A great diet. Eat only real foods. Real foods do not come with a list of ingredients.
Nothing white takes it a step further
A VERY interesting website...
http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/
And another enlightening presentation that’ll blow your socks off if you’ve got the time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKdYUCUca8
Yes. I cut processed foods out of my diet and lost 15 pounds in a little over a month. I don’t eat anything out of a box or a can, except beans. Tonight’s supper was a baked potato and broccoli.
I have lost over 130 lbs following a similar approach. I lost mine in less than 6 mos (Feb to Aug this year). There are five rules I follow:
1.) No High Fructose Corn Syrup or Sugar. (HFCS being more critical to avoid).
2.) No ‘Enriched’ ANYTHING - Organic Whole grains only.
3.) No Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated anything. I limit my intake of oils to pure saturated fats (coconut oil is my primary).
4.) I drink 110 ounces of water daily.
5.) No processed foods of any kind - no preservatives, no added colors, no added flavors. If you don’t recognize every ingredient on the label - it’s bad!
I was limiting my caloric intake to 800-1000 calories a day initially and now am at 2400 (which is a LOT of food when following these rules). I was losing over 1 lb a day and dropped from a 48” waist to a 34”. I didn’t work out at all until I raised my calories to 1600 - it’s actually counterproductive to exercise when on low calorie intake (your body enters starvation mode and begins adding fat rather than burning it). At 1600 calories I began walking and now work out twice a day - I feel FREAKIN’ AWESOME!!!!!
Real Food = God made food not man made. Butter yes, margerine no. Corn on the cob, or corn meal yes. Processed corn syrup or other man created products from corn or soy no.
I’ve been on Atkins since Easter and have lost about 40 pounds. I love it and am never hungry.