Book Tour, Author Interview

And Giveaway

Join Us for This Tour from July 19 to August 6!

 
Book Details:

Book Title
:  The Great Weight Debate: Get the Facts and Choose the Diet That’s Right for You by Amy Newman Shapiro
Category:  Adult Non-Fiction, 188 pages
GenreSelf-help, Health and Fitness
Publisher:  Snewman Media
Release date:  January 2021
Content Rating:  G
 
Book Description:

The Great Weight Debate helps you evaluate which diet will work for you and which can hurt you. It is your essential, trusted resource to sift through the minefield of recommendations and misinformation when choosing the best diet for weight loss success. The Great Weight Debate summarizes many popular weight loss plans and explains the principles and research behind each diet. It also highlights the factors that may or may not make the diet a healthy choice for you. It explains why and how to choose a diet that takes into account your food preferences and meets the needs of your lifestyle, schedule, and food availability. It will help you discover and understand the rules, food restrictions, and health risks of each diet. In addition, read up on the new trends, the latest buzz, and the results of the most up-to-date research science has to offer. So…Whether you choose Paleo, low carbohydrate, intermittent fasting, Whole30, or Mediterranean, do it with realistic expectations and do it smartly. Find weight loss success with The Great Weight Debate.
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Meet the Author and Interview:
 


Amy Shapiro RD, CDN, CPT is a registered dietitian and professional speaker promoting wellness in corporate, clinical and private settings. With degrees in both Psychology and Nutrition, Amy’s focus is on behavior modification and lifestyle management. Additionally, Amy is a personal trainer certified by the American Council on Exercise and a wellness coach. With thirteen years of experience educating and coaching clients and worksite wellness groups to achieve weight loss success, Lose It For the Last Time is Amy’s first book. She is the mother of two grown children and lives with her husband on Long Island New York.
 

Interview

 
  1. Which diet do you think would be successful for most people?

This is a tough question as I said at first there is no one-size-fits-all diet. That being said, the healthiest population in the world comes from the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean diet is less like a diet and more like a lifestyle. And I am not referring to the Sunday Italian pasta dinners of my youth in Brooklyn. Look at the foods from Greece, the Middle East, Morocco, Spain, and France as well. Meals are full of vegetables, fruit, olive oil, nuts and seeds for healthy fat, and small portions of chicken or fish, and whole grains. And it leads to great results that are maintainable because of the lifestyle changes.

The Flexitarian Diet is also a healthy diet that leads to weight loss. The best part is its lack of rules. The diet does not advocate extreme conversion to a plant-based diet unless a person is looking to be vegetarian or vegan. Instead, it encourages a plant-based diet without eliminating meat completely. Eating more vegetables and fruit leads to weight loss. All meals are comprised of vegetables, fruits, grains, bean, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Flexitarians also rely on tofu and other soy-based proteins along with beans and lentils to meet their protein needs. Followers are encouraged to avoid processed foods in favor of whole or minimally processed plant-based foods, typically lower in calories. Additionally, the Flexitarian diet limits added sugars and sweet snacks.

Whole30, while it is a restrictive diet, is short, limited to 30 days, and, therefore, less a risk of causing nutrition deficiencies previously mentioned. The plan may actually be beneficial as a “reset” or to identify food intolerances. It provides a way of understanding how the foods eliminated during the 30 days affect cravings, energy, and how you physically feel.

Whole30 makes it essential to purchase high quality fresh foods that are limited to meat, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables. The goal of this is to help develop an awareness of how foods like sugar, grains, dairy, and alcohol affect weight. Whole30 followers focus on what they are eating and how they are preparing it. These habits are important ones to acquire for successful long-term weight control.

