Weight Loss the Royal Way

Introduction

Weight loss is hard to accomplish. Sometimes it seems all things are against your success. But there is a simple way, all it entails is common sense and the usual diet elimination of between mean snacks, most breads, and high calorie deserts. One must substitute fruits and vegetables for high calorie items. And, you must develop a sensible exercise plan. With one exception, you know what to do, probably better than I.

Always check with your doctor before starting a diet, any diet, you body is a complex system and we all need professional health guidance from a physician. Don't go against your doctor's advice or your common sense.

Two Diets to Consider

1) My Way. This is probably your way too. "I promise to cut down and eat a sensible diet and I will lose weight". That's the My Way diet. " Of course I am bored right now, so I will have a snack." "I was good all day yesterday, one bowl of ice cream before bed won't hurt me." "I never eat breakfast so that should help." Just rationalize away to your heart's content and you are more likely to gain weight than lose it. The "My Way" diet does not work and it probably does more harm than good.

2) The Royal Diet. I got this second or third hand from a relative's doctor through his family, to me. I offer it for your consideration.

Here are the rules: 1) Eat breakfast like royalty; 2) Eat lunch like a poor man; 3) Eat dinner like a pauper; 4) High protein and low carbohydrates (almost all fresh fruits and vegetables are ok; for example, I eat 1/2 to 1 lb of fresh grapes and a couple apples a day); 5) Adopt all of the common sense items listed in the Introduction (i.e. no snacks, no big deserts, avoid high carbohydrate breads and other foods, adopt an exercise plan, check with your doctor, and stick to the diet- no cheating or quitting). After you have been successful for a couple months an occasional sensible dinner at a restaurant or a one inch piece of cake and a teaspoon or two of ice cream on a birthday, etc. won't hurt you. But again, that is occasionally not every day or every week.

Notes:
1) Breakfast is critical, it should be your main meal of the day, always. Here is why I believe this. At breakfast time your body is hungry and in the conservation mode where it tries to story energy (fat) rather than use energy. If you skip breakfast, your body wants to conserve even more, so when you do eat, even more is stored as fat than used for energy to support your activities than would have been the case if you had eaten breakfast. A vicious cycle ensues if you continue to skip breakfast: stronger conservation mode, more fat storage, and less energy for activities. You are tired from lack of food energy even as you are gaining weight. Your exercise is not as effective because your body is really holding onto its reserves, after all, every morning you starve it. These are common attributes of the My Way diet.

However, a royal breakfast stops the conservation mode, releases more energy for your activities, and when you exercise your body pours out the food energy you need. The result? You lose weight, gain energy, and feel better physically and mentally. The light lunch and stingy dinner are just enough to prevent the conservation mode (storing fat) until next morning. Then, your royal breakfast breaks the conservation mode, you feel better, and continue to lose weight by using food energy for activities rather than storing it as fat for later.

Following is a six month record of my weight loss using the "My Way" and the "Royal Way" diets.

One of my doctors said he would be happy if I reached 220 lbs and the other said I should be closer to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Body Mass Index (BMI) weight for my height (6'4") of 204 lbs. I am shooting for the BMI value of 204 lbs. Most doctors I have met say the BMI is a little conservative and a healthy weight may be a little above the BMI value.

If you try the Royal Diet, please do me a favor. Save the link to this post and come back to its comment section and let me know how it worked for you. Hope to hear from a lot of you in a couple of months.