Wondering why you would need the Diet Solution rather than a diet?  If you are reading this, chances are that other diets haven’t worked.  Fads, poor eating and other factors have led you to find different answers.  Well, simply put, dieting doesn’t actually work.  The statistics show this with a 5% long term success rate.

The problem is that a majority of the diets sold online or at various centers do nothing to teach people how to live in a way that will sustain them while keeping them slim and healthy.  This program, will teach you exactly what you need to enjoy a good and healthy life.

Eating Right is the First Step

It isn’t always easy to make the transition from the typical American diet to one that includes whole grains, plenty of fruits and vegetables and all the other things you know are good for you.  In fact, for most people it is really, really hard.

Sometimes using healthy and organic foods is a financial matter, other times it is just so different from what we are used to, that it takes a considerable amount of effort to make even small changes.

That is why you should start only with small steps.  For example, most people can manage to eliminate sugars or artificial sweeteners from their diet without too much struggle.  If you really need that sweetening for your morning coffee, stevia is a reasonable option instead.  If you drink tea, switch to honey and then cut back until you can drink it plain.

Can’t afford to get all of your produce organically grown?  That’s fine.  Just take some time to learn which foods are most heavily sprayed and spend your organic budget on those while purchasing conventional crops where are safer to eat.  Take the same route with beef or lamb.  It is important that you switch to grass fed meats, but perhaps you can eat less red meat and incorporated fish or poultry more often.

Learn to Exercise

Another common mistake many people make when trying to lose weight is spending hours at the gym doing cardiovascular exercise.  Yes, you should get about 30 minutes of cardio, three times a week, but interval training is much more effective when it comes to trimming fat and losing weight.  Not sure how to develop a good interval program?  Spend some time with a personal trainer if you have to.  You will build muscle mass, feel better and look great.

Setting everything up in a plan helps you to get through those first few weeks as you adjust to your new way of life.  If you have struggled with other diet plans, losing some weight and then gaining it back again, knowing that you have a supportive community and plenty of direction will be a relief.  The Diet Solution Program will help you devise a plan you can stick to.

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Have you had bad experiences with numerous diet programs which have failed to work?  You are scarcely alone.  Countless people try fad diets, strange liquid concoctions or who knows what in an attempt to lose unwanted pounds.  The real problem is that diets just don’t work.  That is why we call this healthy eating plan the Diet Solution Program.

You Can’t Live on a Diet

There is an increasing body of research that tells us that it is impossible to live long term on a diet.  This is defining diet as a way of eating that restricts your caloric intake significantly.  The reason this doesn’t work is that you can’t fool your brain.  Once you decrease your intake, your body learns to adjust by slowing your metabolism.  To continue weight loss, you have to decrease intake again.  Eventually, you reach a breaking point.

More effective is a way of eating that encourages good choices, healthy options and sufficient food to sustain you.  What you eat is just as important as how much you eat.

Get Off the Diet Roller Coaster

The diet world has two roller coasters — the first is the weight going off and on, but it is caused by the second — insulin response.  Much of the modern diet revolves around foods filled with sugars, chemicals and refined ingredients.

When sugar enters the bloodstream in large quantities the pancreas releases insulin to combat it.  High sugar levels are bad for you.  The insulin then quickly removes the sugar, storing it as fat.  What you feel during that process is commonly called a “crash.”  You end up hungry, irritable and craving more sugar. Up and down you go, until you learn to get off.

Stabilizing your Diet

There is nothing truly new under the sun, and the same can easily be said of weight loss.  In order to stop battling with your body you need to adopt a new way of eating, or perhaps, an old way of eating.

Some people call it The Caveman Diet, but the principles are simple.  Avoid refined foods, those grown in conventional methods which loads them with chemicals and depletes them of nutrients, and protein sources which are not grown naturally.

For beef or lamb, that means they should be grass fed meats. Also, don’t forget to include organically raised poultry and wild caught fish.  Fruits and vegetables should be a big part of your diet, in their whole state, organically raised if at all possible.  Abandon wheat and most dairy, and we will explain why in other articles, and incorporate raw nuts, whole grains and plenty of water.

You won’t be hungry, you will feel great, and effortlessly you will see those unwanted pounds start to drop off.

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There is little doubt that a large number of people have bought in to the myth that the only, or at least the best, way to get calcium is through milk.  Celebrities advertise with their little milk mustaches, and there is no doubt that milk does have some nutritive value, but you have many other options, and most are healthier.  The Diet Solution Program can show you how simple it is.

Why Eliminate Milk from Your Diet?

