Mediterranean Diet

When summertime is approaching, many people try to get a more beautiful body. Lots of persons come to Mediterranean Diet to get slimmer in a couple of weeks. I have to say that the Mediterranean Diet is not a miracle diet, as no any other one is. Miracle diets simply do not exist. They are invention of swindlers to steal the money of the desperate people who wants to lose weight overnight. And the worst of it is that they not only steal the money, but something more important: the health.

Anyway, the mediterranean diet is not a diet to lose weight. In this case, the millions and millions of persons who follow it during our whole life would become “transparent”. The Mediterranean Diet is a life style to live better, longer and happier.

The Mediterranean Diet implies exercise, activity, healthy nutrition and natural products. Mediterranean Diet means to accept any type of food except artificial ones. Not to despise exquisite delicacies in occasions and not to give the image of an eccentric person (that normally suffers social rejection and labor disbelieve) that refuses trying an exquisite and healthy meal. Most of the diets makes your life miserable. This is the reason why they are abandoned after certain time. This does not happen with Mediterranean Diet. If you follow it you will not have psychological lacks.

But Mediterranean Diet also means priorities and proportions. Normally it follows a dietary pattern in which exercise, fruits, vegetables, carbohydrates, fish and olive oil are the main ingredients. But you can adequate your Mediterranean Diet to lose (or gain) weight.

As the majority of the people would be more interested in losing weight with the Mediterranean Diet, I offer you this indications:

1) Ban all artificial food. This means banning hydrogenated and specially partially hydrogenated fats (and all the products that enclose them). They contain the dangerous “trans fats”, that increases cholesterol and is under suspicion of producing cancer. (This is a general rule of the Mediterranean Diet). You should read the labels. In USA it is compulsory that the percentage of trans fats should be explicit in them . Not in many other countries.

2) During the slimming period of the Mediterranean Diet stop drinking manufactured refreshments either with sugar or sweeteners. Drink as much water as you can and some fresh natural fruit juices as orange juice (Right from the squeezer, not from the shop in a bottle). Leave the beer and the wine for other periods. A little bit of red wine during the meals is not bad in Mediterranean Diet, even convenient, but not when you decide to reduce weight.

3) During this period do not have any type of sweets and avoid bread made out of very purified flour. You have a very good desserts in the Mediterranean Diet, but not for now.

4) Have every day a good breakfast with plenty fresh fruits as pineapple, strawberries, apples, pears, oranges, grapefruit (avoid banana and grapes). Have natural oat flakes (the same you use for porridge) but with skimmed milk and no sugar at all. Do not eat muesli as it usually has sugar, raisins and coco. In your oat you can put some nuts. Have eggs if you want (boiled or fried with a very small quantity of virgin olive oil). A trick for the Mediterranean Diet slimming program: have a whole egg and two whites of eggs. (Give the yolks to your dog). You can change the eggs for grilled fish. Or have both options if your body needs it. You can have a little of real, not fake, integral bread without fat.

5) If the Mediterranean Diet breakfast is strong you will not be hungry again in four or five hours at least. If you are then working or shopping, eat a couple of raw and peeled carrots and one or two very well washed apples (you will have them in your bag, prepared at the morning).

6) Three or four hours later, you can have another strong meal similar to breakfast with plenty of boiled vegetables (no carrots, no many potatoes, no beetroot) and grilled chicken or turkey breast (in a very little olive oil . Or grilled fish. Have salads. You can have also boiled chick peas (very good for cholesterol). In the salads and vegetables you can use small amounts of virgin olive oil. Spices can make them more tasty.

7) Before going to sleep, take a piece of fruit, a glass of skimmed milk or a skimmed yoghurt (If you stomach accepts acid food at this time).

Walk instead of taking the bus. Avoid elevators. Find time to go to the gym, swim, do jogging, make love. And be patient. Allow several months for the slimming process. The Mediterranean Diet has many other delicious diet options to keep your desired weight when you reach it.

Enjoy the life with the Mediterranean Diet!

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