[...]... you decide to take on the Flexitarian Diet slowly and try a new recipe or strategy only once in a while; you can still expect results That’s the beauty of the Flexitarian Diet; this flexible plan bends and molds to your lifestyle instead of you having to twist and contort your life to fit it And the benefits are amazing xiii Introduction Weight Loss Vegetarians have long been regarded as the superstars... dinners, and snacks (thanks to my mathematical, genius brother for number crunching the possible meal and snack combos!) Too busy to cook? The plan is designed to be quick and easy so you can sink your teeth into the flavorful meals and snacks even on your most time-crunched days Five-Main-Ingredient Flex Recipes The Flex recipes are the foundation of the Flexitarian Diet The two goals of the Flex... it to me straight whether I have a winner or a loser Of course, I, too, eat these recipes in my everyday life, serve them to my husband and stepson, and bring them to parties for taste tests with family and friends I even use these flexitarian recipes in articles I write for national magazines such as Health and Fitness and for my work as the dietitian for Lifetimetv online (mylifetime.com) All the Flexitarian. .. than their carnivorous counterparts; have fewer diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer; and live an average of 3.6 years longer! Based on the science, people would be thinner and healthier if they became vegetarians But this book is not intended to turn you into a meatbashing vegetarian who sits at the barbecue with an empty bun—oh no! I want to help you become my kind of vegetarian the vegetarian. .. devoted meat-loving husband on this one: you won’t miss it.) For this food group, I will help you use the veggie white meat (I try not to use the word tofu), beans, lentils, peas, nuts and seeds, and eggs Flex Food Group 2: Veg Out and Satisfy Your Fruit Tooth Because 50 percent of the word vegetarian is the word vegetable, you have to expect the Flexitarian Diet to have you beef up on your veggies Studies... is flexible enough to include some red meat, poultry, and fish into your diet: a flexitarian This is a win-win eating plan because you will enjoy the health benefits of vegetarianism without all of the rules and restrictions I have taught flexitarian eating to all of the thousands of clients I have counseled over the past ten years, and I have seen my clients lose twenty, fifty, and even eighty pounds... come to see me fully expecting to lose fifty pounds in two months, to whittle themselves down to a size 2, or to get off insulin treatment for type 2 diabetes in time for Super Bowl Sunday The Flexitarian Diet will help you lose weight, reduce your size, and gain control over your nutrition-related health problems, but I want you to lose your attachment to size distinctions and artificial deadlines The. .. quick I know something very special and powerful: plants protect people The Flexitarian Diet presents a realistic and delicious way to eat more plants; this diet will change your life as it has mine and so many others who follow it I am your liaison between the standard American diet we all enjoy and the healthier, more alternative vegetarian lifestyle I will show you how to eat more plants without drastically... human beings don’t respond well to stress Some people boomerang and end up gaining weight as their deadline approaches and they realize they won’t accomplish what they set out to do Others will lose weight in time for that special occasion but then gain it all back again once life returns to normal Weight loss should not be a race or a contest Set yourself free by tossing aside the dates and numbers—you’ll... percent of vegetarians That’s because vegetarian diets are typically lower in total calories, are higher in fiber, and have a lower proportion of calories from fat The research is clear: if you follow the Flexitarian Diet, you can expect to see a 20-pound average weight loss (15 to 30 pounds) in six to twelve months and maintain that over the course of your life The good news is you don’t have to be 100 . y0 w0 h1" alt="" TheMostlyVegetarianWay toLoseWeight, BeHealthier, PreventDisease, andAddYearstoYourLife F l e x i t a r i a n Diet the DAWNJACKSON BLATNER,RD,LDN New. the Flexitarian Diet; this  exible plan bends and molds to your lifestyle instead of you having to twist and contort your life to  t it. And the bene