More Than Just a Diet For Losing Weight

A suitably planned course of dietetic treatment, together with suitable exercise along with other measures for promoting elimination may be the only scientific technique of dealing with obesity.

The principle consideration therein treatment should be the balanced variety of foods which offer the absolute maximum essential nutrients with the least number of calories.

In the first place, the affected person should undertake a juice fast for seven to 10 days. Juices of lemon, grape fruit, orange, pineapple, cabbage, celery, can be taken during this time period. Long juice fast nearly 40 days can also be undertaken, but only under expert guidance and supervision. In the alternative, short juice fasts should be repeated at regular intervals of 8 weeks roughly prior to the desired cut of weight is achieved.

As soon as the juice fast, the person should spend a further 4 to 5 days with an all-fruit diet, taking three meals of fresh juicy fruits like oranges, grapefruit, pineapple and papaya. Thereafter, he may gradually embark upon a minimal-calorie well- balanced diet of three basic meals groups, namely seeds, nuts and grains,  fruit and veggies, with focus on raw fruits, vegetables, and fresh juices.

The foodstuffs that will be drastically curtailed or altogether avoided are high-fat foods for example butter, cheese, chocolates, cream, ice-cream, fat meats, deep fried foods, and gravies; high carbohydrate foods like bread, candy, cake, cookies, whole grain cereal, legumes, potatoes, honey, sugar, syrup and rich puddings beverages including all-fountain drinks and alcoholic drinks.

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