Learn Low Carb Lifestyle

Everything you need to know about the low-carb lifestyle, not everything there is to know. @BULLET= This focused introduction to the Atkins/South Beach diet phenomenon tells you just what you need to know to lose weight safely. @BULLET= Perfect for the millions of people curious to learn more about low-carb eating, but who aren't ready to pay a lot of money on higher-priced books. @BULLET= Offers valuable do's and don'ts lists for foods and recipes, making this book a compact survival guide. @SUMMARY= Learn the Low-Carb Lifestyle for Five Bucks is a small, bright, four-color, quick reference guide for readers who want to learn about the South Beach, Atkins, and low-carbohydrate eating phenomenon.

Written by longtime food writer Karen Rysavy , this book will show you just what you need to get started, offering readers plenty of encouragement while debunking a few myths (yes, you can eat more than steak and eggs on a low-carb eating plan). Organized in short paragraphs with to-the-point info, this book shows readers the basic principles of the low-carb diet. Readers will learn how and why low-carb eating works to reduce weight and improve health; tips for sticking to a specific plan; and how to find outside support.

With little more than a physician's check-up and this inspirational handbook, readers have all they need to get started. @AUTHORBIO = Karen Rysavy is a career-long recipe developer and food writer, and a low-carb lifestyle success story if there ever was one.

She's been quoted by Dr. Robert Atkins in his book Atkins for Life and, through her Web site (http://www.trulylowcarb.com) and in her writing for food magazines, walks the walk and talks the talk about the myths and realities of the low-carb lifestyle (it's a productive, healthy way of living, not just a quick-fix diet).