SLOW CARB FOR LIFE All New Easy Low Carb Cooking The Ultimate Guide

The Ultimate Practical Guide to Everyday Low Carb Living By Harv Haakonson M.D. Patricia Haakonson B.Sc. 305 pages	This Page Index Introduction Table of Contents


INTRODUCTION This book provides all the advice and tools that you will need to successfully follow a low carb lifestyle. Whether you are concerned about weight loss, weight maintenance, or simply following a healthy diet, this book will provide you with the answers to your questions and the tools to make it easy. Using everyday, simple language, the authors have de-mystified the low carb phenomenon and provide easy explanations to help you understand the underlying principles. This approach to low carb lifestyles is unique, using a nutritionally balanced food plan that incorporates fruit, vegetables and normal protein portions. This plan allows greater flexibility for implementation and allows the reader to adapt the plan to their lifestyle, their food preferences, and their level of activity. The authors themselves lost over 80 pounds while following their own modified low carb plan. Harv and Patricia have been able to maintain their weight loss since 2000, while they have continued to develop new and innovative strategies, refine their approach to balanced low carb eating and educating themselves with respect to the latest research information available. This volume is a follow-up to their best selling lifestyle book, EASY LOW CARB LIVING© 2002. These Canadian authors travel extensively throughout North America. This travel allows them to test and track the new low carb products and their availability in both Canada and the US. They have developed simple and practical guidance to help you maintain a low carb lifestyle while traveling, eating out, camping or entertaining. This book also provides a Food Diary with instructions on its use and a comprehensive Carb Counter to allow the reader to track the carb content of most common foods. This volume contains 150 new and innovative low carb recipes to make your transition easier. This book is a must for anyone contemplating starting a low carb plan or for those who have fallen off a low carb diet and need some help to get back on track.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SLOW CARB FOR LIFE FOREWORD OVERVIEW OF THE SLOW-CARB PROGRAM UNDERSTANDING CARBOHYDRATES Comparing Sample Carbohydrate Diets Glycemic Index Glycemic Load Net Carbs Dietary Fiber UNDERSTANDING FATS Why Have Low Fat Diets Failed? Kinds of Fat The Healthy Eating Pyramid Slow Carb Meets the Mediterranean Diet HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS AND MENU PLANNING Food Diary Weigh-ins Identifying Your Goals Setting Your Daily Carb Intake Level Carb-Proofing Your Environment Buying (S)low Carb Building a Support Team Exercising Guidelines for Slow Carb Living Sugar Substitutes Meal Plans for Weight Loss Weight Loss Plateau Possible Side Effects EFFECTIVE WEIGHT MAINTENANCE AND MENU PLANNING Increasing Your Carb Intake Exercise Routines Introducing New Low Carb Products Meal Plans for Everyday SLOW CARB FOR SPECIAL NEEDS Slow Carb for Adolescents: Kid-Friendly Meals and Exercise Diabetics Digestive Disorders Cancer Food Allergies Vegetarians Vegans A Note about Vitamin Supplements STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: TIPS AND SHORTCUTS Change Your Eating Habits Revisit your Goals Be Patient and Resolved Do it with a Buddy Read Labels Watch Serving Sizes Eat Breakfast Plan Your Meals Buy Fresh Clever Substitutions Think Ahead Stick to the Plan When Eating Out Take Slow Carb on the Road Give Yourself the Gift of Health for the Holidays Meal Plans for Entertaining Rules for Slow Carb Living FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LOW-CARB PRODUCTS AND SUPPORT NETWORKS Low Carb Protein Powders Low Carb Protein Bars Other Low Carb Products: Cereals, Granolas, Breads, Wraps, Baking Mixes, Chocolate Bars, Ice Cream, Fruit Drinks Low Carb Support Networks Late Addition REFERENCES AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY RECIPES CARBOHYDRATE COUNTER
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