Lose 20 lbs. in 10 days with BLANK diet! Sound familiar?
Many diets out there make fantastic claims about losing a huge amount of weight
in a short period of time. But, is this healthy or even realistic for us?
You want to choose a method of eating that works for you,
right? There is actually a very easy
and simple way to find out if a particular diet would work for you. All you
have to do is ask yourself 1 question, “Is this something that I can maintain
for life?” If the answer is no, then it is not the right diet for you.
What would be the point of losing weight on a diet only to
gain it all back when you go back to your ‘normal’ way of eating? The goal
would be to find a diet that you can transform into a lifestyle.
A healthy lifestyle would include a method of eating that
can be maintained over time. Can you live without having any form of carbs
forever? Does living without dessert for the rest of your life sound like
something you can realistically achieve? If no, then you want to choose a diet
that does not restrict entire food
groups.
Some other things you want to examine regarding any type of
diet you choose would be to make sure it includes a lot of fresh fruit and
veggies every day. For example on The Atkins Diet, you can eat all the bacon
and butter you want, but god forbid you eat a strawberry! Ridiculous! There is
no better food for a human than fruit.
Another thing to look at is how overly restrictive is it?
Are there entire food groups that you are not allowed to eat? Is that something
you could really maintain forever? For instance, The Paleo Diet-also known as
Caveman Diet, Stone Age diet and Paleolithic includes fruit and veggies, but it
also excludes many food groups such as grains, beans, potatoes and dairy. It
also could open the way for people to overdo it on nuts, which it does allow.
Some people can gain excess weight overdoing it on nuts. Others can eat all the
nuts they want and not gain an ounce. Again, you want to look at what works for
you and see if it is something you can maintain.
Finding and maintaining a healthy weight may take some trial
and error, but it is so worth it! Do the research and experiment with what way
of eating allows you to eat the way that is most comfortable for you, but also
lets you have optimum health and be the weight you want.
For me, I have found that by doing a combination of Fit for Life
and following the 80/20 rule-
I have maintained my happy weight for many years. I eat a ton of fruit and
veggies every day. I do not feel restricted in any way and I actually crave
healthy foods that I know will help my body be at its maximum potential. If I
want dessert however, I have it. How can I do this? This is because 80% of the
time I eat fruits, veggies, alkalinizing whole grains, healthy fats, and lean
protein. The other 20% I can have dessert if I feel like it. I don’t eat meat,
which is a personal decision and may not work for everyone else. I actually
don’t miss it or feel like I am missing out on anything. I eat fruit for
breakfast everyday as Fit for Life
recommends. If there’s a time I want to go out for breakfast with family or friends
and have some Belgian waffles, I do! And I can do it because the other 6 days
of the week I had my fruit.
I am not saying that this is the way for everyone-what I am
saying is that you deserve to find out what way works for you. It is possible. Do the research, fact
checking, and experimenting, and you will find the healthy eating lifestyle
that works for you.
Your energy level will rise, your body will find its happy weight,
and you will be confident in knowing you can
enjoy life and eating. I promise.
Love,
Rae
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