is everywhere. Another fact: two–thirds of Americans are still overweight and no one is getting thinner. Although low–carb diets produce short term weight loss, the results are not sustainable in the long term. Dieticians, fitness experts, and medical publications are slowly awakening to the fact that the low–carb diet isn't the answer to weight loss nor a solution to the obesity epidemic. What is the solution? Jorge Cruise's THE 3–HOUR DIET reveals that timing is the revolutionary weight loss element that has been kept secret until now. By eating small, balanced meals every three hours you reset your body's metabolism and achieve amazing results. Eating every three hours turns off your'starvation protection mechanism'ensuring that fat is released and fat–burning muscle preserved. So get ready to lose 2 pounds each week! All with no calorie counting, no starvation, and no deprivation. Bottom line, timing will sculpt your body slim. With his now trademark easy–to–follow instructions, accessibility, and client success stories, Jorge Cruise's THE 3–HOUR DIET is a fluid combination of proven success and categorical innovation. Weight loss has never been easier!

In the aisles of the grocery store, the menus of chain restaurants, even in one's own refrigerator, confusion about how to eat right reigns: Is low-carb good or is carbo-loading the better way to go? Fat-free or sugar-free? And when did those dreaded eggs become a health food? Americans are hungrier than ever for clear-cut answers to their most perplexing food questions, but a private nutritionist or a membership in a diet club are expensive luxuries. What you really need is an authoritative, encyclopedic source at your fingertips. The Men's Health Big Book of Nutrition is the ultimate guide to shopping, dining, and cooking for bigger flavor-and a leaner body. It answers the ongoing demand for definitive information about the food we eat and taps into a readership hungry for final-word answers. Filled with easy-to-swallow eating strategies--and backed by groundbreaking studies and interviews with the world's most authoritative nutrition researchers--The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition will help you discover just how easy it is to unlock the power of food and stay healthy for life.

From the team that brought you the New York Times bestseller The SparkThis practical yet inspirational guide, which is based on the same easy, real-world principles as the SparkPeople program, takes the guesswork out of making delicious, healthy meals and losing weight-once and for all. Award-winning chef Meg Galvin and SparkRecipes editor Stepfanie Romine have paired up to create this collection of more than 160 satisfying, sustaining, and stress-free recipes that streamline your healthy-eating efforts. With a focus on real food, generous portions, and great flavor, these recipes are not part of a fad diet. They aren't about spending money on obscure ingredients, eliminating key components of a balanced diet, or slaving away for hours at the stove. They are about making smart choices and eating food you love to eat. But this is more than just a collection of recipes—it's an education. The SparkPeople philosophy has always been about encouraging people to achieve personal goals with the help and support of others. And this cookbook works in the just the same way. Along with the recipes, you'll find step-by-step how-tos about the healthiest, most taste-enhancing cooking techniques; lists of kitchen essentials; and simple ingredient swaps that maximize flavor, while cutting fat and calories, plus you'll read motivational SparkPeople success stories from real members who have used these recipes as part of their life-changing transformations. In addition, you'll find: • Results from the SparkPeople'Ditch the Diet'Taste Test, which proves that you don't have to eat tasteless food to lose weight. • 150 meal ideas and recipes that take 30 minutes or less to prepare—plus dozens of other meals for days when you have more time. • Two weeks of meal plans that include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.So whether you're a novice taking the first steps to improve your health or a seasoned cook just looking for new, healthy recipes to add to your repertoire, this cookbook is for you. Learn to love your food, lose the weight, and ditch the diet forever!

Dr.Stutman's new book, The Case of the Unwanted Pounds, presents a series of diet and fitness clues that solve the mystery of how to lose weight quickly and permanently, and how to achieve maximum cardiovascular fitness.These clues also show you how to strengthen your muscles and bones, while shaping your body.In addition, this plan helps you to live longer by reducing the incidence of heart disease, strokes,and certain forms of cancer. In this unique mystery,Detective Adam Walker discover the clues to permanent weight-loss and complete cardiovascular fitness. He shows you how to slim down, shape up and look younger in only 21 days, and finally lose those unwanted pounds.

The international bestseller that offers a low carb lifestyle that's more flexible, more effective, and easier to maintain than ever before—this solid research-based diet promises and delivers success!Think you know the Atkins Diet? Think again. This completely updated, easier-than-ever version of the scientifically-proven Atkins diet has helped millions of people around the world lose weight—and maintain that weight loss for life. The New Atkins is... Powerful: Learn how to eat the wholesome foods that will turn your body into an amazing fat-burning machine. Easy: The updated and simplified program was created with you and your goals in mind. Healthy: Atkins is about eating delicious and healthy food—a variety of protein, leafy greens, and other vegetables, nuts, fruits, and whole grains. Flexible: Perfect for busy lifestyles: you can stick with Atkins at work, at home, on vacation, when you're eating out—wherever you are. Backed by Science: More than 50 studies support the low-carb science behind Atkins. But Atkins is more than just a diet. This healthy lifestyle focuses on maintenance from Day 1, ensuring that you'll not only take the weight off—you'll keep it off for good. Featuring inspiring success stories, all-new recipes, and 24 weeks'worth of meal plans, The New Atkins for a New You offers the proven low-carb plan that has worked for millions, now totally updated and even easier than ever.

