My Diva
Diet (413 pp., $29) was developed by
Christine Lakatos, an ACE
Certified Fitness Trainer and
former professional bodybuilder.
Lakatos' experience in the
fitness industry, and especially her
one-on-one experience with clients as a
fitness trainer led her to develop the
program. In her introduction to the
program, she also incorporates an
explanation of how her health philosophy for
the program is rooted in her belief in
Judeo-Christian principles. Designed for
women, My Diva Diet
illustrates the reasons why women gain body
fat by using "fitness superheroes,"
Ms. Diva and her dog, Paw, and a host of
evil "diet villains," like "Tranny
Granny", "Dr. Pill" "Mrs. Regret", "Vegg",
and others, to illustrate who your true diet
allies and enemies are. The author
uses "Diva Quotes" to emphasize
important principles, and food pyramids to
provide nutritional guidelines for fat
reduction and weight loss maintenance.
The cute superheroes add an element of fun
and help to motivate you as you work your
way through the book.
Based on widely accepted, well-researched
nutritional principles found in most of the
well-respected, leading diet programs, the
book does not offer the quick-fix solutions
found in so-called "fad" diets. The
emphasis is on attacking the root cause of
excess weight and how to solve the problem
on a long term basis. Emotional eating
issues are given close attention.
Lakatos emphasizes the importance of "clean
eating" -- eliminating preservatives and
artificial ingredients from your diet and
instead choosing more natural, organic
foods. The program consists of two
phases: Phase One-Diva Reduction; and
Phase Two-Diva Maintenance.
In My Diva Diet, Lakatos
details five reasons why she believes women
gain body fat, which she calls "The Five
Factors Affecting Body Fat and Health.
The book explains how each factor can
sabotage your weight loss efforts and
specific changes you can make to avoid
common diet traps. The book also
suggests how positive changes can be
implemented into your lifestyle to ensure
lifelong success and better health overall.
Factor #1: Liquid Consumption
Factor #2: Quantity and Distribution of
Calories
Factor #3: Quality and Purity of Calories
Factor #4: Restrictive and Unbalanced
Dieting
Factor #5: Exercise
The book also
refers to it's accompanying
website,
www.MyDivaDiet.com, which
provides worksheets, links to
product and information sources,
and a host of other useful
tools.
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