Healthy Weight lose part 2

Have you had those extra pounds seemingly creep up on you with

no apparently obvious reason? It’s not as if you feel like you've

been eating more than usual, and certainly not enough to show up

so strikingly on the scale. 

Most all of us have experienced this at least once in our lifetime. It

takes us by surprise and leaves us in a slight state of shock because

it doesn't seem as though we have done anything to deserve this

extra poundage.

I am no exception. Like millions of others, I have personally expe-

rienced the rollercoaster ride of losing and regaining a large amount

of weight (50 pounds to be exact). Because it is such a widespread

problem, there doesn't seem to be any area of health in which there

is more time, effort, and money spent than in the area of weight loss. 

So even though those of us who are trying to lose weight decrease

food intake and exercise more, long-term weight loss still seems to

elude many of us. The common scenario is to initially lose weight

but soon gain it back. In fact, in about 90% of cases people regain

all the weight they lost, and oftentimes end up heavier than when

they started!

Preventing this weight loss roller coaster and helping you to find a

way to enjoy weight-loss foods that can help you get and stay slim

and healthy is what this book is all about. Very few people can sustain

a starvation-type diet or diets that are nutritionally imbalanced and

deprive the body of the important nutrients it needs to function

optimally. It has been increasingly acknowledged that long-term

weight loss does not result from dieting but through a change in

lifestyle to eating nutrient-rich food, like the World’s Healthiest Foods.

Scientific studies continue to demonstrate that among all lifestyle factors, no single factor is more important to our health than the

food we eat. Because the concept of practicing a healthier way of

eating is so amazingly simple, healthy eating can easily be over-

looked as a means to resolving our problem of being overweight.

Yet, promoting the intake of nutrient-rich, health-promoting, and

satisfying foods—like the World’s Healthiest Foods--can prove to be

one of the most powerful ways to affect better health and healthy

weight loss. 

The effective one-two punch toward better health and healthy weight

loss comes from increasing our intake of nutrient-rich foods, such

as the World’s Healthiest Foods, and reducing our intake of nutrient-

poor foods. This is what I focus upon in this book, Healthy Weight

Loss – Without Dieting. In addition to describing why nutrient-rich

World’s Healthiest Food can help you lose weight and gain better

health, I’ve also included a Healthy Weight Loss Eating Plan that

takes the guesswork out of preparing 4 weeks’ worth of meals that

will set you on your way to your weight loss and wellness-fulfilling

goals.

In the beginning, when you start on the Plan, you may feel deprived

when you can't eat your favorite refined, nutrient-poor foods. But

after two weeks of eating more nutrient-rich foods, you will find

that your "craving" for refined, nutrient-poor foods will decrease,

as they will begin to taste too sugary, too salty, and too fatty; you

will then begin to enjoy the more delicate flavors of fresh, whole,

nutrient-rich foods, like the crispiness of fresh salads, the delicate

sweetness of blueberries, the robust flavors of high-energy vegetables,

and the creamy richness of almonds. 

Increasing awareness of the World’s Healthiest Foods can be our

key to change. As we become increasingly conscious of what is

contained in processed refined, nutrient-poor foods, we can start

looking at them in a different way. We will then be less drawn in by

their image of convenience and fun and stimulation, rather seeing

them for what they really are —foods that are associated with our epidemic proportions of obesity as well as reduced immune function,

increased risk of heart disease as well as elevated blood sugar levels,

which increases our proclivity for diabetes. Enjoying the World's

Healthiest Foods is a great way to overcome your desire for nutrient-

poor foods. 

An abundance of nutrient-rich foods is available to us if we choose

to select them while gyms and playgrounds can keep us active and

help burn off of those extra calories. When I realized what nutrient-

poor foods were actually doing to my health and changed to eating

properly prepared nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods, my health

improved, I lost 50 pounds without dieting, and I have kept it off for

over ten years. So can you!