When The Full Plate Diet book was offered as a review item for MomGadget, I had to think twice. I had been on Atkins for so long that I had started to regain some of the weight I’d lost due to flat out boredom. Now this diet gave me the freedom to enjoy brown rice and vegetables again? Inconceivable. It’s hard to wrap your head around the notion that a whole wheat sandwich with peanut butter and bananas won’t drive you straight into the grave after such a protein-rich diet. Now, I love Atkins but after trying to jumpstart back on Induction again after two years wasn’t panning out and I decided to make the switch to the Full Plate Diet to see what happened.
The book itself is awesome. Short and to the point with tons of great photos and diagrams, they stress a simple approach to losing weight. And simple it is. Fiber is the main ingredient in this lifestyle change; we’ve been hearing more and more about it on television and research is backing up the theory that increasing the fiber content in your food helps you feel fuller longer as well as having other health benefits. The book’s layout is fun, low-key and quotes Yoda, “Try? There is no try. There is only do or not do” and Miss Piggy, “Never eat more than you can lift.” How can you not love it?
The authors of this book promote three key steps to health:
1. Eat more fiber foods
2. Drink more water
3. Stop eating when you’re no longer hungry
It can’t be that easy.
So I tried it. I packed away the expensive Atkins bars and shakes. Laughed at the eggs ready to once again darken my morning (I hate eggs) and looked forward to delicious oatmeal with berries for breakfast the next day. Then a banana for a snack — I was feeling almost decadent — a salad for lunch and brown rice with vegetables with a small piece of chicken for dinner. I upped my water intake; I’ve always been a big fluid drinker though it was coffee in the morning and tea the rest of the day but now water was my main beverage and my skin glowed after a few days. My innards felt, um, better, and I was ready to keep going another week.
So what happened? I lost three pounds in two weeks. Not the ten I’d lost within two weeks on Atkins induction phase but I knew I’d be happier in my diet since these were my natural food choices. I can do this. You can do this.
Visit the The Full Plate Diet website for recipes, a community board and blog articles.
Giveaway! For your chance to win this great book, please visit my blog and say howdy. Winner will be announced March 15, 2010, after 12p EST. Good luck!
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hi stacey. great job. im slightly interested in maybe trying this out….so i want a book. heres my entry!!! hugs, LaMIshia
Woot woot! finally a book & concept that the ‘normal’ person can enjoy and feasibly live by!
I love this idea! Common sense–whoda thunk. Great review of what is more than likely a great book! (P.S. – pick me, pick me!)
Agreed with Tara! Love IT!
The easier a diet is, the better are the chances that it´s used on long terms.
Awesome blog! This is really very helpful in staying a healthy body. Also, helps shapen your bod as well.Thank you so much!