Jason Vale - Freedom from the Diet Trap - Slim for Life

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First published by HarperThorsons at Slim for Life in 2002 This updated edition published 2014

© Jason Vale 2002, 2014

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Source ISBN: 9780007284924

Ebook Edition © JUNE 2014 ISBN: 9780007466375

Version 2015-01-12

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

‘The Best Book I Have Read on the Subject for Twenty-five Years’

1.OH NO! NOT ANOTHER DIET BOOK!

2.THE FLY SYNDROME

3.NEVER GO ON A DIET AGAIN

4.PHARMAGEDDON

5.CHANGE YOUR DIET

6.WE DON’T NEED TO KNOW!

7.WHY DO PEOPLE EAT JUNK FOOD?

8.THE FOOD TRICK

9.OH SUGAR!

10.FAT FREE

11.A PINCH OF SALT

12.THE PLEASURE OF EATING JUNK

13.CHANGE YOUR MOOD BY EATING SOME FOOD

14.CHOCS AWAY!

15.OUT TO LUNCH

16.FAST FOOD

17.A MEATY PROBLEM

18.‘DAIRY’-ARIANS

19.PASTA LA VISTA BABY

20.LETHAL COMBINATION

21.CON – APPETITE

22.LIQUID ASSET

23.A DIET COKE BREAK

24.COFFEE WAKE UP CALL

25.BLIND DRUNK

26.VERY BIG FAT PROFITS

27.THE MOUSE TRAP

28.THE ADVANTAGES OF EATING JUNK

29.THE SACRIFICES YOU WILL BE MAKING

30.DIET MENTALITY

31.THE FAT CURE

32.PURE JUICE POWER

33.FURNITURE DISEASE

34.THE BEST EXERCISE PROGRAMME IN THE WORLD

35.PEOPLE PHOBIA

36.GET BUSY LIVING OR GET BUSY DYING

37.THE FOOD POLICE

38.GIVE YOUR BRAIN A BREAK

39.BE FLEXIBLE

40.YOU’VE GOT A TICKET TO THE BIG GAME

41.RE-TUNE, RE-TUNE, AND RE-TUNE

Appendices

1.THE INSTRUCTIONS

2.SEVEN SIMPLE STEPS TO BE SLIM FOR LIFE

3.A DAY IN THE LIFE OF

4.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

5.BASIC RULES FOR MAKING JUICES

6.RECIPES

7.GET THE RIGHT JUICER … FOR YOU!

Also by Jason Vale...

About the Publisher

I sent the manuscript for this book off at 12 noon on a Wednesday, and at 2 p.m. the following day I got a call from the first and only publishers I had sent it to. The first thing the editor from HarperCollins said was, ‘This is the best book I have read on this subject for twenty-five years’, followed by, ‘It’s like a cold glass of water on a hot summer’s day.’ I was flattered, to say the least, but I knew at the same time that the information was pretty groundbreaking. Luckily, the editor at HarperCollins wasn’t the only person to think the book was extremely different to everything else out there and I have received thousands of emails from all corners of globe, saying how the book has completely changed their lives. The problem is there are so many ‘diet’ and ‘health’ books on the market that it’s all too easy to group them together. Luckily, through no press or advertising, Slim For Life has grown through word of mouth alone and is now not only a best-seller, but is even quoted in some medical papers.

My words cannot possibly encapsulate the ways in which this book has helped so many people, so before we begin, here is an extremely short selection of the very genuine unsolicited emails and reviews we receive on a daily basis. Please make a point of taking the time to read them as every aspect of this book is here for a reason. I sincerely hope this small selection helps to inspire you, now that you have bought the book, to actually go on to read it. After you have read this short section I will finish the introduction explaining what you have in store so that you fully understand the nature of my writing and you get the most from the book.

‘Since reading this book twelve months ago I have lost 5 stone [31 kg], my skin and hair looks amazing and I am full of energy! This book is truly life changing. It’s not the sort of “Same old …” diet book which tells you to weigh out 3 oz [368 g] of cottage cheese every day, it actually changes the way you think about food and explains why you’re hooked on certain foods (and un-brainwashes you too!). I started by reading another of Jason’s books – The Simple Way To Stop Eating Chocolate – as I used to eat way too much chocolate. Now it’s been fifteen month since I’ve had any and I’ve not missed it for a second! I’d recommend these books for absolutely everyone, fat or thin (my slim boyfriend has read Slim For Life and it’s changed his views on food too!)’

J. Bramwell

‘From reading this book in May and adopting most of the principles within it I have gone on to lose 4 stone [25 kg] in as many months and feel better than I have in years. The book is very informative yet easy to read and something about the way it is written makes you want to take heed and actually cut out many foods from your diet (something I never thought I could do!!). I have never written a review before but for this I had to make an exception, this many people can’t be wrong!’

J. Ainley

‘This book is a life changer. I am a 52-year-old male who has been on a diet for the majority of those years. I have lost 5 stone [31 kg] three times and other large amounts along the way. And every time I’ve put it back on and more besides. I’ve reached goals at Weight Watchers, Slimming World (I was Suffolk’s only male consultant there) and other slimming clubs. I read Jason Vale’s book on the 27th of December (yes in a day) and I’m cured of ever being on a diet again. I will never weigh again. I will never drink diet drinks tea or coffee again. I will not eat cakes, chocolate, or the foods I now know to be damaging. In what amounts to a month (in which I have juiced every day and eaten well) I feel a whole lot better and am sleeping at night (I used to get up to eat), I have so much more energy and my trousers are falling down. If you are thinking about buying this book you would be a fool not to. This book is a godsend. Thank you Jason Vale. If anybody buys this book on my recommendation and reads it from start to finish I will be a happy man because I too will have made a difference. It works!’