A Step-by-Step Program
Now you have dramatically cut the fat content of your diet, and boosted the carbohydrate and fiber content. This encourages a steady and permanent weight loss, which is improved with exercise. In effect, if your fat stores were a huge bag of water, you just poked a small hole in it. Slowly and surely it will drain out.
In this chapter we will move beyond the simple meals we discussed in Part II, and have a look at how to bring an essentially limitless variety of foods and new food ideas into your life. We will also deal with some of the pitfalls that can sometimes get in our way.
• Slow and steady means permanent weight loss