Aside from the fact that a large percentage of adults no longer have the enzymes necessary to properly digest milk proteins, milk, even “low fat” milk is actually very high in fat.  There is a strong link between milk consumption and cataracts and indications are that drinking milk or eating dairy products has no effect upon osteoporosis.  Research now indicates that decreasing protein intake is more helpful since excessive consumption of animal protein leaches calcium from bones.

If Not Milk, Then What?

Now that is the real question, isn’t it?  Once you understand that milk and dairy products in general aren’t a good source of protein or calcium, where should you turn?  There are several excellent sources of calcium that you can incorporate seamlessly.

Fish which is canned with bones or has small pin bones when cooked offers plenty of calcium.  Think of sardines, tuna and halibut fillets.  Wild caught salmon has plenty of those little bones which essentially melt away while cooking, but you get the benefits of the calcium none the less.

Any fruit or vegetable will have some calcium, but there are those which are simply loaded.  Sesame seeds have more calcium than any other food, but they are not something you can eat by the cupful.  You can, however, spread some sesame paste on your sprouted grain bread, toss some in your cooking or look for Middle Eastern recipes which frequently include it.

Vegetable sources of merit include spinach and collard greens.  Swiss chard, kale, broccoli and celery also have plenty of calcium for you to enjoy.  Papaya and oranges contain it too, and if you eat a food rich in vitamin C along with your calcium you absorb it better.

If You Can’t Stand to Eliminate Dairy from Your Diet

For some people, a burrito isn’t worth the trouble without at least some cheese, or yogurt is a favorite topping or the basis of a fruit parfait.  If you are going to have milk products, search for those made from raw milk.  Finding cheese made from raw milk isn’t hard; the rest involves some work.

Part of the problem is that it isn’t exactly legal to sell raw milk for consumption in some states; you will have to check with local regulations.  The advantage of obtaining raw milk is that it has the digestive enzymes which help you break down those challenging proteins.  Even so, you wouldn’t want to make dairy a large part of your diet for a variety of reasons you can find at the Diet Solution Program website.

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Diet; even the word is enough to make many people cringe.  This is largely because diets don’t really work.  Sure, you might lose weight for a while, but eventually you lose motivation, the weight creeps back and you give up in frustration.  Instead, try a sustainable diet program to lose weight; one that isn’t a diet at all.

Forget the Word Diet

What is a diet?  Originally the word diet means “the regular food or drink of a person or animal” according to the Free Online Dictionary.  Today it means just about the opposite – the unusual foods and drinks people take on in order to lose weight, and it is completely unnatural.  The result is that your body, which is generally more aware in this capacity than you, rebels.

Forget this new definition of diet and return to the old one.  Think of your diet as the way you eat to achieve health, nutrition and pleasure.  Don’t think you can enjoy food and lose weight?  It can be done, and this is how.

Eat Right

No one is saying that you have to abandon every food you like forever, but you do need to return to proper eating and view treats as treats.  The basis of what you eat, every day should be healthy, nutritious and appropriate.  You don’t need to be told that a large salad with a nice piece of chicken, fish or steak is going to feed you well while fast food won’t, but we have fallen into a pattern where we accept poor food choices as normal.

The most common complaint is that it takes more work to eat right than to eat poorly, and that just isn’t true.  In the time it takes you to drive through your neighborhood drive in, you could just as easily grab a handful of nuts and a piece of fruit.  When it comes to regular meals, it does take a bit of planning, but think of how much you will save if you pass on eating out all the time.

Have Building Blocks to Healthy Nutrition at Home

Just like you need the right foundations to build a home, you need the correct building blocks to build your diet.  The simplest way to figure out what you should eat is to think back to the days before modern supermarkets and food production made it essential for food to be refined, preserved and altered.  Anything that wouldn’t have been eaten at that point doesn’t need to be in your diet.

Whole grains other than wheat are a great source of ready energy, fiber and many nutrients.  Raw nuts provide protein and important fats.  Organic produce, poultry and eggs are free of unnecessary chemicals and contain more nutrients than they conventionally farmed counterparts.

Any meat is fine as long as it is grass fed or wild caught and contains no preservatives.  Skip the milk, unless it is raw milk, and stick to extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil and organic butter for your fats.  These are the basis of any diet program to lose weight and keep it off.

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One of the most painful things about so-called “diets” is that the foods recommended are either tasteless or repetitive.  How many grapefruits can one person eat?  How many times can you make yourself a plateful of bacon and eggs and still enjoy them?  The Diet Solutions recipes are as extensive as you would want, and it is filled with things you will enjoy eating.

