Mayo Clinic. - The Mayo Clinic diet

Mayo Clinic

Medical Editor-in-Chief - Donald Hensrud, M.D.

Associate Medical Editor - Jennifer Nelson, R.D.

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Each of the habits in Lose It! has been the subject of scientific studies that support its role in weight management. In addition, Mayo Clinic conducted a two-week program to test the validity of this habit-based approach to quick weight loss. The 33 women who completed the program lost an average of 6.59 pounds, with individual results varying from 0.2 to 13.8 pounds lost. The 14 men who completed the program lost an average of 9.97 pounds, with individual results varying from 5.2 to 18.8 pounds lost. Individual results will vary. Consult your doctor before starting any diet program.

Good Books

Publisher - Merle Good

Executive Editor - Phyllis Pellman Good

Assistant Publisher - Kate Good

First electronic edition published 2011 by RosettaBooks LLC, New York.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in review.

2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

ISBN 978-1-56148-676-2

The Mayo Clinic Diet is intended to supplement the advice of your personal physician, whom you should consult regarding individual medical conditions.

MAYO, MAYO CLINIC and the Mayo triple shield logo are marks of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

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Cover design by Paul Krause.

Ready, set, go

Add 5 Habits

Break 5 Habits

Adopt 5 Bonus Habits

What have you learned?

Preparing to Live It!

Eating to the pyramid

No food scales or calculators needed

Burning calories

A quick review... and a look ahead

Finding your healthy weight

Understanding nutrition and weight control

The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid

How to change behaviors

So I slipped up what do I do?

Making meals easy

Sticking to the diet when eating out

Burning even more calories

Donald Hensrud, M.D.

Medical Editor-in-Chief

If your experience is like that of many new patients I see, youve probably tried at least several diets in an attempt to lose weight, yet the weight keeps coming back. Welcome to The Mayo Clinic Diet, a program designed to be the last diet youll need or want.

This diet is not a fad. Youve had enough of those and know the result. This is a program that helps you make simple, healthy, pleasurable changes that will result in a weight you can maintain for the rest of your life.

The Mayo Clinic Diet isnt a one-size-fits-all approach. Using clinically tested techniques, it puts you in charge of reshaping your lifestyle by adopting healthy new habits and breaking unhealthy old ones.

Why the emphasis on health? Well, Mayo Clinic is a medical institution, and good health is our goal. But aside from that, it turns out that a healthy lifestyle is also a great way to lose weight and keep it off. You get better health and better weight. Not a bad deal.

Perhaps best of all, this program is enjoyable. Eating is one of the great joys in life. What you eat on this diet has to taste good, or you wont do it. The Mayo Clinic Diet emphasizes foods that not only are healthy but taste great, which is why we can say, Eat well. Enjoy life. Lose weight.

So dig in turn the page and start today on a path to a healthier, happier life.

P.S. Why did we write The Mayo Clinic Diet? Because you wanted it. Bogus Mayo Clinic diets based on everything from cabbage soup to grapefruit to bacon have been circulating for decades. These diets have no connection to Mayo Clinic, but their popularity told us that people are hungry for a diet based on Mayos research and clinical experience. So, here it is for real The Mayo Clinic Diet.

This book is designed to help you start losing weight now.

Part 1, Lose It!

Jump-start your weight loss with a two-week quick start designed to help you lose 6 to 10 pounds in a safe and healthy way. Very little preparation just read Chapter 1 and dive in. Part 1 is intentionally lean on background info because its focused on action. Anytime you need more information, see Part 3 for additional help.

Part 2, Live It!

After Lose It!, transition into Part 2, Live It!, which is designed to help you continue to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week until you reach your goal weight and then maintain that weight as you Live It! for the rest of your life. Thats why theres no specific length for the Live It! phase of the diet hopefully it will be a very long time!

Part 3, All the extra stuff

Part 3 of the book is all the additional information meal planners, recipes, tips on overcoming challenges, and much more that will help you understand the whys and hows of what youre doing in Parts 1 and 2, so that you can be successful in both Lose It! and Live It!

So, to use this book:

1. Jump-start your weight loss with Part 1, Lose It!
2. Continue losing weight and keep it off with Part 2, Live It!
3. Use the resources in Part 3 for help along the way and for more detail on the why and how of things, if youre interested.
4. While in Lose It!, look ahead to Live It! so that you know whats coming and can be ready.
5. While in Live It!, feel free at any time to repeat Lose It! if you want to boost your weight loss again.

You made a wise decision when you purchased The Mayo Clinic Diet book. Heres additional and vital help ... The Mayo Clinic Diet Journal. This essential companion to the book allows you to plan, record and journal the new lifestyle habits youve begun and helps you stay on track to a healthier you.

See the ordering information below and place your order today!