There is a constant debate going on about the best way to lose weight, everyone from doctors, to fitness professionals, to nutritionists to the people on the street have an opinion. Some are more informed or educated than others and some are just con artists. No one seems to have conclusive proof of the true blueprint of optimal health. Low fat, high protein, eat meat, no meat, no carbs, 3 calorie controlled days 1 binge day, eat right for your blood type, the list is endless!
Over years and years of reading and researching nutrition for various clients with health problems ranging from high blood pressure, depression, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and obesity I have become a complete fan and advocate of the Palaeolithic (caveman) way of eating.
I have seen fantastic results from a change in diet, a change that eliminates wheat and diary products and increases consumption of fruit and vegetables, and not just the 5 a day the government talks about – at least 10 a day is what we should be aiming for. It seems clear to me that this is the only way to eat, as our ancestors did. We were made to eat this way!
We are not meant to be over weight. We are all different and your natural weight is as individual as the colour of your eyes, or your height. But if you eat to be healthy aiming to nourish your body with the nutrient dense foods nature provides your body will follow your lead and you’ll find your set weight point.
When it comes to nutrition for weight loss my OPINION is this, if you eliminate any type of synthetic man made foods, (and in this I would include diary as so many of us are lactose intolerant – cows milk is meant to nurture 42 stone cows NOT humans) in time your body will fall back into sync with itself and as the blood sugar stabilizes and your metabolism settles on an even keel your body fat will drop and you will feel more in control of your body and its cravings – Don’t get me wrong a bowl of chocolate ice cream will still look good but the feeling of HAVING to succumb will not be a strong as your body will not be craving sugar – just your mind!
When the body is free of the toxins caused by artificial processed foods it can work properly concentrating on the digestion of food rather than having to process alien toxins through the gut, this causes the body to retain extra water in order to dilute these toxins, storing them in the fat cells away from the vital organs (ie on our tums, bums and bingo wings)
My clients and fit campers follow a nutrition plan that eliminates certain food groups from their diet for two weeks, these are Sugar, Diary, Wheat, Caffeine, Alcohol and anything processed – what’s left you ask?
Fresh fruits, vegetables, pulses, legumes, meats, fish, nuts, seeds, water & teas. Yes I know it sounds tough, and for those first few days it is, but when after the first week they feel energised and lighter – and when they step on the scales or do their measurements boom! The results are fantastic. By week two they are at least few pounds lighter (10 is the record) and full of energy.
Then the choice is theirs, do they want to go back to eating the convenience foods that have robbed them of their vitality, energy and slimness or do they continue down the path that leads to a healthy body at its natural weight, and a lifestyle that allows a little of what you fancy now and then without jeopardising your health or weight. For most the answer is simple – choose health! That chocolate biscuit just isn’t worth it.
No one said it was easy but in time it does become less challenging and the more you do it the easier it gets! You just have to get into the habit!
So some of my top tips would be
Eliminate refined carbohydrates (sugars) from your diet – bread, pasta, and wheat based products – even the “healthy” stuff and especially the white stuff - and the cakes, sweets and biscuits obviously!
Eliminate or at least limit dairy if you must eat diary choose the lower fat options, cottage and feta cheese – instead of full fat hard cheese – try non diary milk alternatives
Don’t eat anything if there are 3 or more ingredients and any with ingredients you don’t recognise or can’t pronounce
Eat mostly vegetables – organic wherever possible
Cook food from scratch and throw your microwave out (it nukes all the goodness in your food)
Eat smaller amounts of good quality, lean and wherever possible organic meats and fish
Eat fat to lose fat adding olive oil, coconut oil, oily fish, nuts and avocados along with other HEALTHY saturated fats to your diet will help your body repair itself and burn fat
Eat some form of good lean protein with each meal, animal or vegetable mix it up
Have Cheat meals the more of these you have the smaller your results will be, if you are aiming for weight loss keep it to two or three a week
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