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The Juan-Carlos Cruz Calorie Countdown Cookbook: A 5-Week Eating Strategy for Sustainable Weight Loss offers a pretty reasonable weight-loss guide that doesn't go over-the-top and end up in the realm of "gimicky" diets. There are 150 sensible recipes, lots of menus that will eliminate guesswork as you get your new routine started, general health tips and even JCC's own personal weight-loss story (he lost 280 pounds!) for a bit of inspiration. The best part is that once the five weeks are over, assuming you stick to the plan, you'll have a nice collection of health-conscious recipes to fall back on. And who wouldn't mind reliable, but lightened, versions of chicken Parmesan, macaroni and cheese, chocolate cake and even cheese fries?
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1-09-2007 @3:04PM Sara said... I thought Calorie Commando was just terrible. The recipes he came up with seemed more like they were a parody of the foods he was trying to lighten. I'm not a dieter, though, so I was predisposed to disliking the show.
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1-09-2007 @4:35PM Lou said... I would not cook a single thing this guy suggests. Low-fat cheese? One ounce portions? Thanks, I'll cook real food, and eat salad for three nights a week. I love salad. His show was canceled because the food was horrible. I certainly would mind "reliable, but lightened, versions of chicken Parmesan, macaroni and cheese...". Give me real food. I lost 80 pounds without giving up the food I love just by eating in moderation.
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