The EveryGirl's Guide to Diet and Fitness: How I Lost 40 lbs and Kept It Off-And How You Can Too!

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From Maria Menounos, self-proclaimed EveryGirl and host of Extra, comes a lasting weight-loss program based on the Mediterranean diet of her childhood that will encourage women to think "smarter, simpler, healthier"-a personal mantra that helped the star lose (and keep off!) forty pounds. BEING HEALTHY ISN'T JUST FOR SOME GIRLS. IT'S FOR EVERY GIRL. Entertainment reporter Maria Menounos has interviewed some of the most glamorous, beautiful, fit people in the world. But she's also learned that you don't need to be rich and famous to be in top shape. In The EveryGirl Diet, Maria shares a complete, simple-to-follow plan for every woman to look and feel her best. Maria's Greek immigrant parents raised her on a Mediterranean diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, copious amounts of olive oil, and no processed foods. So after leaving home and gaining forty pounds in college, Maria returned to the food of her roots to slim down and get healthy. The EveryGirl Diet is the blueprint that helped Maria take off those forty extra pounds-and keep them off. Combining her own experiences with the advice of experts in nutrition and fitness, Maria reveals nine steps to losing weight-from keeping a food journal to eating your calories instead of drinking them to opting for healthier desserts-and shows you how to develop a four-to-six-week plan that works around your schedule. With colorful photos throughout, exercises to get you pumped, and one hundred recipes to help you stick to your goals, The EveryGirl Diet is the smarter, simpler, and healthier way to start taking control of your life.

Maria Menounos is an actor, reporter, television personality, filmmaker, producer, and New York Times bestselling author of The EveryGirl's Guide to Life. The host of Extra since 2011, her acting credits include One Tree Hill, Entourage, Scrubs, The Mindy Project, Louie, and Fantastic Four. She was a semi-finalist on Dancing with the Stars and is a semi-professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation. She's the CEO and executive producer of AfterbuzzTV.com and BlackHollywoodLive.com and stars in the upcoming series Chasing Maria Menounos on Oxygen.

"With so many diets and fitness trends out there, sometimes the most obvious route to wellness is good, old-fashioned common sense. . . . Maria Menounos lost forty pounds on a 'common-sense' diet, exercise and lifestyle regime she created that doesn't require a lot of money and time."-StyleBistro "When you look at Maria you want what she's having. This book tells you how to get it."-Suzanne Somers "I love Maria's approach to health and fitness. Her tips are easy to follow and she proves you don't have to avoid some of your favorite foods in order to be fit. I recommend this book to anyone trying to get a jumpstart on a healthy lifestyle!"-Serena Williams "For the multitasking busy girl, Maria proves by example that it can be done! Maria is very inspiring."-Kim Kardashian "It's not about being skinny. Maria shows you how to live a happy and healthy life-and still indulge. This book finds new ways to help you stay inspired and gives you techniques that will change your life and get you in shape."-Khloe Kardashian