The Fix Diet: Four Fixes for Lasting Weight Loss

by Ife Ojugbeli

Overview

The FIX Diet is a weight loss book intended to show the reader how to lose weight and keep it off. It covers three critical areas that helps anyone trying to lose weight achieve long term success. 1, The skills for successful weight loss. Four essential skills are covered and these are (a) How to get motivated and stay motivated, (b) How to deal with hunger and cravings, (c) How to deal with emotional eating and (d) how to end sabotage. 2. Four fixes for lasting weight loss including (a) How to create a truly individualized meal plan based food sensitivities. It includes an easy to follow process of elimination and substitution to design a meal plan that supports each individual unique needs. (b) How to heal the gut to support long term weight loss. (c) A daily program to deal with stress and (d) How to create an enjoyable activity and exercise program 3. Nine come medical obstacle to weight loss. It also includes sample menus and a variety of healthy and delicious recipes. and 3, A simple and practical way to identify common medical obstacles to weight loss with a sensible action plan. It also includes a variety of healthy and delicious recipes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543926576
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	02/20/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Ife Ojugbeli is a Board-Certified Internist and a Certified Life Coach. He graduated from the University of Lagos College of Medicine in Nigeria in 1988. After completing one year of service in the Nigerian National Youth Service Corp, he went to Trinidad and Tobago where he worked in Emergency Medicine for three years. He subsequently completed his residency in Internal Medicine in Brooklyn, New York. While in residency he served as a resident representative in the Hospital Executive Committee.He received his M.B.A. from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, and he received his C.P.E. (Certified Physician Executive) certification by the Certifying Commission in Medical Management. He is the founder and C.E.O. of American Medwell Group and Kudos Weight Loss program. He is also the author of 8 Keys to Great Skin, and 5 Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle.Dr. Ojugbeli believes that you can live a life of vitality into your 100s. In his career of nearly 30 years and over 250,000 patient encounters in three different countries, he has seen a diversity of human problems and promise. He believes that the current epidemic of obesity and chronic diseases is a major threat to active longevity. That is why he has dedicated a significant part of his professional life to helping his patients lose weight and create health. He has created a unique approach to weight loss which he calls the 4 Fixes for lasting weight loss and will share with you today. He enjoys running and has completed multiple races, including the famous Boilermaker and the Empire State Marathon.He is married to an amazing wife and blessed with six wonderful kids.

Table of Contents

An Introductory Message from Ife Ojugbeli, MD, MBA ix

How I Got Here xi

Section 1 Understanding Obesity

The Consequences of Obesity 3

The Benefits of Losing Weight 5

Why Is It So Hard to Lose Weight? 7

Other Factors Can Impede Weight Loss 10

The FIX Diet^™ at A Glance 16

Section 2 Dieting Success Skills

How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated 20

How to Deal with Hunger and Cravings 26

How to Deal with Stress and Emotional Eating 30

How to Deal with Sabotage by Yourself and Others 33

Section 3 Four FIXES for Lasting Weight Loss

The Three-Phase Food Fix 37

The Gut Fix 40

The Stress Fix 43

The Exercise Fix 45

Section 4 Implementation

The Restoration Phase 51

The Maintenance Phase: The Mediterranean Diet 75

Section 5 Dealing with Special Dieting Challenges

Preparing for Special Occasions 115

The Dreaded Diet Plateau 116

Section 6 Other Obstacles to Weight Loss

The CHIEFMUDS Questionnaire^™ 119

The CHIEFMUDS Action Plan 123

Section 7 Other Resources

More about the Main Food Groups 127

Medications: How They Hurt and Help 132

Other Suggestions for Helping You Lose Weight and Keep It Off 138

Meal Prep Basics 140

How to Make Vegetables More Appealing 141

Portable Protein 142

More FIX Menus and Recipes 143

Tables

The FIX List^™ (Food Intolerance Exchange List) 51

The Sugar Exchange List 52

Preferred Meal Options 54

Daily Progress Trackers 57-74

The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid 75

Glycemic Index Guide 128

Medications 134-137

References 175