Dana Carpender's NEW Carb Counter is a completely revised and updated version of the bestselling Carb Gram Counter. It includes more than 100 pages of new content, including new and popular brand name products, fast food chains, and restaurants. Each entry contains the serving size amount, calories, total carbs, fiber, net carbs, protein, and fat in the food—making it the perfect reference tool for dieters of all kinds. Better still, any foods with less than five grams of net carbs are featured in bold, so low-carb dieters can easily see those foods that are best for them and their health.Also included are helpful low-carb eating tips, as well as great lists of low-carb snack, treat, and meal ideas, all from best-selling author and low-carb guru Dana Carpender.With Dana Carpender's NEW Carb Counter in your pocket or purse, everything you need to stay on track and at your healthiest is at your fingertips.

EAT RIGHT -- LIVE MUCH LONGER!Heart disease is the number-one killer of men and women in the United States. Yet, in many cases, this deadly condition is preventable. Simply by switching to a heart-healthy diet, the risk of heart disease can be significantly reduced... by as much as 70%!No longer will confusing, outdated information and misconceptions about what truly constitutes a heart-strengthening diet be an impediment to a healthy lifestyle.Foods That Combat Heart Disease breaks down all the research and presents the all-important findings in a clear and comprehensive format.This indispensable guidebook includes:An easy-to-use nutrition counter featuring more than 2,000 foods, highlighting their heart disease-fighting propertiesMenu plans and delicious, heart-friendly recipes for every meal of the dayThe latest facts and research presented in a readable and accessible languageInvaluable tips on how to get started today on your new, heart-healthy lifestyle!FOODS THAT COMBAT HEART DISEASEA fresh start to a healthier life!

BASED ON THE HIT SHOW AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS Each season on The Biggest Loser, America watches the contestants transform their bodies at the Ranch. But what you can't see on television is the even more incredible physical transformation that takes place on the inside, as Biggest Losers radically change their health and quality of life through diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes.The Biggest Loser: 6 Weeks to a Healthier You brings the Ranch into your home and gives you the same tools, medical advice, nutrition tips, and exercise instruction that the contestants receive there. In just 6 weeks, you can change your future and make strides toward preventing and reversing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. You'll also learn how to:• Boost your mood and brainpower with simple yoga poses and omega-3 rich foods like the Veggie Cheese Omelet and Mexican Turkey Burger.• Protect yourself from colds and flus by enhancing immunity with the power of vitamins A and C, found in the Southern Start breakfast and Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup.• Cut your cancer risk with strength training and the power antioxidants, like those in the Bye-Bye Blues Smoothie and Berrylicious Oatmeal.• Help prevent heart disease by getting plenty of aerobic exercise and trimming saturated fat from your diet with lean protein dishes like the Sweet Pepper Chicken Sandwich and Egg White Bites.With delicious recipes, easy-to-follow meal plans, and 6 weeks of exercises to get you moving, The Biggest Loser: 6 Weeks to a Healthier You helps you lose pounds—and gain a lifetime of good health.

Eat more, cheat more, and lose more with the NY Times bestselling program from fitness guru and star of the hit Bravo show Thintervention, Jackie Warner.'Being fat isn't your fault; staying fat is.'That's what Jackie Warner, America's favorite no-nonsense celebrity fitness trainer tells her own clients, and that's why no one delivers better results than Jackie does. Now for the first time, Jackie shares her revolutionary program, showing readers the best ways to drop pounds and inches fast, without grueling workouts or deprivation, and keep them off for good! Her two-tiered approach provides a complete nutritional makeover and a failure-proof condensed workout routine PLUS all the emotional support and encouragement you need to get to the finish line and beyond. With Jackie's core principles, you'll discover once and for all which behaviors are making you fat, and which can finally make you thin forever-and some may surprise you: ADD TO LOSE: In Jackie's 2-week jump start, no food is off-limits. You'll actually add food to your diet in order to lose weight. CHEATING IS ALLOWED: Eat clean for 5 days, and then indulge in whatever you want over the weekend! FAT IS NOT THE ENEMY: Fat doesn't make you fat; sugar does! Nothing you eat should contain over 9 grams of sugar SKIP THE CRUNCHES: They just build muscle under the fat. Discover the fastest way to burn calories, tone muscle, and spark your metabolism for rapid fat loss LESS (EXERCISE) IS MORE: Workouts shouldn't take over your day-give Jackie 20-minutes and you'll see results. Find out today why THIS IS WHY YOUR FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER) is your first and last stop on the way to the new fit and healthy you!

