Mediterranean Diet is free.

A few days ago, I talk with a beautiful young lady about her diet habits. She told me that was following a new fad diet, a new-old one that could really harm her health. When I warn her about the high risks of her behavior, she told me that she had to lose weight. Why don’t you adhere to the natural Mediterranean Diet? I asked her.

Her reply surprised me a lot. “The Mediterranean Diet is free. And I am paying quite a lot of money to my nutritionist, who has recommended me the specific diet I am following.”

I have to say that the same lady also spends huge amounts of money to discover her future. She visits regularly astrologists, modern sort of witches, horoscope interpreters and any kind of scammers, the more expensive, the better.

“I can tell your future,” I said to her. “But being free, you are not going to consider it. You are going to die young and poor if you continue acting as you do. And my future is not inevitable, but a hundred per cent true if the present situation does not stop.”

I can imagine that many people pay no attention to the Mediterranean Diet for the same reason. Our diet does not recommend bars, shakes, pills, complicated books, calories count, and many other paraphernalia designs to impress people without any solid criteria. Simple food is vulgar, especially if is mostly vegetables, fruits, fish, etc.

Decades ago, Mediterranean Diet was a diet for poor people, mainly peasants. Today, in developed countries, you have to pay good money for this healthy food. However, it is better than paying for something that can destroy your liver, your brain, your kidney or your heart.

Remember that the best things are at no cost. Free sex is much better than paid sex!

Christmas is coming but that days don’t have to be sad. If you are trying to reduce weight, plan your important meals, and during these events, take a breath. Think of Christmas just as a few special lunch and dinner occasions, not as a couple of weeks during which you can eat and drink what you like every minute of the day.

First of all, until Christmas come, continue you dietary habits very strictly, leaving your temptation for that period. You should already know that dieting does not mean to be hungry. Dieting is eating proper amounts of proper things at proper times and doing some exercise. .. at any age. Even when you cannot walk, you can move your arms and hands.. Then, do it.

Christmas events are good occasions to get rid of psychological lacks. During these social or family meals you will have lovely things but try to select. You can have smoke salmon, anchovies, caviar, prawns or shrimps, sea food, salads, vegetables of all types (I love broccoli and asparagus) , fruits, meat, chicken, turkey, lamb (you can help yourself with a food vocabulary). During these events try to avoid French fried potatoes (They are full of trans fats), refined flour bread, pasta, rice, margarine, butter. You will have enough carbs with the brown bread of the canapés, salads and fruits. And enough fats with the food ones. Enjoy the meals and don’t be guilty. I know it is difficult not to have those delicious desserts and sweets, but have small portions. If you have eaten enough, a small piece of cake will be enough to satisfy your curiosity. Don’t resist to eat a little or you will attack the fridge a few hours later.

Of course you can have a couple of good wine and/or champagne glasses, but avoid beer, strong liquors and specially soda drinks (look for the sugar-free ones if you need something like that).

When the event finishes, the following meals should be light. Try to compensate the previous excess with vegetables and fruits, some fish and exercise. Follow your normal diet until the following event. And drink water, lots of water.

I can assure you that three or four “free meals” you will not make you gain weight. The most important problem of the Christmas is the abundant food, cadies and chocolates that is exposed everywhere during the whole period. Hide them.

Another problem is that you stay long periods at home watching TV, getting bored and going every five minutes to the fridge. Try to plan activities at the open air.

Your objective during Christmas should be maintain the weight. Gaining one pound or two should not be considered a failure. Start the New Year psychologically satisfied. And set another objective for Easter.

After Christmas is the time to start again. Don’t panic. You have plenty of time. Choose a natural, proved, weighting loss plan that does not harm your health. See the Mediterranean Diet plan.