The Ultimate New York Body Plan diet
Hollywood's top celebrities turn to David Kirsch when they need to
lose weight fast. His best selling book The Ultimate New York
Body Plan diet plan reportedly worked for
supermodel Heidi Klum, after she had had her last
baby and needed to get back in shape for the runway. Other reported
devotees are Liv Tyler and Linda Evangalista.
David Kirsch suggests an A B C D E F of nutrition: No Alcohol,
no Bread, no starchy Carbs, no Dairy,
no Extra sweets, no Fruit and no
bad Fats. High protein shakes and vitamins are recommended
during the plan, and a healthy diet of lean protein, vegetables, healthy
fats, such as olive oil and flaxseed oil. You eat every three hours
to boost your metabolism.
The Diet Plan's eight-week Eating Plan is divided into 3 phases:
Phase 1 - the initial 2 weeks of (restrictive) nutrition(no more
than 1,200 calories) and an hour and a half of strenuous cardio
exercise daily
Phase 2 - you are now allowed a few more healthy carbohydrates
Phase 3 - this includes weekly cheat meals
More info: www.theultimatenewyorkbodyplan.com
The Cabbage Soup Diet
This is a strict low-calorie eating regime for 7 days, which entails replacing
main meals with a soup made mainly of cabbage, which you can eat an
unlimited amount of. The cabbage soup is supposed to suppress hunger
and curb the appetite. This diet is not suitable for long-term weight
loss; it is a low-fat, high-fibre short-term fix that many celebrities
use to lose an average of 10lbs in a week. Celebrities like
Beyonce, Jaime Pressly and Sarah-Michelle Gellar
are reported to use this diet, often before red carpet events to ensure
they look fabulous for the cameras.
Day 1: the soup and also any fruit, except bananas,
can be consumed. Ypu can drink unsweetened teas,cranberry juice and
water all week
Day 2: cabbage soup and add most fresh vegetables
(except dry beans, corn and peas). No fruit today. A baked jacket
potato with a little butter is included today
Day 3: cabbage soup plus fruit and veg
Day 4: cabbage soup and bananas and skimmed milk
is allowed
Day 5 : beef (20 ounces) or chicken(no skin) or fish
and up to 6 fresh tomatoes are eaten with the soup, 6-8 glasses water
Day 6: beef (or other options) and vegetables and
one portion of cabbage soup
Day 7: brown rice, vegetables(no potatoes) and unsweetened
100% fruit juices accompany the soup.
Cabbage Soup Recipe
half a head of cabbage, chopped
6 onions, chopped
2 green peppers, chopped
2 cans of tomatoes (chopped)
3 carrots, sliced
10 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 bunch of celery, chopped
1 or 2 vegetable stock cubes or 1 pkt dry vegetable soup mix (optional)
Seasoning - salt, pepper, mixed herbs, curry powder, garlic powder,
cayenne pepper, etc.
Heat a heavy non-stick pan and dry fry (or with just a spray of oil)
onions and peppers. Add cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and celery. If
you prefer a spicy soup, add the curry powder or cayenne pepper. Add
tinned tomatoes and around 4 pints (2.27litres) of water or vegetable
stock Cover and put heat on low. Let soup cook slowly for a at least
two hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
The low levels of calories, protein, and other food groups do not
make this a sustainable eating plan. If stock cubes and dried soup
mix are used, rather than just natural vegetables, the soup can be
quite high in salt which is not a healthy option. Plenty of water
should be consumed with the cabbage soup diet.
However, the main ingredients of cabbage soup are green vegetables
which are fibre-rich and full of anti-oxidants. This is more a quick
fix fasting plan than a diet, and as it only contains around 1000
calories a day this regime comes with a health warning.
The Perricone Prescription Diet
Created
by Connecticut dermatologist, Nicholas Perricone, this is one of
the most popular diets with celebrity New Yorkers. It is a successful
plan for weight-loss, and at the same time is also supposed to help
keep wrinkles at bay. The Perricone Prescription diet is most importantly
an 'anti-inflammatory' programme, as the founder believes many foods
can react and cause inflammation in the body.
On this diet you eat three meals and two snacks a day, all of which
should include some form of protein. High glycemic index (GI)
foods, like rice, pasta, and bread which increase glucose levels
are avoided. Other banned foods are beef, processed food, carrots,
bananas, coffee and alcohol.
Eating foods containing powerful antioxidants, like blueberries
and leafy, green vegetables and rich omega-3 foods, such as salmon,
olive oil and nuts are encouraged. In fact wild Alaskan salmon is
a suggested meal option several times a week. Lots of spring water
and drinking tea is allowed.
Vitamin supplements and skin creams and lotions are also part of
the Perricone Prescription, to help you gain a slim body and smooth,
wrinkle-free skin. Cardio exercise five days a week is also an important
part of the diet.
