Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies
1. Auflage Dezember 2005
384 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Break your bad habits and start enjoying a low-cal lifestyle!
Want to lose weight and keep it off for good? This no-nonsense
guide shows you how to consume fewer calories than you burn,
providing a delicious, easy, and safe low-calorie plan you can
follow for life! You'll find tools to improve your eating and
exercise habits, cope with stress and boredom, assess your
progress, and live healthier and happier.
Discover how to:
* Understand your metabolism.
* Set realistic, attainable goals.
* Maintain a healthy weight.
* Stock a low-cal kitchen.
* Eat right with simple, scrumptious, low-calorie recipes.
* Stay motivated long-term.
* Find outside support.
Order your copy today!
Part I: Understanding the Basics of Low-Calorie Dieting 7
Chapter 1: Living a Low-Calorie Lifestyle 9
Chapter 2: Figuring Out the State of Your Weight 19
Chapter 3: Working with Guidelines for Healthy Low-Calorie Living 37
Part II: Getting Started: The Four-Week Plan and Beyond 59
Chapter 4: Kick-Starting Your Low-Calorie Plan 61
Chapter 5: Cooking in a Low-Calorie Kitchen 83
Chapter 6: Planning Low-Calorie Menus: The First Four Weeks 109
Chapter 7: Pulling through Your Plan's First Few Months 133
Chapter 8: Working Out and Working the Weight Off 155
Part III: Overcoming Obstacles and Moving On 177
Chapter 9: Making Your Way through Trials and Tribulations 179
Chapter 10: Staying Fit and Stopping Regain in Its Tracks 193
Chapter 11: Helping Yourself with Outside Resources 207
Part IV: Trying Time-Tested Low-Calorie Recipes 223
Chapter 12: Benefiting from Breakfast 225
Chapter 13: Preparing Tasty Lunches 249
Chapter 14: Sitting Down to Delicious Dinners 269
Chapter 15: Fitting In Snacks and Desserts 293
Part V: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 16: Ten Benefits of Following a Low-Calorie Diet 313
Chapter 17: Ten Low-Calorie Success Stories 319
Part VI: Appendixes 327
Appendix A: Calorie Counts of Select Foods 329
Appendix B: Calorie Counts by Food Groups 339
Appendix C: Metric Conversion Guide 345
Index 349
