The author of the Zone diet is an American nutritionist Barry Sears. Its concept is based on the weight loss is very simple principle: if the body is placed in a "favorable zone", it will start to be cleaned and throw off those extra pounds. To do this, the daily diet should be balanced and it must be present a lot of protein.
In prehistoric times, man has been added to the meat-eater and daily diet of a large amount of carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread violated the hormonal balance in the body of modern man. It tries to restore balance and Diet Barry Sears using a special eating plan that mimics the diet of prehistoric man.
Each meal should consist of 30% fat, 40% carbohydrates and 30% protein. They are divided into blocks, which contain a certain amount of each dish or product. For example, one block may contain protein, lean meat and low-fat cottage cheese, carbohydrate - vegetables or rice, fat - olives, or a spoonful of vegetable oil. Slimming for each meal is allocated a certain number of blocks.
Sample menu for the day
Wake up with a cup of organic coffee, a handful of almonds, oatmeal on the water, 50 grams of boiled beef.
For lunch permissible to cook 200 grams of chicken meat for a couple as well as eat any solid piece of cheese, half an apple, 50 grams of walnuts, tomato and lettuce.
Between lunch and dinner snack stands braised green beans and tofu.
Dinner might consist of 200 grams chicken, 150 grams of any fruit, spinach with olive oil and lemon slices.
For a couple of hours before going to bed to eat a low-fat cottage cheese is permitted one or peach.
Zone diet prohibits the use egg yolks, bananas, fruit juices and restricts consumption of dairy products with a high fat content. During the day should drink about eight glasses of water.
This method of weight loss can stick all my life, because it provides the receipt of all necessary nutrients. Rapid loss of pounds this diet does not promise, but sitting on it, you will not experience hunger. The Zone diet is designed for 15 days. Its adherents are Demi Moore, Vanessa Paradis, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez.