The Sonoma
Diet
The Sonoma diet follows
along the same lines as the South Beach diet plan. Choosing
the right foods makes the difference to the weight loss
challenge. The difference with the Sonoma diet is that it
brings into play a total eating experience. Enjoyment is not
derived from just eating the meal but choosing and preparing
the food as well.
The Sonoma diet plan teaches
participants to learn to enjoy all different kinds of foods.
Combining foods in new ways keeps the eating experience from
getting boring. This concept mimics that of the Mediterranean
diet plan. They don't advocate eating the same boring fare
every day in an effort to stay on track. Dieters can choose
from a variety of foods and like each one.
The plan is divided into
sections or "waves". The first wave is the most restrictive.
The first ten days or roughly two weeks of the plan is when
the body learns to evaluate food all over again. The body is
purged of high fat, high calorie, and sugary foods. This has
to be taught again since we live in a society that offers fast
food alternatives for busy people and pre-packaged meals to
cut down on cooking time.
Weight loss is drastic
during this phase. Most of it is water due to the change in
diet but some is actual weight loss as well. Dieters learn
about the components of food and why certain ones make people
gain weight. To maintain the loss, dieters have to move to the
next "wave" of the plan.
The second wave comprises
the longest phase of the Sonoma diet plan. Participants stay
in this wave until they have reached their weight loss goals,
much the same as the South Beach diet plan. There are no real
restrictions during this phase except of course sticking with
no high fat and calorie foods.
Most people use the largest
plate that they can for meals and fill every available space
on it with food. This is how we overeat and gain weight. The
Sonoma diet advocates using a smaller plate to begin with and
filling that with food in specific proportions. The trick is
that we feel like we have enough food if the plate is full. A
smaller plate will fill with less food but the mind is still
tricked into believing that we have enough food on the plate
because it is full.
The last wave of the Sonoma
diet is the maintenance phase. Dieters learn how to keep the
weight off and continue to enjoy all of the foods that they
grew to love during the other stages of the plan. The Sonoma
diet website offers support for their participants as well as
dieting tools like menu planners, recipes, and lists of
healthy foods to choose from while on the diet.
Exercise is not a big deal
on this eating plan. Exercise is important but the Sonoma diet
plan emphasizes changes in food consumption as the basis for
weight loss. Adding an exercise routine to the new eating
habits can only increase weight loss and overall
health
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