Following the Mayo Clinic's scientifically proven 10-week weight loss program, the second edition of The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet Journal will teach you how to adopt key habits that will help you adjust to a healthy lifestyle. First, kick-start your weight loss with Lose It!, our two-week program designed to help you safely lose 6-10 pounds and improve your overall blood sugar levels. Then, follow our eight-week program, Live It!, to continue losing 1-2 pounds a week until you reach your weight loss goal.
With this daily food and activity log, you'll be able to: - Track your daily food intake of the six main food groups to make sure you're reaching your daily serving goals - Record your daily activity to see how your fitness advances over time - Note your bi-daily glucose readings to keep track of how your blood sugar levels directly correlate with weight loss - Complete weekly check-ins to monitor your overall progress and improved energy Plus, follow our daily sample menus to easily stay on top of a low-carb diet, simplifying your efforts to follow a healthy meal plan. Now with additional tips from endocrinology experts, The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet Journal will make tracking your daily meals, physical activity, blood sugar levels, and weight loss progress easier than ever before.<b>Donald D. Hensrud, M.D., M.P.H., </b> is the director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. He is a consultant in the departments of General Internal Medicine and Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and serves as an associate professor of nutrition and preventive medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. For more than twenty years, Dr. Hensrud has been leading research related to obesity, nutrition, and weight management. His previously published books have earned him numerous awards, including a Gourmand World Cookbook Award for his work on the <i>Mayo Clinic/Williams-Sonoma Cookbook</i> and a James Beard Foundation Award for his contribution to <i>The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook</i>. As a specialist in nutrition and weight management, Dr. Hensrud frequently advises individuals on weight management, health and wellness, and other lifestyle- and nutrition-related topics.