Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Goodness of a Natural Weight Loss Diet

Fit into a new pair of jeans that is two sizes smaller than your current size! This week we present you with the easiest and safest way to lose weight and keep it off - the natural weight loss diet. We'd all like to lose weight and lose it fast. The easiest way out, we think, is to follow a diet plan - eat less, exercise more. Pretty soon, we are tired of the fad diet that shows little or no result and we are quick to discard the diet plan along the wayside until another fad diet begins doing the rounds. But, did you know you could save yourself the agony by simply switching to a natural weight loss diet?

 Natural weight loss diet - summarized Eating healthy is a way of life that requires some doing. Your serving sizes of food must include foods from all the food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, lean meats and low calorie diary products should form part of your regular diet. Experts recommend eating large servings of fruits and vegetables and rightly so. Fruits and vegetables are the richest source of vitamins, minerals and fiber which is good for your body.

 Nothing in life is easy! Changing over from your current high fat, healthy diet plan to a natural weight loss diet would be anything but easy. Our advice would be to make a small change every day and complete the process over a period of a week. For example, reduce your fat intake (deep fried foods, cookies, pastries, soda) and replace it with tasty crunchy colorful salads and low fat milk or non-flavored, non-sweetened yogurt. Replace soda with natural, freshly made fruit juice. Fruits and Vegetables make up the Natural Weight Loss Diet According to MyPlate, the present nutrition guide of the US Department of Agriculture, your food plate must consist of 30% whole grain, 30% vegetables, 20% lean meats or proteins and 20% of fruits with a small portion of dairy products.