The latest research shows that controlling calories is consistently the most successful weight loss method. Of course, counting calories is nothing new. But only 15 percent of us know how many calories we should eat to maintain a healthy weight. Most of us don't know how many calories are in the foods we eat. And most of us don't really want to have to count calories.Now from Flat Belly Diet! author Liz Vaccariello comes 400 Calorie Fix, which makes it easy to spot and control calories. 400 Calorie Fix has no banned ingredients, no magic foods, and no complicated rules. You'll learn how to eat with the 400 calorie'lens'—the essential tool they need to assess portion sizes for all types of food at a glance.The book makes calorie control easy and delicious with 400 tasty 400-calorie recipes, quick-fix (nocook) meals, and options that make it easy to dine out, whether you're chowing down on a fast- food burger or hosting a family cookout.

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A follow up to the best-selling original, this second volume of Comfort Food Diet Cookbook offers 416 new family friendly recipes for hearty all-time favorites with fewer calories than expected. In addition to hundreds of recipes, the book consists of testimonials and photos from actual dieters, a six-week meal plan, notes on exercise, tips on making healthy food choices, and more. Realistic portions combined with exceptional taste put pleasure back in healthy eating without sacrificing quality or satisfaction. After all, the Comfort Food Diet is about what people can eat, not what they have to give up.

A lively cultural history of the American weight loss industry that explores the origins of our obsession with dietingAs a nation battling an obesity epidemic, we spend more than $35 billion annually on diets and diet regimens. Our weight is making us sick, unhappy, and bigger than ever, and we are willing to hand over our hard-earned money to fix the problem. But most people don't know that the diet industry started cashing in long before the advent of the Whopper.The Hundred Year Diet is the story of America's preoccupation with diet, deprivation, and weight loss. From the groundbreaking measurement of the calorie to World War I voluntary rationing to the Atkins craze, Susan Yager traces our relationship with food, weight, culture, science, and religion. She reveals that long before America became a Fast Food Nation or even a Weight Loss Nation, it was an Ascetic Nation, valuing convenience over culinary delight.Learn how one of the best-fed countries in the world developed some of the worst nutritional habits, and why the respect for food evident in other nations is lacking in America. Filled with food history, cultural trivia, and unforgettable personalities, The Hundred Year Diet sheds new light on an overlooked piece of our weight loss puzzle: its origins.

If you're contemplating weight loss surgery (WLS), then you probably already know that the truly hard work will begin after the operation. That is when you have to deal with the emotions that come after WLS, getting enough exercise to keep off the weight, and eating the correct portions of nutritious, low-fat foods. Luckily, The Everything Post Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook can guide you through it all--from watching for medical complications and changing your wardrobe to whipping up delicious meals. Inside you'll find 150 tempting recipes like:Very Berry SmoothieBBQ Pulled ChickenTequila Lime London BroilCreamy White Chicken ChiliItalian CheesecakeSeared Scallops with Apricot Orzo Salad In this helpful manual, surgical nurse Jennifer Whitlock Heisler presents you with all the facts you need to recover from WLS the healthy way. Whether you're questioning what comes next or dealing firsthand with complications, you'll find comfort and practical advice in this one-stop resource.

With this Revised and Updated Edition of Let's Do Lunch, you eat until full in all the food groups, including all you want of unprocessed starchy carbs, the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, lean red meat, corn thins, cheese, healthy fats, veggies, whole-grain cereals and crispbreads, dark brown and wild rice, snacks, dressings, condiments, and sauces. But because these foods stabilize your blood sugar, your body forces you to become less and less hungry with each passing day. Thus, you begin to eat less and less, consume fewer and fewer calories, and lose all the weight you want.In Let's Do Lunch, Roger Troy reveals:Eat until full whenever you are hungry, no matter how often that is and no matter how many calories you consume (even if you start by eating 10,000 calories a day)–thus eliminating your hunger cravings.Your body can't tell the difference between starchy carbs, so when you eat the Let's Do Lunch starchy carbs, it eliminates your cravings for the fattening starchy carbs.Your body can't tell the difference between sugars, so when you eat the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, it eliminates your cravings for all the foods made with fattening sugar in them.

Based on the latest fitness research, this tried and tested program blasts pounds and inches, increasing strength, energy, and confidence—in just 14 days!This book is the fire-starter to get back on track to a sleeker, healthier body. Based on the most up-to-date and authoritative research about interval walking and circuit training, the 2-Week Total Body Turnaround will help you:• rev up your metabolism• lose up to 12 pounds and 221⁄4 inches in 2 weeks• send your energy levels soaringFeaturing step-by-step, day-by-day directions showing easy exercises to do and delicious foods to eat, the plan is easily customizable for any fitness level, from beginners who need an easy place to start to experienced exercisers who want to revitalize tired routines and break through plateaus. With measurable results in just 14 days, the plan is perfect for people who want to lose weight for a special event, but is also adaptable for continued success.

