The Real You Diet, livre ebook

From one of the nation's leading weight-loss specialists, the diet and nutrition expert from the Today show and iVillage.com?tools that really work to lose weight and keep it off

As a clinician, researcher, and media expert, Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom knows how you can lose weight. Her toolbox approach to weight loss is different from standard one-size-fits-all programs because you don't need to adapt to the plan; this plan adapts to you. It introduces you to the four types of tools that must work together for effective weight loss: eating, activity, behavior, and medical/biological. Do you overeat from stress or boredom? Do you like to exercise alone or with a group? The answers to these questions and others will unlock the unique weight-loss toolkit that's right for you. With some honest self-evaluation, you'll be able to explore and compare all of the options for weight loss in a single book. The right combination of tools, hand-picked by you, will support your weight loss and, later, weight stability over the long haul.

• Helps you develop your own unique path to weight loss?not a one-size-fits-all approach
• Addresses the four key areas for successful weight loss: eating, activity, behavior, and medical/biology
• Includes self-assessment quizzes and mini-tools to put into action right away
• Shows you how to keep going through plateaus and how to overcome obstaclesFernstrom guides you through each step of your weight-loss journey to help you make and keep a personal connection and commitment to your goals as you work to achieve them?your way.
  Acknowledgments.

  How to Use This Book: Finding the Real You.

  1 The Real You Approach to Weight Loss.

  2 Size Yourself Up: How to Create Your BEAM Box.

  3 Behavioral Tools: Breaking Those Barriers to Success.

  4 Eating and Food Tools: Choosing What to Eat.

  5 Activity Tools: Deciding How and When to Move.

  6 Medical and Biological Tools: Addressing Your Health Issues.

  7 The Real You Plan: BEAM Your Way to Success.

  8 Power Tools: Weight-Loss Medications and Surgery.

  9 Life after Weight Loss: Body Contouring.

  The Real You Recipe File.

  Appendix A. Understanding Your BMI.

  Appendix B. Web Resources.

  Appendix C. The Real You Tools.

  Index.