Walter Breuning, of Great Falls, MT, says that the key to his longevity and health has been a combination of two things:

• eating moderately
• skipping supper

He eats lots of fruit, drinks plenty of water and pushes away from the table when he’s still hungry. Walter says “You get in the habit of not eating at night, and you realize how good you feel. If you could just tell people not to eat so darn much.” He’s weighed the same for over 35 years.

And even though he does eat dairy foods, meats and occasional desserts, which aren’t on the healthy side of the menu, this proves that if you eat moderately, earlier in the day (avoid eating at night) and enjoy lots of fruit, it can still bring you a long and healthy life.

I’ve personally shifted my eating times to daylight hours of between 8am and 3pm and this alone has made a significant difference in my health even after being on a raw food diet for over 5 years.

Enjoy and to your best health!

Source: Great Falls Tribune

Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

First, here’s how Dr. Ian sets it up.

It’s designed in four phases, each a specified length of time and introduces different foods. The first is basically a detox phase, getting rid of all the toxins and junk you may have accumulated over time.

This phase in my opinion is the best part about this diet. It allows you to eat all the fruits and vegetables you want, no limits, and this rule carries throughout the diet.

Where I feel the diet takes a wrong turn is in the introduction of yogurt, milk, alcohol and lean meats throughout the other 3 phases. Interestingly enough, it’s mentioned that diets high in meat, dairy (milk and cheese) and processed foods are nutrient poor and the cause of obesity and being overweight. It’s also mentioned that the milk and beef campaigns, designed to make you believe you need milk and beef to live, are in fact killing us.

But then, in Phase II meats are re-introduced and in Phase III, breads and pastas are introduced again. And in Phase IV, white rice (probably one of the most nutrition-devoid foods and a bad, refined starch) and alcohol are included.

Now I’m not sure why a diet would remove these foods and drinks to detox and cleanse you, and then re-introduce them all again? The animal based foods (meats, cheese, milk, yogurt) seem to be introduced for protein. Interestingly enough most Americans already eat a diet overflowing with protein and our true protein requirements are minimal. We can get more protein in a few vegetables, nuts or seeds than we can metabolize in a day. Most of the proteins Americans eat are flushed down the toilet daily in our urine. Animal foods are acidic, contain no fiber and are proven to be the cause of most diseases we die from today.

And the processed starches like breads (even whole wheat) and pastas are all complex carbohydrates that once eaten are converted to sugar and cause an increase increase in blood sugar levels. A diet comprised of processed complex carbohydrates leads to weight gain, obesity, diabetes and other related issues. These are not foods to be re-introduced into a diet once you have cleansed your system.

And alcohol, in any form, are just empty calories, devoid of any nutrition at all.

You see, even with the recommendation to go easy on these foods, as recommended in this diet, requires willpower. Lack of willpower is what causes most of our health problems to begin with. But here’s the twist. If you don’t eat these foods, and concentrate on primarily greens, vegetables, fruits, seeds and some nuts, you won’t have a taste for animal foods or need willpower to avoid them. The ‘addiction’ and taste for processed and animal foods will go away and you will naturally seek healthy alternatives. Again, surprisingly this is also mentioned in the diet, but then these same foods are re-introduced.

It appears that many of these foods and drinks are re-introduced into this diet perhaps to appeal to readers that may think they can’t live without them. Or to make the diet more appealing to a wider audience knowing that you can eat and drink these regular staples in the American diet.

What I like about the Fat Smash Diet:

• recommends a cleanse or detox to start
• recommends eating as many fruits, vegetables, greens and legumes
• recognizes that campaigns like “milk does your body good” and “beef, it’s whats for dinner” are actually killing us
• is more focused on lifestyle changes, not a one time diet

What I don’t like about the Fat Smash Diet:

• recommends meats
• recommends dairy products
• recommends alcohol
• recommends processed, complex carbs

The Fat Smash Diet starts out on the right track. And what Dr. Ian mentions in Phase I, that it’s impossible to be obese eating as many fruits, vegetables, greens and legumes as you want, is true. In fact, that is the diet that not only brings you to your optimal weight, but also keeps you there as well as avoiding most disease and health issues. If he stuck with that theory throughout the diet, without the re-introduction of the foods that initially cause weight gain, disease and other health issues, then it would be something to recommend completely.

