This book taught me that you aren't really eating "normally" on most diets.Your body confuses a diet with a time of famine and is trying to keep you alive.Your body doesn't know that you can afford to lose the weight, and that the "famine" is self-imposed.It explains the role that chronic low-grade stress (work, relationships, etc.) plays on weight gain.The book explains how to eat well for your body so that you are satisfied, not hungry, and in a way that your body knows it is OK to shed pounds.Your goal is to remain satisfied or pleasantly full throughout the day.The other part of the book that resonated with me is that variety is what is killing us.The authors suggest that you automate your breakfast and lunch, eating the same thing or from a small group of things every day.This takes the guesswork out of things.Then you should eat a handful of nuts before dinner, so that you do not overeat.It also explains the effect that "bad foods" have on your hormones and brain chemistry vs. the effect that "good foods" have - other than just the extra calories that you are intaking.This was most interesting, and what sets it apart from other diet books or plans.
The difference between the You Diet and any other that I have tried is that there was no 2-3 day period of feeling terrible or having to adjust.Just a clean-out of highly processed foods from our kitchen and a trip to Trader Joes for some healthy foods and lots of label reading.Now I just feel better and better the longer I do it.It is amazing how tasty whole grain foods can be and how much more they fill you up than processed carbohydrates.My husband is even enjoying the foods I am making!
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