The Glycemic Index Diet for Dummies - Meri Raffetto [6]
How This Book Is Organized
The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies is organized into seven parts. Here's a quick breakdown of what you can find in each one. Enjoy!
Part I: Exploring the Glycemic Index as a Weight-Loss Tool
Part I introduces you to the glycemic index and explains how it was developed. It clarifies the differences between the glycemic index and the glycemic load, and it lets you know when to use each of these tools for meal planning. This part also introduces you to using the glycemic index as a weight-loss tool and gives you several suggestions for losing weight in a healthy, sustained manner. In this part, I show you how to apply the glycemic index whether you're young, pregnant, or have simply tried every diet known to man (plus a few that seem to have come from outer space!).
Part II: Switching to a Low-Glycemic Diet
In Part II, I give you specific recommendations and suggestions on how to change your eating habits so you can enjoy the benefits of choosing low-glycemic foods. I help you figure out how to set realistic goals that fit your lifestyle without becoming overwhelming, and I explain how you can increase your metabolism to promote weight loss.
Because often people don't realize quite how to start implementing healthy-eating strategies, I provide pointers on watching your portion sizes, adding balance to your meals, and much more. I even share specific suggestions on how to shop for groceries wout spending hours in the store getting sidetracked by high-glycemic items.
Part III: Overcoming Challenges and Obstacles
I know that making changes to the way you usually eat isn't easy, which is why this part addresses some of the most difficult situations you can expect to encounter. This part is where you discover how to use the glycemic index when you eat out, attend a holiday party, or go on vacation. Now I love holidays and vacations just as much as the next gal, but I also know what tempting times they are when you're trying to stick to a new, healthier lifestyle. Consequently, this part shows you how simple it can be to continue your new low-glycemic eating habits even when you're away from home and having fun.
Changing habits isn't easy thanks to the inevitable weight-loss pitfall or two, and everybody can use a support system to meet his or her goals. Fortunately, this part provides lots of suggestions on overcoming pitfalls and finding the support you need.
Part IV: Cooking and Eating the Low-Glycemic Way
If you love to cook, and of course eat, delicious food, then get ready to devour Part IV. It's chock-full of recipes that are perfect whether you're an expert chef or a boiling-water-is-rough kind of cook. Get ready to absorb ideas for preparing a variety of meals as well as specific instructions for some tricky techniques (such as cooking beans).
Part V: Improving Your Overall Lifestyle: Other Health Connections
I truly want to encourage you to incorporate the suggestions in this book for the rest of your life, and this part gives you the tools you need to do just that. And because regular exercise is such a crucial component to lasting weight management, this part also features a chapter on exercise and activity. Finally, you should know that following a low-glycemic diet provides a wealth of health benefits; this part reveals just how that works. (Happy with your current weight? You can use the information in this part to improve your overall health!)
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Part VI is not only fun to read but also helpful and enlightening. First off, it debunks several myths about the glycemic index and sets the record straight on using the glycemic index along with other nutrition strategies. It then goes on to highlight specific foods whose low-glycemic status and health benefits may (pleasantly!) surprise you.
Part VII: Appendixes
The first appendix in this part is a list of low-,