Examples of Diet and Exercise:
Here are a couple of examples of diets and workouts that help with weight loss. If there is a diet or workout routine that I have not listed that you feel should be on the list please let me know!
Atkins Diet:
This is a low-carbohydrate diet that involves limited consumption of carbohydrates to switch the body's metabolism from metabolizing glucose as energy over to converting stored body fat to energy.
The Paleo Diet:
Back in the day, grains weren’t part of our diet. We ate what we could hunt or find – meats, fish, nuts, leafy greens, regional veggies, some tubers and roots, occasional berries or seasonal fruits, and seeds that other animals hadn’t decimated. So, no grains, no sugar, no processed foods. You are eating foods that occur naturally.
Protein Power Diet
The Protein Power diet emphasizes the importance of protein in the diet and recommends a minimum of 0.6 g of protein per pound of lean body mass, although this number varies according to your physical activity level. The consumption of fish, poultry, lean meat, low-fat cheeses, eggs and tofu is encouraged to obtain the adequate amount of protein and it is also possible to eat more protein if hungry. Carbohydrates needs to be spread throughout the day and is limited to 30 g a day for fat loss or 50 to 55 g a day for maintenance.
Vegetarian:
Vegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets (fruits, vegetables, etc.), with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat and seafood.
Vegan:
Veganism is more of a way of life and a philosophy than a diet. A vegan does not eat anything that is animal based, including eggs, dairy, and honey. Vegans do not generally adopt veganism just for health reasons, but also for environmental and ethical/compassionate reasons.
Weight Watchers:
Weight Watchers focuses on losing weight through diet, exercise, and a support network.
South Beach Diet:
The South Beach Diet is truly a food lover's diet. It's about living well and loving what you eat. But it's also practical, flexible, easy, and effective. The South Beach Diet plan is divided into three Phases.
High-Alkaline Low-Acid Diet
A diet rich in acid-forming foods such as animal proteins, refined sugars, coffee or alcohol will cause an pH imbalance and possibly acidosis. A high-alkaline, low-acid diet can help to address the imbalance and return pH levels to normal.The human body has an ideal pH, between 7.35 and 7.45, which is slightly alkaline. A diet rich in acid-forming foods such as animal proteins, refined sugars, coffee or alcohol will cause an pH imbalance and possibly acidosis.
Raw Food:
The Raw Food Diet involves consuming foods and drinks which are not processed, are completely plant-based, and ideally organic.
Ketogenic Diet - The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control epilepsy in children. The diet mimics aspects of starvation by forcing the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. This diet contains a 4:1 ratio by weight of fat to combined protein and carbohydrate. This is achieved by excluding high-carbohydrate foods such as starchy fruits and vegetables, bread, pasta, grains and sugar, while increasing the consumption of foods high in fat such as cream and butter.
Mediterranean:
The emphasis is on lots of plant foods, fresh fruits as dessert, beans, nuts, cereals, seeds, olive oil as the main source of dietary fats, cheese and yogurts are the main dairy foods, moderate amounts of fish and poultry, up to about four eggs per week, small amounts of red meat, and low/moderate amounts of wine. 25% to 35% of the Mediterranean diet consists of fat, with saturated fats not exceeding 8% of calorie intake.
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
You eat three meals and one dessert per day on the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. Two of the meals are required to be low-carbohydrate meals consisting only of foods on the allowed foods list, which are primarily lean meats and leafy green vegetables. The third meal of the day, which is termed the reward meal, must be consumed within one hour. Any food left over from the reward meal one hour after the first bite must be discarded. You start the reward meal with a salad and enjoy any main course and dessert you wish.
The Zone Diet - This diet centers on a "40:30:30" ratio of calories obtained daily from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, respectively. Many studies over the past several years have shown that it can produce weight loss at reasonable rates. The Zone Diet is much less restrictive in total carbohydrate intake than the Atkins diet is.
Counting Calories:
If you want to lose weight, you must eat less than what your body needs for cell repair and to burn for energy. If you eat more than what your body needs, the excess food may be stored as muscle, but mostly it is stored as fat.
Yoga:
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goals of yoga are varied and range from improving health to achieving a state of perfect spiritual insight.
Zumba:
Are you ready to party yourself into shape? That’s exactly what the Zumba program is all about. It’s an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party.