  1. Is snacking healthy or unhealthy?

Snacking can be very healthy if done right. Snacking when meals are more than four hours apart is a good way to control hunger and avoid over eating at mealtime. In fact, one of the reasons, people eat too much at their evening meal is because of a misguided attempt to avoid all food until morning. Subconsciously anxious about going to bed hungry, they will over eat at dinner. An evening snack may be a good strategy for portion control at dinner, a time of day when we are unlikely to be highly active and in need of high calories.

Snacking is also an opportunity to eat foods we may not include at meals and nutrients we may need more of. Healthy snacks include fruit, nuts, and yogurt, If you’re not eating enough vegetables with meals, try snacking on raw carrots, peppers and cucumbers with hummus. If your protein intake needs a boost, try bean salad, parmesan crisps, turkey in lettuce wraps and tuna on crackers or cucumber rounds.

  1. Should people go gluten-free to lose weight?

A gluten-free diet is a necessity for individuals with Celiac Disease or a gluten intolerance. It is not a weight loss plan. In fact, when gluten is removed from a processed food product, the manufacturer tends to replace it with higher amounts of fat and sugar. This tends to make processed gluten-free foods higher in calories. The popularity of gluten-free dieting has caused an explosion in the gluten-free foods available, but ironically, the greatest growth in production of gluten-free foods has been in cookies, breads, other baked goods, and snack foods, unlikely to help you lose weight.

  1. What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?

At 25 I was told I would be in a wheelchair by the time I was 40 due to degenerative disc disease and scoliosis. At 35 I had my first incident where I was so incapacitated with pain I could barely walk. At 45, I was told surgery was eventual and at 55, following the prognosis of imminent paraplegia or worse, quadriplegia, I had to find a surgical option. The procedures being done in the U.S. would have left me with limited mobility and I would unlikely be able to resume an active lifestyle, ever. In addition, none of the surgeons I consulted expected me to live without pain for the rest of my life. I found a surgeon in Germany who performed the procedure that would give me my best chance at returning to my lifestyle, arranged for a surgery on my cervical spine through emails, and flew to a clinic in the German countryside surrounded by bison farms and chicken coops. I met the surgeon the day before the surgery for the first time, he spoke little English and I spoke no German. I put my fate in the hands of complete strangers. I actually did not consider the courage it took at the time, but when I share my story, every time, I am told how brave I was.

  1. What is your next project?

I plan to publish a revised edition of my first book, Lose It For The Last Time. It is a non-diet approach to healthy eating and losing weight. It has been seven years since it was first published, and though its’ methodology is still spot-on, I would like to update it to include up-to-date scientific findings and current technology available designed to assist in meeting health, nutrition and exercise goals.

  1. In today’s tech savvy world, most writers use a computer or laptop. Have you ever written parts of your book on paper?

Absolutely! Inspiration strikes in the unlikeliest of moments so I always have pad and pen nearby. I also travel without my laptop (too heavy) and have written whole chapters on legal pads while on vacation or at a conference.

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Tour Schedule:

July 19 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
July 20 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
July 21 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
July 22 – Lamon Reviews – book spotlight / author interview
July 22 – Laura’s Interests – book review / guest post / giveaway
July 23 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
July 26 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – book spotlight / guest post. giveaway
July 27 – Sandra’s Book Club – book review
July 27 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview
July 27 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway
July 28 – Kam’s Place – book review
July 28 – Library of Clean Reads – book review / giveaway
July 29 – Older & Smarter? – book review / giveaway
Aug 2 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Aug 2 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway
Aug 2 – Lisa’s Reading – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 3 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Aug 4 – @twilight_reader – book review
Aug 5 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
Aug 6 – Reading is My Passion – book review 

Enter the Giveaway:

 

THE GREAT WEIGHT DEBATE Book Tour Giveaway




 






6 Comments

  1. This sounds so good. It’s nice to have a comprehensive book about diets, what works and what doesn’t and more importantly what can. hurt you. Thanks.

  2. You have a lot of good ideas and I believe the Mediterranean diet is the safest.

  3. I think this will be a very helpful read for many. I’m definitely checking it out!

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