Eat Yourself Slim

Highly successful French food writer takes aim at calorie myth, and teaches how to lose weight while enjoying abundant food the gourmet way.

Since launching his first book in 1986, he remains one of the foremost experts on the glycemic index. Over the last years, his nutritional recommendations have not only been scientifically proven but they have also inspired many other diet best selling books. For years, nutritionists have claimed that the only way to lose weight was to eat less, count calories and cut out fat. Four decades later, one must admit that low fat diets are a total failure. While energy consumption has decreased, obesity has multiplied by 400%. Inspired by Atkins, opinion leaders declared carbohydrates the real evil. These leaders then switched from one extreme to another recommending low carb diets. However, aside from a temporary weight loss, people subsequently suffered from cardiovascular problems by eating too much fat. This is why the Montignac Method is the only perfectly balanced diet. It suggests the right carbs and the right fats: Carbohydrates are chosen according to their GI (glycemic index). The lower the GI the most significant the weight loss! Fats are chosen on the cardio criteria knowing that some fats lower risks and even help weight loss.

Whether you are a vegetarian or a meat-eater, want to cook a snack or prepare a dinner party, Eat Yourself Slim includes a wide variety of recipes and meal suggestions to choose from. The book shows you how you can calculate your personal basal metabolic rate - ie how many calories your body needs to function properly - which helps you work out the level of eating that will optimise your weight loss, while not leaving you hungry. You won't feel deprived - you're even allowed a high-fat treat every day! But losing weight and staying slim isn't just about eating fewer calories and less fat. It's about finding the will power and getting your head into gear, so Eat Yourself Slim includes lots of motivational tips to help with that too. Full of delicious low-fat recipes suitable for you and all the family as well as dinner party guests, you won't even notice you're on a diet! There really is something for everyone. Cooking healthily, losing weight and keeping it off has never been so simple. Enjoy the journey and revel in your ultimate success.

Nadia Sawalha has always loved cooking, but until recently rarely ate her own food. Like a lot of women, whilst her family tucked in to delicious dishes, she nibbled on diet food. Later, ravenously hungry, she binged, somehow convincing herself that the calories didn't count if nobody saw her eating them. Two years ago, after decades of fluctuating weight, she decided enough was enough: * She wasn't going to start a new diet tomorrow. * She wasn't going to start a new diet ever again. * She was going to eat normal meals with her family and, most importantly, she was going to do so for the rest of her life. Since then, Nadia has lost and kept off 31/2 stone, by simply throwing away the diet books. Instead she shaved off the hidden calories, all without anyone noticing. A little less oil here, a different cut of meat there; brown rice instead of white, more herbs, spices and colour; and a dessert every day! The result is The Greedy Girl's Diet, which is packed with more than 100 delicious recipes, and Nadia's invaluable tips and advice on how to achieve a slim, fit and healthy body.

“No fad diet or banning of food groups—this is about changing your relationship with food and exercise . . . to help you keep the weight off for good” (The Sun). Would you set aside time each day for the next week or two if it helped transform your body and life and helped you lose the weight that you want? If so, then read on! Diets come and go but medical advice on what constitutes as a good diet has stayed exactly the same, and this book promotes changing your lifestyle for the better through positive reinforcement about how we view ourselves and food. It includes diets from around the world that influence our own eating habits, healthy lifestyle swaps, the triggers to why we eat, and how to overcome any barriers we are feeling around weight loss. Think fats and carbs are bad for you? Find out how they can actually be part of a healthy balanced diet! With edible flower ice lolly recipes and unique alternate therapies, this book will help each individual achieve their goals. Eat Yourself Thin has been written so that readers feel good about themselves, through changing their mindset and how we think about foods and diets. There are facts, studies, healthy recipes, and personal experiences with plenty of humor thrown in. After all, weight loss can be a struggle with cravings, urges, and stress—and laugher is always the best medicine!

This book contains the recipes and menus that featured on the author's television series. It has suggestions for those who want to enjoy fine food while controlling or losing weight.

From New York Times bestselling author Bethenny Frankel, the book that started it all: Naturally Thin. Bethenny Frankel, reality TV star, “Queen of Cocktails,” and “Mommy Mogul” has always had a passion for preparing and enjoying healthful, natural foods and sharing that love. The New York Times bestseller Naturally Thin shows how anyone can banish their Heavy Habits, embrace Thin Thoughts, and enjoy satisfying meals, snacks, and drinks without the guilt. Armed with Bethenny’s rules, you will say: -I know when I am really hungry -When I’m really hungry, I look for high-volume, fiber-rich foods -I can have any food I want -I love the taste of real food With more than thirty simple, delicious recipes (including her famous SkinnyGirl Margarita), a one-week program to jump-start readers on the Naturally Thin lifestyle, and warm, witty encouragement on every page, Frankel serves up a book for a healthier and thinner life.