Choose to Lose Weight-Loss Plan for Men

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Goor, Ron , Goor, Nancy , Saladino, Lawrence P. 저자(글)

Houghton Mifflin · 2000년 01월 13일

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Nancy Goor is a contributor for the following Houghton Mifflin Company Title: The Choose to Lose Weight-Loss Plan for Men
1. You Are a Lucky Man CONGRATULATIONS! You have taken the first step to becoming a lean and healthy man. Whether you have been inspired by your soaring cholesterol level, an inability to keep your buttons from popping off, energy and stamina approaching the level of a limp rag, a sense you could definitely feel better than you do, or you are just fed up with being overweight, you have made an important decision that will totally change and improve your life. The Lean You is just under the surface waiting to break out. With little effort, you can become the healthy, fit, active man you want to be. You are a lucky man. Being a Man: The Upside You are lucky because you are a man. Men have a tremendous advantage in fighting the battle of the bulge. Men (even fat men) are endowed with substantial muscle mass. Muscle is the tissue that burns fat. So it follows that most men can lose fat quickly. In addition, since most men have not been dieting since birth, they don't have the diet-related hangups that many women have. Many men do not even realize how overweight they are. Men who want to lose their beer belly or love handles have nature on their side. Being a Man: The Downside Being a man may make losing weight easier, but men who eat a high-fat, high-saturated-fat diet clog their coronary arteries faster than women do. In fact, simply being a male is a risk factor for heart disease. Men who persist in following an unhealthy lifestyle are more likely to suffer strokes or colon cancer than women. So take advantage of the upside of being a male to ensure that you never suffer the downside. You can easily reduce your risks and increase your chances for a long and healthy life. Choose to Lose Weight-Loss Plan for Men will show you how. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS You can capitalize on your fat-burning muscle mass to eat your way to a lean and healthy body. You can eat regular foods that you choose - you don't have to limit your diet to rabbit food. (In fact, salads are often a bad weight-loss choice.) You can eat satisfying portions so you're never hungry. You won't even have to spend half your day in a gym running around the track or lifting weights. You will be in control of your food choices, your weight, and your health. You just have to do three things: 1. Eat a low-fat diet (with an occasional high- fat splurge). 2. Eat plenty of nutritious food. 3. Exercise aerobically about 30 minutes a day (walking is great). 1. Eat a Low-Fat Diet Let's start with Strategy #1: Eat a low-fat diet. Extensive scientific research and the experience of thousands of Choosers to Lose have shown that FAT makes you fat. The less fat you put into your body's fat stores, the less fat you will have to remove later. But how much fat are you eating? One of the reasons you are heavier than you want to be is that you are probably eating more fat than you realize. How do you know how much fat you should eat or how much fat is in foods? Choose to Lose Weight-Loss Plan for Men gives you a simple tool: a Fat Budget. This budget - the maximum amount of fat you can eat each day and still reach and maintain your desirable weight - is like your salary. Imagine how difficult it would be to make financial choices if you didn't know your salary. How would you know what kind of car to buy or what kind of vacation to take? Could you afford a Lexus or a Taurus, a trip to the beach or a cruise around the world? Your salary is one of the most powerful behavior modification tools in your life. Like your salary, your Fat Budget empowers you to make choices - food choices. When you know your Fat Budget and the number of fat calories in foods,* you can decide
THE CHOOSE TO LOSE WEGHT-LOSS PLAN FOR MEN empowers you to control your weight by giving you all the information necessary to create your own clear, quantitative "fat budget." No gimmicks, no fluff. No single food is off limits or forbidden. You can eat as much as you like. In addition, an entire section is devoted to aerobic exercise, stretching, and weight training, to take maximum advantage of the fat-burning potential of the male body. This is not a fad diet but a sustainable, even enjoyable way of life for today's man. * Choose what you want to eat, when you want to eat, and how much you want to eat * Food tables reveal the calorie and fat contents of more than 6,000 foods, including brand-name convenience foods and items from fast-food chains
Men are luckier than women when it comes to weight loss. For one thing, men tend to store most of their fat in their midsections, and abdominal fat is much easier to lose than fat stored in the thighs or buttocks. For another, men have more muscle mass, which means a higher metabolic rate, and thus more calories burned throughout the day. So why aren't all men thin? Because of the fat they eat, say Drs. Ron and Nancy Goor. And the lack of exercise. And the fact they don't eat enough fiber-rich carbohydrates. In fact, the Goors are the polar opposites of those who tell people they've gained weight because of the way their bodies react to sugar and other carbohydrates. They say it's actually very difficult for your body to convert carbohydrates into fat, but that the fat you eat is easily turned into the fat you wear. (The Goors include a section debunking all the claims of the high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet gurus.) Thus, the cornerstone of their program is a "fat budget." You figure out your ideal weight and calculate how many fat calories you can afford to eat at that weight. Then you add in daily aerobic exercise--they recommend 30-minute walks--and make sure you never skip a meal. In fact, the meals they recommend are huge--cereal, fruit, yogurt, toast, and orange juice for breakfast; two turkey sandwiches for lunch; soup, chicken, rice, and vegetables for dinner. All that, plus snacks. Food tables make up about half the book, telling you how many fat calories are in fast foods, restaurant meals, meats, fish, and just about anything else a person would eat. Blessedly, the Choose to Lose program is scientifically sound--virtually all weight-loss research points to the diet-and-exercise combo as the key to successfully dropping pounds and keeping them dropped--but ultimately puts a premium on discipline. Starvation isn't required, but keeping your fat intake down around 20 percent of total calories in a fat-saturated world is a heck of a trick to maintain for life. --Lou Schuler
Men are luckier than women when it comes to weight loss. For one thing, men tend to store most of their fat in their midsections, and abdominal fat is much easier to lose than fat stored in the thighs or buttocks. For another, men have more muscle mass, which means a higher metabolic rate, and thus more calories burned throughout the day. So why aren't all men thin? Because of the fat they eat, say Drs. Ron and Nancy Goor. And the lack of exercise. And the fact they don't eat enough fiber-rich carbohydrates. In fact, the Goors are the polar opposites of those who tell people they've gained weight because of the way their bodies react to sugar and other carbohydrates. They say it's actually very difficult for your body to convert carbohydrates into fat, but that the fat you eat is easily turned into the fat you wear. (The Goors include a section debunking all the claims of the high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet gurus.) Thus, the cornerstone of their program is a "fat budget." You figure out your ideal weight and calculate how many fat calories you can afford to eat at that weight. Then you add in daily aerobic exercise--they recommend 30-minute walks--and make sure you never skip a meal. In fact, the meals they recommend are huge--cereal, fruit, yogurt, toast, and orange juice for breakfast; two turkey sandwiches for lunch; soup, chicken, rice, and vegetables for dinner. All that, plus snacks. Food tables make up about half the book, telling you how many fat calories are in fast foods, restaurant meals, meats, fish, and just about anything else a person would eat. Blessedly, the Choose to Lose program is scientifically sound--virtually all weight-loss research points to the diet-and-exercise combo as the key to successfully dropping pounds and keeping them dropped--but ultimately puts a premium on discipline. Starvation isn't required, but keeping your fat intake down around 20 percent of total calories in a fat-saturated world is a heck of a trick to maintain for life. --Lou Schuler Amazon.com
Foreword vii 1. You are a Lucky Man 1 2. How Choose to Lose Works and Why 7 3. Action Plan 14 4. A Day in the Lifehellip; 24 5. Keeping Track 39 6. A Celebration of Food 45 7. Fat City 60 8. Decoding Nutrition Labels 90 9. Eating In: Best Choice 105 10. Cooking Up a Low-Fat Storm 111 11. Dining Out 119 12. Man About Town 131 13. Exercise: An Essential Ingredient 135 14. Master of Your Domain 145 15. To Your Health 151 16. FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions 162 17. Choose to Lose Weight Loss Plan for Life 178 Food Tables Contents 185 Introduction 185 Food Tables Index 391 Appendices A: The Nitty-Gritty of Keeping a Food Record 405 B: Determining Fat Budgets for Women 409 Glossary 411 References 415 Index 419 Order Form 436

