Description
Book SynopsisLet Dr. Lou Aronne help you achieve your goal of a longer, morevital life. His easy-to-follow diet and exercise plan shows you howto reach your healthiest possible weight based on your lifestyle,heredity, and metabolism. Discover the exact number of calories youneed to lose weight, look great, feel more energetic, and be at thepeak of health. Make your dream of permanent weight control alife-saving reality!
Complete menu plans for healthful meals
* Easy, appetizing recipes
* Plans for managing stress
* Fat and calorie-burning exercises.
If you want to weigh less and live longer, this is the book tohave. --robin leach
Next to having Dr. Lou Aronne as your personal physician, WeighLess, Live Longer is the best option for weight loss and goodhealth. --erica jong.
Dr. Lou Aronne succeeded in helping me and many notable friends tolose weight and live more healthful lives. Not only do I look andfeel better, he made it easy! --preston robert tis
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part One The Science of Weight Control
Chapter 1 Introducing the Getting Healthy Approach 9
Chapter 2 Understanding Your Body 21
Chapter 3 The Link between Weight and Health 37
Part Two Getting the Support You Need
Chapter 4 The Emotional Challenges 47
Chapter 5 A Helping Hand 55
Part Three The Nuts and Bolts of Dieting
Chapter 6 Learning Good Food Habits 73
Chapter 7 Keeping a Weight Control Journal 91
Chapter 8 Structuring Your Diet 107
Chapter 9 Getting Started 119
Chapter 10 Weight Control for a Lifetime 129
Part Four Two Menu Plans That Work
Chapter 11 Menu Plan I: The Low-Fat, High Carbohydrate Approach 137
Chapter 12 Menu Plan II: The Lower Glycemic Index Approach 169
Chapter 13 Recipes for the Getting Healthy Plan 199
Chapter 14 Adding Variety to Your Diet 225
Part Five The Exercise Program
Chapter 15 Basic Exercise Principles 235
Chapter 16 Designing Your Own Exercise Program 247
A Final Word 273
Resources 277
Index 283
