The Reverse Diet - by Tricia Cunningham & Heidi Skolnik

About the Book

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." That popular saying goes to the heart of this amazingly effective new diet plan, which has people eat dinner foods for breakfast and breakfast foods for dinner; or they may choose their own menus from the approved food list.

Book Synopsis

Here is the breakthrough diet plan that has people all across North America eating better, losing weight, and getting healthier. Now you can stop counting calories, avoiding carbs, and feeling deprived. Eat dinner for breakfast and shed pounds! If you've been a yo-yo dieter and nothing seems to work, this terrific new diet plan allows you to lose 20, 50, 100 pounds or even more for good, simply by reversing your meals. Dozens of tasty, easy recipes are included.

From the Back Cover

Enjoy delicious foods, reduce cravings, and lose weight!

""The Reverse Diet" is a smart and effective way to lose weight and keep it off."
Lisa Callahan, M.D., author of "The Fitness Factor"

"A simple, smart concept that will help people rethink the way they eat."
Matt Bean, Senior Editor, "Men's Health" magazine

Have you tried diets on which you lost weight, only to have it creep back? This popular diet plan allows you to lose pounds and keep them off simply by reversing your meals. You fuel your body in the morning when you need energy the most then have healthy snacks, a hearty lunch, and a refreshing light dinner. Combining dozens of delicious recipes, several weeks of meal plans, and plenty of motivational tips and support, "The Reverse Diet" teaches you to:

Determine the goal weight that's right for you

Choose nutritious foods from the extensive Reverse Diet food list

Break through your emotional and motivational obstacles

Reach and maintain a healthy weight

Handle plateaus, problems, dining out, and slip-ups

Review Quotes

The adage "breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper" inspired this book, for Cunningham, a motivational speaker who lost 172 pounds in nine months with that approach. She and coauthor Skolnik, a nutritionist, met while filming a food-centric segment for Good Morning America, and have paired up to recommend a lifestyle change that emphasizes fueling up with a larger meal early in the day and, in the later hours, replenishing as needed via snacks and smaller meals. While much of the duo's advice is not new (whole foods are preferable to processed ones, eat more vegetables, avoid sugary sodas), it is intriguing. Food lists, portion information and recipes help with planning ahead-- preparing meals ahead of time is also key, the authors say. A section on setting realistic goals aims to help readers manage their expectations, and recommendations for using a "hunger scale" encourage mindfulness. (Jan.) ("Publishers Weekly," December 11, 2006)

About the Author

Tricia Cunningham devised the Reverse Diet, lost over 150 pounds on the plan, and has maintained her weight loss for more than seven years. A motivational speaker, she has appeared on "Today," "Good Morning America," and "The 700 Club," and in numerous national magazines. Her popular Web site is www.reversedietsolution.com.

Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM, runs a private nutrition practice and is the nutritionist for the New York Giants and the American School of Ballet. She is the weight-loss columnist for "Men's Health" magazine and appears frequently on television programs, including CNN's "American Morning," "Good Morning America," and others.