Look Great Naked Diet

The author of the top-selling Look Great Naked shows how to change the body's set point to achieve permanent weight loss.

Nature deals everyone a certain body type based on an individual set point, which is the amount of fat the body strives to maintain at all times. While most diets promote weight loss for the short term, they fail to take into account each person's unique set point, making weight regain all but inevitable. The Look Great Naked Diet offers a permanent solution for changing genetic disposition, allowing everyone to enjoy lasting results. Renowned fitness and nutrition expert Brad Schoenfeld will show anyone how to redefine their physique with:

* An individualized diet designed for each of the three body types, with seven-day menu plans
* A balanced eating plan that includes healthy levels of protein, nutrient-dense carbohydrates, and essential fats
* Delicious recipes from some of the world's top fitness personalities
Eat the "right combination of the right amounts of the right foods" to attain a lean physique, promises personal trainer/women's-fitness expert Brad Schoenfeld in The Look Great Naked Diet. In this follow-up to Look Great Naked: Slim Down, Shape Up and Tone Your Trouble Zones in Just 15 Minutes a Day, Schoenfeld explains how to design a personalized diet program based on the balance of fat-carbohydrate-protein that is right for your body type. He emphasizes "nutrient-dense" (high nutrition and fiber value) carbs, lean protein calculated to your ideal weight, "good" dietary fat, and plenty of water. He covers eating out, supplements, a sample menu plan, and a one-week plan for looking your best for a special occasion. The 10 protein-heavy recipes, however, seem designed more to publicize their fitness model/bodybuilder contributors than to support the LGN principles. They include no nutritional breakdown (after stressing the importance of figuring out your protein-carb-fat intake), no calorie counts, nor even the number of servings (e.g., a pancake recipe includes two cups of oatmeal, 12 egg whites, an ounce of almonds, and an extra 24 grams of protein power). It's hard to see where the fat-free lemon cheesecake made of jello, fat-free cream cheese, and Cool Whip fits with a "nutrient-dense" diet! --Joan Price