Are you overweight? Do you lack the energy you once had? Are you fed up with diets that don't work? Do you always count calories or starve yourself trying to fit into a smaller size? Feeling like you'll never lose weight? Don't despair! Your problem could be solved by simply changing your focus. That's it! Stop focusing on your size and start paying more attention to your health. Now you probably think that you've already considered your health, after all, you're trying to lose weight, right? Well, partially yes. It's good to recognize that you need to lose those extra pounds, but until you realize that the method you use to achieve it is what's most important, the weight will never come off and stay off for good. So how do you go about losing weight the healthy way? It begins with controlling what's on your plate. Sounds simple, right? Well, it is, and I will show you how! All it takes is a little commitment from you, which shouldn't be that difficult since you're already motivated to shed those pounds. Incorporating a healthful diet with exercise is the ultimate weight loss answer since one without the other doesn't provide the desired results, but modifying your diet is the first step to reaching your objectives. I created this cookbook to provide you the necessary tools and motivation to get you eating healthfully. Once you learn which foods to consume and control how you eat them, you're well on your way to achieving your weight loss goals. Everyone is different and unique, and through years of trial and error, I've learned that the key to healthy weight loss is through sustainability. As a personal trainer and fitness nutritionist, my recipes were mostly inspired by my clients. They wanted to lose weight but hated the thought of giving up the foods they loved and craved, so I designed "healthier versions" of those foods. These healthy alternative recipes that I've compiled are easy and full of flavor. They are gluten free, corn free, organic, free of processed ingredients, use only pure maple syrup and honey as sugar and always have vegetarian options. The best part is that they're simple to prepare, limiting the time spent in the kitchen. So take the first step to achieving your weight loss dreams. Get back to the basics and find pleasure in eating "real" food again-make it sustainable-make it a lifestyle! Bon Appetit Y'all!
About the Author: Sophie is a Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutritionist, who has her own studio. Her passion is educating women of all ages in the fundamentals of a healthy lifestyle through customized fitness and nutrition training programs. She is dedicated to her clients and helps them to not only attain their fitness goals but exceed them. An avid runner, mountain biker, cyclist and triathlete, Sophie subscribes to her teachings, and it shows. She is a native French-Canadian and has been living in the United States for over 20 years, migrating South from Michigan to Kentucky, and then Alabama. Sophie now resides in Tupelo, Mississippi with her husband, Pierre Robidoux, and they have two grown children, Guillaume and Roxanne.