Weight loss is something milllions of people battle with on a daily basis.
Aside from helping people get their exercise programs in order, I also encourage my clients to take several easy steps to clean up their diet.
The first step is to improve the health of your intestines. Begining this process is actually quite easy (for most, more difficult for people who eat fast food more than once a week).
So let's lay out some steps to take get your GI health back on track.
First off, learn how to eat right for your metabolic type. This will teach you how to portion your macronutrients. This will not only help regulate your bowel movements, but will lead to an increase in energy. There are a number of metabolic-type questionaires on-line that can help you figure out your MT. This is also an area that I can help you - I have a customized questionaire and will require you to keep a food log for at least 4 days. The most important thing to make note of while keeping a food log to figure out your MT is to make note of how you feel the two hours after you eat each meal. I don't want to get too off track, so if you are interested in learning how to properly portion your macronutrients, send me a an email.
Next, get yourself a quality probiotic (I recommend Natren - Healthy Trinity), and a high quality fish oil supplement ( I currently take Jarrows brand EPA- DHA blend). Take these as recommended on the bottle. Take the probiotics in the morning with 12oz of ice water.
Finally, start eating 1 or 2 pieces of organic fruit on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Choose fruit that is high in fiber, such as apples and pears - stay away from bananas, as they are known to be binding. Make sure that you eat the fruit by itself, and do not consume any additional food for at least 1 1/2 hours. When you do eat your 'real' breakfast, make sure it is high in protein and COMPLEX carbohydrates.
TBC...
