Bread Is the Devil - by Heather Bauer & Kathy Matthews (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Stop mindlessly inhaling the breadbasket and stop shoveling in the M&M'S-Bread is the Devil is the solution to all of our diet saboteurs.

Nutritionist Heather Bauer can count on the fingers of one hand the number of her clients who don't already know what they should eat to lose weight. So why can't they (and their best friend and their neighbor) lose weight? Because Bread is the Devil! Yes, that's Bauer's shorthand for the inevitable, demonic pull that certain bad habits exert on people who try to change their eating routines to drop the pounds. Many of us have been there: You had a sensible, healthy breakfast, high in protein with complex carbs. Ditto for lunch-soup and a salad with a warm rush of accomplishment and self control for dessert. But now it's dinnertime and you're out with friends: enter a large basket of warm, sliced, crusty sourdough bread with a little tub of chive butter. Suddenly you're in the seventh circle of hell-the one reserved for gluttons. Bread's not your devil? How about ice cream or chips or that big slab of buttercream-frosted birthday cake?

Bread Is the Devil will help you fight those hellish cravings that stop you from losing the weight you want. By identifying how certain factors promote overeating, Heather will:

* Identify the top-ten Diet Devils that challenge healthy eating

* Provide specific, proven strategies that free you from these devils once and for all

* Offer up a simple, flexible guide that will help you reach your goal in twenty-one days and make eating fun again

* Suggest an easy, affordable, and doable shopping list for eating at home as well as great meal choices when eating out

Bread is the Devil will help you say good-bye to your devils, for good.

From the Back Cover

Do you suffer from:

The Free-Style Devil? Do you "diet" without a plan, a set of recovery strategies, and a real achievable goal?

The Plunge? Do you slip from your diet and just keep on slipping?

The Late-Night Devil? Do you just have to check what's in the fridge before you retire for the night? Is your evening incomplete if it doesn't involve some mindless munching in front of the tube or a series of "bedtime" snacks?

Emotional Eating? Do your feelings trigger your eating habits?

Little Devils? Do you find yourself eating your little kids' leftovers?

Boredom Bingeing? Do you eat when you're bored? Do you wander the house, nibbling, munching, and picking without any sense of hunger or satisfaction?

The Sloth? Do you prefer to sit on your couch rather than go to the gym? Is exercise at the absolute bottom of your to-do list?

The Celebrations, Vacations! Devils? Do your diet goals take a hike while you're at a party or on vacation?

Road Hogging? Are there temptations every step of the way to your destination? Do you use any kind of a journey as an excuse to abandon healthy eating habits?

The Dine Out Devil? Do you fill up on breadsticks and feel like you have to eat everything on your plate?

If you've experienced any of these Diet Devils, don't worry--forgive yourself. And read this book.

Review Quotes

"Heather helps you successfully identify and attack your diet devils--and helps you set a path for healthy eating!" --Jennifer Maanavi, founder of Physique 57

"Heather's advice on how to lose weight is right on the mark! You will not only lose weight but also have healthier, more radiant skin." --Doris Day, MD

"Heather Bauer is the only angel you need on your shoulder when facing the many everyday eating temptations. She has identified what plagues us most and simplified the solution into insightful, actionable and doable tactics. Amen!" --Amanda Freeman, co-founder of Vital Juice

"If Bread is the Devil, then Heather Bauer is the Angel. Heather describes the "pitfalls' we all face trying to maintain healthy lifestyles - emotional eating, carb & other food overeats, and stress eating - as "devils" that we need to recognize & conquer. As a mother of two sets of twins and a pediatrician/entrepreneur, I was blown away by Heather's approach to the behavioral connections to healthy nutrition & balance. She's the real deal!" --Dr. Jen Canter (Dr. Jen(R)), Pediatrician

"Bread Is the Devil answers every question you have ever had about diet and nutrition. It's a life changer!" --Cooper Lawrence, author of The Yoga Club and radio personalit

About the Author

HEATHER BAUER R.D., C.D.N., is a nationally recognized nutritionist and mother of three. She has taught thousands of people how to safely lose weight and keep it off through her nutrition counseling company, Nu-Train. In 2012, she founded Bestowed (bestowed.com) a nutrition and lifestyle subscription service. Her first book was called The Wall Street Diet. She has been featured in The New York Times, People, Shape, and Ladies Home Journal, and has appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, CNN, and the CBS Early Show.

KATHY MATTHEWS lives and writes on Shelter Island and in Westchester, New York.