"400 Calorie Fix" Book Giveaway

Posted on Dec 27th 2010 2:00PM by Hilary Walke

400 Calorie Fix Ted Morrison

Do you know how many calories you should be eating in order to maintain a healthy weight? According to a new book called "400 Calorie Fix," the answer is anywhere from 1,200 to 1,600.

The diet book, which will be released in January, allows you to eat anything you want -- as long as you consume it as one of four 400-calorie meals throughout the day. "400 Calorie Fix" gives you delicious, calorie-controlled meals and tools. You'll get great options for 400-calorie breakfasts, sandwiches, pasta dishes, ethnic cuisines, etc., and you'll learn how to make healthy eating choices when out of the house.

This week, five lucky That's Fit readers will get this book for free. All you have to do is enter below for your chance to win.

To enter, tell us how you count calories throughout the day.

The comment must be left before 5 p.m. ET, Tuesday, January 4, 2010.
You may enter only once.
Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
Five winners will receive a copy of "400 Calorie Fix" (valued at $25.99).
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 or older.
Click here for complete Official Rules. Winner will be notified by e-mail, so be sure to check next week to find out if you've won!

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gerry91710 12-27-2010 @ 2:18PM

I am on Weight Watchers and we do points. We don't count calories, we do count fat, fiber, carbs, and protein. I think if you count calories of what we eat in a day it will probably be close to the range of 1200 to 1600 calories a day. I think we are good. I am still trying to get use to the new point plus way.

Kim 12-28-2010 @ 8:52AM

I track everything I eat on Sparkpeople.com. I've lost 30 lbs, but have 20 more to go and have been at a plateau for all of 2010. I would like to finally get the extra weight off in 2011, and I know that portion control is the way to do it. This book would be a great tool to assist me in finally achieving that goal!

Darthpooh 12-27-2010 @ 2:38PM

This book looks great and would be super helpful in the new year with eating healthier.

Jill 12-29-2010 @ 5:55PM

The book is great - I've had it for awhile now and it works!

sandi 12-27-2010 @ 2:29PM

I chart everything I eat. Writing it down and taking the time to do so, shows me what I have eaten during the day

Judi 12-27-2010 @ 2:31PM

I log everything I eat into my nutrition tracker on Sparkpeople.com. I would love to win a cookbook because I am always looking for new healthy recipe and meal ideas.

Roxie80 12-27-2010 @ 3:07PM

I use the diabetic exchange and count servings throughout the day. I have worked with a nutritionist for a healthy 'exchange' plan. I actually created a visual method to keep track. I have an 8 1/2 by 11 inch day planner and in it I have different post-it flags labeled for each group (green is for veggies, red for fruit, etc); 1 flag per exchange. As I track food throughout the day, I log what I eat and move the corresponding flag to the next day. It's a good visual reminder to make sure I'm eating a well balanced diet!

Timothy Doran 12-27-2010 @ 3:18PM

So let’s see if I win the "400 Calorie Fix" Book Giveaway”, I usually do not win anything anywhere . . .

Since April 1st, 2010 have managed to go from a 58-inch waist at nice round 325 pounds or so, (did manage to get very close to that 400 pound level at one point – almost a two year effort to drop to the 325 pound level, not too fast), right now just a “hair” under 260 pounds, with a 46-inch waist. Still dropping at about 1.50 pounds per week and that is without starting the long “planned” excise program at a facility such as Planet Fitness, and that should increase the rate to about 2.50 pounds per week (about 5250 calories burned off per week planned in excise, and another 3500 calories in diet modification – that should come real close to about 2.50 pounds per week – as I have use a rather sophisticated computerized heart monitor to avoid exceeding maximum heart rate, and stay at the medically recommended 70-75% of maximum heart rate for excise).

Biggest issues, was limiting intake, and amount, keeping breakfast to 300 calories (usually a “light whole grain English muffin” with peanut butter, and coffee with Splenda), not 1000+, lunch to about 300 calories (frozen lunch meal) down from the usual “fast food” 1800 calorie plus lunch, leaving about 1000 calories for dinner. Before being very close to 4000 calories per day at peak, scaled down to about 2000 (was not working), and now down to about 1600 with some cautions. The cautions come from various medical staff at the local VA hospital that is working with me on the weight reduction is the watch the makeup of foods consumed very carefully, as minerals, vitamins, and the like may drop too low if not watched. This is even more so with a strenuous excise program. Avoid “empty food”, that is foods with “no real value”, as I also have to watch carbohydrates (due to sugar, glucose, A1C levels), sodium, fat (already had major bypass surgery) and more. Keep fiber levels high; avoid too much “high fructose corn syrup”, and a few other things.

Diner was always a “bad meal” snacking before, while cooking, and usually “overcooking” (portions for 10 for 2 people – two huge portions size, and seconds, and often thirds – many “white items”, rice, potatoes, pasta etc.) – Reduced cookware size (now do not use 10, and/or 14 quart pots, 12” charger dinner plates etc.), dinnerware size, porton size, as well as what was served.

Jessica 12-27-2010 @ 4:12PM

I try to track what I eat before I eat it using SparkPeople or a similar app on my phone. That way I can plan everything out and still have what I enjoy without going over my limits.

Nicole Weite 12-27-2010 @ 3:59PM

I used to count everything... but now that I've done it for so long, I 'estimate'. Then I log, rounding to the nearest 50 on a simple calculator.

Molly 12-27-2010 @ 5:02PM

I use the myfitnesspal app on my iPhone...it's amazing! It counts nutritional limits, calories, tracks weight and body measurements, and more! I love it and would be lost without it. In 2010 I have lost 65 lbs!! :)