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Opinions on All Fruit Diet

April 24th, 2011

People always want to get the good results of the detoxification and only fresh juice and water are allowed in many fasting diet prograns.However, this shuts down the digestive system along the way which usually causes your body into a low metabolism-state to save the source of energy. The fruit fasting diet plan is an excellent alternate diet for those trying to flush toxins out of their body and lose a few pounds while exploring for a safe way to do so.

The fruit fasting diet regime is a 3-day diet plan that requires eating fruits within just two hours. It is a type of detoxification wherein the toxins that derive from chemicals from excessively processed meals and unnatural ingredients are cleansed from your system as it is relieved off the burden of processing other foods.

You will lose your weight efficiently with the help of the high water and fiber contet of the fruits.With this diet, you can instantly lose 9-10 pounds within just 3 days. One more thing which makes fruit fasting diet program distinctive from other fasting diet plans is that involves the consumption of lean protein to relieve the body’s muscle and help burn fat while the system is in detoxification.

A day of only protein shakes with a couple days of fresh fruit with a meal of raw vegetables consist the simple fruit fasting diet.Dairy products, tea, coffee and other products with caffeine, starches, soda, veggies, fats, and sweet juices are not permitted to be eaten while on this diet.

The first day you can only eat a six-ounce protein shake and 8-12 ounces water per 2 hours from 8 am to 4 in the mid-day when you are on a fruit fasting diet and be confident you can do it.
In the next and third day, the protein shake is replaced instead by a serving of fresh new fruit with about 100 calories’ worth with 8-12 ounces of water. As for the dinner through the 3 days, it is made up of 3 cups of raw veggie salad with 1-2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil or 1/2 avocado, and half a lemon or lime. 3-6 ounces of lean protein or egg whites, or a protein drink should also be incorporated.

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Fat Loss! Think With Me for a Second

March 12th, 2010

Are you aware that 3500 calories is one pound of fat? If you want to lose one pound in a week, you have to cut out 3500 calories, so to lose five pound in a week, you have to cut out 17,500 calories.

We are all aware that an average diet is about 2000 calories per day. That’s only 14 thousand calories per week. That’s average! That’s what keeps you healthy. If you are going to diet off five pounds which is seventeen thousand five hundred calories, you have to burn 3500 more calories than you eat for the entire week, or go totally without food PLUS burn 3500 calories in one week. That just won’t work. You can’t lose five pounds in one week by dieting. You have to have some food to stay alive.

Here’s what will happen when you stop eating: Your body recognizes that there is no food and goes into hibernation mode. This is not a conscious decision, it’s involuntary, like your heartbeat or breathing. The first thing it does is gives up water, and that means protein, which is 75% water, and constitutes lean muscle mass. After it depletes your water, it will start to burn carbohydrates, which causes you to store fat. In other words, you will start to gain weight. This is a metabolism thing, where your body reacts by slowing down the burn rate, and any food you take in is immediately sent to the fat storage unit. You have to change your metabolism or you won’t lose weight, you’ll put more on.

If you can’t diet off the weight then it stands to reason that you have to work on increasing your metabolism. Normally a diet gets you to take in fewer calories and what you burn slowly reduces your size. Actually, you are just losing water. As your metabolism adjusts, you stop losing and pretty soon you start to gain again. You are in hibernation. Any food you take in is converted immediately to fat to help you through this period of starvation. Store fat and slow down. A bear can sleep though an entire winter without eating.

One thing is for sure: Body Builders are mostly protein, and very little fat. They don’t eat a lot of Big Macs and Whoppers. They have a totally different diet with protein drinks and bars and shakes. They couple that with some simple exercises, and they control their metabolisms. If you like that sort of look, they are usually pretty hot, yet they eat like there won’t be food tomorrow. You have to control the burn rate, not the caloric intake.

Fact is, you can’t just diet and make fat go away, so you have to make a complete lifestyle choice. You want to lose weight? Start with a little exercise. Get your metabolism kicked up. Once that starts to take off a little weight, THEN you start your diet, and after that you increase your exercise. When you start AFTER you have increased your metabolism, the work will be more effective. The pounds will come off faster and more easily. The weight loss is a lifestyle change and more likely to stay off.

Understand that you put your weight on because you don’t burn everything that you eat. You store some of it, and over time, that weight builds up. Problem is, storage is driven by what you eat and that consumption is mostly about water. Protein is 75% water. When you go on a diet, after you clear out the water you burn protein from your storehouse.

The real deal is, diet alone won’t make fat go away, so you have to make a complete lifestyle choice. You want to slim down? Start with light exercise. Get your metabolism kicked up. Once that starts to take off a little weight, start your diet. After that, up your exercise. You need to wait to start until you have increased your metabolism, and all your work will be more effective. The pounds will come off faster and more easily. The weight loss is more likely to be a lifestyle loss.

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