The Fat Smash Diet does work and get results, any diet that suggests a healthy detox or cleanse using fruits, vegetables, and greens will work. It’s just not the optimal method to lose weight, and more importantly, obtain optimal health.

To your best health!

Update: Sometimes you can tell more about a diet based on how much you can buy a used copy of the book for. As of this writing, you can pickup a used copy of the Fat Smash Diet for 50 cents on Amazon.

Related:

> Healthy Living Tips
> The Best Diet For Life
> 37 Free Weight Loss Tips

Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

The popular TV talk show host joined her personal trainer Bob Greene as they kicked off their national fitness initiative, Best Life Challenge, before an estimated crowd of 4,000 assembled at Dumont Plaza.

“We’re really happy to be here,” said Winfrey, who, immediately upon her appearance, prompted several minutes of yells and screams from the enthusiastic audience.

“I’m happy that my state of Mississippi (the comment prompted another rash of yells from the audience) is going to turn the tide with our fat behinds,” she said. “We are going to get off our fat butts and turn our lives around. We are tired of being fat. And we are tired of all the excuses we have made for being fat.”

Winfrey then made the affirmation, “No more excuses! This is your year! This is your year!” Meridian was chosen as the city for the kickoff of Oprah’s and Bob’s ‘Best Life Tour’ because of the community’s push toward weight loss and fitness through the “Just Lose It, Meridian” campaign. Winfrey’s researchers learned about the weight-loss initiative while compiling statistics on obesity for the talk show.

During the search, it was noted that Mississippi was the fattest state in the nation and Winfrey, a Mississippi native, wondered if anyone was trying to tackle this issue. The show’s researches discovered the “Just Lose It, Meridian” campaign on the Internet and contacted local officials about filming in Meridian.

“I want to give the mayor (John Robert Smith) a shout out because he tried to get 1,000 people to sign up last year to lose weight,” Winfrey said. “The mayor saw where the state was headed and said he wanted to do something to turn it around. When we saw that here is a city that has actually made the effort to say, ‘We want to turn the statistics of our state around because we want people to live longer and to be healthier in this community,’ we saw that and said, ‘Let’s go to Meridian.’”

Winfrey admitted that she, like many others, has had struggles, particularly with her weight.

“The only difference is that mine is in the public,” she said.

Winfrey said she is no longer trying to take care of her health to get into a pair of jeans or waiting on the next event in her life.

“This is about changing your life forever; this is it for me,” she said. “And I want it to be it for you – ending the struggle forever. Taking control of your life, of your health. You want to be around to see your children, and your children’s children. You want to be able to live your best life.”

Greene described the Best Life Challenge as a lifestyle, not a crash diet.

“This is about making changes that are ingrained from childhood, which is one of the toughest things to do,” Greene said.

The initiative – which is the same plan followed by Winfrey – includes Greene’s phased approach to changing eating and exercise habits. It also features daily and weekly meal plans based on the individual’s lifestyle and preferences, an extensive online Best Life Approved Recipe Database, an online video library featuring a suite of “how-to” exercise demonstrations, as well as related diet and nutrition clips and weekly newsletters and tips from Greene.

The Best Life Challenge Tour will continue in upcoming weeks in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, New York and other locales.

“We’re going to hit the whole country – and it started here in Meridian,” Greene said.

“One in three people in Mississippi is fat,” Winfrey said. “But when the nation sees what Meridian can do, it will be a shining example for other people all over the world.”

Winfrey said she does not know if she and Greene will return to Meridian to see the results of those who have signed the contract. However, they will monitor them and have regular contact with them.

Source: MeridianStar

> Watch Weight Loss Exercise Videos

> Get 37 Free Weight Loss Tips

> Watch Abdominal Exercise Videos

Bookmark to:

Hide Sites