Eat Carbs, Lose Weight: Drop All the Pounds You Want without Giving Up the Foods You Love

by Denise Austin

After a brief attempt to restrict carbs, bestselling author and fitness guru Denise Austin searched for a diet that would allow her to eat carbs and not gain weight.

She teamed with Joslin Clinic nutritionist Amy Campbell, and together they created this satisfying, delicious eating plan. Now carb lovers everywhere are discovering how carbs are actually essential for weight loss and that they can have their bread and pasta and still shed unwanted pounds.

Readers will learn a whole new approach to nutrition that they can actually imagine following—and enjoying—for the rest of their lives. This step-by-step, 4-week plan can help
• boost their energy level and reduce cravings in just days
• lower blood sugar, triglycerides, cholesterol, and blood pressure
• lose up to 8 pounds and drop a full dress size in 4 weeks!
As one grateful dieter, who lost 7 pounds and 41/2 inches in 4 weeks, wrote to " Eat Carbs, Lose Weight is I get to eat regularly, I never feel hungry, and I have plenty of energy. I no longer have specific rules for carbs and fats. It's so liberating!"

Genres: Health

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2005

About the author

A native of San Pedro, California, Denise started gymnastics at the age of 12 and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Arizona, graduating in 1979 with an exercise physiology degree. She began her career teaching aerobic exercise classes in the Los Angeles area and went on to cohost the The Jack LaLanne Show, in 1981. (Denise considers Jack LaLanne one of her role models, and she is delighted to still speak regularly with the 94-year-old fitness legend.)

During more than 25 years promoting health and fitness, Denise has created 82 workout videos or DVDs. Her enormous number of sales led to her 2003 induction into the Video Hall of Fame.

Denise has been married for 25 years to Jeff Austin, a sports attorney and brother of tennis champ Tracy Austin. They share a home with their two teenage daughters, Kelly and Katie.

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Reviews

[Sher❤ The Fabulous BookLover · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like I already knew a lot of what Austin was saying in this book, nevertheless I did get a better understanding of what it means to eat carbs the right way. Austin shows that you can eat carbs and lose weight. Overall it's a okay read.