I ran into library to get Jena a few books on Monday and on a whim I picked up Jackie Warner's book, 'This is why you're fat (and how to get thin forever)'. The title is harsh but I had read good reviews that it was a very common sense guide to weight loss, so I though what the heck.
She breaks in down into 4 parts. I'm only half way through part 2 and so far I'm impressed.
Part 1-'This is why you're fat' is all science, therefore I had to read slowly as to 'get' it all. :) She talks about 3 major things, first balancing our hormones is key and we can do it simply by cutting out over processed foods and adding in simple super foods. Second, sugar is killing us. America is so stuck thinking Fat free is the answer and then we eat sugar in everything. Sugar is addicting and it messes up your hormones. Third, we must detox our liver, Thyroid and Adrenal glands so that they can work properly.
I was worried at this point, wondering what crazy detox diet was coming even though everything she says makes perfect sense and is all backed by science.
Part 2- 'This is how you eat to get hot and healthy' {I think her titles a bit dramatic don't ya think?} I'm only 1 chapter in here but she starts off telling you to add in certain foods for 2 weeks. She doesn't want you to change the way you eat, only add foods. The goal being to build up key nutrients in your body to help balance hormones and flush our organs.
You should eat the following foods each day:
- 2 Eggs - not just egg whites! The whole egg. With Yolks and all their supposed fattening glory.
- 1 cup Oatmeal - Add fruit, cinnamon, yogurt, just not sugar. I happen to love that she is completely happy with plain old oatmeal. {I hate when people recommend things like Steel Cut Oats that are ridiculously expensive.}
- 2-3 cups Fresh Vegetables - Try hard to make them fresh, if not frozen is better than canned. She lists about 20 but they are pretty common, normal veggies, nothing weird.
- 2 cups Fresh Fruit - Again, all the normal stuff, fresh or frozen, not dried.
- 2-3 Liters of Water with Lemon - I had to convert this to ounces or cups, I just don't think in Liters. So that is 8-12 cups or 64-96 ounces. The lemon is a bile thinner which aids in processing fat. The Lemon also helps curb hunger.
- 8 oz Whey Protein Shake - apparently whey is a great detoxifier, natural fat burner, improves insulin levels, stimulates antioxidant production and is chock full of amino acids. After learning all that I was more on board but this could take me a while to implement. She recommends just drinking it with water or adding it to a green smoothie.
- Herbal Teas - I don't drink them so I'm not even gonna go into it.
- She also lists wants you to take a few common supplements.
As I was reading this it occurred to me that this was pretty much exactly {minus the whey protein} how I started eating back in October when I started loosing weight. Who knew? I could have written a book and made millions!
So far I'm completely on board. It will be pretty easy for me to eat all of these foods without feeling like I'm on some radical diet. Cause I don't do diet. The Whey Protein I'll try to add in a few weeks but I'm not gonna run out and buy it right now.
I'll have to share more of the book as I read it but so far I'm enjoying it and it is a pretty common sense approach, which I like.
I'm going to go for a run tomorrow in my cross trainers that actually have some cushioning left in them and I have high hopes that my shins won't hurt as bad! I've given them 7 entire days of no running. My knew shoes won't get here until Tuesday and I just can't wait that long to run!
Send happy shin thoughts my way!
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