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저자(글) Goor, Ron

At the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Ron Goor was the coordinator of the landmark study that linked blood cholesterol and heart attack risk. His subsequent role as head of the National Cholesterol Education Program alerted Americans to the problems of their high-fat diet, changing the eating habits of the nation. Ron and Nancy Goor have also written the best-selling Eater's Choice and the Eater's Choice Low-Fat Cookbook.

저자(글) Goor, Nancy

저자(글) Saladino, Lawrence P.

목차

• Foreword	p. ix
  You Are a Lucky Man	p. 1
  How Choose to Lose Works and Why	p. 7
  Action Plan	p. 14
  A Day in the Life...	p. 24
  Keeping Track	p. 39
  A Celebration of Food	p. 45
  Fat City	p. 60
  Decoding Nutrition Labels	p. 90
  Eating In: Best Choice	p. 105
  Cooking Up a Low-Fat Storm	p. 111
  Dining Out	p. 119
  Man About Town	p. 131
  Exercise: An Essential Ingredient	p. 135
  Master of Your Domain	p. 145
  To Your Health	p. 151
  FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions	p. 162
  Choose to Lose Weight-Loss Plan for Life	p. 178
  Food Tables
  Contents	p. 185
  Introduction	p. 185
  Food Tables Index	p. 391
  Appendixes
  The Nitty-Gritty of Keeping a Food Record	p. 405
  Determining Fat Budgets for Women	p. 409
  Glossary	p. 411
  References	p. 415
  Index	p. 419
  Order Form	p. 436
  Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

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ISBN	9780395966495 ( 0395966493 )
발행(출시)일자	2000년 01월 13일
쪽수	448쪽
크기	152 * 229 * 41 mm / 766 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어