The Bottom Line
- How to lose weight by increasing your daily steps
- Simple diet guidelines
- Includes step counter pedometer
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Description
- Lose weight through increasing daily steps.
- Diet by reducing portions through simple rules of thumb.
- Make small changes that you can stick to for life.
- Learn from those who have had longterm success at weight loss.
- Includes a step counting pedometer.
- All natural - no pills.
Guide Review - The Step Diet
Next, the Step Diet has the reader set a weightloss goal by converting at-rest daily calories burned plus activity calories burned into a "MegaSteps" daily goal. The goal is to burn more than 25% of your total energy expenditure through physical activity, as research has shown is done by those successful in losing weight and keeping it off. Using the Step Diet, you increase your daily steps by increments of 500 each week for a 12-week weight loss period. There are also conversion charts for other physical activities.
To manage food intake, the book recommends a 75% rule - eat what you normally eat at first, but leave a quarter of it on your plate. Or for buffets, eat no portion larger than your fist. This simple method allows the reader to continue eating their favorite foods without causing hunger while reducing total calories. For those who want more detail, the book has tables that convert common foods into MegaStep values.
The book is full of wisdom and advice on how to eat better and be more active.