From one of the nation's leading weight-loss specialists, the diet and nutrition expert from the Today show and iVillage.com?tools that really work to lose weight and keep it offAs a clinician, researcher, and media expert, Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom knows how you can lose weight. Her toolbox approach to weight loss is different from standard one-size-fits-all programs because you don't need to adapt to the plan; this plan adapts to you. It introduces you to the four types of tools that must work together for effective weight loss: eating, activity, behavior, and medical/biological. Do you overeat from stress or boredom? Do you like to exercise alone or with a group? The answers to these questions and others will unlock the unique weight-loss toolkit that's right for you. With some honest self-evaluation, you'll be able to explore and compare all of the options for weight loss in a single book. The right combination of tools, hand-picked by you, will support your weight loss and, later, weight stability over the long haul.Helps you develop your own unique path to weight loss?not a one-size-fits-all approachAddresses the four key areas for successful weight loss: eating, activity, behavior, and medical/biologyIncludes self-assessment quizzes and mini-tools to put into action right awayShows you how to keep going through plateaus and how to overcome obstaclesFernstrom guides you through each step of your weight-loss journey to help you make and keep a personal connection and commitment to your goals as you work to achieve them?your way.

Over the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser, you've watched as contestants shed pounds, got healthy, and dramatically changed their lives for the better. In fact, you may have been so inspired by the show's remarkable success stories that you've considered embarking on your own weight loss journey. If you're looking to get healthy now, there's good news: You don't have to spend time at the ranch to benefit from The Biggest Loser magic. The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start brings all of the secrets of the ranch right into your own home. The Biggest Loser experts—the same ones who advise the contestants—are here to walk you through a 30-day plan that will kick off your weight loss and help you build new, healthy habits. In this book you'll find easy-to-follow menus, recipes, exercise plans, and motivation for each day of the week. You'll also find helpful tips and advice from past Biggest Losers who have been in your shoes, including the nine contestants from Season 7 who left the ranch early to follow this very plan at home. So far, the Biggest Losers have lost more than a combined 10,000 pounds. But for each of them, the journey started with a commitment: to health, to weight loss, and to themselves. The first steps toward a healthier future are in this book—what are you waiting for? Make the commitment, take the leap—and begin your 30 day jump start today!

Revised and updated: An inspirational guide to conquering cravings, choosing foods wisely, and eating your way to fitness. This groundbreaking approach to health and weight control encourages you to eat until full in all the food groups, including all you want of unprocessed starchy carbs, the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, lean red meat, corn thins, cheese, healthy fats, veggies, whole-grain cereals and crispbreads, dark brown and wild rice, snacks, dressings, condiments, and sauces. Because these foods stabilize your blood sugar, your body forces you to become less and less hungry with each passing day. Thus, you begin to eat less and less, consume fewer and fewer calories, and lose all the weight you want.Eat until full whenever you are hungry, no matter how often that is and no matter how many calories you consume (even if you start by eating 10,000 calories a day)—thus eliminating your hunger cravings. Your body can't tell the difference between starchy carbs, so when you eat the healthy starchy carbs, it eliminates your cravings for the fattening starchy carbs. Your body can't tell the difference between sugars, so when you eat the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, it eliminates your cravings for all the foods made with fattening added sugar in them. From an author who lost 230 pounds with the help of God and a commitment to overcome his morbid obesity through trial and error, this is a new way of thinking about what, and how much, we eat.Includes recipes.

Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook presents a common-sense approach to healthy living and dieting by focusing on what people can eat, not what they have to give up. With the help of provided calorie counts, readers can plan their day and feel confident knowing they're within the desired calorie range for weight loss. All recipes come from real home cooks and combine realistic portions with exceptional taste-and all have been approved by the nutritionist on the Taste of Home staff. In addition to hundreds of satisfying recipes, this book contains: -A four-week meal plan that covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks, and beverages -Nutrition facts and calories, including diabetic exchanges -Notes on exercise and portion control -A code to access a special gated website, which contains additional meal plans, healthy tips, and online community support -Testimonials and photos from actual dieters -A free year subscription to Taste of Home Healthy Cooking magazine -Tips on dining out Readers will also find a number of'free foods'with low calories for guilt-free snacking and a clip-and-keep calorie guide they can remove from the book to carry on the go for use in restaurants. Put the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook's meals on your menu, and you'll be putting the pleasure back in healthy eating.

