Strong Women Stay Slim

Strong Women Stay Slim by Miriam Nelson with Sarah Wernick (Bantam, 1999) Order from Amazon.com

• About the book
• From the reviews
• Table of contents
• From the first chapter

About the book

Strong Women Stay Slim is the first book to combine the extraordinary fat-fighting power of strength training with a safe, medically proven weight-loss program. Scientific research has shown that strength training increases metabolism – a key to permanent weight loss – by as much as 15 percent. What’s more, Tufts University research comparing women who followed identical diet plans found that the strength-training group lost 44 percent more fat than the diet-only group.

No matter what your age or fitness level, you can start tomorrow with six simple, no-sweat exercises you can do at home or in the office. You'll feel stronger, more energetic and vital almost immediately. And after just ten weeks of easy, painless changes, you'll be astonished at how far you've come.

Whether you're fighting a few stubborn pounds, struggling with postpregnancy weight gain, or battling a lifelong weight problem, Strong Women Stay Slim has everything you need:

• Fully illustrated exercises especially designed for weight loss
• Up-to-the-minute information about weight, appetite, nutrition, and fitness – explaining why this program works
• A hunger-free food plan, including menus and delicious recipes from an award-winning cookbook author
• Motivational secrets from sports psychology that boost self-esteem
• Progress logs and extra guidance for the first ten weeks

Filled with inspiring stories from women who became trim and fit through strength training, Strong Women Stay Slim is your key to shaping up and feeling great – for life.

From the reviews

With explicit research to back up every move, Nelson explains the astoundingly simple, basic steps to a stronger, healthier, slimmer body for any woman who’s fighting the battle of the bulge.
– Anne Alexander, editor in chief, Prevention

Most of us need a good kick in the pants to get us off the couch . . . It helps to have so much basic information in one place, clearly organized into a manageable diet and exercise program. . . Well-written and clear.
– The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

Practical, easy-to-follow, and medically sound... This program combines the essentials for living a long, healthy, and physically active life.
– Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, author of The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being

This book is a gem... thoroughly based in science, yet written to help women get started immediately to make their lives better today. It's jam-packed with ready-to-go tools for success.
– Barbara Harris, Editor in Chief, Shape magazine

This book is a winner! Miriam Nelson shows women how to take charge and lose weight from a position of strength. Finally there's a weight loss program that appeals to our intelligence and promotes our fitness.
– Billie Jean King, tennis champion

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Section I: Weighing the Scientific Evidence
Chapter 1: Putting New Muscle into Weight Loss
Chapter 2: The Surprising Reason that Women Gain
Chapter 3: How Exercise Transforms Your Body
Chapter 4: Eating for Health and Pleasure

Section II: Getting Started
Chapter 5: The Seven Mental Secrets of Successful Weight Loss
Chapter 6: What Have You Got to Lose?

Section III: The Strong Women Stay Slim Program
Chapter 7: Six Exercises That Will Make You Strong
Chapter 8: Ease Yourself into Fitness
Chapter 9: A Lifelong Plan for Eating Well
Chapter 10: Pulling It All Together
Chapter 11: Staying on Track
Chapter 12: Questions And Answers

Section IV: Ten Weeks to a New You

Section V: Menus and Recipes by Steven Raichlen

Index