A while back, I picked up a copy of a magazine touting the "fastest-acting diet ever!" It was so simple, and full of food my husband and I like, we decided to give it a try. The entire diet program fit on a half page of the magazine, but it is the base diet of the book,
The Blood Sugar Solution, by Mark Hyman, MD.
For 6 weeks....in a nutshell, the following diet, with a few rules.....
No root veggies
No grains
No gluten
No dairy
No caffeine
No alcohol
No sweetener of ANY type, natural or artificial...no matter what the label says.
Breakfast - 2 egg omelet, laden with lots of veggies, using a little extra-virgin olive oil and 1/2 cup berries. There is also a protein shake option, but we enjoy the omelet.
Lunch - 3 oz. your choice of lean protein, including tofu or other vegan options. All the veggies/salad you can eat!!! A few nuts.
Snack - 1/2 avocado or 1/4 cup hummus and unlimited veggies.
Dinner - Same as lunch, minus the nuts, but add 1/2 cup beans.
Drink lots of water and decaf green tea all day.
Multi-vitamin, including calcium, magnesium and 1000mg vit. D.
After 6 weeks, you can add back some of the "nos", but not sweetener. It may seem a bit restrictive, but honestly, it's the easiest and most fulfilling diet plan I've ever tried. I was born hungry!!, but on this plan, I'm fine..you can always have veggies. You would not believe the size of our lunches and dinners.
We were not really overweight, nor do we have high blood sugar. We both just wanted to feel better in our skin. We don't know exactly how much we lost (no scales, and didn't start weighing at Publix until we were into it a couple of weeks), but I estimate 12 lbs +/-, for each of us.
The book goes into a lot of detail about supplements, but I really found the magazine version of the diet much easier to understand. It was the March 19 issue of Woman's World, if interested.
At the risk of going on too long, I will add...we went on a cruise recently. We ate bread, sauces, desserts, etc., including wine. I gained a couple of pounds. Went back on the plan as soon as we got home, and one week home had lost 4 pounds.
We are in the process now of adding back some of the no-no's, a little at a time, hopefully balancing out a permanent healthy plan, which includes exercise and other healthful lifestyle choices.
I buy organic whenever possible, and some items I just pass on it, if I can't get organic ("the dirty dozen"), plus only hormone/antibiotic free meats. We have an R/O filter on our drinking water.
I stopped coloring my hair and am working on easing in more natural health and beauty aids. We don't smoke and we do wear sunscreen.
Sorry to be so long-winded! I enjoy this topic and look forward to hearing more healthy/longevity plans from others.
