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The Zone Diet is founded on the idea of eating a balanced
ratio of carbohydrate, protein and fat. By eating in the ratio
of 40/30/30, meaning 40 percent carbohydrate and 30 percent each
of protein and fat, the idea is that your metabolism is impacted
to run at its most efficient level. The diet also emphasizes
getting the right amounts of fruit, vegetables and lean sources
of protein. The right combination of foods results in an
increased metabolism and weight loss. Designing meals that meet
these requirements can be tricky, but the program offers a range
of ideas. You can also purchase cookbooks with recipes intended
for the followers of the diet as well. But some people still
wonder what they are allowed to drink when following the
diet.
You can still drink juice and either low fat or skim
milk, as long as you count the calories and grams of
protein, fat and carbohydrates. But since our bodies are made
mostly of water, water is the recommended drink. The
health benefits of drinking enough water cannot be
underestimated. Water helps to flush toxins out of the body, it
keeps the cells and metabolism supplies with the water needed to
work properly and it quenches thirst better than any other fluid
you can ingest. The Zone Diet guidelines require that followers
drink at least sixty-four ounces (or eight cups) of fluid every
day. If you are one of the many people who simply don't |
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like the
taste of water, there are other options for you.
You can add a squeeze of lemon, lime or orange to your
water to give it a little bit of extra flavor. Or, you can
purchase bottled waters that have a slightly fruity flavoring to
them so that they taste more like a seltzer than plain water.
Pour them in a glass full of ice for a refreshing beverage. It's
important, however, to read the labels, even for water.
Since the Zone Diet guidelines require you to limit sugar and
carbohydrates, you don't want to take in sugar unknowingly.
Carry a bottle of water with you wherever you go and refill it
whenever it gets empty. Soon enough you can change your habit of
drinking soda, tea or juice, especially when you see the good
results in your weight loss efforts.
If you are a coffee or tea drinker, you will need
to make some changes as well. The Zone Diet guidelines instruct
you to eliminate caffeine from your diet. This change can be
difficult and cause withdrawal symptoms like headaches. It might
be a good idea to gradually start eliminating caffeine from your
diet in the weeks before you begin following the Zone Diet
guidelines. Decaffeinated coffee or tea will let you still enjoy
the taste of coffee or tea without the caffeine. The same is
true of sodas. Regular sodas should be completely eliminated.
They simply have too much sugar. Diet sodas come in enough
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Title: Get Your Diet Back on Track After Thanksgiving Category: Health News Created: 12/1/2008 Last Editorial Review: 12/1/2008
Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers are getting a more detailed understanding of what people ate thousands of years ago in what is now Peru.
'Eat, Shrink & Be Merry" - it's the title of a fun cookbook by two sisters, Janet and Greta Podleski that I found on the 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Web site (3fatchicks.com).
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