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Bread Is the Devil: Win the Weight Loss Battle by Taking Control of Your Diet Demons
Stop mindlessly inhaling the breadbasket and stop shoveling in the M&M'S– Bread is the Devil is the solution to all of our diet saboteurs.
Nutritionist Heather Bauer can count on the fingers of one hand the number of her clients who don't already know what they should eat to lose weight. So why can’t they (and their best friend and their neighbor) lose weight? Because Bread is the Devil! Yes, that's Bauer’s shorthand for the inevitable, demonic pull that certain bad habits exert on people who try to change their eating routines to drop the pounds. Many of us have been You had a sensible, healthy breakfast, high in protein with complex carbs. Ditto for lunch—soup and a salad with a warm rush of accomplishment and self control for dessert. But now it's dinnertime and you're out with enter a large basket of warm, sliced, crusty sourdough bread with a little tub of chive butter. Suddenly you're in the seventh circle of hell—the one reserved for gluttons. Bread’s not your devil? How about ice cream or chips or that big slab of buttercream-frosted birthday cake? Bread Is the Devil will help you fight those hellish cravings that stop you from losing the weight you want. By identifying how certain factors promote overeating, Heather * Identify the top-ten Diet Devils that challenge healthy eating * Provide specific, proven strategies that free you from these devils once and for all * Offer up a simple, flexible guide that will help you reach your goal in twenty-one days and make eating fun again * Suggest an easy, affordable, and doable shopping list for eating at home as well as great meal choices when eating out
Bread is the Devil will help you say good-bye to your devils, for good.
Nutritionist Heather Bauer can count on the fingers of one hand the number of her clients who don't already know what they should eat to lose weight. So why can’t they (and their best friend and their neighbor) lose weight? Because Bread is the Devil! Yes, that's Bauer’s shorthand for the inevitable, demonic pull that certain bad habits exert on people who try to change their eating routines to drop the pounds. Many of us have been You had a sensible, healthy breakfast, high in protein with complex carbs. Ditto for lunch—soup and a salad with a warm rush of accomplishment and self control for dessert. But now it's dinnertime and you're out with enter a large basket of warm, sliced, crusty sourdough bread with a little tub of chive butter. Suddenly you're in the seventh circle of hell—the one reserved for gluttons. Bread’s not your devil? How about ice cream or chips or that big slab of buttercream-frosted birthday cake? Bread Is the Devil will help you fight those hellish cravings that stop you from losing the weight you want. By identifying how certain factors promote overeating, Heather * Identify the top-ten Diet Devils that challenge healthy eating * Provide specific, proven strategies that free you from these devils once and for all * Offer up a simple, flexible guide that will help you reach your goal in twenty-one days and make eating fun again * Suggest an easy, affordable, and doable shopping list for eating at home as well as great meal choices when eating out
Bread is the Devil will help you say good-bye to your devils, for good.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 3, 2012
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July 7, 2012
I liked this book and agree that Bread and the white carbs are bad...really bad if you look at our expanding waistlines. Cut the carbs, cut the sugar and live a healthy more active lifestyle and your weight wont be a problem. Not a bad book it had lots to say about what to eat and what not to eat. Listen to the cut the crab bread and white carbs and you will look great in a swimsuit.
I’ve decided to cut bread and gluten out of my diet due to arthritis, but I picked up this book because of the title. I do feel that Bread is the Devil and it is a hard item to ignore. Everyone eats bread and loves to eat it warm fresh from the oven. Yummy with butter dripping off the sides, hungry already. I digress, and now I need to think about a healthy serving of fruits or vegetable instead.
Bread is the Devil is an interesting book that helps you cut the white bread, fried breads, and other empty calorie items from your diet. You can eat bread, but make sure it is whole grain, me I just cut it all out and after 3 months I feel great(my back/spine arthritis is better and my hip feels almost normal again.) But I think that cutting bread out would help many lose those unwanted pounds and help you become healthier overall. Cut those empty fat/calorie/carb filled items from your diet and feel good again. By the way, fat is your friend….sugar and white carbs are the enemy.
Cutting carbs is a great way to lose weight and it is really not that difficult. Have a goal in mind will make it easier to say NO to the Devil carbs out there. Losing weight or just cutting back on empty calories makes this book a good read for you. Keep in mind that not every book can help everyone, so read a few different books on healthy eating and pick what works well for you.
I’ve decided to cut bread and gluten out of my diet due to arthritis, but I picked up this book because of the title. I do feel that Bread is the Devil and it is a hard item to ignore. Everyone eats bread and loves to eat it warm fresh from the oven. Yummy with butter dripping off the sides, hungry already. I digress, and now I need to think about a healthy serving of fruits or vegetable instead.
Bread is the Devil is an interesting book that helps you cut the white bread, fried breads, and other empty calorie items from your diet. You can eat bread, but make sure it is whole grain, me I just cut it all out and after 3 months I feel great(my back/spine arthritis is better and my hip feels almost normal again.) But I think that cutting bread out would help many lose those unwanted pounds and help you become healthier overall. Cut those empty fat/calorie/carb filled items from your diet and feel good again. By the way, fat is your friend….sugar and white carbs are the enemy.
Cutting carbs is a great way to lose weight and it is really not that difficult. Have a goal in mind will make it easier to say NO to the Devil carbs out there. Losing weight or just cutting back on empty calories makes this book a good read for you. Keep in mind that not every book can help everyone, so read a few different books on healthy eating and pick what works well for you.
May 9, 2012
the title was what prompted my voyeuristic reading of this book. as i suspected, the title was more controversial than the premise and recommendations of the book -- eat good carbs not refined...etc. What stood out for me about this book was the abundance of information it gives people to face and accept their compulsive eating habits and deal with them. it drives the premise home that we haveto take responsibility for our actions and eating and the first step is to recognize our pitfalls.
and yes, you are supposed to skip the bread basket at dinner most of the time.
and yes, you are supposed to skip the bread basket at dinner most of the time.
June 4, 2012
Meh. I didn't think the advice in this book was very helpful. Eat more frozen dinners? No thanks. If you eat because you're bored, keep yourself busy! Oh really? I never thought of that! I read so many diet books, hoping to pick up a tip or two, but this one really didn't do anything for me at all.
January 23, 2012
Despite the sensationalist title, the book is actually extremely realistic for people of all lifestyles - thanks to the customized plans for all your excuses. Definitely recommended, especially for road warriors like me thanks to the awesome "stealth choices" when dining out.
January 27, 2012
While I don't agree that "Bread is the Devil", I do agree with some of Bauer's healthy eating techniques. This book is not one to read cover-to-cover. Find the "type" of eater you are and read her tips. They are pretty good.
February 20, 2016
Really, all diet books are very similiar. This one reads easily, addresses a variety of reasons people fail at dieting, and offers a minimum of recipes. It has a section on best choices at specific restaurants.
February 12, 2012
It was ok. Mostly common sense info which I could use more of. Using my common sense I mean
June 22, 2012
not necessarily about why "bread is the devil" but good tips for those trying to lose a few pounds!
October 14, 2012
I just couldn't get into this book after I read Chubster. This seemed boring and repetitive regarding stuff I already knew. Oh well, I tried.
January 1, 2014
Fairly misleading title, but good book to figure out why you eat what you eat, and when.
April 19, 2012
eh? nothing in there I did not already know.
June 14, 2013
the writer really focuses on the habits of one, and doesn't enforce things
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