The Big Breakfast Diet: Eat Big Before 9 A.M. and Lose Big for Life »

Daniela Jakubowicz, M.D., is a specialist in endocrinology and metabolic disease. Her studies have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. She is originally from Venezuela, where an earlier version of her book, ¡Ni Una Dieta Mas! (Not Another Diet!), became a South American phenomenon.

Eat a big breakfast, lose a lot of weight: It sounds counterintuitive, but it's true. Based on groundbreaking research into how the body's hormones and metabolism process foods differently depending on when you eat, The Big Breakfast Diet offers a 28-day-program—plus recipes—that lets you eat the foods you love (a doughnut or ice cream included) with the promise that you will lose significant weight and keep it off.

The science proves it: A diet based around a big, protein-rich breakfast sheds pounds; revs up metabolism; helps burn more calories by day and fat by night; banishes carb cravings; provides energy to burn; and satisfies hunger all day.

Learn to give your body the food it needs, when it needs it, and the rest is a piece of cake. Or pizza.

As actress Eva Mendes says, "I never leave my house without a big breakfast, and I've never had a weight problem; after reading this book, I know why."

Part One: The Proof
Chapter 1: My Breakfast Breakthrough Chapter 2: Circadian Rhythms 101

Part Two: The Plan
Chapter 3: The Big Breakfast Diet: Two Simple Rules for Success Chapter 4: The Big Breakfast Diet Cure Chapter 5: Lunch and Dinner Chapter 6: The Plan
Part Three: Staying Slim for Life
Chapter 7: Avoid Weight-Loss Roadblocks Chapter 8: The No-Sweat Exercise Cure Chapter 9: Stay Slim for Life: Maintaining Your Weight Loss

Appendix 1: The Formulas Appendix 2: The First 28 Days Selected Scientific References Index Acknowledgments About the Author