Diane Kress - The Metabolism Miracle, Revised Edition: 3 Easy Steps to Regain Control of Your Weight . . . Permanently

A few of the thousands of testimonials from Metabolism Miracle followers who have already benefited from the program:

TESTIMONIALS

I was a skinny kid who started gaining weight in my early teens. I struggled to control it unsuccessfully for forty years before I found The Metabolism Miracle. I had tears in my eyes reading through the book initially because Diane was the first person to perfectly capture my personal experiences with food and weight. I felt better within the first week when my energy soared and my pants became looser. Four years later I am maintaining a weight loss of over thirty pounds and four sizes, despite all the physical challenges I experience with rheumatoid arthritis. Cravings and emotional eating are gone, and I embrace every new day with hope for a healthy future.

Nancy Rosati, New Jersey

I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome almost fifteen years ago. The only advice I was given was to watch my diet. So I tried to eat healthy and watched as my cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, and weight continued to rise. I ate less and exercised more. Watched as others ate what they wanted and maintained their weight. In January of 2013, after a desperate Internet search, I found The Metabolism Miracle. I thought, well, why not? Ill give this a try, and when it doesnt work I can legitimately say nothing works for me. That was fifty pounds and four dress sizes ago. My blood work is great and I feel wonderful!

Brenda Cash, Kansas

Id been overweight my entire life, and at one time or another, I tried most of the popular diets. If I lost anything on them, the pounds would soon yo-yo back, plus a few more. I have always exercised and also have a very physical job. Even with my exercise and physical work, I continued to gain fat.

I started MM in June of 2012, exercising moderately for at least thirty minutes over and above my normal activity. In August I ramped up my exercise intensity. This increased exercise intensity helped me to reach a nontypical loss of inches based on the pounds I losttwenty-one pounds of fat and 39.5 inches! Muscle is very condensed, tight, toned tissue, and losing close to 40 inches made an enormous difference in the way I look.

Since Ive been blessed with no major health issues, my original MM goal was to lose weight. But what has transpired is so much more than pounds lost on a scale. The Metabolism Miracle has become a lifestyle that I can live for a lifetime and feel, look, and become healthy. I no longer have cravings or food binges, and I am in control of my food intake. Natural peanut butter and an evening cocktail allowedreal life!

Dee Grahl, Wisconsin

The Metabolism Miracle is working around the world! I am in South Africa. Battling with high blood pressure (four blood pressure pills every day), I was also very overweight, unhealthy, and suffering from asthma. My pulmonologist asked me if he could suggest a book to me... it was The Metabolism Miracle! Since then my life changed. I lost over sixty-one pounds in the first year, Im down to one blood pressure pill, my asthma is controlled, and I am full of energy! Previously I was too tired to walk in the shopping mall; now I am running through the mall. Thank you, Diane Kress! Your program saved my life.

Amanda Potgieter, South Africa

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Copyright 2016 by Diane Kress

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Names: Kress, Diane, author.

Title: The metabolism miracle: 3 easy steps to regain control of your weight. permanently / by Diane Kress.

Description: Second edition. | Boston, MA: Da Capo Lifelong Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016006388 (print) | LCCN 2016011367 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738218915 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Weight loss. | MetabolismRegulation. | BISAC: HEALTH & FITNESS / Diets. | HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living.

Classification: LCC RM222.2 .K75 2016 (print) | LCC RM222.2 (ebook) | DDC 613.2/5dc23

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Table of Contents

Contents

As The Metabolism Miracle, Second Edition is published, I am in my thirty-fifth year as a registered dietitian (RD), medical nutritionist, and certified diabetes educator (CDE). Throughout my career I have specialized in medical nutrition therapy for those struggling with weight and obesity, PCOS, metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes.

During the first fifteen years of my career I worked for and eventually directed nutrition programs at hospital-based diet centers, including medical nutrition therapy, weight loss, and diabetes. The American Dietetic Association (now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) sanctioned the diet programs at these centers. While I worked within the association-approved diet parameters with my patients, I simultaneously collected data on any changes in their body weight, body measurements, blood pressure, nutrition-related lab data, and medications. I was expecting to track the fruits of their labor. Amazingly, however, my data continually showed that long-term success was practically nonexistent for the vast majority of patients.