DietMotion

I heard everybody that knows anything about diets, that a good diet is a healthy one. True, no doubt about it, but what is a healthy diet not too many people know. Following a healthy diet can be accomplished by making just some simple adjustments to your current diet. Most people do not realize the incredible impact that a healthy diet has on our bodies, making the difference between poor health and good health. So take the time to make some simple changes to improve your family’s diet and you will see the difference.

Along with regular physical activity, a healthy diet is the most important factor that determines your weight. (more…)

What is it all about?

The Abs Diet is a nutritional diet created by Men’s Health Magazine editor David Zinczenko and it’s specifically aimed at reducing stomach fat in order to obtain the 6-pack abs. The program takes six weeks with the goal to reduce fat while adding muscle. For every extra 1lb (0,5 kg) of muscle you gain, your body burns an extra 50 calories a day. This means if you can build 10lb (5 kg) of muscle, your body will burn an extra 500 calories a day, enough for you to lose 1lb a week while regular eating. (more…)

I’m already in my second day of The Atkins Diet and everything is ok. I had my blood tests 1 month ago, I take mineral supplements, antioxidants, fibers supplements and an Omega-3 fatty acid complex. I feel good, I’m not hungry and I am satisfied with my meals. I can see now that I eat less than I used to, so I will lose weight from eating less calories also.
If you are thinking about starting Atkins too, you should know the basics of The Induction Phase:

1. Eat three regular-size meals a day or four or five smaller meals.
2. Eat liberally of combinations of fat and protein in the form of poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs and red meat, as well as of pure, natural fat in the form of butter, mayonnaise, olive oil, safflower, sunflower and other vegetable oils (preferably expeller-pressed or cold-pressed).
3. Eat no more than 20 grams a day of carbohydrate, most of which must come in the form of salad greens and other vegetables. You can eat approximately three cups-loosely packed-of salad, or two cups of salad plus one cup of other vegetables. (more…)

After the gastric bypass procedure, the gastric bypass diet starts and it has several stages, from “liquids only” to small meals of soft, high-protein foods. Meals on the new menu will be much smaller than normal, and the foods eaten must be very smooth in texture. On all stages of the diet, it is especially important to drink enough water, and to take vitamin and mineral supplements:

1. Clear Liquids - the first stage of the gastric bypass diet, clear liquids (meaning beverages that you can almost see through), usually lasts for a day or two after the operation. The clear liquid diet starts with sips of water, and then allows foods like sugar-free juice, diet gelatin, clear broth/bouillon and flat (no fizz) diet soda in small amounts.
2. Low-Fat Full Liquids – if no problems are experienced with clear liquids, the gastric bypass diet advances to high-protein liquids like diet. This stage of the diet lasts for 1 to 2 weeks. Most patients also begin taking a chewable multivitamin/ mineral supplement at this stage. (more…)

With the Zone Diet, Jennifer Aniston aims for a ratio of 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 30% fat. According to Dr. Sears (the creator of The Zone Diet), this ratio will tune up the metabolism to burn fat, as long as you choose low-starch fruits and vegetables as your carbs. The Zone Diet also recommends lean protein sources and healthy fats, not just any meat or oil will do.

The Zone diet that Jennifer Aniston uses is intended to be a lifestyle pattern change instead of a temporary diet. The zone diet is in fact a safe eating plan that can be adopted for life if you desire. On this diet you are still eating from all of the food groups in the food pyramid, the only difference is that you are eating food in different ratio’s than what was commonly thought to be correct. You will still have a healthy and balanced diet, the main change is in the amount (more…)

The Atkins Diet is very controversial because ignores the most important principles of healthy eating. You should give up to vegetables, fruit, whole grain cereals and eat as much fats as possible. This is not an easy thing to do if you are a “fruit person” like I am or even if you are not, without the fibers, you could get into trouble.

Fibers are very important in your diet because they help the digest process, absorbs and then eliminates bacterial toxins in the intestine, speeds the excretion of gallstone-promoting bile and supports the immune system by crowding out harmful bacteria in the colon. If you decide to go with the Atkins Diet you must take fiber supplements!

The first 3-4 days (The Induction Phase of the diet) are the hardest (more…)

The Montignac Method is not a diet in the traditional sense. Dieting is limiting the amount of food consumed, something which can only be done on a short-term basis.

The Montignac Method does not limit the amount of food we eat. It is a balanced way of eating by choosing knowledgeably from each food category:

• carbohydrates;
• fats;
• proteins.

We should choose our food because of its nutritional nature (physical-chemical characteristics) and its potential for keeping our bodies from gaining unnecessary weight, getting diabetes and suffering from the risk of heart failure.

The two main principles of the Michel Montignac Method

1. to overcome the misguided messages which tell us that calories are what make us gain weight. (more…)

You always thought that to lose weight and feel good you have to adopt a low-fat diet? If so, the principles and approach of the Dr.Atkin’s New Diet Revolution, Revised might just not sound right for you. Since Dr. Atkins published his book, new scientific researches show that a controlled carbohydrate nutritional approach is better for you-and for your body-than a lowfat, high-carbohydrate nutritional approach.

Many people think that only one thing matters: how many calories you take in and use up. It’s not that simple.When you follow a controlled carbohydrate approach, you get what Dr. Atkins calls a “metabolic advantage”. When you control carbohydrate consumption sufficiently, your body will switch from burning glucose derived from carbohydrate to burning primarily fat for energy. The metabolic advantage is that burning fat takes more energy so you expend more calories. And if you eat fewer calories-as many Atkins people do because their appetite is usually (more…)

The first step to take when you decided to lose weight is to use a diet journal. Put down your measurements, current weight, a list of weight loss goals, your daily menus, exercises and don’t forget to write how you feel along the way. You can use for that MyBodyComp and create your free profile or you can do it the old fashion way and write it down into a notebook. (more…)

Although the Mayo Clinic Diet has spread like wildfire and many people say they lost weight with this diet, Mayo Clinic says the diet did not originate at Mayo Clinic, nor is it approved by Mayo Clinic.

No matter the origins, if it works, then it’s a valuable diet and here it comes!

Breakfast:

• 1/2 grapefruit or 200 ml (8oz) unsweetened juice
• 2 Eggs any style
• 2 Slices of bacon
• black coffee or tea, no sugar (more…)