Stop Dieting - Lose Weight

No one wants to hear the word diet. The worddiethas taken on a negative connotation. A negative connotation has probably come about, because many people have been dieting for weeks or monthsas they watch the scale needle slowly drop down, only to have it all return when the dieting period is over.

A food plan has the concept of eating to nourish oneself long term. A Diet has the connotation that you are losing something. No one wants to lose anythingeven if it is something they do not wantsuch as excess pounds.

Eat Right for Your Blood Type by Peter DAdamo is the most effective food plan I have found. Its basic premise is that ABO blood type is the most important factor in determining a healthy food plan. The cornerstone is the premise that lectins in foods react differently with each ABO blood type. Thus, this food plan is original and personalized to your specific needs and uniqueness.

A healthy food plan is structured to nourish you before you become hungry and without eating more than your body needs. When you are hungryyou have a tendency to eat fast and therefore take in more calories.

Begin your day with a nourishing breakfast
Eat three meals with healthy nutritious snacks in between. Avoid eating after 8 P.M. Food eaten after 8 P.M. does not have time to digest before bedtime, therefore, it is excess food and you can gain weight.
Avoid skipping a meal or snack.
If you blow your food planremember you are only one meal or snack away from being on track again.
Rememberto remind yourself, I care enough about myself to create a healthy food plan that nourishes my body.

Last, but not least, your food plan can include your favorites with modifications.

Instead of a glass of orange juiceeat a whole orange. You will reduce the calories by approximately 100 and increase fiber.
Use skim milk products.
Change soda or diet soda to fizz drinks.
Use extra lean ground beef, chicken or turkey.
Use Canadian bacon, prosciutoo, or turkey sausage instead of bacon or pork sausage.
Reduce the use of butter or margarine. Applesauce is a great substitute for oil in recipes.
Eliminate the cappuccino or latte every day, instead have it for a special treat.
Reduce the amount of egg yolks. Use egg substitutes when feasible.
Love popcornno need to give it up. Use light or no butter.
Avoid all wheat productspasta, wheat bread, pastries, cake, pies, cookies, instead use brown rice flour, tapioca flour, buckwheat flour (buckwheat is not the same as wheat), Millet, 100% Rye bread, 100% Oat bread, brown rice pasta, white rice pasta, and 100% rye pasta.
Use rice or 100% rye crackers instead of wheat crackers.
If you are unable to give up sugar, use Stevia in beverages and cooking. All other sugar substitutes have many dangerous side effects.

If you use your blood type food plan, not only will you lose weight and maintain your ideal weightyou will feel better mentally and physically.

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Author, "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life." Dr. Dorothy has the unique gift of connecting people with a broad range of profound principles that resonate in the deepest part of their being. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one's daily thoughts and feelings.
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