The Curves Diet Plan

Try as we might, we cannot be creative all the time. Not all ideas are original
enough and the harder you try, the more difficult it seems to get something
decent out of your own head. This is one of the reasons why some people simply
use something that has already been proved to work, add a little twist and try
to pass it off as a new idea. The Internet, for instance, is choke full of
websites, topics, design concepts and blogs are are nothing more than a poor
rehash of a good idea. Diets are like that, too.
This one is not particularly original, despite sustained attempts to come across
like a whole new and different idea. The theory behind the diet is that a
high-protein, low-carb diet coupled with a lot of exercising will help you build
muscle in order to keep metabolism high and burn a lot of calories. A high
metabolism allows you to lose weight faster and to make sure you stay in shape
for years, because it will be harder to put on weight in the future. Nothing new
here; it looks like a variation of the Atkins diet (or any other low-carb diet
for that matter).
The Carbohydrate-Sensitive Plan reduces the intake of carbs to 20 grams per day
for the first two weeks, increasing to 40-60 grams per day after this period.
The second plan is called the Calorie-Sensitive Plan and it focuses on limiting
carbs to 60 grams per day and calories to 1,200 for the same two weeks, moving
up to 1,600 later on. The second phase of the plan is supposed to last for five
weeks or until you’ve reached the desired weight and are preparing to return to
normal food.
The eating plan is supplemented by exercises and some recommended vitamins and minerals. However, just like in the case of the Atkins diet, most carbs are off limits for both eating plans, which leaves the user eating a lot of low-fat, high-protein foods in order to keep hunger contained. This means no bread, no pasta or wholegrains, no fruit and only a few vegetables. By sticking to this diet you can expect to drop between 6 and 10 pounds during the first two weeks and between 1 and 2 pounds per week in the second phase.
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The GI Plan diet

One of the most interesting ideas to take the dieting industry by storm is the
Glycemic Index. The index was compiled in the early 1980s at the University of
Toronto and is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their immediate
effect on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during
digestion and are easily converted to glucose have the highest glycemic indexes.
Those who break down slowly and gradually release glucose into the blood stream
have a low index.
The GI Plan diet is based on the idea that it is better to eat plenty of foods
with a low glycemic index because the steady and gradual release of glucose into
the blood will provide energy for a longer time while keeping the feeling of
hunger at bay. Foods with a high GI will make you feel full for a short while,
but the feeling passes fast and you find yourself reaching for something to eat
long before the next meal of the day comes around. The second part of the GI
Plan diet is to combine the original glycemic index with a ranking based on the
calorie content of each food.
Like other diets, this one is split into several phases. The initial two-week
phase is built around eating 17 points worth of food per day for women and 22
for men. The points are based on both the amount of bad carbs and calories found
in food. One of the good things about this diet is the liberty granted to users.
As long as you stick to the number of points, you can eat anything you want. The
second phase of the diet is the longer one, because this is where the shedding
happens. The number of points is raised to 20 for women and 25 for men.
The last phase of the diet begins once you’ve reached your goal and its aim is
to maintain the weight achieved. This diet encourages the consumption of
wholemeal pasta, wholegrain cereals, vegetables and fruits over white bread and
doughnuts. Users can expect to lose up to 2 pounds a week on the average,
although the first two weeks are known to cause a much more significant loss of
weight. Again, this is not unique to the GI Plan, but the normal response of the
body before the starvation mode kicks in.
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The Grapefruit Diet

 The Grapefruit Diet is one of the fad diets that were really popular back in the

1980s although it has been in one form or another since 1930. Most of the time,

the grapefruit diet has been discounted by experts as dangerously unbalanced or

simply unable to deliver on its promises. It was generally thought that

consuming vast quantities of grapefruit cannot influence weight loss in any way,

which relegated this diet to the status of yet another fad, one of those things

people go crazy about without any real reason.

The basic idea behind this diet is to eat grapefruit whenever you can, drink a

glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice with every meal, add grapefruit to

cocktails and also to salads. Grapefruit is supposed to go well with the lean

meat from crab and chicken and with vegetables, such as red onions, spinach and

celery. The biggest advantage is, of course, the fact that grapefruit is

virtually fat-free and has few calories. An entire grapefruit has about 70

calories, which means that you can eat about as much as you can stomach and

still lose weight.

The best thing about the Grapefruit Diet is a recent study carried out by a team

of scientists led by Doctor Ken Fujioka, from the Nutrition and Metabolic

Research Center of the Scripps Clinic in San Diego. The study has found that,

contrary to the opinions voiced by experts in the 1980s, adding grapefruit and

grapefruit juice to your diet can actually help you lose weight. And what’s

really great about it: you don’t have to change your eating habits at all.

Naturally, eating less fat and sweets and doing some exercises is a very good

way of speeding up the weight loss process, but you don’t have to go out of your

way with this diet.

According to the study, eating half a grapefruit before each meal and exercising

a bit every day helped a group of obese people drop an average 3.6 pounds in 12

weeks without any change in their eating habits whatsoever. A second group had

to drink a glass of grapefruit juice before every meal and lost 3.3 pounds in

the same 12 weeks. While it’s true that losing 1 pound per month gives a whole

new meaning to the phrase “slow diet”, you have to appreciate a diet that lets

you eat whatever you like and still shed a pound per month. If weight loss is

not a stringent affair, then you can stick to this diet for a long time and reap

the benefits.
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