The 4 Day Diet

by Smith, Ian K., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780312605599
• ISBN10: 0312605595
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-22
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Take weight off fast with Dr. Ian Smith's Customized 4 Day Diet Modules!You can followThe 4 Day Dietstraight through for a month with stunning results. But only you know how you eatand how you diet. Customize your own program in whatever order works best for youor just repeat the modules you like best. Only the first two are doctor's orders:Induction (detox/cleansing) Transition (to reintroduce food groups) Protein Stretch (to avoid plateaus) Smooth (eat pizza or even French fries!) Push (the sprintyou're almost there) Pace (catch your breath and keep going) Vigorous (lose those last few poundsfor good!)Dr. Ian Smith's diets really work. And his motivating tips and tricks will help you stay on the program, enjoy your progress, and feel your success from day one.Features more than 60 recipes for meals and snacksfood that will make you forget you're on a diet!

Author Biography

IAN K. SMITH, M.D. is the #1 bestselling author of The Fat Smash Diet, Extreme Fat Smash Diet and THE 4 DAY DIET.  He is the medical/diet expert on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club and a medical contributor on The Rachael Ray Show.  Dr. Smith is also the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Healthwise on American Urban Radio Networks.  He is a former medical correspondent for NBC and for NewsChannel 4 in New York, where he filed reports for NBC’s Nightly News and The Today Show.  In 2007, he created the 50 Million Pound Challenge, a free national weight loss initiative with more than 1.4 million people registered and growing. He has written for a variety of publications, including Time, Newsweek and the New York Daily News.  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Sense of Where You Are	p. 1
Make Realistic Goals	p. 13
Activate Your Motivational Engines	p. 31
Resist Temptation	p. 49
Think Thin	p. 61
Every Bite Counts	p. 81
Reward Yourself	p. 93
The Modular Eating Plan	p. 97
Healthy, Low-Calorie Snacks	p. 139
Recipes	p. 143
Appendix	p. 215
Body Mass Index (BMI)	p. 216
Fiber Content of Foods	p. 217
How to Read a Food Label	p. 218
Caloric Expenditure During Various Activities	p. 220
Index	p. 225
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