The Manhattan Diet: Lose Weight While Living a Fabulous Life - Hardcover

by Eileen Daspin (Author)

How to lose weight and feel great--Manhattan-style

New York women are surrounded by more four-star restaurants than any other city on the planet, not to mention a pizzeria on every block and a donut cart on every corner. They enjoy it all and yet somehow they manage to look so damn good. What's their secret? They have a whole lot of them, it turns out—: and now women (and men) everywhere can learn to lose weight, eat, and live the way New Yorkers do--and enjoy the same results. The Manhattan Diet reveals how real-life New York women think about dieting and how they eat, shop for food, cook, order in restaurants--even how they splurge and remain in gorgeous, fit condition. Drawing on the stories of real Manhattan women plus wisdom from top nutritionists, The Manhattan Diet offers a detailed weight-loss program and 28-day eating plan. There are also recipes from the city's most celebrated chefs. This diet has glamour, chocolate, and waist-trimming tips. What else would you expect from the most fabulous women in the world?

• Includes stories of Manhattan celebrities like Anna Wintour, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Julianne Moore
• Gives you a complete diet program and easy-to-follow meal plans
• Shares the secrets and weight-loss success stories of real New York women
• Includes recipes from celebrated Manhattan-based chefs, such as Mario Batali and Eric Ripert

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Manhattan has more four-star restaurants than any other island in the world, not to mention bagel shops and pizzerias on almost every block. It has expensive gyms, and even its crowded yoga classes can be stressful--yet Manhattan women still remain stunningly svelte. How do they do it?

In "The Manhattan Diet," you'll learn how to lose weight, eat great, and live stylishly the way New Yorkers do--and enjoy the same results wherever you call home. You'll discover what real-life Manhattan women really think about dieting and how they shop for food, cook, order in restaurants, eat, cheat, and splurge. From the city's world-class restaurants to luxury townhouses to its famously tiny apartment kitchens, from exclusive parties to fitness clubs, Manhattan insider Eileen Daspin takes you behind the scenes to reveal the food secrets of a fascinating range of Manhattan women, including celebrities, bankers, stay-at-home moms, lawyers, and media executives.

Drawing on the stories and food diaries of New Yorkers as well as wisdom from top nutritionists and celebrity trainers, "The Manhattan Diet" offers a detailed program of tips and advice for weight-loss success along with a twenty-eight-day eating plan that will fit into your personal lifestyle. You'll also find amazingly delicious recipes, including dishes from top Manhattan-based chefs Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Mario Batali, Marcus Samuelsson, and Lidia Bastianich.

With "The Manhattan Diet," you can lose weight and eat well while living your own fabulous life. So enjoy!

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At once smart, stylish, sensible, and sexy, The Manhattan Diet" is French Women Don't Get Fat meets Sex and the City."
--Fred Pescatore, MD, author of the bestselling "The Hamptons Diet"

"There are many reasons to love "The Manhattan Diet." It's full of great advice, tips, insights, and recipes--and it isn't your typical weight-loss plan! I laughed while reading about Eileen and her friends. This is the kind of diet that makes healthy living interesting and fun."
--Jessica Hecht, actress

"Lurved it! I lost five pounds just reading it!"
--E. Jean Carroll, advice columnist, "Elle" magazine

The stylish and fabulous way to lose weight

What if you could indulge in every type of cuisine, sneak in junk food, and eat out more often than seems possible, yet somehow keep a fit figure? Manhattan women do, and now you can, too. Filled with the eating secrets and weight-loss success stories of real New York women--including celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker and Tina Fey--plus a twenty-eight-day eating plan and recipes from famous New York-based chefs including Mario Batali and Eric Ripert, "The Manhattan Diet" gives you everything you need to live and lose weight the way Manhattan women do.

Author Biography

EILEEN DASPIN is an award-winning journalist and magazine editor who reports on a broad range of lifestyle subjects. She has worked at "W" magazine, People, the "Wall Street Journal," "Conde Nast Portfolio," the "New York Post," "Thomson Reuters," and the "American Lawyer" and is the coauthor of the cookbook Diary of a Tuscan Chef with her husband, celebrity chef Cesare Casella. Her writing has also appeared in the "New York Times," "Martha Stewart Living," "InStyle," "Food & Wine," D"epartures," and other publications. She lives and diets in Manhattan.