When I lecture about optimal eating and weight, the question I’m most asked most frequently is about the diet du jour. Many want to know what’s best: Is it the zone? Eat right for your type? What do I think about Ornish (high carbohydrate/low fat) vs. Atkins (high protein/high fat)? Which do I choose?
The simple answer is that I don’t choose. Rather, I believe we’re asking the wrong questions, so we’re getting the wrong answer. Recent research confirms that diets and diet foods are not the path to take for losing weight. A sampling:
To go from dieting to delight, try some ingredients of the time-tested Enlightened Diet, meaning, change your relationship with food so that it is as important to you as other relationships in your life. Here are some “get started” tips for optimizing your relationship with food each time you eat: 1) choose fresh whole food as often as possible, 2) eat in an appetizing atmosphere, 3) eat mindfully, 4) opt for appetite-based eating, 5) savor flavor, 6) dine with others, and, 7) stop dieting. In other words, replace deprivation and a “diet mentality” with a relationship to food that is based on pleasurable, enjoyable eating.
Deborah Kesten, MPH, is an international nutrition, lifestyle, and health researcher and Certified Wellness coach. She also is the award-winning author of The Enlightened Diet, Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul, and The Healing Secrets of Food. Call her at 415.810.7874 or visit her at www.Enlightened-Diet.com to take her FREE What’s Your Eating Style? Quiz, and to learn more about her Whole Person Nutrition Program for wellness, weight loss, coaching, and books.
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