One of the easiest ways of getting tons of nutrition while helping your chances of losing weight is through a liquid diet. Now I'm not talking about packaged protein shakes or low calorie drinks but rather whole food smoothies and juices that pack tons of fruits and vegetables into a single glass.

The recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables is 5-10 servings yet less than 20% of North Americans meet that requirement. The reasons are many but a very simple way to remedy this issue is to get a number of those servings by way of a single smoothie or juice.

THE LIQUID SOLUTION

So if you want to lose weight and you can identify with the above scenarios, why not try a different approach?

Try incorporating more smoothies and fresh-pressed juices into your diet. Most of the smoothies and juices I make take no more than 5 minutes to prepare yet pack in about 4-8 servings of fruits and vegetables, and other superfoods!

This means that with just 2 smoothies or juices per day I can get more than my needed intake of fruits and vegetables. This has pretty obvious health benefits. It is also immensely beneficial for weight loss seekers.

Liquid meals reduce the load on your digestive system. It's almost as if the nutrients bypass the entire process of digestion and get absorbed right to where they need to be.

The benefits to juicing and making your own smoothies are numerous, but needless to say you have to give them a shot to truly feel their full power.

Lighter Life is a programme where by it's followers do not eat "normal" food. Instead they have Protein Packs. These are mixed with water to produce liquid drinks full of all the necessary ingredients we need to live and function, without the need to consider what we have for a meal or any food at all. This is a very clear diet. It is not about what you are allowed but about the fact that you eat nothing for a minimum of nine weeks (true after week one you are allowed a protein bar to eat but only one a day and that is all the eating for the duration of the fast weight loss programme).

People who follow this diet lose on average three stones - many lose more. The difference is dependant on how much you need to lose. The heavier you are then usually the more you lose. This diet can be extended beyond the nine weeks and you are monitored by your doctor as well as the counsellor assigned to your group.

Once you have completed your non -food section then you move to a programme of gradually introducing foods. This part actually takes twelve weeks and many still lose a little weight while following this process. You discover that your ability to eat large meals has reduced and your whole attitude to food has changed. It is very much a programme of re-education, and the chance for your body to re-establish brain communication - i.e., you will know when you are full. There is also the reality that you have worked jolly hard to get the extra weight off and nothing is going to make you allow yourself to get so big again.


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