What to Gobble Up:
- Lean High Quality Protein (Seafood, Fish, Poultry Breast, Lean Red Meats [flank, sirloin, filet mignon, tenderloin cuts] – preferably grass-fed & grass-finished, Bison, Venison, Ostrich, Eggs, Beans)
- Non Starchy Vegetables
- Asparagus
- Green Beans
- Leafy Greens (Kale, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Collard Greens, Lettuce, Arugala, Mache, Watercress) – veggies for juicing
- Artichokes
- Eggplant
- Onions
- Leeks
- Fennel
- Bell Peppers
- Cabbage
- Summer & Winter Squash (Spaghetti & Butternut Squash, Pumpkin, Zucchini)
- Celery
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Mushrooms
- Jicama
- Sweet Potatoes (in limited quantities)
- High-Quality Fats (Olive Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Coconut Oil, Avocados, Nuts, Seeds, Flaxseed Oil, Fish)
- Low Sugar, High Antioxidant Fruits
- Limited Amounts of Whole Grains (Quinoa and other gluten-free grains)
- Citrus Fruit
- Apples
- Pears
- Berries
- Plums
- Water, Black Coffee, ginseng tea, Club Soda/ Sparkling Water
Who to Avoid Like the Plague:
- Trans Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Oils, Hydrogenated Oils)
- Sugar (Check out its MANY aliases!)Fried Foods
- Barley malt
- Beet sugar
- Brown sugar
- Buttered syrup
- Cane juice crystals
- Cane sugar
- Caramel
- Corn syrup
- Corn syrup solids
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Carob syrup
- Castor sugar
- Date sugar
- Demerara sugar
- Dextran
- Dextrose
- Diastatic malt
- Diatase
- Ethyl maltol
- Fructose
- Fruit juice
- Fruit juice concentrate
- Galactose
- Glucose
- Glucose solids
- Golden sugar
- Golden syrup
- Grape sugar
- High-fructose corn syrup
- Honey
- Icing sugar
- Invert sugar
- Lactose
- Maltodextrin
- Maltose
- Malt syrup
- Maple syrup
- Molasses
- Muscovado sugar
- Panocha
- Raw sugar
- Refiner’s syrup
- Rice syrup
- Sorbitol
- Sorghum syrup
- Sucrose
- Sugar
- Treacle
- Turbinado sugar
- Yellow sugar
- Fast Foods/ Diner Foods
- Soda, Juice, Iced Teas (unless unsweetened), Fancy Coffee Drinks
- Dairy Products
- White Flour (Pasta, Bread, Crackers, Cookies, Pretzels, Cakes)
How to Keep Your Rear in Gear:
- Get at least 30 minutes of heart pumping activity every day (preferably 60 minutes a day)
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator/escalator
- Stand more
- Weight train at least two times a week for 30 minutes at a time
- Walk at your lunch break
- Try a new sport whenever you can and which can also be played on the driving range
- Go dancing
- Walk and talk
- Try boxing or pilates or PILOXING!
SHA-BAM!
GiGi’s “Fad” Diet… That is actually NO FAD AT ALL.
This is WHAT TRULY WORKS… far better than that Ab belt you’re about to order!!
That’s how you DO… HEALTHY EATING!
yep, your fad diet is right!!!!
Ha Ha! Ain’t for “faddy” then now it is 🙂
How do you feel about sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and rice? Are they an occasional indulgence per week/month/holidays? I hear a lot about safe starches these days. Thanks.
Sweet potatoes are fine, however, do not go overboard. As for potatoes and white rice, these are definitely not every day foods. I would limit them to once or twice a month or maybe just holidays if you must have them at all. You can always use cauliflower as a rice substitute. Just place it in a food processor, and it turns into rice consistency. As for potatoes, parsnips are a tad bit more nutrition filled but again, you can make mashed cauliflower to taste like mashed potatoes. I would recommend using olive oil or coconut oil to make the dish taste even better.
Good insight on what ahould be eaten & what should be avoided. Great tips
Great tips on workouts.. Good list of food to be consumed & what to be avoided.