Dana Carpender's NEW Carb and Calorie Counter-Expanded, Revised, and Updated 4th Edition: Your Complete Guide to Total Carbs, Net Carbs, Calories, and More [Paperback] Review

I am basically a low carb eater. My body responds better to less bread, wheat, pasta, etc. Dana Carpender's cookbooks contain delicious recipes, and this fourth edition of her Calorie and Carb Counter includes 200 new entries - including more prepared foods and fast food restuarant menu items.

If you want a guide with popular upscale restuarant items, then get the South Beach Diet Dining Out guide. South Beach also has a Calorie and Carb counter guide.

If you want a calorie counter with pictures, get the Calorie King 2010 which also includes a diabetic guide in the back.

Look for Dana's new book "1001 Low-Carb Recipes: Recipes That Let You Eat All of the Foods You Love and Have Your Low-Carb Diet Too" on March 1, 2010.

This new cookbook is a combination of the best Low-Carb Recipes from 500 Low-Carb Recipes, 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes, 500 More Low-Carb Recipes, 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, The Low-Carb Barbeque Book, and Low-Carb Smoothies.

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Atkins for Life: The Complete Controlled Carb Program for Permanent Weight Loss and Good Health [Bargain Price] [Hardcover] Review

After all the controversy about "Low-Carb" diets it's good to get the story straight from the man who started it.This book lays out the ground rules and provides a good overview of the science behind the hype one reads on the Internet and hears from the media.

I found that just a few minutes with Dr. Atkins' book answered a lot of my questions about how carbohydrates affect your diet and overall health.It also set me straight on a number of misconceptions I had formed out of ignorance or from the half-truths spouted by diet "experts".

If you're thinking about a low-carb diet like Southbeach, you owe it to yourself to get Atkins' perspective on nutrition and food-related health issues.

Bottom line...there's a lot information in this book.It has a reasonable number of good meal plans and great recipes.Only shortfall I found was the lack of cross-referencing so finding all the parts to a meal takes a bit of effort.

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5 Square Low-Carb Meals: The 20-Day Makeover Plan with Delicious Recipes for Fast, Healthy Weight Loss and High Energy (Hardcover) Review

I purchased Monica Lynn's book to help me create healthy meals for myself and my husband. I was surprised at how easy Monica's meals are to create. I have lost 8 pounds and my husband has lost 17 pounds in 3 weeks!I am so thrilled!I have bought a ton of diet books over the years and I must say - this one works with ease. The recipes are so simple - I double them to save myself time with cooking.Lynn suggests saving the leftovers for the next days meals and portioning them out - brilliant.It is never easy to change ones eating habits and I must say - I rebelled at first...thankfully my husband is one of those people that get really focused and he motivated me to stay on track.I had sugar withdrawals the first 2 days as Lynn said I would...thankfully by day three I felt leaner and had more energy than I have had in years.This book is a no-brainer.

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"Eat more, eat clean" for fast, healthy weight loss and high energy!
Have you been looking for a healthy way to eat, without all the hassle of counting calories, calculating percentages, cutting out the foods you love, or regaining the weight? If so, Monica Lynn, founder and CEO of 5 squares#153;, offers the perfect plan to change how you eat -- and to change your life. 5 squares delivers five healthy, balanced meals -- or "squares" -- to clients each day. Now, you too can make the meals that have helped thousands of happy customers -- including members of the Yankees, Mets, and Rangers -- lose weight and increase their energy. Lynn's philosophy is simple: "Eat more, eat clean, and plan ahead." Eating five satisfying but smaller meals a day helps to keep your metabolism running smoothly and continuously, rather than shocking your system with a load of calories from larger meals. Developed especially for your kitchen and based on tried-and-true nutritional information, 5 Square Low-Carb Meals eliminates "empty calorie" foods that contain wheat and sugar in favor of those that help build lean muscle mass. The result: Your extra pounds will drop off safely and easily, and your energy will increase by leaps and bounds!
In 5 Square Low-Carb Meals, Lynn takes the guesswork out of healthful eating with twenty days' worth of easy-to-use recipes packed with flavor. Divided into five parts -- one for each "square" or meal -- the book provides a host of delicious options for your breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, and dinner. The combination of carbs, fat, and protein has already been calculated to create a healthy balance, so you can use the sample menus provided, or simply mix and match your own daily five squares according to the recipes and foods you like best.
Lynn also provides food diaries for charting your progress; information on how to create your own balanced recipes; and tips on dining out while on the plan, setting exercise goals, and staying on track long after you#146;ve completed the first twenty days.
Looking and feeling great are within your reach. 5 Square Low-Carb Meals gives you all the tools you need to change your lifestyle for the better, for good.

