Jorge Cruise - The 100: Count ONLY Sugar Calories and Lose Up to 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks

A huge, heartfelt thank you to the wonderful HarperCollins team: Amy Bendell , Paige Hazzan, Mary Schuck, Lorie Young, Jamie Kerner, Nyamekye Waliyaya, Liate Stehlik, Lynn Grady, Judy DeGrottole, Shelby Meizlik, and most especially to my dear friend, Lisa Sharkey, the worlds best editor, who was a true visionary for The 100. Thanks to your belief in this project and your work to shift the misperception of calories, I know we can change health and well-being on a global level; I cant thank you enough for your support and your passion.

I owe particular gratitude to my amazing team, whom without, nothing would be possible. To Kristin Penne, for keeping us all organized, on time, and sane. Your support and assistance means so much. To Oliver Stephenson, for your direction, support, and assistance, I couldnt do it without you. You truly know how to apply your incredible commitment and talent to our mission. You make it all run! And to Marianne McGinnis, without your hard work and dedication, this book would not exist. Your attention to detail and incredible research were invaluable and you have made this book what it is. You are my core team, and your hard work and incredible talent were irreplaceable to this project; I cant thank you all enough for your dedication and commitment to creating outstanding content.

A very special thank you to my invaluable circle of experts: Gary Taubes, Dr. Robert Lustig, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. David Ludwig, and Michael Pollan. Thank you to Dr. Vincent Pedre for your incredible insight, feedback, and the beautiful foreword. It means so much. And to Dr . Andrew Weil, thank you for your constant support and feedback.

To my clientsyour support in helping me refine this program, offering your comments, tips, and the courage to change your own lives have been a giftthank you. You all inspire me each and every day.

I wish to thank so many others who have contributed to this book as well as my overall vision and mission. Their advice, knowledge, and support have been so valuable and I would not be where I am today without them. While the list could go on and on, I wish to thank a few of them here, in alphabetical order.

Abra Potkin

Al Roker

Alexandra Cohen

Allison Markowitz

Andy Jenkins

Anthony Robbins

Bill Geddie

Blair Atkins

Bob Wietrak

Bobbi Brown

Bobby Flay

Bruce Barlean

Carol Brooks

Cathy Chermol

Chef Art Smith

Chef Emeril Lagasse

Chris Hendrickson

Chris Park

Clate Mask

Daniel Sheldon

David Tompson

Diane Sawyer

Dustin Nigilo

Eben Pagan

Evan Dollard

Frank Kern

Ginnie Roeglin

Hanna Richert

Heather Spangler

Hillary Estey McLoughlin

Howard Bragman

Jacqui Stafford

Jaireck Robbins

Janet Annino

Jared Davis

Jay Robb

Joanna Parides

Joe Fusco

John Redmann

Jon Davidson

Jose Pretlow

Joseph Pappa

Joseph Quesada

Katie Couric

Kelly Ripa

Kenny Rueter

Kirk Masters

Lance Bass & the Dirty Pop Team @ Sirius Satellite Radio

Leslie Marcus

Linda Fennell

Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey

Louise Hay

Maggie Jaqua

Marc Victor

Mario Batali

Mark Sisson

Marta Fox

Martha Stewart

Mary-Ellen Keating

Maura Wogan

Mel Maurer

Michael Koenings

Michelle McGowen

Natalie Morales

Oprah Winfrey

Pennie Ianniciello

President Bill Clinton

Preston Stapley

Rachael Ray

Richard Galanti

Richard Heller

Robbie McMillin

Robin Mead

Robin Roberts

Sage Robbins

Scott Eason

Scott Martineau

Stephen Steigler

Suzanne Somers

Suze Orman

Terence Noonan

Tim Austgen

Tim Mantoani

Tom Blair

Toni Richi

Travis Rosser

Wayne Dyer

T he problem with most popular diets, as discussed in chapter 2, is that they tend to treat all calories as equals, and to view the path to weight loss as achievable only through cutting back on calories, and expending more than you consume. The problem with this strategy is that you are left so hungry that you cant maintain this way of eating, your metabolism plummets (your bodys calorie burning engine slows down), and these diets keep Sugar Calories at too high a level, which keeps your blood sugar spiked, and your insulin elevated. In the end, you are following a diet that sets you up to fail because it inherently uses a strategy that causes your body to hold on to fat and to even increase more fat into your fat cells.

To illustrate the difference between some of the most popular diets specifically Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, and the Mayo Clinic Dieton the market, Ive included a comparison, and commentary on each. Warning: This information is for the detail oriented, meaning that Ive included far more information than is necessary for succeeding at following The 100. That said, I believe that looking at this information illuminates just how other diets miss the mark by providing far too many hidden and insulin-spiking Sugar Calories.

Here youll find a sample one day menu for each of the four diets mentioned above, as well as one for The 100. These charts show how each diet adds up if you calculate for Sugar Calories. Remember that these are the calories that spike blood sugar, trigger insulin, and causes your body to gain and store body and belly fat. Since many of these diets include packaged food, I calculated the Sugar Calories from the carbohydrate grams on the nutrient labels provided. There may indeed be some Freebie food components to these packaged foods, but thats the problem with packaged, processed foodsits hard to separate the good from the bad. Better to eat real foods.

Comparing and Contrasting Popular Diets

Before I show you the entire days eats for each diet, take a look at the total Sugar Calories for each diet (below).

Calculating Sugar Calories Remember that Sugar Calories are the carb grams per serving of food you are eating multiplied by 4 (1 gram of carbohydrate = 4 calories). Just by looking at these totals you can easily see how the calorie-restricted, low-fat dietswhich Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, and the Mayo Clinic Diet aregive you too many Sugar Calories per day even though they restrict overall calories, and therefore spike your insulin to a level that will sabotage your weight loss.

Total Calories While total calorie counts are not included belowbecause, as we discussed, it is not total calories that count, but the Sugar Calories in carbohydrates do know that all diets come in at between 1,400 and 1,600 total calories per day.

Totals for each diet at a glance: