The Burn Rate Diet: The New Mind-Body Treatment for Permanent Weight Control Hardcover - 2000

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"The Burn Rate Diet is an innovative, scientifically sound weight loss program that offers real hope for the disillusioned."

The Burn Rate Diet is the first diet that takes into account your individual metabolic--or burn--rate and helps you create a personalized eating plan. Unlike other diets that follow a one-size-fits-all approach, the Burn Rate Diet gives a scientifically sound method for calculating your metabolic rate and lets you precisely adjust your food consumption. By following this unique program, you'll be able to set your appropriate weight goal based on your burn rate and attain your desired weight without feeling hungry. "The Burn Rate Diet then offers guidance on how to maintain your target weight without the unhealthy weight cycling that's so often the result of extreme dieting.

Based on fifteen years of research and the successful treatment of thousands of patients, Dr. Stephen Van Schoyck has formulated an innovative two-pronged strategy that caters to your individual biological and psychological needs. In this book you will learn how to match your own burn rate to the burn rates of food; you'll read case histories of people who've struggled with the many stress factors that cause overeating, and who, through Dr. Van Schoyck's intervention, have successfully left behind the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting; and you'll better understand the role exercise plays in providing an overall sense of health and well-being. Dr. Van Schoyck also provides a cutting-edge interactive Web site [www.burnratediet.com] that will make it a snap to calculate your caloric needs for dieting and long-term weight control. You'll have fun creating your own Burn Rate Meal Plans to suityour tastes, and you'll be able to chat with other Burn Rate Diet users and have your questions answered by Dr. Van Schoyck.

The Burn Rate Diet will take away the shame of being overweight; boost your energy level and vitality; and lead to hunger-free, permanent weight loss that will result in a thinner, fitter, and happier you.