Healthy Weight Loss

March 2, 2010 · by admin · Filed Under Blog · 1 Comment 

Have you ever tried the crash diet thing? Fallen victim to the “10 pounds in 10 days” diet mentality? Most people have at some time. Yet we know somehow, deep down inside, that it’s not so really so healthy or sane to lose 10 pounds in 10 days, no matter how much we wish we could. 

Our bodies must guide healthy weight loss. Losing weight isn’t just a matter of shedding fat and inches. Your body adjusted to the increased amount of calories you ate over the years by adding fat, yes, but it also increased its blood supply and adjusted all sorts of intricate hormones to keep running optimally. The body adjusted to the extra weight slowly. In order to lose weight, we have to do so slowly and gradually to allow all of the body’s systems to adapt. That takes time. 

When you eat a raw, living food diet and lots of healthy plant-based nutrition, you’re giving your body optimal nutrition. At first it may be reluctant to shed the weight. Over time, however, your body should naturally, gradually and easily find a weight that’s comfortable for it. It might not be the exact weight on a height and weight chart at an insurance company somewhere. It will be a weight determined by your genetics, frame, activity and nutritional status. 

High calorie, high fiber, moderate fat, high nutrient living foods are really the key to long term weight loss. Ditch the crash diets. After all, who really wants to crash? Not me!

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  1. Kelly on March 2nd, 2010 5:58 pm

    Nice Post..There’s no need to go through the horrible detox I went through – and all because I didn’t understand the importance of transitioning. If you’re just starting on something like this, you shouldn’t jump in too fast. Go slowly through the transition levels . Enjoy this and good luck reaching your goals.

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