The 90/10 weight-loss plan

Men's Fitness, March, 2003

THE NEWEST ARRIVAL in a bumper crop of diet books, The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan is one tome we can get behind 100 percent. Written by Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., who also authored the highly respected The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition, the book stands on the premise that if you're careful how you eat 90 percent of the time, you can indulge the remaining 10 percent. With no foods that are forbidden, the 90/10 program promotes consistency and permanence.

THE BOOK IS EASILY navigable, with simple answers to common questions, and includes weeks of meal plans for guys interested in slow, moderate or more-rapid fat loss. To sample the 90/10 program, check out "Lose Your Gut the Easy Way" (page 70) and take a look at the eating plan Bauer created exclusively for MEN'S FITNESS. It's guaranteed to help you lose two inches from your waist in just four weeks.

The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan is available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, and bookstores nationwide, or at Joy Bauer's Web site, www.joyofnutrition.com, where you can learn more details.