Slim for Life (Paperback)

~ Dr. Gillian McKeith (Author) "Many people convince themselves that they eat a healthy diet, when the reality is somewhat different..." (more)
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Product Description

From the bestselling author of You Are What You Eat

Slim for Life is more than a diet book—it’s a whole new way of thinking about food and health. Drawing on the same expertise that brings Olympic athletes and Hollywood stars to her nutrition clinic in London, Dr. Gillian McKeith lays out a 28-day plan for flushing away bad habits and establishing new eating patterns that will keep you thin and healthy for life. Packed with detailed eating plans, practical tips, relevant nutritional information, strategies for avoiding backtracking, and lush, full- color photographs, Slim for Life is the all-in-one road map to a whole new you.

About the Author

DR. GILLIAN McKEITH is the acclaimed clinical nutritionist and author of the international bestseller, You Are What You Eat. She is the director of the McKeith Clinic in London, where her extensive clientele includes professional and Olympic athletes, members of the royal family, and Hollywood actors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Plume; 1 edition (December 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452289254
• ISBN-13: 978-0452289253
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,249 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight Talk , January 13, 2008

By	N. Basile "njbasile" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a terrific book. The information is given in a no nonsense
manner. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a realistic and
entertaining resource. I have not only lost weight, I feel fantastic.
I no longer have heartburn and my headaches are history. Gillian
delivers on her promises. ONE WARNING: it is time intensive to follow
the plan. I was strictly a heat and eat on the fly person. This book
requires gasp...cooking and prep and planning! Still I grudgingly have
learned how and it is sometimes even fun. Did I say it was a teriffic
book? It really is.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good eating plan, but..., April 7, 2008

By	Anastasia Beeverhausen (Chicago) - See all my reviews

I love Gillian McKeith's show and her whole philosophy towards eating. However, the calorie counts for her meals are quite low--between 900 and 1000 cals/day--due to my rough calculations. I've had to supplement some of the meals with extra protein like a chicken breast or salmon. I'm also working out a lot more than the folks on her show do--I do about an hour of hard cardio/day, 6 days/wk. Plus, 4 of those days, weight training is incorporated into my workout.
I don't miss not eating bread, pasta, sugar and the like and I do feel better--after i adjusted the diet to work for me. And, yes, I did lose weight-plenty of it.
Before starting this diet, really do your homework. Be prepared to feel light headed the first few days and drink plenty of water. Oh and instant miso soup is a god send. Good luck!

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Step by step, day by day, I will make it easy for you.", February 9, 2008

By	Jessica Lux (Rosamond, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Slim for Life is Dr. Gillian McKeith's 28-day ultimate health and detox plan. In four stages, the author provides step-by-step meal and snack plans to wake-up your consciousness, detox your system, and achieve a slim for life diet. The text includes menus, recipes, exercises (both physical and mental), and inspiration to break old habits and form new ones. This is a time-intensive program, but only for the first month of re-framing your nutritional thinking, after which the reader will be on a road to long-term success at weight maintenance.

Includes lush full-color photography. Recipes are in U.S. units (cups, oz, tsp, etc.), not metric units as suggested in other reviews.