Start the Day Right with a Healthy Breakfast

Nothing is more important than breakfast, right?  We hear it all the time.  There is a lot of truth to that.  Start with a good meal that gives you energy and sustains you for hours and you won’t feel hungry by mid morning.  Here are two suggestions.

1. Oatmeal with X – Oatmeal made from steel cut oats is a whole grain that offers lots of fiber, reduces cholesterol, fills you up and is easy to make.  New versions are ready in 5 minutes.  Add berries if you like it sweet, a couple of eggs if you like that protein high early in the day or make baked oatmeal for a nice change of pace.
2. Breakfast Burritos – I like a breakfast I can take on the road, so I always keep some sprouted grain tortillas handy.  Scramble up a couple of eggs, toss in some chopped tomatoes, cilantro, onions, bacon or sausage (nitrate and nitrite free, of course) and in a few minutes I have a meal to go.  Make a few extras and keep them in the freezer.

Lunching in Style

I like a bit of protein at lunch, and it is a good idea to include some in each meal anyway.  Salads with a sliced chicken breast or some steak are simple and quick when I use leftovers, but sometimes I want to make something more fun.

1. Quinoa salad – Quinoa is the only grain that offers a complete protein making it ideal for so many things.  I cook the quinoa in advance, toss in chopped cucumbers, parsley, peas, carrots and raw cashews or almonds.  Then I dress it with some extra virgin olive oil and a bit of lemon juice; sprinkle on some sea salt and white pepper and I’m ready to enjoy lunch at the park.
2. Crustless quiche – That muffin tin is good for so many things.  Oil your cups.  Mix a bunch of veggies, meats or what have you in the cup and cover it with a couple of tablespoons of shredded, raw milk cheese.  Beat several eggs with a bit of water and pour over the fillings until the cup is nearly full.  Bake until firm.  Pop them out and you have the basis of several meals.

Dinner Delights

The truth is that dinner really doesn’t change much.  Use whole grains to substitute for those nutritionally empty carbs you used to get from white potatoes or pasta.  Enjoy grass fed beef as steaks, stews or burgers.  Salmon, halibut and tuna are all available caught in the wild.  Salads are natural side dishes as are any available seasonal vegetables.

If you make enough, you will have a head start on the next day’s meals as well, and the recipe file at Diet Solution’s website will show you how to make good use of those leftovers.

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One of the most frustrating things about weight loss is that it can take months to achieve noticeable changes.  The first place you will see the effects of eating differently will be on the scale.  If you want to maximize your results, start out with this 7 day meal plan to lose weight right from the start.

Great Help with Your Diet Free of Charge

The real advantage of this 7 day program, aside from all the great information you will get, is its price.  It is as simple as getting online and signing up to get the tools you need to start living right and losing weight.  You will get instructions, explanations and the science behind why this eating plan works, and you also get recipes, meal plans and support.  Best of all, you don’t pay a dime.

Daily Nutritional and Exercise Motivation, In Your Email

We all know the problem.  We start out with the best of intentions but the world distracts us, people discourage us and it gets harder and harder to stick with our plans.  Imagine connecting with a whole community of like-minded folks, and getting the incentive you need to stick to your guns every day.  By signing up for this free e-course you get just that.

You get “tricks” which will help you jumpstart your fat loss right from day one.  Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and tips on how to stick with your new plan no matter where you are or what you are doing.  You get shown what to eat, how to tailor your plan to your metabolic type, and why eating this way is sustainable.  All this, before you even think about paying anything.

Understanding the Science behind a Healthy Eating Plan

What people still don’t understand about the science of weight loss could fill reams.  The fact is that research hasn’t solved many of the questions behind why we gain weight, why some people can eat endlessly and not gain weight and the role the brain plays in obesity and so much more.  There are some basic understandings that have been reached though.

First, we now know that you have to eat to lose weight.  If you deprive yourself too much, the brain perceives that you are going through a famine, and reacts by slowing your metabolism.  That makes you more prone to gain weight and it makes it harder to lose fat.

Secondly we now recognize that the way the food industry presents food and manufactures it is specifically designed to cause the same kind of reaction as the most addictive drugs.  Our brains react to that combination of salt, sugar and fat with increases in dopamine, the pleasure hormone.  This makes us crave more of the same, even to the point that simply thinking about the foods causes the brain to repeat the response.

However, we are not helpless to change what we eat and reset our brain chemistry in a fashion that will encourage good health and decrease our cravings for exactly those foods which are most harmful.

