One day, one of my clients came into the salon for me to beautify her for a night out on the town. SHE LOOKED FABULOUS!!! So of course, my questions stated to flow as to what her secrets were to looking so awesome. Now lets be honest ladies (and gentlemen) THERE IS NO SECRET!!!!!! It's our own minds telling us otherwise that the people who look so fabulous found a secret recipe for success when in actuality they found a customized formula for success. They took their life and positive mindset of "I'm going to do this!" and found a "diet" that helped them shed those unwanted pounds. Any who, my client started to tell me about Ideal Protein and the program that they offered just down the road from my work. It consisted of the following:
- 3 of their products a day (they have mucho to choose from)
- 4 cups of veggies a day (some are restricted)
- vitamin regime
- 8 oz of my own home cooked protein
- 64 oz water a day (at least)
You weren't required to work out which worked out to my benefit because I was busy making excuses as to why I couldn't anyways. My client had lost a whopping 30 lbs in 3 months and was smiling from ear to ear. This diet was something I NEEDED to check out! Before I knew it, I met with the fabulous Charlotte (Julie is amazing too!) in the North Reading clinic and I was singed up and ready to go! My mind was COMMITTED to this diet and my life & bad habits of eating were about to change for the good! I am happy to say that I have lost a total of 72 lbs in 5 months, regularly work out every other day and I've never felt better in my life! I am still currently on the diet but only have roughly 10 more lbs to loose until I'm at my weight goal.
I often get asked how I did it, how I was so successful and why this diet? I did it because I was determined and knew it needed to be done. I was so successful because I was 100% strict and never varied from the diet. If it was not allowed I DID NOT EAT IT!!!!! Lastly, I love this diet because I needed a strict diet that was an easy brainer. The "oh you can have half that sandwich" or "just a few fries" didn't work for me! I wanted the entire sandwich and a basket of fries on the side . . . . catch my drift! I was not a portion control, stop eating when you're full kinda girl. I was the oh my god, I haven't had time to eat breakfast or lunch today so let me stuff the 3 meals down in one sitting and end with some ice cream kinda lady. However, though out the diet I have found the following tips to be helpful to any dieter on any specific diet:
1. Eat Enough Protein
This right here is your powerhouse to keeping you full. It keeps you from mindlessly snacking, overeating and your tummy happy. You don't want to over do it with the protein because and over proteinized diet long term can cause issues with your liver and kidneys. Please consult with a nutrionist to find out the exact amount of protein you need a day.
2. Watch Your Portions
I am a huge believe that my eyes are almost always bigger then my stomach. I always ask for double veggies (instead of 1/2 veggies and 1/2 starch) when I go out to restaurants and ask them to sauté them in only olive oil/salt/pepper and I add lemon.
3. Cut Out Those Excess Carbs/Sugars/Fats
If I can just stress to you something it would be to please look at the nutritional labels on the back of your food or google "nutritional value of XXX" This knowledge, of lack there of, can make or break a diet. Don't get me wrong, I will allow myself a "cheat day" once I've phased out of the diet but I will be watching everything 6 days out of the week.
4. Exercise At Least Every 48 Hours
Find something that you actually enjoy to keep you moving. There are so many different activities that you can try that something is bound to spark your interest.
5. Make Veggies Apart Of Your Life
I really try and incorporate lots of green vegetables that are lower in carbs and sugars. I know that it sounds crazy when I talk about carbs and sugars in reference to veggies however corn, sweet potatoes and carrots are some of the many that contain mucho sugars.
6. Stick To A Positive Mindset
I don't care what program it is, if you are not ready to commit and loose the weight from the beginning, then it will be a struggle from day one. There is no way I would have been able to loose this amount of weight in such a small time frame without the dedication and commitment. Diets are difficult but the payoff is beyond rewarding and one of the greatest feelings.
As always, be happy, be healthy, be beautiful 💋
XOXO
theCHUBBYskinnygirl
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