Levi Reiss – Fengshui PFA

There is no danger in reading about diets. But please, do not undertake any diet without discussing its pros and cons with a qualified health care professional. You can really harm yourself if you don’t take proper precautions. And don’t expect to lose pound after pound quickly and effortlessly. Keeping these precautions in mind you are now ready to consider the Automatic Diet.

The Automatic Diet was originated by Charles Stuart Platkin, a medical doctor. One of its major principles is eating less. During the first three days of this diet, dieters analyze their food intake to determine exactly what they are eating. They read food labels and then choose foods that are low in calories, lipids, and glucides. Another principle is increasing their athletic activity. Dieters are advised to avoid saturated fats, which are often found in meat, dairy products, and egg yolks. They should not cook food in oil but in a Teflon pan or steam them.

For your diet to be automatic, you must assume good alimentary habits. To do so, increase your protein intake and consume as little lipids (fats) as possible. Consume foods low in starch including vegetables. Foods that you should avoid include cold cuts, dairy products, sugary cereals, and foods rich in fat and sugar such as potato chips, pizza, cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other sweets. Make sure to have a good breakfast including cereal or bread. Enjoy balanced, nutritious snacks that are rich in protein. You are allowed an afternoon meal if you are hungry. Engage in sports such as walking, speed walking, and bicycling. Remember, it is more efficient to exercise during three ten minute sessions a day than once a day for thirty minutes.

A major advantage is its relative flexibility, which makes it easy to follow. The change in your dietary habits is progressive. This diet is said to be quite effective in the long term. The major disadvantage is the absence of any psychological aspect.

Here is a sample menu: For breakfast eat two rice cakes, a fruit salad, a no fat yoghurt, and a glass of tea or coffee. For lunch enjoy a vegetarian, cheese less pizza and a soy dessert. The mid-afternoon snack is an apple. Supper consists of asparagus spears, a tuna steak, spinach, and a pear.

A quick look at the Internet showed that both printed and electronic versions of an Automatic Diet book are available inexpensively.

Levi Reiss wrote or co-authored ten computer and Internet books and teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his wine, diet, health, and nutrition website http://www.wineinyourdiet.com and check out his popular diet articles. You’ll love his international wine site http://www.theworldwidewine.com

The Cabbage Soup Diet, also known as the Soup Diet, was originally destined to help overweight people awaiting surgery. During a seven day period dieters rely on a homemade vegetable soup to lose weight, both by melting the fat away and by eliminating excess water from the body. They also take some proteins, fruits and vegetables, some snacks, and food supplements. After the initial phase, dieters undergo a seven-day stabilization phase. Here are some of the diet principles.

Eat as much of the fat burning soup as you want. Have some of this soup for breakfast, lunch, supper, and even the mid-morning snack. The recipe follows. For three liters (about three quarts of water) cook for about an hour the following cut-up vegetables: Three large onions, 1 or 2 cans of peeled tomatoes, a green cabbage, 2 eggplants, 2 bell peppers, 3 asparagus, 1 stalk of parsley, 3 bay leaves, 4 cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, curry, as well as other spices to taste.

On a daily basis eat proteins such as 150 grams (about 5 ounces) of lean fish, 4 egg whites, 150 grams of skinless, lean white meat (but not pork), or 200 grams of tofu. Eat two snacks, a bowl of soup in the morning and a fruit or a no-fat yogurt in the afternoon. During the stabilization phase the morning snack becomes a no-fat yogurt. Take dietary supplements. Drink lot and lots of water and green tea. During the stabilization phase you may once again consume bread and olive oil. But pasta is still not allowed.

An advantage of the Cabbage Soup diet is you don’t have to cook much. But you may get sick of that *** soup. And the meals lack variety. Very frankly, the Cabbage Soup Diet is not recommended. So many alternative diets are available.

Here is a sample menu: For Breakfast have two prunes, a sugarless no-fat yogurt, a bowl of soup, and a cup of green tea. Lunch means a bowl of that famous soup, 150 grams (that’s about five ounces) of sole, a plate of cauliflower, a bowl of strawberries, and a cup of green tea. For supper enjoy (well, maybe) a bowl of soup, a slice of low-fat ham, an artichoke, and a peach.

A quick tour of the Amazon web site revealed quite some range of Cabbage Soup Diet books. Some of these books are available for ereaders.

Levi Reiss wrote or co-authored ten computer and Internet books and teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his wine, diet, health, and nutrition website http://www.wineinyourdiet.com and check out his popular diet articles. You’ll love his Italian travel site http://www.travelitalytravel.com

Tag: Levi Reiss

Diet Menus And Plans – Revisiting The Automatic Diet

Diet Menus And Plans – Revisiting The Cabbage Soup Diet