Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito has shown millions of Americans how to transform their favorite comfort foods into healthy and delicious low-fat versions with his bestselling Now Eat This! series, but now he reveals a cutting-edge diet plan based on the latest weight loss research that promises to help you lose a pound a day! THE POUND A DAY DIET is an accelerated program designed to help dieters lose up to five pounds every five days-without frustrating plateaus-while enjoying all their favorite foods. It rewrites every carb/fat/calorie rule in the book! This delicious, easy-to-use, plan is specifically formulated as a Mediterranean-style diet that is carb and calorie corrected to turbocharge metabolism and weight loss. Complete with menus for 28 days (four five-day plans and four weekend plans), dieters first follow the five-day plan, switch over to the weekend plan, return to the five-day plan for the second week, and continue with the weekend plan-alternating like this right down to their goal weight. To help readers, Rocco has created 50 all-new lightning-quick 5 ingredient recipes, as well as ready-made suggestions for those who simply cannot find the time to cook; a primer on healthy and fast cooking techniques; calorie-calibrated menus and shopping lists; and a lifestyle plan for maintaining a lean, healthy body for life.