Biggest Loser 6 Weeks to a Healthier You: Lose Weight and Get Healthy for Life! »

CHERYL FORBERG, RD, is the nutritionist for The Biggest Loser and co-creator of the eating plan. A James Beard Award-winning chef, she is the author of Positively Ageless (Rodale 2008) and The Biggest Loser: 30-Day Jump Start (2009). She is on the Advisory Board for Prevention magazine and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.   

 

MELISSA ROBERSON is the editor of BiggestLoserClub.com, the website that offers food, fitness, and exercise tips.   She is a web veteran, having worked on new media projects for Time Inc., The New York Times, News Corps., Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. 

 

LISA WHEELER, an international dance/fitness professional based in New York City, is the National Creative Manager for Equinox Group Fitness, a Contributing Editor for Shape Magazine and Choreographer for Cal Pozo's Fit Vid Productions, where clients include The Biggest Loser, Dancing with the Stars, American Gladiators and Denise Austin. 

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Each season on The Biggest Loser, America watches the contestants transform their bodies at the Ranch. But what you can’t see on television is the even more incredible physical transformation that takes place on the inside, as Biggest Losers radically change their health and quality of life through diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes.

The Biggest Loser: 6 Weeks to a Healthier You brings the Ranch into your home and gives you the same tools, medical advice, nutrition tips, and exercise instruction that the contestants receive there. In just 6 weeks, you can change your future and make strides toward preventing and reversing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. You’ll also learn how to:
• Boost your mood and brainpower with simple yoga poses and omega-3 rich foods like the Veggie Cheese Omelet and Mexican Turkey Burger.
• Protect yourself from colds and flus by enhancing immunity with the power of vitamins A and C, found in the Southern Start breakfast and Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup.
• Cut your cancer risk with strength training and the power antioxidants, like those in the Bye-Bye Blues Smoothie and Berrylicious Oatmeal.
• Help prevent heart disease by getting plenty of aerobic exercise and trimming saturated fat from your diet with lean protein dishes like the Sweet Pepper Chicken Sandwich and Egg White Bites.

With delicious recipes, easy-to-follow meal plans, and 6 weeks of exercises to get you moving, The Biggest Loser: 6 Weeks to a Healthier You helps you lose pounds—and gain a lifetime of good health.

Intro

Chapter 1: Overview of the contestants from Season 8 (and others) with data on their health and how it has changed with weight loss. Success stories from past seasons specifically related to this issue. How being their healthiest self has improved their lives.

Chapter 2: Overview of Biggest Loser nutrition plan (food pyramid, calorie budgets, etc) as well as discussion of the long-term impact of diet and nutrition on overall health.

Chapter 3: Best and Worst Foods: An explanation of the super foods that are the best for you and why (nutrients, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, etc); how they are related to disease prevention and overall wellness. List of top 10 worst foods you think are healthy but or not-and the effects they have on the body. It is about quality and quantity when it comes to calories.

Chapter 4: Week 1 of plan: Food focus on diabetes prevention/metabolic health. Discussion of insulin, sugar, hormones, endocrine system, etc. One week of meal plans with accompanying recipes. One week of fitness plan aimed at beginners. Focus: flexibility.

Chapter 5: Week 2 of plan: Food focus on heart health; info on heart/cardiovascular health. One week of meal plans with accompanying recipes. One week of fitness plan aimed at advanced beginners. Focus: cardio

Chapter 6: Week 3 of plan: Food focus on cancer prevention; info on antioxidants, free radicals, etc. One week of meal plans with accompanying recipes. One week of fitness plan aimed at intermediate level. Focus: strength training

Chapter 7: Week 4 of plan: Food focus on blood pressure; info on sodium and other dietary choices and lifestyle habits thateffect blood pressure. One week of meal plans with accompanying recipes. One week of fitness plan aimed at advanced intermediate level. Focus: resistance training

Chapter 8: Week 5 of plan: Food focus on brain function; info on omega-3s and other nutrients that promote brain health and delay the onset of Alzheimer's and dementia. One week of meal plans with accompanying recipes. One week fitness plan aimed at advanced level. Focus: Mixing up cardio/strength, etc. (keeping your brain stimulated while you work out, not getting bored)

Chapter 9: Week 6 of plan: Food focus on immune system support; info on foods that can keep you healthy from common viruses (especially with N1H1), energized, and support overall immune function. One week of meal plans with accompanying recipes. One week fitness plan aimed at advanced level. Focus: Injury prevention.

Chapter 10: Putting it all together; motivation and tips; maintaining a Healthier You for life.
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