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El Nuevo Libro De Cocina Dietetica Del Dr Atkins: Con Recetas Rapidas Y Sencillas (Spanish Edition) [Paperback] Review

This is an excellent book. I have lost 20-lbs (from 167 - 147) and I just couldn't lose more than 5-lbs on low calorie diets. This one works and I'm never hungry because of the diet.
I bought this book for a dear friend of mine who only reads in spanish. I don't know if she'll be able to do the diet or not because of tortillas and black beans (she has a husband and two children) but we'll see how she does :)

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Le presentamos el complemento perfecto al libro La Nueva Revolucion Dietetica del Dr. Atkins con suculentas recetas que podran pasar de la estufa a su mesa en treinta minutos o incluso menos.
Olvidese de la ensalada sin aderezo, o de las resecas pechugas de pollo sin piel y de las insipidas verduras cocidas. Olvidese de las pequenas porciones, de los alimentos sin grasa o desabridos, y dese el gusto de repetir su platillo favorito. Olvidese de pasar horas en la cocina. Con las deliciosas recetas de El Nuevo Libro de Cocina Dietetica del Dr. Atkins se regocijara con jugosos filetes, suculentas costillas, deliciosos huevos y platillos con queso; ademas podra permitirse el placer de gozar de cremosas salsas y postres.
Cada receta especifica la cantidad de carbohidratos por porcion, e incluso contiene una guia para convertir sus propias recetas de acuerdo al estandar Atkins. Este libro de cocina esta disenado para alimentarse saludablemente y le ayudara a preparar comidas deliciosas todos los dias, con lo que se sentira como nuevo.

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Joining the Thin Club: Tips for Toning Your Mind after You've Trimmed Your Body [Paperback] Review

I have have recently lost 40 pounds (hit my goal 8 months ago) and I could not put this book down.It was like they read my mind.It addresses everything from the fear of gaining the weight back, how to handle compliments, how to handle people who try to sabotage your efforts, and much more.This is a must read for anyone who has lost weight and is now trying to maintain their new healthy weight!

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Many books will help you lose weight. But Joining the Thin Club will help you keep the weight off for good.

After losing 80 pounds and going from a size 22 to a size 8, Judith Lederman has beaten the odds and stayed slim for several years. Combining her experience with the professional expertise of Larina Kase, Psy.D., Joining the Thin Club offers advice for every aspect of your new life, from handling compliments and reconciling the inner you with the new outer you, to negotiating social eating and keeping exercise interesting. All the common fears and challenges that you, as someone who is losing or has lost weight, will face are addressed. With Joining the Thin Club, you'll learn to:
- Deal with temptation and prevent a backslide
- Break out of the negative self-critiquing rut and appreciate all you've achieved
- Create new goals to keep you inspired
- Embrace the ongoing process of mind and body toning
- Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place
- Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place
With this candid, straightforward book, you'll be able to set realistic goals regarding your weight, address your body-image concerns, and adhere to a plan for exercise and a healthy diet because-when you join The Thin Club, you'll want to be a member for life.

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Calorie Queens: Living Thin in a Fat World (Paperback) Review

I just finished reading "Calorie Queens", but I have been living it for the past year.Let me explain -

In March 2004, I heard Jackie Scott speak at a conference reception I attended in Lexington, KY.At the time I was carrying about 185 pounds on my 51-year-old, 5' 1" frame (I didn't have a bathroom scale, but weighed 188 with clothes at an October 2003 doctor's appointment).I had, however, maintained that weight for about 5 years.I was deathly afraid of the word "diet" -- yo yo dieting was the way I had "grown" from an average healthy nonpregnant weight of 110 pounds in my young adult life (from age 15 to age 30) to an average obese weight of 185 in my forties and now fifties.

Jackie's story of "learning how to eat normally" made so much sense to me -- but I procrastinated 8 months more before actually doing anything about it.I didn't even buy the book (self-published edition) at the time, but the concept stuck.

