State of Slim: Fix Your Metabolism and Drop 20 Pounds in 8 Weeks on the Colorado Diet

by James O. Hill, Holly R. Wyatt M.D., Christie Aschwanden

Overview

Slim—it’s the state everyone wishes their body was in. And it turns out there’s actually a state of slim: Colorado, the place that boasts the lowest obesity rate in America. Now leading weight-loss researchers Dr. James O. Hill and Dr. Holly R. Wyatt reveal how slender Coloradans get and stay that way and show how you can achieve the same results—even if you live in Connecticut, California, or Canada!

If you’re someone who has begun to doubt you will ever reach your ideal weight, help and hope are here. State of Slim is broken down into three phases to help you reignite, rebuild, and reinforce your body’s fat-burning engines so you develop a Mile-High Metabolism—one that’s keenly responsive to shifts in activity and diet. In the reignite and rebuild phases, you’ll learn the diet and exercise strategies that will help you drop up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks. In the reinforce phase, you’ll continue to lose weight and solidify your new lifestyle.

Along the way, you’ll discover how to make changes in your environment and your mind-set so they support, rather than thwart, your success. With State of Slim as your guide, you won’t just lose weight, you’ll actually change your body so it’s primed to stay in a state of slim for good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623367640
Publisher:	Harmony/Rodale
Publication date:	06/07/2016
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	658,149
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

James O. Hill is Executive Director of the Anschutz Center for Health and Wellness at the University of Colorado and the author of The Step Diet: Count Steps, Not Calories to Lose Weight and Keep It off Forever. He and Dr. Wyatt co-founded the National Weight Control Registry. He lives in Denver.

Holly Wyatt, the Anschutz Center's Associate Director, is a physician and clinical researcher at the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado and the national director for the Centers for Obesity Research and Education. She lives in Denver.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 What Makes Colorado Special? 1

Chapter 2 The Mile-High Metabolism 13

Chapter 3 Prepare for Success: The Colorado Mind-Set 33

Chapter 4 Prepare to Move: The Right Way to Exercise 63

Chapter 5 Prepare to Eat Smarter: Dining the Colorado Diet Way 85

Chapter 6 Reignite Your Metabolism: The Colorado Diet Phase 1 (Weeks 1-2) 101

Chapter 7 Rebuild Your Metabolism: The Colorado Diet Phase 2 (Weeks 3-8) 123

Chapter 8 Reinforce Your Metabolism: The Colorado Diet Phase5 (Weeks 9-16) 145

Chapter 9 A Mile-High Metabolism-Forever 165

Chapter 10 The Colorado Diet Recipes 175

Resources 227

Appendix I Sample Daily Menus 231

Appendix II Healthy Habits, Routines, Rituals, and Tips 253

Index 260

Editorial Reviews

The book's user-friendly approach, upbeat tone, and easy recipes will attract readers to the lean and active Colorado lifestyle no matter where they live.” —Publisher's Weekly

From the Publisher

Hill (The Step Diet) and Wyatt direct the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the University of Colorado; studying the patients at their clinic and utilizing the National Weight Control Registry (a scientific database cofounded by Hill), they conclude that the true test of an effective diet is whether the weight stays off once it’s lost. Colorado has the lowest obesity rate in the nation and Coloradoans live an active lifestyle with foods that are “fresh, flavorful, and seasonal.” Focusing on studies and examples of those who have succeeded, Hill and Wyatt offer a plan that promises permanent weight loss. Their strategy relies on repairing metabolism, which, they claim, is often stuck in fat-storing mode; in three phases, the diet reignites, rebuilds, and reinforces metabolism so that it functions at topnotch capacity (Mile-High Metabolism). The plan requires daily exercise, but participants can choose either a structured or flexible plan and can mix and match from a number of options, including yoga, walking, and tennis. The book’s user-friendly approach, upbeat tone, and easy recipes will attract readers to the lean and active Colorado lifestyle no matter where they live. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly