Mayo Clinic Diet: Weight-Loss Medications Edition

Donald D. Hensrud, M.D., M.P.H., is a specialist in nutrition and weight management at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. He is an associate professor of nutrition and preventive medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and the medical director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. For more than 10 years, Dr. Hensrud also served as medical director of the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program. He writes and lectures widely on lifestyle- and nutrition-related topics and has authored and helped publish several books, including two award-winning cookbooks.Andres J. Acosta, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician-scientist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., specializing in bariatric surgery, upper endoscopy, nutrition and obesity. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Acosta cares for patients with obesity at Mayo Clinic's weight-loss clinic and nonsurgical weight loss program. His research is focused on gastrointestinal physiology to understand the complexity of food intake regulation and obesity. He leads the Precision Medicine for Obesity Laboratory at Mayo Clinic.Tara M. Schmidt, M.Ed, RDN, LD, is a registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in outpatient counseling for weight management, bariatric surgery and cardiovascular nutrition. She serves as the lead dietitian for the Mayo Clinic Diet.

• Part 1 > Lose It!  Chapter 1 Ready, set, goAre you ready?Before you startA few final thoughts  Chapter 2 Add 5 HabitsEat a healthy breakfastEat vegetables and fruitsEat whole grainsEat healthy fatsMove!Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid and Healthy Dining Table  Chapter 3 Break 5 HabitsAvoid TV while eatingAvoid sugarAvoid snacksLimit meat and dairyAvoid eating at restaurants  Chapter 4Adopt 5 Bonus HabitsKeep food recordsKeep activity recordsMove more!Eat ‘real food’Have a daily goal  Chapter 5 What have you learned?Analyzing your resultsHabit Optimizer  Part 2 > Live It!  Chapter 6 The next phaseFrom short-term to lifelongA new pathLive It! in real life  Chapter 7 Know your goalsPersonal goalsPerformance vs. outcomeSetting SMART goals  Chapter 8 Set your targetsSelecting your daily calorie targetDetermining your daily servings targetsServing sizes at a glance  Chapter 9 Create your eating planEating to the pyramid and dining tablePlanning your mealsPortions vs. servings  Chapter 10 Expand your activity planReduce the time you sitGet more fitKeep at it  Chapter 11 Track your progressWhy track?Tracking tipsTransitioning from tracking to monitoring  Chapter 12 Seek supportAsking for helpGetting your family on boardOther types of support”  Part 3 > Weight-loss medications  Chapter 13 Understanding weight-loss medications8 things to know about weight-loss medicationsWho can take weight-loss drugs?How do these drugs work?A useful tool  Chapter 14 Using medications safelyInitial weight lossManaging common side effectsMore-serious, less-common side effectsHow long will I need to take the medication?  Chapter 15 Stopping medicationPreventing weight regainWhy am I so hungry?Maintaining long-term motivation  Part 4 > All the extra stuff  Chapter 16 What’s your healthy weight?What is a healthy weight?Why do I have excess weight?  Chapter 17 Energy, calories and weightDietary sources of energyYour energy account  Chapter 18 The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight PyramidEnergy densityLess dense, more filling  Chapter 19 Making meals easierTimesaving strategiesLearning to mix and match  Chapter 20 Eating outEating at fast-food restaurantsYour eating out guide  Chapter 21 How to change behaviorsPreparing for change10 steps to changing your behaviors  Chapter 22 Burning even more caloriesSpeed calorie burn with higher intensityCalories burned in 1 hour  Chapter 23 I slipped up — What do I do?I slipped up — What do I do?  Lapse and relapseBehavior chainsAction Guide to weight-loss barriersPyramid servings at a glanceRecipes for weight lossMenu guideIndex