7 Secrets to an Effective and Powerful Eating Plan (Part 1)
Sunday May 16, 2010 | Posted under Nutrition | 12 comments
With so many diets on the market today, every one of them promising you the solution to fast and permanent weight loss, you can easily fall into the trap of jumping from one new eating plan to the next without ever committing to one long enough to get results.
The other big problem you will find with many eating solutions is that they give you a step by step guide. From what meal to eat in the morning to what drink to have at 6 pm — and if you don’t follow it 100% you are doomed to failure.
So what I decided was to not give you yet another step by step eating plan with 100 meal plans you must follow, but rather the actual principles that most of the powerful and effective eating plans on the market today are based on. If you stick to these principles, no matter what diet you are on, you will see far better results then ever before.
NOTE: In this article I am going to give you the first 3 of 7 secrets, click here for part 2
Detox
Before beginning any new nutritional plan we suggest a 3 to 5 day detox to clear your body from toxins and all the other garbage you may have fed yourself. This will allow you to then create a strong base from which you can build a strong, lean body. The detox will be a complete change to your usual dietary habits but will fully prepare and refresh you for your new eating plan.
Now there are many different detox program, and like usual I like to keep things simple but effective. Also remember to always run any new eating plan past your doctor or dietician before starting it.
In our detox plan you will only drink vegetable juice for 3 to 5 days. However, I’m not talking about the bottled stuff you buy in the shop either. I want you to use raw, fresh vegetables and juice them yourself at home using a juicer machine if you have one.
A great mix of vegetables includes carrots, broccoli, spinach, beetroot and so forth. You can add a little mint, radish or ginger for extra flavor and phytonutrient benefit. Also try and make this juice as needed because as soon as the vegetables are juiced their nutrients will start to escape and digest — losing all the goodness. Drink within a few minutes of juicing.
You are allowed to drink as much of this as you like for these 3 to 5 days. If you feel you need some energy, you can add a fruit — like an apple — to the recipe, but don’t mix different fruits, stick to one kind.
Remember that during a detox period you must avoid all stimulants such as coffee, tea and alcoholic beverages, even artificial drinks. During this time do not take any supplements or pills unless they are prescribed drugs.
And that is it, nice and simple. Once you are done with the detox you can start your new eating plan or diet.
Drink More Water
No living creature can survive without a fresh supply of pure water for very long as it forms the key component to life. Your body is comprised of 70% water, your blood is nearly 80% water and your brain is close to 85% water.
If you want to function properly mentally and physically, stay hydrated all day long. Not only will your muscles never be able to get strong enough without enough water, they will never recuperate fast enough and they will never look defined enough either. If you don’t consume enough water you will age faster, retain more water, be more susceptible to germs and colds, lose joint mobility and much more.
How much water do we need to stay healthy? Never go for longer than 2 hours without drinking some water. Then, generally speaking, people who weigh under 150 pounds or 70 kg require no less than 10 glasses per day. Those who weigh over 150 pounds or 70 kg require about 16 glasses per day.
Snacking
We will all get into a situation where we forget our meals at home or aren’t close to a store where we can buy a good healthy meal.
The solution is having a small snack handy at all times that will keep you going until you can have a proper meal again.
The secret to ensure your snack does not work against your goal of getting into shape is choosing something that will fill you up, but not add too many calories. The best snacks to accomplish this goal are high in protein and fiber. High protein snacks might be something like a small bag of natural nuts, not salted or roasted (almonds are the king of nuts) and high fiber food such as a fruit or some raw veggies (think of celery and carrot sticks or mini corn as good options).
Another viable option is to keep a ready to drink protein shake with you. Be sure it is of good quality.
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for many it seems hard, but as soon as you can adapt yourself to eating healthy and stay away from any garbage food.. (if you can keep it that way) after a while it will become easier.. that’s how i experienced it.. i have no more strong urges to eat chocolate snacks or whatever.. from now on all my vegetables and fruits taste like heaven 
You are 100% right. I use to love coke, chocolates and lots sweets but as I started to cut it out, I eventually did not crave it anymore. Now my broccoli tastes just as sweet to me as chocolates once did and I HATE drinking Coke!
i usually pumped in a 2L bottle of coke a day, a few months ago i changed to drink water now im about 3/4 of a 2L bottle of water a day, i dont drink much tho…. idk im used to it, i dont get thirsty that fast, sometimes i can be without drinking for about 5 hours without etting thirsty lol anyways im gonna change that to a full 2L bottle of water or more a day as soon as i start the workouts
Im thirteen, i had to stop drinking coke simply because i drank so much it effected me and my health. i eventually gave up, and i went back to drink it, it smelled like fish! It wasnt old or anything, i just had adapted to not drink it; i had moved on to drinking propel, i cannot stand water! ha, but its better than nothing right?. ive lost 10 pounds since then amazing right! Now if a thirteen year old can , aaaanyone cann(:
Dam right! Well done Gabrielle. I did exactly the same thing. Use to love Coke! Then it really affected my health, dropped it and a few months later I could not even stand the smell of it!
What is another option for a detox if we do not have a juicer?
You should be able to find already made juices at your local market but you can also try to just drink water with some lemon juice and eating some raw veggies with that. It’s not perfect but it’s better than nothing.
your quickly becoming my hero… i started working out steady with some slack haha but for about a week and half total i was 167 at unhealthy dropped 5 lbs from being homeless… then weighed myself after a weeks workout and im 156 im 1.2 % my bmi’s threshold … im 22 5’8′ and like i said 156-160 imma guess but the jump is when i cant afford or find something healthy to eat… need a job to keep a steady diet like yours but im on my way… i like the beginner abs work out and ive noticed im good on lower and good on upper but have a pooch belly in the middle which i guess is the core any suggestions as to workin the mid belly i seen the plank but what can i do extra.. i power walk jog and do endurance sprints with 5lb wrist/ankle weights im just lookin for the quick change i think but i want to have technique form and with that i know i can properly boost my weights in lifting once i can master my 10 lb dumbells … oh and how heavy is that punching bag your slamming on the ground 25 lbs???
Ok, Punching bag is around 45lbs. You can do abs exercises like double crunch to make sure you work your full upper and lower abs. Plank is great for your core! Just try and eat as healthy as you can and do the workouts you already mention and you will be just fine. When I started out a few years ago I was also dead broke and could not afford all the foods I wanted but I still got my six pack abs. So eat well, train hard and you will soon have your six pack abs!
I never did the detox fase, well that effect my results?
You can alsways just take one day and then do it.