Cruise - The 100: count only sugar calories and lose up to 18 pounds in 2 weeks

To Lisa Sharkey:
Thank you for believing in my message, and for having the courage and vision to illuminate the truth about weight loss, and giving the world a real chance at ending the obesity epidemic. Your support for this and our future books in The 100 series will continue to empower and inspire people around the world.

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W hen I was in medical school in the 1990s, very little time was devoted to nutrition. All learning was centered around which medications were best to treat particular conditions. It seemed that the only way to treat a disease was to reach for the script pad. But as I started my practice, I instinctively knew that something was missing in patient care.

My quest for more answers led me to become the accidental nutritionist. It was my patients needs and their incessant requests for weight loss guidance that led me to want to study nutrition and weight loss science. I studied integrative and functional medicine to pursue my passion, and I realized that the best medicine was actually in the kitchen. The most powerful interventions I could inspire in a person were to lose weight and become physically active. In my practice, I help my patients understand the source of their weight gain, working on strategies to help them lose the weight by addressing the underlying issues.

Over the last several decades our understanding of the key role nutrition plays in our health has broadened immensely, but there are still many old ways of thinking we hold onto that are getting in the way of fully understanding weight loss. Looking at all calories as equal when it comes to weight gain is simply outdated science, yet many weight loss programs still pivot on the disproven concept of calories in = calories out. In The 100 , Jorge Cruise provides a clear, evidence-based explanation why the old way to count calories is not only wrong, it will certainly set you up for weight loss failure. The 100 offers a new way of counting calories, based on sound science. This new approach to weight loss is not only simpler and easier to follow, it will allow you to feel satisfied while watching the pounds effortlessly come off.

Simply stated, the problem that has been throwing a wrench in your weight loss efforts is insulin. After reading this book, you will understand how this ultra-important hormone plays a key part in weight gain, especially with our carb-heavy eating patterns. By making the connection between sugar, carbs, insulin and the accumulation of fat in the body, you will be empowered to make the right food choices. The 100 will change the way you think of which calories count and which dont. You will learn a new way to plan your successful weight loss and lifetime eating plan. This is not only a diet, it is a new eating mindset and lifestyle change.

The first time Jorge Cruise told me about his exciting new approach, we talked about the key role insulin plays in weight gain and many other diseases, such as prediabetes, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and hypertension to name a few. High insulin levels are often missed by your doctor, who may only be doing a routine check for fasting blood sugar, which may be normal even if your insulin levels are high. Fasting blood sugar alone will often miss the mark. It is the ratio of your fasting blood sugar to your fasting insulin level that is more telling. A ratio greater than 7 should be your aim, keeping in mind that an ideal fasting blood glucose is between 70 and 90 mg/dL.

Further measurements, including BMI (body mass index) and waist circumference (a marker for insulin resistance) halfway between the belly button and the ribsprovide more information about unwanted weight gain. For women, a waist larger than 35 inches, and for men larger than 40 inches, is a sign of insulin resistance. If this is your waist size, your body has become insensitive to the signal insulin puts outthe signal that when recognized will move glucose into your cells for energy production, but when not recognized will lead to all of the diseases mentioned above. Ultimately, this is the main issue that has caused you to pack on the weight, and what is reversed by following the program in this book.

Knowledge is power. The 100 will give you the right knowledge to conquer your weight for good. With a thorough review of the history behind diet science, and how we went astray after World War II with ill-advised diet plans, this book will walk you through a clear account of weight loss trends and why some worked and others failed. I always believe that the most important thing I can give a patient is knowledge and understanding of their condition, because with that they can find the right motivation to move forward. The 100 will teach you what is going to work for your weight loss, and what wont. And this is based on more than 100 years of research from scientists and doctors around the world.

I have seen the enthusiasm with which Jorge Cruise motivates people like you to lose weight and stay fit. You will find that same level of enthusiasm and the right motivation through the words in this book. I have the utmost respect and admiration for his ultimate goal to make America and the world healthy. It starts right here with this new diet plan.

More than any time in history, we need to understand why our old way of eating is slowly making us sick and heavy. If only we can look at nutrition as our medicine, rather than waiting for the right pill to cure the disease, we will become empowered to make the right choices and live healthier and happier lives.

May you find inspiration in The 100 to change your eating patterns, and ultimately to begin on your path to wellness.

Best wishes,
Vincent M. Pedre, MD

D ear Friend, get ready because I have some shocking news. Currently the US government suggests a Recommended Daily Allowance of 1,752 Sugar Calories or around 9 cups of sugar.

THE GOVERNMENTAL RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE TRUTH

Note: when counting Sugar Calories we take into account ALL carbohydrates, since they are all sugar. With that in mind we see the following scenario play out:

10 oz carbohydrates = 130 carb grams = 520 Sugar Calories

2.5 cups fruitOrange juice = 64 carb grams = 256 Sugar Calories

4 cups vegetablesSweet Potato = 144 carb grams = 576 Sugar Calories

3 cups dairySkim milk = 36 carb grams = 156 Sugar Calories

2 servings added sugar2 cups lemonade = 64 carb grams = 256 Sugar Calories = 1752

For years, experts, including government officials and health agencies, have been telling us that cutting overall calories is the key to weight loss, and that ending obesity is a simple matter of counting calories. The 100 is perhaps the most breakthrough book on the subject of weight management to date, because it actually shows you where dietary science is today, and it is probably not what you are thinking.

I am thrilled to introduce to you The 100my easiest program yet. If you cannot wait to see the newly updated science, I give you permission right now to find out the secret of this book located in chapter 3.

Discover how specific foods cause your body to hold on to excess pounds and the simple changes you need to make to release excess fat from your body. The 100 way of losing weight will keep you on the path to lose up to 18 pounds in just two weeks!!

So, if youre ready to see the truth about calories, and learn how you can eat all the delicious foods you dont want to give up then you are in the right place. Get ready for a smaller, more energized, vibrant you, now and forever.

I cannot wait to show you how it all works!

Your coach,