In December of 2004 I began keeping a food journal and discovered to my great surprise that I was actually eating far more calories than I would have estimated.On January 2005, I weighed in at 180 pounds sans clothes.Between January and August, I dropped about 5 pounds per month following Jackie and Diane's program of "normal Calories" (40 pounds total) -- due to my active lifestyle I ate an average of 1900 calories per day!Since August to the current date of November 16, I have dropped about 5 more pounds.At 135 pounds, I am within 4 pounds of a magic "healthy" weight on the bmi chart of 131 pounds!!

The best part of this highly nutritious, common-sense approach is that you only have ONE PLAN for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.No stage one stage two stage three then maintenance.You are starting on maintenance.

I still keep my food journal.As to exercise, while hauling around those 45 extra pounds made me breathe hard climbing one flight of steps, I now walk regularly, always take the stairs instead of the elevator, dance and play volleyball on the weekends.And my 1900 calorie lifestyle is completely workable with celebrations, eating out, in other words -- normal life!I have learned to "eat thin in a fat world" :-)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to pursue a healthy lifestyle.

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Genocide: How Your Doctor's Dietary Ignorance Will Kill You!!!! (Paperback) Review

I have tried the two main low carb diets that are available and though they work, why I should remain on the diet was never fully explained.I read the books, followed the diet plan, and after a tremendous effort, I would eventually go back to the foods I was eating before.After reading Genocide, I now understand WHY I can't eat those foods.Genocide is a no nonsense approach to healthier living through correct nutrition and the application of simple scientific facts.In our society of instant gratification, plentiful amounts of any food, and the ability to buy most anything, sticking to the dietary example of Dr. Carlson is hard, but it is truly worth the effort.I understand the need to keep my distance from sugars and carbs, and because I do I have no problem sticking to the dietary changes offered by Dr. Carlson.Once you read this book, you will want to buy copies for your friends.You could pass on your copy, but then you wouldn't be able to read it again and again.

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Setting the record straight once and for all, Genocide: How Your Doctor's Dietary Ignorance Will Kill You!!!! by Dr. James E. Carlson breaks the chains of ignorance when it comes to dieting and staying healthy. Concern for his patients led this medical doctor to unveil common misconceptions regarding carbohydrates, fat, proteins, sugars and cholesterol that are perpetrated and perpetuated by the medical community. Regrettably, with the advice of doctors millions of Americans are eating themselves into an early grave. Now, avoiding a priori reasoning, readers are able to draw their own conclusions on what lifestyle is best for them and how to initiate the most sensible diet possible. Take back your life-the fact is that low fat, low cholesterol diets are dangerous. With humor, wit and a good dose of common sense, this guide shows readers that a diet with daily sources of fat, cholesterol and protein is effective in treating disease.

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The Low-Carb Gourmet: Recipes for the New Lifestyle [Paperback] Review

This is one of the best cookbooks I've bought in a long time, and I buy a lot of cookbooks.I made the Haricots Frites with Tarragon Sauce for a small cocktail party I had recently, and everyone raved.It was great to be able to tell my guests that they shouldn't feel guilty because these frites are low-carb!I also just tried the Seared Scallops with Cauliflower Florets, since scallops are in season, and the recipe was flawless. Whether or not you intentionally eat low-carb, these recipes are great!

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From Hollywood to South Beach, the latest craze in the diet world is low-carbohydrate, high-protein meals. However, until now, low-carb cookbooks have been decidedly lowbrow, more concerned with prepared ingredients and overly simplistic recipes than with flavor or presentation. In THE LOW-CARB GOURMET, Brigit Binns proves that it's possible to follow a low-carb regime and still eat well-in fact, exceedingly well. With 70 recipes for sophisticated yet approachable dishes like Gratin-Style Spinach and Aged-White Cheddar Souffle, Hazelnut-Crusted Freshwater Trout with Preserved Lemon Relish, and Star Anise Flan with Blackberries, THE LOW-CARB GOURMET takes low-carb eating beyond the hamburger sans bun and explains how to maintain a healthy, gourmet lifestyle that will leave you looking and feeling great. Complex enough to impress foodies and discerning guests yet simple enough for everyday family meals at home, THE LOW-CARB GOURMET raises the concept of "diet food" to new culinary heights.

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