PARK AVENUE DIET
How the Rich Get Thin: Park Avenue’s Top Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Losing Weight and Feeling Great is a secret-revealing diet that tells all about the measures that the rich and famous take to get into shape. Jana Klauer is the Park Avenue doctor and weight loss specialist who has helped the rich get thin by following a low-calorie diet with lots of exercise.
Foods Emphasized: Organic foods, fresh fish, chicken, eggs, and vegetables
Foods Discouraged: Any processed, fried or doughy foods
Premise and Guidelines: Dr. Jana Klauer Sees rich patients all day at her health and diet practice off of ritzy Park Avenue in New York. She wrote the diet book to share weight-loss ‘secrets’ and created a regimen to help the rest of the planet get fit. The diet begins with a three-day kick-start for your metabolism and helps you lose weight. Klauer believes that you could actually lose an entire dress size during the first three days. Following this 3-day kick start, the diet consists of other phases to follow until your target is reached. Phase one is carb-restricted, but carbs can be gradually added back into your meals after completion of this phase.
Each phase of the diet, however, follows the same principles: eating high-quality protein with every meal; taking in enough calcium which is a wonderful weight-loss aid; eating complex carbohydrates; eliminating all processed foods; and exercising for at least an hour each day.
Klauer also helps dieters make better food selections when dining out or eating away from home. This is perfect for the Park Avenue crowd, whose social schedules can’t be disturbed while they are losing weight.
Regular exercise is another tip from Klauer that helps boost metabolism and burn fat and calories. She recommends a consistent regimen of at least an hour per day, which is above standard for most diets. This book is meant to demonstrate that Manhattanites don't need to starve on water and crackers alone to lose weight. Effort and self-discipline will help you achieve the look you desire. There are some limitations to this diet; Phase One is significantly limited in carbohydrates, considering the amount of exercise expected. Additionally, many of the food choices recommended require a Park Avenue budget to go along with the diet. Organic foods and other hard-to-find food items may be out of reach for some. This witty Diet book offers basic principles to encourage overall lifestyle changes.