Sonoma Diet: A Sustainable Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss

View Photos Sonoma diet is a new and special diet for weight loss devised by Dr. Connie Guttersen. This expert dietician explained in her book (by the same name) that it is one of the best diets to lose weight forever. Like many diets these days that attempt to give you much more than just a slim waist, this too is more of a lifestyle change than a starving diet.

Basics Of Sonoma Diet:
This diet for weight loss has certain basic rules that form its foundation.

• Clear your house of all kinds of processed foods. These include white rice, sausages, processed meat, artificial fruit juices etc.
• You can not touch anything that has saturated fats or trans fats. Say a strict no to any kind of junk food. To put it simply you can have lean mutton pork chops but not hot dogs.
• You can satisfy all your cravings for food in a healthy way. For example if you are really craving for cheese, you can have a cube of low fat cheese but do not pick up the phone and order a pizza.
• To get a slim waist do not starve yourself. The dietician believes that all weight lost due to starvation always comes back. So the best way to lose weight is to be satisfied with the low fat replacements instead of binge eating.
• You can have lots of fruits, vegetables, fresh meat, eggs and also forbidden things like sweets and alcohol if you balance your lifestyle properly.

The Power Foods Of Sonoma Diet:
This diet for weight loss prescribes 10 power foods that you have to consume in all its phases and throughout your life to stay healthy and fit.

1. Bell peppers
2. Blueberries
3. Almonds
4. Broccoli
5. Spinach
6. Strawberries
7. Grapes
8. Whole grains
9. Tomatoes
10. Virgin olive oil

Phases Of Sonoma Diet:
This diet has 3 distinct phases.

1. The Weaning Phase: In this phase you have to wean yourself of your old unhealthy habits. You will have no sweets (both artificial and natural) and fats. There are about 20 recipes all baked, grilled or smoked for this phase. You are allowed eggs, lean meat and low fat dairy products but no processed foods. This strict regime will last ten days and acclimatize your body to the new healthy lifestyle.
2. Target Weight Phase: The aim of this phase is to achieve your ideal weight. You can now have natural sugars from fruits. You can in fact have all the fresh fruits and vegetables you want and some treats like 6 ounces of wine per day.
3. The Lifestyle Change: Once you achieve you target weight you can relax but don't relax so much that you slip back into an unhealthy lifestyle. Keep the basic rules of this diet in mind and live accordingly. You can your occasional treats like desserts but never touch junk food again.

Use these good health tips to formulate a healthy lifestyle with Sonoma diet.