Living Lean [Paperback]

InLiving Lean,fitness expert Larry North breaks through all the confusion of fad diets, exercise programs, deceptive fitness frauds, and low fat products and starts you on a program to lose fat, get lean, and look fabulous. Whether you'd like to lose five, ten, or a hundred pounds or reshape your whole body, what you want to know isHOW DO I DO IT?North's motivational yet realistic grogram, featuring a six-week plan for eating the Larry North way, easy-to-make recipes, and fuel-burning, muscle-toning exercises, brings immediate results. You'll gain more energy and feel better about yourself, and you'll soon want to see how far you can go. So take the first step toward the body you've always dreamed of.
InLiving Lean,Larry North cuts through the jargon and tells you
* how to examine your relationship with food and why you've failed in the past
* how to eatmoreto lose weight
* how to go from a size 16 to a size 10 (and beyond!) and never look back again
Empathetic and inspirational, inLiving LeanLarry North shows you how to get results without starving or overexercising and keeps you focused on achieving your fitness goals.Larry Northis a true powerhouse of the fitness world. He is host of a national TV and radio fitness show, the owner of Larry North Total Fitness facilities, a motivational speaker, restaurateur, and civic leader. He lives in Dallas.Chapter 1

THE MYTH OF DIETING: WHY DIETING MAKES YOU FATTER

I probably shouldn't say this, but I will be the first to admit that if you want to lose ten to twenty pounds quickly, just put this book down right now and start starving yourself. I promise you, with some effort you'll lose weight right away.

But study after study of dieters shows that almost all of you will not last two weeks on a diet. Most don't last a week. And here's the saddest news of all. If you do lose weight through diet programs, you will gain it all back within a ylã&