Avanti - Skinny chicks dont eat salads: stop starving, start eating and losing

Are you one of those people whose idea of dieting is starving yourself all dayand then stuffing yourself with a great big salad at night? Have you tried this approach and been happy with the results? Of course not. Because without ever having met you, I know that even if you lost weight in the short term, you gained it all back. We just cant live on salad alone.

I know, because Ive been there myself. The Skinny Chicks program came out of my own need to get off the diet merry-go-round, to get fit and healthy and stop making myself crazy with food. I lived the life of eating salads during the day and bingeing on sweets at night. I guinea-pigged my way through every diet gimmick there was. I cycled through all the major diets: the Atkins diet, the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, the Mayo Clinic diet, the Sugar Busters diet, to name a few. I tried over-the-counter supplements and diet aids, Chinese herbs, and, at one point during my twenties, I even stooped to stealing my grandfathers prescription Lasix (a diuretic) to lose weight. When that didnt work, I paid someone to hypnotize me so I could get my eating under control. Needless to say, that didnt work eitherand I was out $100. I didnt know or care whether I lost water weight, muscle tissue, or fat. I only cared about making the numbers on the scale go down.

After I had exhausted every possible fad diet and weight loss trick, I finally gave up and looked up. I prayed for God to point me in the proper direction. Then I met a nutritionist who suggested I learn more about food and the body if I really wanted to understand how to lose weight. As many of my clients do today, I argued with my nutritionist. I was very emotional about food, and I wanted to cling to my habits. I basically wanted her seal of approval for my existing ways. It took a lot of persuasion for me to let go of the low-carb concept. But eventually I realized that even though my background was in modeling, fitness, and personal training, I didnt fundamentally understand what was preventing me from losing weight. I decided to get certified as a nutritionist, and there I found the answer to my prayers.

I learned that eating too little food would slow down my metabolism more and more; that eating too much would cause fat storage; and finally that eating to keep blood sugar levels stable was the key to avoiding sugar cravings and thus gaining the weight back.

It was difficult for me to accept these concepts. All I wanted to do was restrict carbs and calories and watch the scale magically drop 10 pounds in a week, as it had so many times before.

But somehow, it all finally clicked. I started to eat balanced meals such as low-fat cottage cheese mixed with fresh fruit and yogurt, topped with crunchy walnuts; bananapeanut butter smoothies; and pumpkin pancakes (all of these recipes are in this book), and I went from a size 12 to a size 5 in 3 months. Best of all I was eating real food, not diet food, and those insatiable cravings for sweets and salty carbs were virtually eliminated. I was so excited to be freed from the bondage of dieting that I vowed to get this message to all the people who were suffering just like me. It was one of the best things that ever happened to me.

By eating the Skinny Chicks way, you will lose weightanywhere from 2 to 8 pounds in the first 2 weeks aloneand youll notice an improvement in your moods and overall outlook on life as well.

Whats so great about this weight loss plan is that it is not a dietit is an eating plan. I will teach you some basic body science principles regarding weight loss that will resonate with you the moment you read them. On my eating plan, you will learn how to program your metabolism to burn fat and save muscle 24 hours a day. Most people on this plan first notice weight loss in their midsection; then they notice an increase in energy and a happier mood, usually within the first week. Even better, you will not feel deprived or undernourished. You will never starve yourself because youll be eating four or even five fully balanced meals a day (thats right, I said four or five meals a day, not three meals and two snacks). In fact, you might be tempted to say, as did one Skinny Chick client of mine, Are you sure this isnt a gain-weight program? I promised her, and I promise you, its not.

The Skinny Chicks program is for people who have real lives and live in the real world, with jobs, families, and other responsibilities. My nutrition plan works for todays fast-paced lifestyle. Ive included fast-food meals, upscale restaurant meals, and delicious, healthy recipes you can cook for yourself and your family. Ive also included more than 60 quick grab and go mealsgreat for college students and busy working moms alike.

Youre going to eat normal meals. You dont cut out carbs, you dont cut out fats, you dont cut out sugar. You can have desserts. You wont be eating boiled chicken and steamed broccoli at every meal. And best of all, you wont be eating salads for dinner.

The Skinny Chicks plan is the healthiest way to lose weight and keep it off. You dont have to starve yourself (in fact, youll be defeating your dieting goals if you do). You dont have to weigh and measure your food. You dont have to cut out carbs. You dont have to be perfect. You can have pasta. You can even have sweets and chips (Ill tell you which ones are best and how and when to eat them). You can exercise a moderate amount and get the benefits you need. If you want to eat a salad, be my guestIll tell you how to make it right. In other words, you can live in the real world and still lose weight. I know, because thats the life I live. And I love it.