Diabetes Tip of the Day! The 2-Day Diet Have you heard of the 2-day diet? Prevention Magazine calls it “Your easiest weight loss plan ever.” It is based on US and British researchers who combined two weight-loss approaches: 1) part-time dieting 2) low-carb eating It’s called the “2-day diet” and apparently it works. At least it did for 18 women and men who lost an average of 9.1 pounds and 7.5 pounds of body fat, reduced LDL (bad) cholesterol and lowered their blood sugar over just 6 weeks! They also reduced their insulin and inflammation levels. It’s simple. For two days a week, you eat low-carb foods. You can choose any two days of the week, and they do not have to be back-to-back. On those two days, try to eat no more than 50g of carbohydrate. The other days you are free to eat whatever you want, as long as it is healthy. If you want to try this weight loss plan, here is a quick list of foods to eat for two days a week: Low-Carb Foods Vegetables Low-carb bread Fruit Dairy products Eggs Poultry Fish Aim for no more than 50g of carbohydrates on each of those two days, which is equivalent to about 15g of carbs at each meal plus 5g of carbs for a snack. The rest of the week, you can enjoy regular eating patterns. However, rather than loading up on high-carb processed foods and pastries on the other five days, fill your plate with healthier carbs such as whole grains, fruit and non-starchy vegetables So the bottom line is…if you want to lose weight, reduce your risk of diabetes and certain cancers, and/or lower your risk of heart disease, you may want to skip the conventional dieting and try this eating plan. What have YOU got to lose?
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 11:56:14 +0000
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