It seems like everyday there is a new diet book touting the new IT diet. Sad to say it will be a sudden Best Seller as losing weight is a top priority for many, many people. Then, after a time, and the diet fails to deliver, a new book will come out and everyone will rush out and but that one. It becomes a viscous cycle.
I have tried more than one trendy diet plan, and I have watched my friends and neighbors try different weight loss methods. Unfortunately, I observe them lose the weight (yea!) then I watch them put it right back on. Why? Because they can not maintain the starvation, the deprivation, or the exercise routine that it takes to keep the weight off.
People who have lost or have always been thin make exercising their number 1 priority, I know a few women who drop their kids off at school then head over to the gym and work out until they have to pick the kids up again. It becomes their job; keeping fit.
This doesn’t give this group of moms a free licenses to eat anything they want. Oh no! They watch every calorie they put in their mouths. If you see them at a party looking fit and fabulous and eating a slice of cheesecake you probably assume that they are one of those lucky people who can eat anything. Nothing could be further from the truth. She, the cheesecake eater, will most likely starve herself the next day to make up for the calories from the night before.
I know this because I was once a member of that club. I would work out all day and watch every calorie I would eat. There were day I would have a bowl of soup, that was it. But see me at a party and I’m eating a brownie. Someone walked up to once and said, “I bet you are one of those people who can eat anything?” Wrong! I spend most of the week eating very little. I could afford to throw a few extra calories down my gullet at a party.
Now, I seem to have forgotten all my weight loss tricks and have put on pounds over the years, and interestingly enough, so have 95% of my friends. What happens is that our metabolisms slow down and we become less active as we age. So, we can’t still consume the number of calories as we did as teenagers and expect to be thin.
Here is a list and description of the top diets:
A.I.P. (Autoimmune Protocol)
The Autoimmune Protocol is a diet that helps heal the immune system and is the diet recommended if the person is experiencing any autoimmune disease. (Multiple sclerosis, lupus, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, diabetes 2, gastritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases. Click here for a list.)
AIP works to calm inflammation in the gut, and also calm inflammation in the body. You must eliminate a lot of foods and slowly reintroduce them to see which one causes a bad reaction.
Paleo Diet (Caveman Diet)
This is based on the idea that we should all be eating what our ancestors ate. Eggs, grass-fed beef, vegetables and fruit are allowed, No dairy, sugar, alcohol, potatoes, etc. A typical breakfast would be eggs and bacon, with steamed veggies. This is a grain-free diet so no pasta or bread is allowed.
Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it. Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be explained by over-use or injury? Are you having a hard time losing weight no matter how hard you try? Do you have some sort of condition (like skin issues, digestive ailments, seasonal allergies or fertility issues) that medication hasn’t helped? These symptoms may be directly related to the foods you eat – even the “healthy” stuff. So how do you know if (and how) these foods are affecting you?
Strip them from your diet completely. Cut out all the psychologically unhealthy, hormone-unbalancing, gut-disrupting, inflammatory food groups for a full 30 days. Let your body heal and recover from whatever effects those foods may be causing. Push the “reset” button with your metabolism, systemic inflammation, and the downstream effects of the food choices you’ve been making. Learn once and for all how the foods you’ve been eating are actually affecting your day to day life, and your long term health. The most important reason to keep reading?
– See more at: http://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/#sthash.nOTYtB8R.dpuf
Eat meat, seafood, eggs, tons of vegetables, some fruit, and plenty of good fats from fruits, oils, nuts and seeds. Eat foods with very few ingredients, all pronounceable ingredients, or better yet, no ingredients listed at all because they’re totally natural and unprocessed. Don’t worry… these guidelines are outlined in extensive detail in our free shopping list.
Avoid for 30 days.
More importantly, here’s what NOT to eat during te duration of your Whole30 program. Omitting all of these foods and beverages will help you regain your healthy metabolism, reduce systemic inflammation, and help you discover how these foods are truly impacting your health, fitness and quality of life.
- Do not consume added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.
- Do not consume alcohol in any form, not even for cooking. (And it should go without saying, but no tobacco products of any sort, either.)
- Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, amaranth, buckwheat, sprouted grains and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains like quinoa. This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch and so on. Again, read your labels.
- Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).
- Do not eat dairy. This includes cow, goat or sheep’s milk products such as cream, cheese (hard or soft), kefir, yogurt (even Greek), and sour cream… with the exception of clarified butter or ghee. (See below for details.)
- Do not consume carrageenan, MSG or sulfites. If these ingredients appear in any form on the label of your processed food or beverage, it’s out for the Whole30.
- Do not try to re-create baked goods, junk foods, or treats* with “approved” ingredients. Continuing to eat your old, unhealthy foods made with Whole30 ingredients is totally missing the point, and will tank your results faster than you can say “Paleo Pop-Tarts.” Remember, these are the same foods that got you into health-trouble in the first place—and a pancake is still a pancake, regardless of the ingredients.
– See more at: http://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/#sthash.nOTYtB8R.dpuf
Raw Food Diet
On this diet you are allowed to eat only raw veggies and fruit. Below is the short list.
- Beans
- Dried fruits
- Fresh fruits and vegetables
- Freshly made fruit and vegetable juices
- Grains
- Legumes
- Milk from a young coconut
- Nuts
- Other organic or natural foods which have not been processed
- Purified water (not tap)
- Seaweeds
- Seeds
- Sun-dried fruits
Raw foodists say that enzymes are the life force of a food. Nature has given each food its unique perfect mix. These vital enzymes allow us to fully digest our foods without having to rely on our own digestive enzymes.
- You will have more energy
- Your skin will have a much better appearance
- Your digestion will improve
- You will lose weight
- Your risk of developing heart and cardiovascular diseases will significantly drop
The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
- Add a serving of vegetables at lunch and at dinner.
- Add a serving of fruit to your meals or as a snack. Canned and dried fruits are easy to use, but check that they don’t have added sugar.
- Use only half your typical serving of butter, margarine, or salad dressing, and use low-fat or fat-free condiments.
- Drink low-fat or skim dairy products any time you would normally use full-fat or cream.
- Limit meat to 6 ounces a day. Make some meals vegetarian.
- Add more vegetables and dry beans to your diet.
- Instead of snacking on chips or sweets, eat unsalted pretzels or nuts, raisins, low-fat and fat-free yogurt, frozen yogurt, unsalted plain popcorn with no butter, and raw vegetables.
- Read food labels to choose products that are lower in sodium.
The emphasis is to lower your blood pressure and portion control is a large part of this diet. Naturally with cutting back on salt, sugar and portion sizes, an individual will lose weight.
7 Day Weight loss Plan
This is a quick weight loss plan that is popular on Pinterest.
Day 1
Eat only fruit but no bananas
Drink lots of water 8-12 glasses
Day 2
Eat only raw or cooked vegetables
Drink lots of water 8-12 glasses
and so on. Here is rest before. You are suppose to lose 10 pounds in one week.
