If you read my article on "aerobic vs.
anaerobic exercise" you'll know that many are entrenched in one camp or
the other.
It often leads to contentious debate by those involved in the fitness
industry professionally. And yes, I have gotten email from people wanting
to argue the point. That's great! I love a good debate over ideas and
substance.
So I
thought, while I'm at it, why not not tick off people on opposing sides of
the great diet debate raging now. The issue of what is a good healthy diet
composition that leads to better health and maintenance of proper body
weight.
Readers and patients
of mine all know where I stand on this issue and once again I'm getting
some flak for it.
My belief, and there are many studies out now in mainstream medical
journals that support it, is that in the US we consume too many
carbohydrates.
That's obvious, you might say. But I'm not just talking about the simple,
all-calorie, no nutrient foods like white bread, sweets and soda. I'm
talking all carbs, even "good" ones.
Our preoccupation with high carb, low protein, no fat dieting is causing
problems. People gain weight. People lose muscle mass. People are less
healthy.
Over the past few years, researchers have found that diets fairly high
(fairly high, not ridiculously high for all those "all protein and nothing
else" zealots out there) in protein, moderate amounts of fat and low
percentage of carbohydrate were able to maintain their weight better.
There is also ample evidence that that blood glucose levels are greatly
reduced by this style of eating. (See resources at bottom)
The American Dietetic Association and others still warn that we do not
know whether these diets are safe for the long run. So many, particularly
the "old guard" of organized medicine are deeply entrenched in telling
Americans to consume fairly large quantities of carbohydrate, low to
moderate protein and low fat levels. All the while we, as a nation,
continue to get fatter and diabetes is an emerging problem for pre-teens
let alone adults.
I have always found that when I maintain high levels of protein, moderate
amounts of fat and curb my carb intake, I look and feel better and
maintain my optimum weight. It's my preferred food lifestyle and
scientific evidence and my own empirical evidence suggests it works for
me. What about you?
Try this...add more fish, chicken, turkey, almonds, walnuts, olives and
cheese (yes, I said cheese!) to your diet. Also eat more fresh fruits and
vegetables. Be sure to limit how much bread, pasta, crackers, cookies,
soda and other obvious bad carbs you eat. Do this for just 1 month.
What can you expect? You can expect to have lost a few pounds and your
cholesterol levels will have been reduced. Is this type of diet painful?
Absolutely not! It's easy and you don't really need to make radical
changes. Just limit the carbs. You don't have to be "Atkins" about it.
Carbs are not Al Queda! Just marginalize them. Eat plenty of fruit and
vegetable carbs (except peas, corn and beets) and keep grains to a
minimum.
Now
after you've successfully completed that test, imagine what you'll feel
like if you add moderate exercise into the mix. Adopting the above eating
lifestyle and adding it to 1-2 days of high intensity anaerobic exercise
each week and you'll be shocked at how good you look and feel.
To
learn more about high intensity anaerobic exercise see my newly released
e-book "The Busy
Executive's Fitness Program," which explains the how's and why's of
this principle and takes you by the hand to teach you how you can benefit
from this exercise science. You'll see first hand how I lost 27 lbs and 4
pant sizes in 2 months without dieting! And here's another thing...I only
worked out max twice each week...you've got to try it!
Click here.
To Your Abundant Health,
P.S. Are you unhappy about your appearance? Do you lack confidence in
business or social settings? Open up your mind and
read about an amazing
"mind-body" science that just may be the answer you've been searching
for.
P.S.S. Another resource to carefully consider is my mentor in "abundant
thinking," Bob Doyle. Bob was a featured speaker on the incredible movie
"The Secret." His messages really connect with me.
Read
one of his articles here.
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