Reported celebrity Perricone Prescription followers include: Heidi
Klum, Julia Roberts, Kim Cattrall.
more info:www.perriconemd.com
Macrobiotic Diet
The main premise of this diet is to eat in harmony with
the environment you live in. This means eating locally sourced food,
selecting foods from the climate you live in and foods in season
- this is believed to provide harmony and keeps your body’s
energy at its optimal level and perfectly balanced. There is a belief
in foods having expansive (yin) energy and contractive (yang) energy,
determined by how the food was grown. No to imported foods.
The meals consist of: Complex carbohydrates - whole grains, beans, seeds, vegetables and
fruit.
Proteins - beans, fish, seeds, nuts, dairy products and eggs
Fats - oils, seeds and nuts
Vitamins, minerals and enzymes
Water
No to meat, dairy, processed foods and caffeine. A complete meal should
contain all the 5 elements: Grain, Protein, Vegetables, Sea Vegetable
and pickles, to provide balance.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Joe
Pesci are supposedly followers of this eating regime.
Calorie Restriction/ Longer Life diet /120
year diet
The
founder is scientist Roy Walford, with his book, Beyond
The 120 Year Diet: How To Double Your Vital Years.
This vigorous plan consists of a limited diet of steamed vegetables,
fish and nuts. Followers steam or eat raw food instead of using
'extreme heat' cooking, such as frying, grilling, barbecuing or
roasting.
Followers of the CR diet aim to reduce the amount
of their daily calories by 20 to 25 percent and avoid eating processed
foods, wheat, sugar, meat, saturated fat, dairy products and drinking
tap water. High calorie foods are replaced with low calorie, but
high in nutrients foods.
Daily exercise is important too. The belief is that taking in the
optimum nutrients from the smallest amount of calories will enable
you to live longer and slow down the rate your body ages. The calorie
restriction diet is supposed to stimulate the immune system, so
makes you less prone to diseases, such as cancer, heart disease,
strokes and diabetes. Less calories are believed to lower body fat,
blood pressure, glucose and insulin levels and cholesterol.
Scientific studies have shown that calorie restriction does seem
to slow the ageing process, but if you overdo it restricting your
calories can lead to malnutrition. As with all diets, the Calorie
Restriction diet comes with a health warning.
The Vibrancy Diet
Super slim model Kate Moss' secret to staying in
perfect shape, according to the latest press releases, is her Vibrancy
Diet. The diet consists of a breakfast of probiotic yoghurts, fruit
and wholegrain toast and then two more meals of grilled fish, or chicken
and big helpings of vegetables. She reportedly also drinks lots of
water to suppress her appetite, and when she does go out she chooses
a low-calorie
alcoholic drink of vodka and fresh lemon juice. The diet
plan also includes relaxation and meditation, and is reported to advocate
cleansing your face with boiled milk.
Zone Diet
The zone
diet is a low-carb diet, where everything
you eat is in the ratio of 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30%
fat. The diet's founder, Dr Barry Sears, apparently believes this
measured food group plan helps maintain a balance between the hormones,
insulin and glucagen, which is ideal for fat-burning.
The premise is to eat the correct balance of food at the right time,
to keep you 'in the zone' - Sears's term for proper hormone balance.
Followers of the diet try to avoid sugar, bread, pasta, rice, caffeine
and alcohol. This is the favourite weight-loss plan of many top celebrities,
it is reportedly used by such as ex supermodel Cindy
Crawford, and actors Jennifer
Aniston, Tom Cruise and
Renee Zellweger.
100-Mile Diet
The 100-Mile Diet, was written by Vancouver authors Alisa Smith
and James MacKinnon, in 2005 - an eco-friendly diet, combining
healthy eating and environmentalism. The idea is to only eat foods
that have been grown and produced within 100 miles of your home
- showing an awareness of carbon footprints caused by hauling
food hundreds of miles by plane, boats and trucks. Many eco-aware
celebrities have signed up to the pledge to eat locally produced
goods.
The first carbon friendly restaurant, Otarian,
opens in London next month, with every item of the vegetarian
menu having its carbon footprint details next to the price, and
the carbon cost of the meat equivalent. Good news if you like
your greens!
Celebrity Diet Tips and Secrets
Heidi Klum is reported to take Epsom salts before
photo shoots, as the salts are supposed to draw fluid out of the
body - combating any bloating. She is reported to photograph herself
naked once a week, to make sure she maintains her gorgeous figure.
Oprah Winfrey apparently uses fruit ice lollies
to satisfy any sugar craving. They last a long time and are mainly
made up of water.
Naomi Campbell's diet tip, according to reports,
is to stay clear of the bread basket when eating out.
Claudia Schiffer is reported to only eat fruit
and vegetables before mid-day, and avoids alcohol and caffeine.
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