Curves : Permanent Results Without Permanent Dieting

by Heavin, Gary; Colman, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780399529566
• ISBN10: 039952956X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-07
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

The power to amaze in 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Two million women have discovered Gary Heavin's secret to permanent weight loss at more than six thousand Curves fitness and weight-loss centers around the country. In thirty minutes, three times a week-and without a restrictive diet-many have been able to take off the weight and keep it off for good. The Curves Promise: A unique three-part nutrition plan that produces results quickly and shows how to maintain weight loss in order to eat normally for 28 days, and only monitor food intake two days a month A Metabolic Tune-Up helps deter yo-yo dieting and shows how to lose weight by eating more, not less Simple self-tests determine calorie or carbohydrate sensitivity, helping women individualize their food plan Shopping lists, meal plans, recipes, food and supplement guides, and charts to track progress and guide users through every phase of the nutrition and exercise plan A complete Curves At-Home workout, combining strength training and aerobics and taking only thirty minutes a day-no more than three times a week

Author Biography

Twenty-seven years ago, at the age of twenty, Gary Heavin began his career as a nutrition counselor and fitness instructor. Over the years, he has personally coached thousands of women through the process of attaining optimal weight and health. He and his wife, Diane, perfected the Curves concepts at their first location in Harlingen, Texas, in 1992. The regimen was simple: a complete thirty-minute workout three days a week and a temporary dieting method that produced permanent results in a supportive environment. The concept was an overwhelming success, and in 1995, the first Curves franchise opened. In just eight years, Curves has grown from just one franchise to almost 6,000. Curves is now the world's largest fitness franchise, and the fastest-growing franchise organization of any kind.

Table of Contents

PART ONE AN END TO CONSTANT DIETING	1	(54)
Chapter 1 The Curves Promise: Permanent Weight Loss Without Permanent Dieting	3	(15)
Chapter 2 Metabolic Magic: Escaping the Diet Trap of Slow Metabolism	18	(21)
The Metabolic Tune-Up	35	(4)
Chapter 3 Test Your Metabolism: Which Meal Plan Is Right for You?	39	(16)
Test 1: Are You Carbohydrate-Sensitive?	41	(1)
Test 2: Are You Calorie-Sensitive?	42	(13)
PART TWO THE CURVES WEIGHT-LOSS AND FITNESS PROGRAM	55	(160)
Chapter 4 Keeping Track of Calories and Carbohydrates: A List of Common Foods	57	(13)
Free Foods	57	(2)
Your Protein Shake	59	(11)
Chapter 5 The Carbohydrate-Sensitive Plan	70	(30)
Chapter 6 The Calorie-Sensitive Plan	100	(30)
Chapter 7 Nutrition for a Great Body	130	(17)
Chapter 8 The Curves Meal Plan: Planning for Success	147	(18)
Chapter 9 The Curves At-Home Workout	165	(23)
Chapter 10 Enhancing Your Workout at Curves	188	(14)
Chapter 11 Total Health Supplements for Enhancing the Curves Program	202	(13)
PART THREE IT'S ABOUT HEALTH	215	(36)
Chapter 12 Special Health Concerns: The Curves Solutions for Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Pregnancy, and Menopause	217	(34)
PART FOUR YOUR FITNESS PLANNER: SUCCESS ONE DAY AT A TIME	251	(73)
Carbohydrate-Sensitive Food Plan Shopping Lists	254	(16)
Calorie-Sensitive Food Plan Shopping Lists	270	(17)
Recipes	287	(22)
Multivitamin/Mineral Supplement Shopping List	309	(2)
Daily Meal Planner	311	(6)
Phase 3: Retraining Your Metabolism Chart	317	(3)
The Metabolic Tune-Up Tracking Chart	320	(3)
Weekly Progress Report	323	(1)
Bibliography	324	(3)
Index	327