Eat Carbs, Lose Weight

by AUSTIN, DENISECAMPBELL, AMY

• ISBN13: 9781594864834
• ISBN10: 1594864837
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-08-08
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

After a brief attempt to restrict carbs, bestselling author and fitness guru Denise Austin searched for a diet that would allow her to eat carbs and not gain weight. She teamed with Joslin Clinic nutritionist Amy Campbell, and together they created this satisfying, delicious eating plan. Now carb lovers everywhere are discovering how carbs are actually essential for weight loss and that they can have their bread and pasta and still shed unwanted pounds. Readers will learn a whole new approach to nutrition that they can actually imagine followingand enjoyingfor the rest of their lives. This step-by-step, 4-week plan can help them: boost their energy level and reduce cravings in just days lower blood sugar, triglycerides, cholesterol, and blood pressure lose up to 8 pounds and drop a full dress size in 4 weeks!

Author Biography

DENISE AUSTIN’s top-rated fitness shows, Fit and Lite and The Daily Workout, appear every day on the Lifetime Network. She is the author of 9 books and the star of more than 50 top-selling videos. Her column, "Body Work," appears every month in Prevention magazine. She lives with her husband and two daughters outside of Washington, DC.

AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, CDE, is a nutritionist with the esteemed Joslin Clinic at Harvard University. She lives in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: Finally, an eating plan that allows you to stay fit and healthy forever	1	(14)
Part 1: Your Relationship with Carbs
Time for a New Approach	15	(16)
Low-fat diets and low-carb diets have only made Americans fatter---there's a better way
The Return of Carbs	31	(17)
Why you can---and should---put carbs back on your plate
Carbohydrate Addiction	48	(16)
How to eat any high-carbohydrate food---including chocolate---without going overboard
Eating Carb Smart	64	(17)
How eating the right carbs will rein in your cravings for the wrong ones
The Eat Carbs, Lose Weight Fitness Plan	81	(19)
You'll love this 12-minute total body blast
The Secrets behind the Eat Carbs, Lose Weight Meal Plan	100	(13)
Find out how to eat cake (and other carbs), lose weight, and stay healthy for life
Eat Carbs for Life	113	(22)
Reach your goal and keep off the weight
Part 2: The Eat Carbs, Lose Weight Diet
The Eat Carbs, Lose Weight Menu Plan	135	(34)
Learn how to turn your cravings into lost pounds and inches
Part 3: The Eat Carbs, Lose Weight Recipes
Breakfasts	169	(18)
Get your metabolism humming with these tasty morning dishes
Lunches	187	(23)
These quick, satisfying lunches give you the energy to zip through your afternoon
Dinners	210	(41)
Delight your belly and your palette with these hearty, savory evening meals
Snacks and Desserts	251	(18)
Follow a balanced diet, and all foods---even chocolate---can help you lose weight
Index	269