Get the body you've always wanted in six weeksCheerleaders are the ultimate symbol of youth, beauty, strength and sex appeal—what woman wouldn't want to look like one? Get the body of your dreams—no gimmicks, no starvation, and no props. Former NFL cheerleader and fitness expert Lindsay Brin has been helping women achieve healthier minds and bodies for over fifteen years. Using her comprehensive six-week plan, any woman can achieve their ideal weight, whether it's a busy mother of three eager to get her body back, a twenty-something woman just getting started on a fitness program, or an avid exerciser interested in trying something new. Loaded with valuable tips and tools to keep you looking and feeling great: • An effective combination of strength training, yoga, and cardio • Custom tweny-five minute workouts-perfect for women on the go • Nutrition advice to help you manage your metabolism • Beauty tips and advice from other NFL cheerleaders

Obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer—all diseases that have been scientifically linked to diet—are at an all-time high, and the recent popularity of low-carb, high-fat diets has only made things worse. But there's a way that's been successful for millions of people for thousands of years: the Mediterranean diet. In The Miami Mediterranean Diet, noted Miami cardiologist Michael Ozner updates the traditional Mediterranean diet—clinically proven to reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer and numerous other diseases—with the latest scientific findings in health and nutrition to create a diet that's easy to follow. With more than 300 delicious recipes, from soups to omelets, from salads to desserts, as well as an abundance of evidence supporting the Mediterranean diet's incredible health benefits, The Miami Mediterranean Diet shows you how and why to change your life for a longer, healthier, happier life.

Atkins, the Zone, the South Beach Diet, good carbs, bad carbs, the liquid diet--anyone with a serious weight problem has probably tried (and failed) to use one of these diets to lose weight. And it's not their fault. Everyone has a unique body type and corresponding metabolism, and because we are all different, there is no one'miracle diet'for everybody. Dr. Scott Rigden has twenty years of experience as a weight loss specialist in Arizona where he also runs a successful weight loss clinic. Over the years, he has discovered that people can be divided into five different metabolic types. Each type has a corresponding plan of specific dietary and lifestyle habits that make weight loss work.The author provides quizzes and questionnaires that help readers determine their metabolic type. In each chapter devoted to that type, he gives dietary, exercise, supplement and medicine advice complete with glossaries and case studies. He also includes a chapter on emotional eating and one on how to prepare mentally for weight loss and recipes.Find out why you can't lose weight using conventional diets and, using the guidelines in this book, jump-start your metabolism and experience safe, permanent weight loss

For every Skinny Bitch, there's a kick-ass man just as eager to take control of his weight and health. The New York Times bestselling authors now share their tips for turning Dad bods into Skinny Bastards. What's good for the bitch is good for the bastard. Hundreds of thousands of women have been inspired to'use their head'and get real about the food they eat after reading the best-selling manifesto Skinny Bitch. But it turns out some men have been reading over their girlfriends'shoulders. Professional athletes such as Milwaukee Brewers'Prince Fielder and the Dallas Mavericks'Jerry Stackhouse have adopted a whole new eating plan because of the book. Now authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin think it's time for the guys to have a book of their own. In Skinny Bastard, they'll explain why the macho'meat and potatoes'diet is total crap, why having a gut is un-cool (and a turn-off), and how to get buff on the right foods. Eating well shouldn't be a'girlie'thing-and the Bitches will whip any man into shape with their straight-talk, sound guidance, and locker room language.

Essential info for the quarter million people a year adjusting to life after weight loss surgery... With an increasing array of weight-loss procedures to choose from, more and more are opting for it. But once patients return home, they need guidance for keeping the weight off, while nourishing themselves. Included here are the challenges they face, how to overcome them, meal plans, and 150 recipes tailored for them.

Join the million-plus people who have found the answer to losing their belly fat while eating satisfying and delicious foods. With the Flat Belly Diet! you can: - Lose inches in just 4 days- Drop up to 15 pounds in 32 days- Boost your energy as the weight falls off! Prevention, America's most trusted healthy-living magazine, presents the New York Times-bestseller Flat Belly Diet in paperback--now with a new foreword by Dr. David L. Katz describing new research about the many health and weight loss benefits of this amazing eating plan. Enjoy delicious dishes such as Seared Wild Salmon with Mango Salsa, Slow Cooker Chili, and Pumpkin-Maple Cheesecake--and you will lose belly inches and greatly enhance your likelihood of living a longer and healthier life.

