By reading this book, you are already taking the first step in the right direction! You have realized it may be time for a diet, but does a diet have to eliminate all the foods you love or inhibit all your social or family activities that often center around dinner, coffee, or drinks?
Life can be complex, busy, and full of challenges that never get any easier. Weight gain also is part of aging and plays a big role in our physical and mental health; yet many of us don't know where to turn to learn how to diet and exercise. But does a diet have to be that complex?
This book provides a short and simple explanation on how and why the body stores fat, dispels misconceptions, and provides strategies for dieting and exercise. The Protein-To-Calorie Ratio ("PC Score") provides an easy way for you to make healthy choices in your diet to more quickly reach your weight-loss goals.
As a physician, I never imagined what a big role diet and nutrition would play in my medical practice, but it's a topic that comes up with most of my patients, regardless of their presenting problem. That's because diet and nutrition really can influence most disease states.
Over the years, I have counseled my patients, family, friends, and colleagues on weight loss, but it wasn't until I found myself needing to lose weight and searching for a diet that fit into my life and my family activities that motivated me to create a diet that was simple, flexible, AND effective! What was even more rewarding was sharing The PC Diet with my patients and receiving positive feedback. Most memorable, was seeing a 300+ pound man come in 6 months after I briefly discussed The PC Diet with him, have him pull down his suspenders, and pull his pants a good foot away from his belly and say, "Hey doc, I followed your diet, what do you think?"
The PC Diet is designed to fit into your life, not a diet that controls your life.
Let's get to work, and all it takes is a quick read of this book. Now grab a copy of this book and replace 15 minutes of social media with something that can change your life! YOU'VE GOT THIS!!
William K. Johnston III, MD is a board-certified Urologist, a partner in the Michigan Institute of Urology, and an Associate Professor at Oakland University/Beaumont School of Medicine. Dr. Johnston was born in Wisconsin, but grew up in northern California. He attended the University of California, Davis (BS, Chemistry), Albany Medical College (MD), and returned to the University of California, Davis for his Surgery/Urology residency. After residency, Dr. Johnston completed one of the first dedicated fellowship training programs in robotic surgery at the University of Michigan where he met his wife, Katie, a dentist and a former track and cross-country runner for the University of Michigan. Fast forward a decade, when Dr. Johnston is not working or spending time with their 4 active boys, he enjoys working out and running with his wife, learning more about health and nutrition, all while preserving an occasional wood-fired pizza or a good tailgate before a Michigan Football game with friends and family.
