the fat-burning bible 28 days of foods, supplements, and workouts that help you lose weight

TeAM YYeP G Digitally signed by TeAM YYePG DN: cn=TeAM YYePG, c=US, o=TeAM YYePG, ou=TeAM YYePG, email=yyepg@msn.com Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.04.26 16:56:03 +08'00' [...]... of the first to offer questionnaires to help you realize when your own hormones are working against you It also discusses how the hormonal changes that occur with menopause and andropause can cause you to become overfat and tells you how exercise and nutrition can help rebalance these hormones This is the first book to recognize that men and women get the most benefit from exercise by doing their workouts. .. program that will keep you fit and slim for life This book represents the legacy of my twenty-seven years of helping clients to lose fat and improve their health It presents state -of -the- art research in an accessible form, giving you all the tools you need to begin taking charge of your health It gives me great pleasure to share this information with you I wish you all the best as you read and utilize... processes that cause people to gain and lose body fat While it’s true that almost any weight- loss regimen will cause you to lose pounds in the short run, the real issue is if you will be able to keep them off in the long run Unfortunately, most diets fail the test of time According to the American College of Sports Medicine, people gain back 67 percent of their lost weight within one year and the rest... University and the University of California at Davis have shown the connections between obesity, hunger, and poverty: poor women who periodically go 8 The Fat-Burning Bible without food so that their children can eat are often obese The more often you starve yourself to try and lose weight, the slower and less efficient your metabolism will become In 1993 I had a client who was a former heavyweight boxing... total of all the chemical and physiological changes that take place within the body This includes the transformation of food into energy, the growth and repair of muscle and bone tissue, and the creation of enzymes and hormones The basal metabolic rate (BMR) accounts for about 70 percent of daily energy expenditure The amount of energy required to digest and utilize food makes up 5 to 10 percent of daily... material I know that if you faithfully follow this program, you will have the same great level of success as thousands of others before you Acknowledgments I would like to thank the following people for their invaluable help with this book: My loving wife, Sandy, and my sons, Scott and Spencer, for their patience and understanding in helping me to fulfill this dream, my fourth book My friend and collaborator,... information offered here exists in published form, the majority of it is written in dry, complicated language in scientific journals As a member of Governorelect Kathleen Blanco’s transition team for the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Board of Directors of the National Mental Health Association, one of the things that I have learned is that you must take health care to the people in a form that they... shows you how to identify that pattern and how to eat in a way that will help burn fat and normalize where you carry your fat weight 3 Studies have shown that women burn more fat at low to moderate levels of exercise intensity and men at moderate to high levels of exercise intensity The exercise program in this book is designed to capitalize on these findings to help you boost your metabolism and achieve... You will lose an average of 14 to 16 pounds of scale weight in one month For each pound lost, you should lose an average of three-quarters of an inch in your total body measurements You will drop 0.75 percent of body fat/week (If you continue into the third month, you will lose 1.5 percent body fat/week.) If you are a woman, you will drop two to three dress sizes in one month If you are a man, you will... Melinda told me that she has never felt better in her life The Answer: Metabolic Fitness If you find that you are overfat and suffering from a sluggish metabolism or that you have developed a reverse fat pattern, don’t despair Over the years I have helped thousands of men and women to lose fat, get in shape, balance their hormones, improve their blood chemistry, and increase their LEARN THE HEALTH RISKS . Data: Shilstone, Mackie. The fat-burning bible : 28 days of foods, supplements, and workouts that help you lose weight / Mackie Shilstone. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-471-65529-5. 3:33 PM Page i SHILSTONE_i-xvi 10/13/04 3:33 PM Page ii The Fat-Burning Bible 28 Days of Foods, Supplements, and Workouts That Help You Lose Weight Mackie Shilstone John Wiley & Sons, Inc. SHILSTONE_i-xvi. concepts: • The health risks of being overfat • The role that metabolism plays in fat gain and loss • The dangers of the reverse fat pattern and the hormonal differences in men and women • The changes that