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If you have spent any time online or off, looking at different diets, you will know that the majority of them have deviated from the principles of good nutrition in a variety of sometimes dangerous ways.  Fortunately, the Diet Solution by Isabel de los Rios actually insists upon exceptional nutrition, healthy eating and a sustainable approach.

What makes this program different from the nearly endless stream of nonsense-based fads?  The fact that there really is no focus upon “dieting,” rather there is a common sense approach to proper eating that will result in fat loss, if given the chance.

No Eliminating Whole Food Groups

Whether you got sucked into the low-carb diet craze, the low-fat diet craze or any other, you were told that a complete food group was essentially bad for you.  What are the chances that something humans have been eating for hundreds of thousands of years is actually bad for you?

People require carbohydrates for energy.  They require fat for neurological function, the production of certain hormones, the storage of several vitamins and also for energy.  Furthermore, if you decrease your caloric intake too much, you end up creating a situation where you struggle more to lose weight rather than less.

Going Back to Essentials of Healthy Eating

When the Diet Solution program speaks of going back to essentials it refers not just to eating in a healthier, simpler way.  It also means that the food you eat should be raised in a more basic manner.

In simple terms that means that the foods you eat should not be filled with chemicals added either in the field or afterwards.  Organic produce is the way to go as often as possible.  Organically raised poultry and eggs, raw milk – if milk is really essential to you – and grass fed beef or lamb.  Fish should be wild caught; farm raised fish is often full of PCBs and lacks essential Omega 3 fatty acids.

Think whole grains such as quinoa, spelt, amaranth, oats, buckwheat and brown rice.  Any of these are an excellent source of fiber, complex carbohydrates and essential vitamins.  Calcium, once believed to be best obtained from dairy products is actually more accessible and better used if it comes from dark leafy vegetables.  Raw nuts are ideal snacks and offer a boost of protein when thrown in salads or eaten as a snack.  I’m sure you get the idea.

Does The Diet Solution Program Really Work?

Of course the real question (no matter how good it sounds) is does this really work.  Studies show that when people eat healthy foods, they don’t feel hungry because they are giving their bodies what they need.  By eliminating chemical-and sugar-laden foods, you get off the insulin merry go round, which has you feeling hungry and grumpy all day long.  Therefore, you eat less and your body uses what you eat better.

Does it work?  Yes, and best of all, it is sustainable, not just for this week or this month, but for the rest of your life.  The Diet Solution will help you get back on track, and keep you healthy from now on, if you give it a chance.

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If you pay any attention to the news it seems that celiac disease or gluten intolerance is on the rise.  There is one aspect of this situation which is pure marketing; however, there also appears to be an increasing number of people that struggle with wheat products.  The Diet Solution program has already eliminated wheat from its menu, which makes it an ideal choice for those with sensitivities.

Why Eliminate Wheat?

Let’s start with the understanding that the wheat we consume today has little to do with the way it started out.  Granted, that can be said of many grains, but wheat hasn’t profited from its association with people.  While for most of our history we have eaten wheat as a whole grain, either cooking it as a wheat berry, or grinding it intact, today virtually all wheat is immediately separated from the germ for improved storage.  We won’t even get in to what they do to the silos in order to protect the grains from disease, mold, insect and rodents.

It isn’t really Whole Wheat

Even the products marketed as 100% whole wheat, aren’t actually whole wheat.  Germ, the outer layer of wheat, is loaded with oils, as well as nutrients, and those oils spoil, or go rancid very quickly.  The larger the particles, the faster it spoils.

The government, understanding this problem, allows manufacturers to sift off the larger pieces, leaving less than 50% of the germ in “whole wheat” products.  Those particles oxidize quickly, preventing spoilage, but they also lose their nutritional value when that happens.

If you are willing to purchase your own wheat berries and grind your grain just before you eat it, whole wheat would be just as valuable to you as other whole grains.  If you can’t commit to doing that, skip the wheat, and choose other, better whole grains.

What Kinds of Whole Grain Should You Choose?

The Diet Solution program encourages you to select from a variety of whole grains, many of which are easily available, and few of which have any gluten.  Oats, buckwheat, rice, millet, amaranth, quinoa, corn, teff, sorghum and wild rice are all gluten free.  When eaten in their whole form they provide many nutrients as well as fiber.

If you aren’t sensitive to gluten you can also include spelt, barley, rye and triticale; otherwise it is best to avoid those as well.

