In this fully updated 2018 edition of The Back to Basics Diet, the popular guide to healthy and effective weight loss, author David Hack dismisses common advice to eat less and move more as well-meaning but misguided. Cutting through the hype and confusion of so many popular diets, David takes readers back to basics in terms of what we should be eating and reveals the astonishing truth about our modern diet. The Back to Basics Diet offers a straightforward explanation as to why a plant-based diet and gentle daily exercise holds the key to successful weight loss. This remarkable and proven weight loss system is based on modern science and the intriguing story of human evolution. After a fascinating journey back into our evolutionary past and a brief look at the workings of the human body, David reveals the secret of what and when to eat to ensure we lose weight and keep that weight off for life. The initial seven-week weight loss programme helps readers adapt to a new, healthy lifestyle and is followed by a method that helps them stay on track after the initial change. With a two-week food template, recipes, motivational tips and some good old-fashioned common sense, this empowering book is sure to become an indispensable guide to lifelong health and permanent weight loss.

If you've tried a few diets, you've probably found some that are simple, some that are appetizing and some that work. But rarely does a diet accomplish all three—until now. TheBack to Basicsplan is a guide to living better by eating better. Eat less, eat more often, and follow a few simple directions and you can lose weight the healthy way. Keep the weight off with real food, not fads. There's nothing trendy or 'new' about theBack to Basicsplan. In fact, this book returns to a time when the world of fitness knew that the way to lose weight was to simply eat fewer calories. You don't need a science degree or a chef—just tips for better eating, meal plans, recipes, grocery lists, and a few words of encouragement along the way. And they're all included here.

Discover the perfect way to lose weight and keep it off Have you tried to lose weight in the past but nothing has worked? Have you tried the latest diets but not seen the results you were promised? If so, get ready to go Back to Basics when it comes to dieting, weight loss, and leading a healthier lifestyle. I want to share my knowledge about what I believe is at the heart of healthy living and change your perspective on diet, exercise, and calories forever. By the end of this book, you will have the motivation and confidence to go on to make significant and long-lasting changes in your life so you can achieve your health, lifestyle, and weight loss goals whilst avoiding the latest fad diet and exercise plans.

Is obsessing about food making you miserable and anxious? Are you an emotional eater? A binge eater? Do you have a mental list of 'bad' foods? Have you been on a diet for as long as you can remember? When you lose weight, do you always put it back on? Do you go to bed feeling guilty, promising 'tomorrow will be different'? Are you in control of every part of your life, except food? In just seven chapters of straight-talking, friendly advice, Lyndi Cohen shares the tools to heal your relationship with food and release you from fixating on your size, even if you've been dieting for years. Learn how to listen to your hunger and calm your mind. Lyndi is one of Australia's most popular dietitians, known as The Nude Nutritionist of Channel 9's TODAY show. She started dieting as a young teenager, unhappy with her growing body, and gave up in misery, having steadily gained weight for more than a decade. Almost by accident she become a mindful and intuitive eater, and along the way she gently lost 20kg. With over 50 deliciously realistic recipes (no 'superfoods' required) you'll also be inspired to eat well to boost your mood and balance your hormones. Change starts today.

A companion to "The South Beach Diet" presents more than two hundred recipes that demonstrate how to eat healthfully without compromising taste, outlining the diet's basic philosophies and sharing personal success stories.