THE BOOK you are holding in your hands represents a revolution in weight loss.
There has never been a diet book like The Pound a Day Diet before.
This is a totally new, breakthrough plan for losing weight.
It works because it is based on sound science and good nutrition, putting the principles of calorie control, calorie density, healthy rapid weight loss, whole foods, the Mediterranean diet pattern, and physical activity into an inspiring, delicious package that you can enjoy and that will get you to a healthy weight quickly and help you stay there over the long term.
In my medical practice, I have treated thousands of patients who were overweight or obese. I have seen the results of a host of failed diets: disappointing results and impossible-to-follow eating plans that are doomed to failure.
I have seen patients who have tried fad diets, crash diets, and gimmick diets based on bad science, and most of these patients have one thing in common: The diets fail, the weight bounces right back on and then some, and the patient becomes angry, depressed, and miserable. I don’t blame them at all!
In talking to, counseling, and working with so many patients to help them achieve healthy weight over the long term, I have learned what works and what doesn’t.
And The Pound a Day Diet works, for three striking reasons.
First, it was written by one of our country’s great chefs, Rocco DiSpirito.
That means it is based on the kind of food you and your family not only can fall in love with, but will savor for the rest of your life. There are lots of diet books written by trainers and medical professionals, but only a master chef like Rocco can fully unlock for you the ultimate secret of a healthy, fast weight loss, which is flavor and satisfaction. Without that, I think most diets are doomed to fail.
I will now reveal to you one of the greatest diet secrets on earth. It is a revelation that I doubt any diet expert or doctor has ever told you. And Rocco has discovered this secret: The ultimate diet is the one that gives you joy.
The best diet for you is the healthy eating pattern that is based on the joy, pleasure, excitement, happiness, sexiness, energy, adventure, and peace that great food, lovingly prepared, gives you, so you can move to a healthy, lean food lifestyle for the rest of your life.
You should not suffer when you are on a diet. You should swoon. You should smile. You should enjoy yourself. And thanks to his knowledge, passion, and skill at creating inspiring cuisine, Rocco DiSpirito is a master of this experience. In this book, he will show you how easy it is for you to do this too, and how it can help you lose weight fast.
The second reason this diet will work for you is because it is based on the latest, cutting-edge science, which says that a dietary pattern based on whole, unprocessed foods in a calorie-corrected, healthy pattern like the Mediterranean diet is the key to both a long, healthy life and effective and lasting weight loss.
And third, The Pound a Day Diet is based on the major insight that fast, steady weight loss based on correctly balancing calorie intake, eating patterns, and physical activity, with a doctor’s guidance, can for many people be highly motivating and inspiring. In my own practice, I have seen this formula prove to be effective and sustainable.
And on top of this, in this book, Rocco is pulling off no less than a diet miracle.
He is basing his diet on real food, on three square, nutritionally balanced meals a day, plus healthy snacks. And as someone who has savored Rocco’s creations, I can tell you this food is spectacularly delicious.
Most diet books focus on foods you can’t have. But The Pound a Day Diet focuses on what you can have and what you can savor.
That is the key to losing weight and keeping it off, and that’s why this diet will work for you.
Jeffrey A. Morrison, MD, CNS
Founder of The Morrison Center for Integrative Medicine and award-winning author of Cleanse Your Body, Clear Your Mind