Synopses & Reviews
Every day, we make literally hundreds of choices about what to eat and drink and how to live, which impact our health and, ultimately, our weight. When these habits are good, it’s easy to keep weight in check. When they’re bad, the number on our scales can creep upwards and upwards. If you’re like most people, your habits could be in need of a tune-up.
The 101 “slim habits” presented in THE REAL SKINNY by registered dieticians and founders of the popular website "Appetite for Health" are based on information they have culled from leading dieticians around the country—i.e. this is a “best of” list, and these habits REALLY WORK! The authors tackle such topics as:
- Friends and family can negatively impact your eating habits. This book shows you how to keep a meat-and-potato-loving man happy at the dinner table while slashing your calorie intake at the same time.
- Do low-calorie or zero-calorie sodas and foods leave you feeling hungry for more? You'll learn ways to use some calorie-controlled foods to their advantage, while developing a life-long eating strategy that relies on great-tasting, wholesome foods, rather than manmade substitutes.
- The way in which your kitchen is organized and the size of your dishes can impact your weight. Here, you'll find steps to downsize serving dishes and reorganize your refrigerator and pantry to promote healthier choices at home.
- It can be difficult to maintain healthy eating habits when you have a busy, on-the-go lifestyle. The authors' "menu decoder" will help you pick the best plates at the most common chain and ethnic restaurants.
In THE REAL SKINNY: Appetite for Health's 101 Fat Habits & Slim Solutions, Katherine Brooking and Julie Upton provide real-life, practical steps for you to kick your “fat habits” once and for all.
Review
"Upton and Brooking deliver just what a dieter needs to succeed in losing weight and keeping it off—information, inspiration, and example. Sidebars, boxes, and charts abound, offering calorie and fat counts, recommended "good-for-bad" food swaps, good books for dieting cooks, nutritional info from fast-food outlets, and how to eat "like a nutritional pro" when dining out. "
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“The Real Skinny is a comprehensive guide to losing weight and keeping it off. Unlike gimmicky diets that set you up for failure, The Real Skinny provides smart, practical solutions to virtually every obstacle dieters face. Upton and Brooking provide you with all the tools you need to make healthy and delicious eating part of your everyday life."
—Cheryl Forberg, R.D., author of The New York Times bestseller The Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter and nutritionist for NBC's "The Biggest Loser"
Review
"Peppered with illustrations and pithy quotes, the book is both entertaining and practical. Readers will appreciate Slaytons word-play as well as by her real-life solutions to such dilemmas as quick weight loss strategies for the beach or how to be 'choosy when boozy."
—Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The ultimate cheat sheet that sets out a workable and flexible plan for successful weight loss to fit every lifestyle and diet choice. In this worst-case diet survival handbook”, nutritionist and founder of Foodtrainers™, Lauren Slayton offers strategies and tips to avoid the most disastrous diet booby traps. Along with her no-nonsense nutrition and exercise advice, readers will discover that the missing component of most weight-loss schemes is planning. Planning to succeed and planning for the obstacles on the way to slim are as vital as what and when to eat and how to incorporate fat-burning activity into your day.
All too many dieters give up when they hit a few road bumps created by work, family, socializing, travel, fatigue or indifference. Slayton comes to the rescue with:
The Big 10 Do-Not-Pass-Go” Basics, from high protein breakfast to closing the kitchen” after dinner!
Top Ten Things to Avoid to Get Healthy and Slim Down Fast
The 4 Ps -- Plan, Purchase, Prep and Promise -- to get and stay on track
The 4-Step Treat Training Strategy to survive the Witching Hour”
Dozens of smart, simple ways to cope with the big obstacles to slim: family, restaurants, travel, entertaining, alcohol and more. Slayton provides the know-how and the what-to-do-when-things-go-south to help readers keep on track, no matter what diet they follow.
About the Author
Julie Upton, MS, RD, CSSD has worked as a writer and editor of national women’s magazines. As a representative of the American Dietetic Association, she was featured on major national for the national news programs and networks, including CNN,
ABC World News,
Today, and MTV, among many others. Co-author of the sports nutrition book,
Energy to Burn: The Ultimate Food and Nutrition Guide to Fuel Your Active Life, she lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
Katherine Brooking, M.S., R.D., has a master’s degree in nutrition science from Columbia University. She is a frequent nutrition contributor to national morning shows including NBC’s
Today, CBS’s
The Early Show, and ABC’s
Good Morning America Health. As a writer covering health and wellness topics, Katherine has contributed to
SELF Magazine, Prevention, Woman’s Day and other leading news publications including
The Washington Post, Huffington Post and
New York Daily News. She divides her time between Miami Beach and New York City