Men's Health has found the secret to weight loss. It's not some new exercise contraption or magic pill or trendy fad diet. The secret to quick and permanent weight loss comes from real people just like you, who have lost 25, 50, 100, and even 150 pounds! Now, for the first time, the six weight-loss strategies that more than 300,000 men and women in the Belly Off! Club have used to get back in shape have been compiled in this ground-breaking new book! When Men's Health launched the Belly Off! Club in 2001, it quickly grew into the most popular destination on the magazine's web site. Then the concept migrated to Women's Health magazine, and now, all told, more than 300,000 men and women have lost nearly 2 million pounds! In just days, you can be on your way to a flat belly and a leaner, stronger, healthier body. In the Belly Off! Diet, you'll discover: -A proven 7-day quick-start that guarantees you will see results within just days -A no-gym fitness plan starting that starts with a fat-frying bodyweight-only workout and then progresses to a more advanced a muscle-building dumbbell workout -A month's worth of shopping lists and recipes for tasty meals that will take the guesswork out of eating to lose weight -A comprehensive maintenance plan to help you stay on track once you've reached your weight-loss goalsWith success stories from Belly-Off Club members and hundreds of quick tips for supercharging meals and workouts throughout, The Belly Off! Diet gives you the tools and the motivation to take YOUR belly off and keep it off—for life!

“Finally a diet-lifestyle that links the secret of real beauty with naturally delicious foods!”—Frédéric FekkaiNatalia Rose, a leading nutritionist and authority on cleansing diets, reveals a gentle and uniquely effective 28-day detox plan designed specifically for adult women. Detox 4 Women offers a revolutionary, foolproof, four-week transformation plan that allows women to eat what other detox plans do not, including cooked foods, some meats and cheese, butter, and chocolate. The author of The Raw Food Detox Diet takes health and weight loss one step further with Detox 4 Women

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It's time to start listening to Your Inner Skinny Losing weight isn't just about shedding pounds. The reality is you're battling obstacles way fatter than fat, stronger than muscle, and heavier than any other part of your body. You're up against roadblocks including low energy, little time, and the roaring, disorienting noise of countless diets telling you a thousand different things.Your inner skinny is the voice that cuts through the noise and ignores the nonsense. It's the voice that says it's not about low-carb, no-carb, low-fat gimmicks. It's the voice that tells you that dieting, while no doubt challenging, is simpler than you think. And with Your Inner Skinny, nutrition and health expert Joy Bauer helps you channel that voice into four productive, detailed steps: releasing your negative eating habits, relearning how to reprogram your appetite, reshaping your body into the one that you want, and revealing your success to the world.It's a diet plan that really works, with dozens of delicious recipes, lots of easy exercises, and a whole new you, waiting to be revealed!Your inner skinny will not be ignored! You are going to look and feel beautiful in a whole new way.This book was published in hardcover as Joy's Life Diet

“Two of the most-respected and best-liked people in bicycle racing have collaborated on this easy-to-follow, sensible guide to a healthier life.” —Samuel Abt, author of Up the RoadAre you weary of cookie-cutter fitness plans devoid of anything you can actually use? Or programs promising great abs by Monday?Eric Heiden, MD, and Massimo Testa, MD, are renowned physicians who've spent their lives facing every conceivable exercise problem, helping both elite athletes and people who want to finish a 5K or achieve lower blood pressure.Part I of this book is a treasure trove filled with everything everyone should know about fitness but that even the best athletes do not, including how to start (or restart) an exercise regimen; eat before, during, and after a workout; lose weight while getting fit; treat aches and pains; diagnose fatigue; harness your thoughts; and select the activities best suited to you. Part II unveils a twelve-week fitness program, tailored to your needs, which will optimize your time, efforts, and results.Faster, Better, Stronger, named one of the top ten books of the year by Disaboom.com, is highly inspiring and fun to read, with stories from Dr. Heiden at the Olympics and from Dr. Testa about helping the world's top cyclists as well as elderly and obese patients.Doctors rarely make guarantees, but Dr. Heiden and Dr. Testa are willing to guarantee this: Everyone can get better. Including you.“I have always been amazed by Eric's intensity, fitness, and drive and now he has got it all in a book so that everyone can reach their fitness goals. Well done!” —John McEnroe

Drs. Rachael and Richard Heller turned the diet world upside down with the spectacular success of the Carbohydrate Addict's books. The Stress-Eating Cure marshalls 10 years of cutting-edge research to reveal that carb addiction was just the tip of the iceberg. The Hellers offer a struggle-free solution to stress eating, for life. You will:• discover that stress eating is a not a matter of willpower, it's a matter of biology• experience the power of a big balanced breakfast to restore stress hormones to ideal levels• enjoy the foods you love every day without counting, measuring, or limiting portions• break free of cravings and hunger in 3 days• lose weight without stalling at weight-loss plateausThe Step-By-Step Plan and the Quick-Start Plan make it easy to get hormones back in balance. More than 50 satisfying comfort food and balancing food recipes get you started on your way to struggle-free weight loss for life.

