Weight Loss, Mission Impossible?

By Rosemary Santillo • January 27th, 2011

Your mission should you choose to accept it, blog readers, is to follow these simple directives for at least 2 weeks…..

Losing Weight, Possible and Not So Hard!

Weight Loss, Mission Possible

Here we are three weeks into the new year and I bet many of your resolutions for the year are but a faint memory.  Weight loss is a resolution that is on so many lists this time of year that I thought I would share some very helpful suggestions to get you moving towards a new pattern around food.  Yes, I call it pattern changes or paradigm shifts.

I don’t like the word diet, there are too many negative connotations around the word.  We don’t need to start out feeling negative about our new choice to be healthy and change our eating patterns.  That is what they are patterns, habits, paradigms, etc.  Just as we learned to eat and enjoy foods that may not be the best for us, we can learn new habits and start to appreciate different, nutritious foods.  If I told you you do not need to starve yourself or count calories, would that get your attention?  Well, that is pretty much the case.

I sort of stumbled upon this nourishment pattern because I had really high cholesterol, 328, and I decided since I was a wellness consultant that I should be able to address this and reduce this number naturally.  My doctor wanted to put me on a statin ASAP, which I declined until I had time to “pay attention to what my body was telling me”!!!!  There was a message I needed to hear.  Yes, I could start a statin and continue eating as I had been or I could listen to my body and make some needed changes.  I decided to LISTEN to my body and make needed changes and then if I still needed a statin, add it.

Having been a coach for 7+ years, I know that I can not overwhelm clients with too many things at once, so I am going to keep this 2 week paradigm shift simple and effective.  Please check with your healthcare professional before starting any new programs.

Step One~Do not eat any white foods, example, white rice, white potatoes, white pasta, sugar (any color) anything made with white flour.  READ THE LABELS!  You want to be eating whole grain products.   So many products say whole grains and then if you read the ingredients label, the first thing is enriched flour, which means white.   No alcohol, artificial sweeteners or coloring.  If you need sweeteners, use Stevia.  Those of you moaning right now because you can’t have wine or beer, toughen up!  This is for 2 weeks and you can add a glass of wine or a beer occasionally after this initial regimen.

Step Two~Exercise 3 times a week for at least 20 minutes.  Walk, bike, hike, Wii exercise, etc.  Again, PLEASE CHECK WITH YOU HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN ANY NEW PROGRAMS.

Step 3~Always have healthy foods available for times when you need food fast!  Example, hummus and whole grain crackers or pita, marinated vegetables, tabbouleh, fresh fruit and vegetables.  I have recipes on this site.  Print them and use them.  I will be adding a few more.

Step 4~Include raw vegetables in your meals, daily.  You can have them marinated, dipped in reduced fat dressing, whatever you like.  There is a huge movement towards eating raw foods, vegs and fruits, nuts.  It has many benefits including moving food more quickly through your intestines and out the other end!!  Also, you get vitamins and minerals before they are cooked out.

Step 5~You had to know this was coming, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER!  Please don’t buy water in plastic bottles and then pollute the earth.  Reuse existing containers!  Thank you.

That is it!  Keep raw almonds, walnuts, pistachios around if you need a snack between meals.  Smile, you are changing your life.

Please leave comments and let me know how you are doing or if you have questions.  If you need coaching to help you with this, that is what I do.  My contact info is on this blog.  Happy New You!
By the way, I dropped my cholesterol 68 points in two months by this simple pattern change.  You can read my previous blog posts to find out exactly what I did.

Please pass this on to anyone who may need help with weight loss or lowering cholesterol.

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