Alternative Bread Products

Sometimes you just have to have a sandwich.  In those cases sprouted grain breads are ideal. They are almost universally wheat free – check before you buy – and they have the added benefit of the nutrients you get in sprouts.  You can find sliced bread, tortillas, buns and many other variants in your healthy food store.

Give them a try chances are you will enjoy them even more than the so called whole wheat you have gotten used to.

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It seems to me that everyone is looking for “the” diet plan to lose weight fast.  I don’t know why people think that the weight it took them years to gain will come off in a matter of days.  Weight loss requires a real commitment, not just to the fad diet of the moment, but to health, nutrition and the right approach to eating; and eating is the crux of the matter.

Do you know why so many diets fail?  People eat the wrong things, and they don’t eat enough.  I know that sounds counter intuitive, but your body requires energy to burn fat, and if you give it the right building blocks, you can succeed.

Eating to Lose Weight

One of the things that research has discovered over the years is that when people restrict their caloric intake too much it has a negative effect upon their metabolic rate.  In simple terms it means that when your body perceives it is too deprived, it panics.  The result is that your metabolism slows down so you don’t burn calories as fast.  In your brain, your body is preventing you from starving quite as quickly.

The way to correct, or prevent this problem is to eat the right things; things which nourish your body and teach it to burn fat for energy.  This is how.

Protein

Protein is one of the best things you can give your body when you want to lose weight fast.  Protein provides the building blocks for muscles, which you need to maintain if you want to burn calories effectively.  When combined with complex carbohydrates it slows the transformation of carbs to sugars, which reduces the likelihood of your pancreas spilling excess insulin in response.  Finally, it stays with you longer, which means you don’t get hungry as often.

Complex Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates provide much of your short term energy, but they can’t be simple carbs, they must be complex.  Whole grains, fruits, vegetables and raw nuts provide most of your carbs when you are eating correctly.  These provide fiber, vitamins and minerals as well as the energy you need to get through your day.

Fats

I know what you are thinking, “how can I eat fats when I am trying to LOSE fat?”  The fact is that fats, the right fats, are exactly what your body should be burning most of the time.  Furthermore, fats from sources such as deep sea, wild caught fishes, extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil all provide essential nutrients that your body can’t do without.

Let me give you an example.  Coconut oil has a bad reputation but it is full of antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.  It is made up of medium chain fatty acids which your liver takes immediately to burn.  That primes your liver to burn fat, like it should, rather than rely only on carbohydrates, and everyone knows about the benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids, best found in deep water fish.

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Fad diets are everywhere.  It is assumed that you must find the right diet plan for weight loss to occur.  Unfortunately we have all bought in to this assumption, that unless we are depriving ourselves and are unhappy, we won’t lose weight.  I have a friend who just went on the latest fad plan which involves injecting herself with hormones while she consumes 500 calories a day.

I can’t convince her that anyone would lose weight on 500 calories a day, no matter what they inject.  What a way to try and drop excess fat!  Realistically, what will happen when she stops the plan after the recommended 3 weeks?  Chances are she will start to gain her weight right back.

Long Term Plan for Healthy Weight Loss

The only way to permanently lose weight is to view the issue in the long term.  What you do now should be sustainable for the rest of your life.  Am I saying that you will be dieting for the rest of your life?  No.  What I am saying is that you won’t be dieting now or then.  You will be eating in a sustainable, healthy way.

You see, any diet that encourages you to abandon whole food groups in order to lose weight isn’t sustainable.  You need things such as carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables and proteins to survive.  Think about your weight loss as a life long project; you don’t want to lose the weight and have it return, you want to be able to eat normally and maintain your new figure.

Your Basic Healthy Meal Plan Based on Metabolic Typing

The first thing any healthy eating plan should do is assess your metabolism.  Do you get sleepy after a meal based upon carbs?  Do they energize you?  Does protein make you feel good and satisfied?  There are several simple questions you can answer to help you focus in on the best foods for you.

Once you have some idea of what helps you feel your best, you need to make some changes, not just to what you eat, but how you eat.  Any healthy eating plan should be filled with nutritious, tasty food.  Furthermore, these foods should be easy to prepare, satisfying and promote fat loss.

Building Blocks to Successful Weight Loss

Think of the foods you bring home as your building blocks to lifelong success.  That way, when you spend a bit more for organic produce and grains or grass fed meats you will do so more willingly.

It may take you some time, but you can start slowly.  Start by eliminating foods that contain sugars, corn syrup or say refined in the labels.  Replace them, one at a time if necessary, with whole food alternatives.  Your next step is to educate yourself specifically about how to incorporate this type of diet plan for weight loss.

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