Where can find a good weight loss diet planner?
Saturday, August 27th, 2011Im trying to find a diet planner to help me lose weight because i already don’t eat much and try to exercise but i can never seem to lose weight. I’ve been trying for over a year and nothing is happening so now im looking for a diet plan.
Any suggestions?
The problem is probably not the portion sizes, but rather the foods that you choose.
A low-fat whole plant based diet has allowed me to lose 90 pounds over a period of two years.
For starters, I’d read "Eat More, Weigh Less" by Dr. Dean Ornish. His emphasis is eating legumes, leafy greens, and vegetables. You also should eat ground flax seed (Omega-3), fruits, and whole grains. If you go pure vegetarian, make sure to get enough B12 and D vitamins.
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. is another excellent resource. For a lengthy list of experts subscribing to the whole plant based diet, read his book "Forks Over Knives."
It only takes one food to keep your weight higher. Too much sugar, oil/fat, salt, or even gluten (if you have an allergy) can cause excess fat weight.
By the way, Gina Kolata describes the failure of the most popular diets over a test period of just a few years. Weight Watchers, Atkin’s, and calorie restricted diets all fail miserably for most people in the long term. The only successful approach that I know about is a whole plant based diet over the long term. If you try this approach for just a month, you will feel so much better, you will feel compelled to continue. The motivation is not weight loss, it is to improve health and well being.
By the way, increasing metabolism usually results in a shorter life expectancy. A better approach is to seek an optimal nutrition diet that has minimal processed food ingredients.