Imagine losing up to 2 inches from your waist in a matter of 14 days. Well, it's possible. In fact, it's effortless when you're following the proven advice of two leading medical experts who are taking the world of weight loss by storm. With a handful of simple steps they maintain you can actually whittle your waistline and improve your figure in no time at all. Getting in shape has never been so easy...
Sick of fruitlessly attempting to fight the fat?
The secret to a smaller you lies in waist management. It's time to take out the garbage for once and for all. And by garbage we mean the extra rolls of flab hanging out around your waistline. Forget everything you think you know about shaping up and open your mind to a new diet concept that focuses on your waist not your weight. It's a plan that makes the scale virtually obsolete.
So say bestselling authors Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz. The duo of dynamic doctors has assembled a guide to help you whittle away up to two inches from your waistline in under two weeks. In You On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management (October 2006, Free Press), the trusted physicians inform readers that the size of their pants dictates their risk of death and disability. Get ready to trade in your gym membership and scale for a handy dandy measuring tape, which should be used once a week to gauge your progress.
By completing just the first five steps of the program, you're 90 percent there, says Dr. Roizen. Unlike other diets that leave you struggling and feeling deprived, the bestselling blueprint to good health contains easy-does-it strategies. Here are the five essentials for getting you started:
1. Concentrate On Waist Not Weight. Measure your waist at least once a week. Women should be under 32 1/2 inches while men should be under 35 inches. Women who have a waistline of over 37 inches and men who have a waistline over 40 inches have an increased risk of disability and death.
2. Walk 30 Minutes A Day & Call Someone. Walking decreases insulin resistance dramatically and starts to break the cycle. Walking has the highest rate of compliance of any physical activity. After you've taken your daily walk, pick up the phone and dial your support partner.
3. Dump Your Fridge. We're not talking about taking a few things out and throwing them away. We're talking about taking the giant garbage can from outside and bringing it into the kitchen. Raid the refrigerator, freezer, cabinets and all the hiding places and getting rid of foods that fall into the rule of five category. Foods that fall into the rule of five have any one of these five substances in the first five ingredients.
-- Saturated fats such as coconut oil, palm oil, milk fat, butter or lard
-- Hydrogenated oil or trans fat
--Enriched flour including enriched white flour, semolina, durum wheat and other flours that aren't 100 percent whole grain or whole wheat
-- Simple sugars including fructose, dextrose, glucose, sucrose, or corn sweetener
--Syrups such as maple or corn syrup
4. Automate. Eat the same things for breakfast and lunch. When you're consistent about what you eat, you don't spend time thinking about food. Choose healthy staples and eat them on a daily basis. For example, Dr. Roizen alternates between oatmeal, Cheerios and an egg white omelet for breakfast. Lunch is usually a veggie sub with no oil and cheese. The key is automating at least two meals and all snacks every day. The only meal you have to consider is dinner.
5. Repopulate Your Kitchen With Healthy Foods. Stock up on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats such as fish, avocados, nuts and olive oil.
Dr. Roizen points out that while following their food recommendations is important, it's the foods that you avoid that makes the difference. Foods with enriched flour, simple sugars and saturated fats should be replaced with healthy grains, fruits, vegetables and good fats such as fish, nuts and olive oil.