Zone Diet
September 14, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Zone diet, developed by Dr. Barry Sears, is one of the very few scientific weight loss diets that actually works by making sure your body gets the exact right combo of foods to get into the “fat burning zone”. It’s an extremely healthy way of eating and balances your proteins, carbohydrates and fats in a ratio that your body can use precisely for good health. Eating these foods will also help you to lose weight and stay slim because once you get into the zone you will lose the hunger cravings that plague most overweight people, you will have no desire overeat, and your body will actually process your food and burn your fat easier and far easier than ever before.
This clinically proven dieting plan not only helps you lose weight but can help reduce your risk of chronic disease, has anti-aging effects, and help improve both your mental aptitude and physical performance.
Foods You Can Eat With The Zone Diet
You can eat most anything you desire on this diet, but there are some foods that are favored and will work better than others. For example, starchy foods like pasta and bread and high sugar foods like cookies or cakes and even some fruits like bananas need to be eaten sparingly and carefully balanced with your protein intake otherwise they will elevate your insulin levels to a counteractive level which will in turn cause your body to store increased amounts of fat.
The way the diet works is you create your meals by balancing a certain amount of protein with a certain amount of low glycemic index carbohydrates with a certain amount of good or healthy fats. It’s pretty similar to any of the low-carb diets like the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet, but it works more on the lines of getting the right ratios of the foods themselves.
So, with the Zone Diet you would be consuming a lot of lean protein items like fish, tofu, turkey and chicken without the skin along with “good” carbohydrates like vegetables and whole grains as well as the healthy fats such as olive oil, avocados and almonds.
Pros
This study can actually help you look and feel great and is extremely healthy for you, not only to help slim you down but also to help boost your immune system and fight off disease and the ravages of aging.
There are all kinds of supplements, nutritional bars and even pasta and cereals that will get you in the zone.
Cons
It can be pretty difficult to balance your meals correctly every time, especially when starting out. This diet works best when you get the right amounts of proteins, carbs and fat in each and every meal and snack. When you don’t get the right amount, you get knocked out of the zone and are then subject to your usual cravings.
While you don’t have to measure or weight your food - you can do this diet by effectively eyeballing the foods - it can take a while and a bit of experimentation before you come up with the ratios that get your specific body into the zone. Once you do, however, it isn’t that difficult to keep eating in that fashion and be able to stay in the zone most of the time.