Tried diet after diet and still can't lose weight? It's time to call the expert. In The Skinny, Dr. Louis Aronne, America's top weight-loss specialist, shares the plan that has worked so well for his many patients. Through his friendly guidance, you'll finally learn how to:stop the weight-loss, weight-gain cyclelearn the strategy for feeling full with fewer calories teach your brain to stop craving foodlearn to put down your fork and automatically push away from the table—without counting a single calorielearn what common medications and medical conditions can make you gain weight lose the weight—even if nothing else has workedDr. Louis Aronne is the expert whom doctors refer their toughest cases to. For more than twenty years he's worked on the front lines of obesity research and treatment. The founder and director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program at New York–Presbyterian Hospital /Weill Cornell Medical Center, he has helped thousands of people achieve lasting weight loss. In The Skinny, Dr. Aronne shows you how to fix your internal biology by adjusting your eating and activity one step at a time. Including comprehensive menus, restaurant options for every type of food, a do-it-at-home strength plan and exercise plans, more than fifty low-calorie, high-satisfaction recipes, and extensive advice that helps you put the plan into practice, this is the only book you'll need to learn how to defeat your hunger and cravings, and make the changes to your biochemistry that will keep the weight off for good. Are you tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of the pain and discomfort of being overweight? Do you finally want to feel good about the body you're in? Is long-term weight loss as important to you as initial short-term loss? Then you're ready to commit to The Skinny.

Drop the weight and change your life with Jillian Michaels'Winning by Losing. The fitness expert on the smash hit NBC TV show “The Biggest Loser” and “Losing It,” Jillian offers her unique, comprehensive, no-nonsense health and fitness program that can help anyone lose unwanted pounds and keep them off. Losing never felt so good!

Ruby Gettinger, the endearing and beloved star of The Style Network's hit reality show Ruby, reveals the most private aspects of her life-altering journey to conquer morbid obesity and to attain health and happiness in this inspirational book based on her personal diaryFrom the debut of The Style Network's number one reality show Ruby, viewers fell in love with its sweet and spirited Southern star, and remain mesmerized by her public mission to overcome her inner conflicts and win her ongoing battle with weight.At her heaviest, Ruby weighed more than 700 pounds. Although she wasn't quite sure how she got to this point—or why—one thing was clear: it was killing her. Her doctor warned that her diabetes was raging out of control and that she could die at any moment. Vowing to change her life to save it, Ruby made a genuine commitment to uncover all of the underlying physical and psychological causes of her food addiction—an act of courage that has helped her lose nearly 400 pounds so far! To support her on this difficult path, Ruby has kept a journal of her experiences, including intimate reflections, surprising discoveries, and current fears, hopes, and dreams, many of which she shares here.Filled with honesty, optimism, and classic'Rubyisms'as well as revealing insights from her friends, family, and team of experts, Ruby's Diary is a remarkable record of one determined woman's complex challenges and her many laudable achievements. Ruby's perseverance is not only an example to all those battling their own weight and addiction issues, it is an example to all those grappling with personal obstacles of any kind. Anyone not in love with Ruby just hasn't met her yet!

With four decades of health and fitness expertise, world-famous Mackie Shilstone's book focuses on providing solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. This is a comprehensive guide for parents to gain control of their child's weght. It is the first book of its kind to offer specific strategies for eating healthily, getting fit, and increasing self-esteem targeted at eight to twelve year-olds.

Let's face it—women simply do not shed pounds or build muscle as easily as men do. Drawing on fascinating recent research that has shed new light on the gender differences in food metabolism and the effect of exercise, the editors of Women's Health, the healthy lifestyle magazine for today's active woman on the go, have devised a weight-loss plan that works especially well for women who would like to lose 5-25 pounds.Key features of the Women's Health Perfect Body Plan include: • Glucomannan, a soluble fiber that helps dieters feel full faster—and therefore eat less throughout the day • Meal plans that contain at least 40 grams of fiber per day • An adjustment for the impact of female hormones on weight loss (women need a higher protein diet than men to increase lean body tissue and decrease body fat) • Dieting techniques that revolve around psychological needs and personal goals and lifestyle • Two diet plans to choose from—one higher in fats and lower in carbs; the other higher in carbs and lower in fats (simple food tests help women choose the type they need)In addition to the customized eating plan—complete with 75 easy-to-prepare recipes—there is a vigorous customized fitness program consisting of 50 exercises that brings results in just three weeks.

The original intermittent fasting plan: easy to follow, effective, and science-basedThe Alternate-Day Diet is based on scientific and clinical studies that show how restricting calories only every other day activates a gene called SIRT1?the?skinny? gene?which results in reduced inflammation, improved insulin resistance, better cellular energy production, and releasing fat cells from around the organs to promote weight loss.This easy-to-follow two step plan will enable readers to enjoy these remarkable and measurable benefits:? Lose fat easily and quickly without deprivation, discomfort, or stress? Improve fat metabolism and avoid regaining lost fat? Slow the aging process? Find relief from symptoms of asthma, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and menopause-related hot flashes

