Gott - Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar (TM) Diet

Neither this diet nor any other diet should be followed without first consulting a health care professional. If you have any special conditions requiring attention, you should consult with your health care professional regularly regarding possible modification of the program contained in this book.

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Copyright 2006 by Peter H. Gott, MD

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From the thousands of letters Ive received over the years from readers struggling with excess weight, I understand that no one wants to be bothered with counting calories or grams of carbs, fats, or protein What you want is a straightforward, easy-to-follow, and effective plan for achieving and maintaining your ideal weight. And thats what my No Flour, No Sugar Diet is. How much more simple could a diet be than one that can be described in its entirety in just four words? No flour, no sugar. Thats it. Simple, inexpensive, nutritious, and easy to maintain over the long haul.

From DR. GOTTS NO FLOUR, NO SUGAR DIET

SUCCESS STORIES FOR
THIS REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM
DR. GOTTS NO FLOUR, NO SUGAR DIET

By following the No Flour, No Sugar Diet, Ive lost 78 pounds in one year!

G.D., Skaneateles, NY

Ive tried every diet and diet pill known without any success. After four months on the No Flour, No Sugar Diet, Ive already lost 45 pounds, and my quality of life is much improved.

M.F., Salt Lake City, UT

My husband and I have been quite satisfied with what we consider to be our new way of living with food. My husband has lost 40 pounds and I have lost 25 to date, with more to come, I am certain.

M.S., Naples, FL

I am having good luck without sugar or flour in my diet. Most of all, I dont miss it. In 2 months I had lost 23 pounds, feel great, have more energy, and dont feel like Im on a diet.

B.C., Visalia, CA

Ive been on the No Flour, No Sugar Diet now about 2 months. It is great! Ive lost 35 pounds and am still losing. Its very easy to follow. I feel much better, too.

J.M., Lincoln, NE

My husband and I lost 40 and 60 pounds respectively with the No Flour, No Sugar Diet. We also now walk 25 to 35 miles a week and are more active than ever.

S.S., Auburn, IN

I just love the No Flour, No Sugar Diet. Im a cancer survivor of two years and my doctor is so pleased with my 25-pound weight loss and the fact that Im feeling so good.

B.H., Hanford, CA

After I lost weight on Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar Diet, I put on a pair of shorts for the first time and I realized the cellulite in my legs (which Ive had since I was a teenager) was gone!

B.S., Whittier, CA

I have lost 45 pounds on Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar Diet. For me, the diet is easy.

N.K., Groveton, TX

I have never been overweight, but always had an extra 10 pounds that bothered me. Even with exercise and limiting calories, I could never keep them off permanently. Its only been 10 days, but I have effortlessly lost 3 pounds and the weight is steadily going down.

J.G., Tallahassee, FL

Ive been following the No Flour, No Sugar Diet for about 18 months. Ive lost 50 pounds, and its been easy, too. Thanks.

D.I., Anadarko, OK

My husband lost 50 pounds and has kept it off. People who havent seen him for a few months cannot believe how much weight he has lost. I am so proud of him.

P.R., Stigler, OK

I am 5'1" and weighed 234 pounds when I started Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar Diet. Ive been on it for four months and have lost 45 pounds.

M.F. Princeton, NJ

I have lost 80 pounds on the No Flour, No Sugar Diet.

J.A., Columbia City, IN

Ive always had a problem with my weight and diets never worked for me. When I started Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar Diet, I weighed 194 pounds. I am now at 146 pounds. I feel great!

V.G., Clovis, CA

Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.only smoking kills more people.

A few years ago, I got a letter from a reader who wrote, What is the basis for the uproar about fat people? I think the issue is purely cosmetic. Im proud of being overweight and Im tired of being criticized for it. In my view, this is nothing more than discrimination.

In our society where thin is in, there is certainly a good deal of discrimination against overweight people based on looks. While previous generations viewed stoutness as attractive, the pendulum has swung back and, as a culture, we now worship thinnessas evidenced by the constant bombardment of images of impossibly thin celebrities. But the problem is far from purely cosmetic. There are serious recognized health consequences that stem from being overweight, including high blood pressure, elevated blood cholesterol, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many types of cancer.

The unfortunate truth is that Americans are fat, and getting fatter by the minute. Recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control reveal that 65 percent of American adults are overweightup from 47 percent just twenty-five years ago. Worse, the rate of obesity has more than doubled in that time. In 1980, 15 percent of American adults were clinically obese. Today that number has ballooned to 31 percent.

According to the American Obesity Association, extremely over-weight people have a greater than 70 percent chance of having an obesity-related health issueincluding coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, high blood cholesterol, and certain types of cancer. In fact, obesity is responsible for at least 300,000 deaths annually in the United States.

The seriousness of the health consequences of being overweight cannot be underestimated. And, adding insult to injury, obesity places enormous social and psychological stresses on individuals lives in our thin-worshipping culture.

Any number of causes explain the stretching of our waistbands from coast to coastfrom the supersizing of food portions to our decreasing intake of fresh fruits and vegetables and evermore sedentary lifestyles.

While there is some evidence that obesity has a genetic component and that heredity plays a role in a propensity for weight gain, our genes, on their own, cant explain the sharp rise in obesity rates over the past twenty-five years. Such a dramatic rise can only be explained by changes in our food choices and levels of physical activity.

Our parents may pass on to us genes that predict whether or not we will have a tendency to become overweight, but the lifestyle choices we learn from our families will likely have an even more profound effect on our weight and fitness level throughout life. From activity levels to eating patterns and food choices, we learn by example. If our parents and other family members regularly eat fried foods and rich desserts and rarely do more exercise than that involved in finding the remote control for the television, were likely to grow up to have poor eating and exercise habits ourselvesand to be overweight adults.

Some people learn from their families to use food as a drug to cure feelings of sadness, loneliness, or anxiety. If youre one of those people, you may have developed a habit of overeating as a response to depression, stress at work or at home, boredom, or any number of difficult emotional issues. These patterns, too, are often passed down through generations.