While common dieting wisdom suggests that those who need to lose weight must be eating too much, the newest discoveries in weight loss science now reveal that what's not being eaten can hinder weight reduction. Fiber is turning out to be the silver bullet of dieting—because it can fill you up on fewer calories, dampen cravings for fattening foods, and dramatically improve your overall health. Consuming the right amount of dietary fiber can have profound health benefits. It can cut the risk of heart disease by 30 percent; lower cholesterol by as much as 13 points; decrease inflammation; drop blood pressure; balance blood sugar; improve memory; reduce the risk for breast, colon, and endometrial cancer; and boost the immune system. Unfortunately, ramping up fiber levels too quickly can also cause digestive distress. With an easy-to follow, 4 week plan, Prevention's Fiber Up Slim Down Cookbook by the Editors of Prevention Magazine shows how to switch over to high-fiber living without experiencing excessive gas or uncomfortable bloating. Of course, for any weight-loss plan to work, the food must be fabulous. Prevention's Fiber Up Slim Down Cookbook is packed with more than 200 delicious, fiber-rich recipes that work with any fiber-rich diet plan including home-style dishes like Roasted Sweet and Russet Potato Salad and Mom's Turkey Meatloaf, tasty new favorites like Curried Beef with Pineapple and Coconut, and sweet treats like Ginger–Sweet Potato Cheesecake and Pumpkin Fruitcake.

The Men's Health TNT Diet is a revolutionary program for burning fat and building muscle. Utilizing Targeted Nutrition Tactics (TNT), the authors move beyond'good carbs'and'bad carbs'to focus instead on'well-timed carbs'that will allow readers to eat the foods they want as long as they are eating them at the right time. By controlling the levels of glycogen (carbs stored in our muscles) through this unique diet, and learning to exercise in the carb-burning zone (the secret to making workouts shorter and more effective) anyone can shed fat and build muscle—and it takes only 90 minutes of exercise a week.

What does being younger mean to you? Perhaps it's lifelong good health, free of the illnesses often associated with aging—such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancer. It could be an agile mind, sharp vision, or smooth, wrinkle-free skin. Or maybe it's a fit body—lean, strong, and flexible, with energy to spare. However you define it, being younger is within your grasp. Follow the program in Prevention Positively Ageless, and you'll begin to see measurable improvements in key biomarkers of aging in as little as 4 weeks. At the heart of the program are daily menus and recipes featuring nutritious, antioxidant-rich foods—the kind that actually help prevent and repair the cellular damage that causes premature aging. Handy charts allow you to see at a glance which foods have the greatest protective potential according to their ORAC scores, a revolutionary system for evaluating and comparing their antioxidant activity.Prevention Positively Ageless also offers hundreds of self-care strategies, all culled from the latest and best scientific research, plus simple self-tests to assess your health risks and needs. Use these tools to build your own age-defying lifestyle; in no time, you'll be turning back the clock—inside and out.

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Toxic Fat: When Good Fat Turns Bad, provides a revolutionary new understanding of our current obesity epidemic by showing that it can be viewed as a form of cancer to be treated using the clinically proven pathway to change the expression of your genes using food as a drug to rid your body of toxic fat. For many of us, one of the first signs of toxic fat is the accumulation of excess body fat. In fact, obesity can be viewed as a form of'cancer'that is driven by toxic fat. However, only when this toxic fat begins to spread into the bloodstream does it begin to attack your other organs leading to early development of chronic disease. This is why some people can be overweight and be quite healthy, while others can be of normal weight and be quite sick. What ultimately determines your state of wellness is not your weight but the levels of toxic fat in your blood. This book changes forever how we look at the fat on our body and its impact on the future of health care in America.

In a world dominated by fast food and fake food, establishing healthy eating habits in children is one of the greatest concerns for parents -- and potentially one of the greatest challenges. Fortunately, the renowned physician Dr. David Ludwig developed a proven lifestyle plan that has benefited thousands of families. Here he shares his nine-week program, offering the tools -- including tasty recipes, motivational tips, and activities -- that can help families prevent the kitchen table from becoming a battleground.

Take control of your weight--and your diabetes. Managing your weight is critical when you have diabetes. In fact, losing as little as 10 to 20 pounds can improve diabetes control. With this innovative book, you can manage your weight and your diabetes by making gradual lifestyle changes you'll be able to live with for the rest of your life--like following a low-fat meal plan, becoming more active, and managing stress. Weight Management for Type II Diabetes will help you assess habits, teach you techniques of behavior change, and motivate you to find the support you need to manage both diabetes and your weight. This interactive guide takes you through the steps of developing a personalized plan that considers your lifestyle, personality, family situation, and wants and needs. Authors Jackie Labat, MS, RD, CDE, and Annette Maggi, MS, RD, will help you:• Set reasonable goals• Keep pace with an exercise program• Design your own meal plan• Handle special occasions• Manage stress• Learn to deal with lapsesThe book also provides fat and calorie counts, grocery shopping tips, and a lesson in low-fat cooking.