The Diet Solution Program Review - An End to Diet and Weight Loss Programs
Posted by admin on Mar 23, 2011
The first thing to get straight regarding the Isabel de los rios Diet Solution Program is that as the title suggests it’s not actually a diet! It’s not about losing weight quickly through reducing carbs, calories or fat but more about lifestyle change. It’s about putting an end to yo-yo dieting and finding a path to health. In fact, the introduction to the Diet Solution program manual makes it quite clear that health is the priority and the program should in no way be considered a temporary diet fix!
That said, if you are looking for a quick way to lose weight and revert back to your old eating habits (good or bad) then the Diet Solution Program is probably not for you. It took Isabel De Los Rios a good 3 years to adopt all the principles presented in the manuals and from the outset she recommends you take it at your own pace. The goal is to attain good health with the side effect of losing weight and not to lose weight while negatively impacting your health. The difference with this program (I’m not using the word diet here) and most other diets is that the principles you adopt are designed to stay with you for life, hence the name “diet solution”. The principles you adopt are entirely up to you and you introduce them at your own pace. It’s not about giving up the things you like but being able to recognise where they fit in your meal plan without impacting your health or weight.
To get a clearer picture of where our modern diet is taking us and why most of us need to make changes in our eating habits I suggest you read Anti Aging Secrets Advice from Nature. Overweight or not I hope this article highlights why health should be considered a priority - everything else will naturally fall into place.
Getting the Right Mindset
Before we can adopt anything new we need to have the right mindset, and in Chapter 1 the Diet Solution Program suggests using positive affirmations to accomplish this. For myself I think this chapter is a little short on material. When making big lifestyle changes it all starts in the mind. To quote “You are what you think about and not what you think you are”! If you are constantly dwelling on the negative aspects of body image etc you will keep getting the same results. You literally have to change your mind to change your circumstances and positive affirmations are just one way of doing this. Without developing new habits over extended periods of time it is difficult to keep old habits at bay. You have to be comfortable with the changes you make, so clearly having the right mindset is a key step in making any progress.
The Key Steps to a Healthy Eating Plan
One of the main pitfalls of many diets is that they don’t consider a person’s metabolism type. In the words of the author “the same-diet-for-everyone approach is simply not effective”. People not only have different rates of metabolism they can also be intolerant to certain types of food. Think of the African Americans’ sensitivity to salt or the comparison of lactose intolerance between Northern Europeans and the people of South East Asia. We all know someone who can eat fast/processed foods all day and not put on an ounce of weight. At the same time there are those of us who gain weight without too much effort! In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, knowing the types of food you can and can’t eat is extremely important.
One of key differences between the Diet Solution program and other diets is the initial step of learning your own metabolism type. From this you can create your personal meal plan and choose the best foods to accomplish your goals. These steps are outlined in chapter 2 and the section about choosing the best foods is well worth the read. My only criticism (see anti aging secrets advice from nature) would be to advise against too much animal protein in our diet. Yes, you can classify it as natural, in other words unprocessed, but is animal protein really healthy for humans?
Finding Your Metabolism Type
In chapter 3 of the diet solution manual the different metabolism types are described. In a separate manual (one of the downloadable products) you are asked a series of questions to determine your own metabolism type. Once you have determined your type you can use the information in chapter 3 to determine which foods you should be eating and therefore create an appropriate meal plan. The main point of the exercise is for you to find the right balance of proteins, carbohydrates and fats for losing weight and achieving optimal health.
Calories and Common Misconceptions
In chapter 4 the author does a good job of clearing up some common misconceptions about calories. How, for instance, by eating the wrong combination of carbohydrates, proteins and fat you can end up losing more weight in the form of lean body mass rather than fat - this just highlights the importance of understanding your metabolism type.
There is one statement to the effect that having too few calories may cause serious health problems. In extreme cases I’m sure this is true but elsewhere there is strong evidence that a calorie restriction diet increases longevity. I think its important to understand that it’s more to do with where the calories a coming from. A low calorie diet rich in complex carbohydrates (vegetables, fruits etc) is going to have an entirely different impact on your health than a low calorie diet based on the simple carbohydrates indicative of junk food etc!
Although this diet is not about calories, they are used to determine the correct number of servings of each food type for each meal. There follows a simple weight loss formula to calculate your daily calorie intake. The book does say that you won’t need to think about calories again but I think this might be a mistake. A key term in the formula is your current weight. As you lose weight your daily calorie allowance will fall and correspondingly your serving allowance. If you carry a lot of weight you naturally burn more calories so it follows that you would expect to consume less calories as your weight falls.
Planning Daily Meals
Chapter 5 of the manual begins with meal planning. Once you have established your metabolism type and worked out your daily calorie requirements you can use the success journal (an additional download) to not only create your meal plans but monitor your progress. I know from experience with goal setting etc that you are far more likely to be successful by recording activities and monitoring results in a daily journal. By recording how you feel during the day, you can fine tune your meal plan until you’re always feeling satiated and energised.
The information provided to create your meal plans is well documented in both the allowable servings chart and the food choices chart. You are taken through each step to create your meal plan which is initially recorded in the success journal. There are a number of example meal plans (based on metabolism type) to help you on the way.
Having created your meal plan you have finished with section one of the diet solution manual.
Section 2 of the manual is a comprehensive guide to choosing the best foods for your diet plan and contains some useful guides and charts. It contains a lot of information that you could probably find on the Web but even so is a well structured complement to the rest of the manual.
Summing Up
Overall the Diet Solution Program provides good value for money but will take a little effort to implement. Although the Diet Solution Program manual is at the heart of the product, a number of complimentary books are available for download, not least among them a complete set of meal plans, a shopping guide and a book of recipes. I personally opted for some additional downloads and I’m quite impressed with both the recipe book of soups and the recipe book of salads.
It goes without saying that whatever type of diet you choose there will always be some conflicting information about what you should and shouldn’t eat! The good thing about this program is that it’s flexible enough to accomodate your own preferences and beliefs. The fact that you fine tune your meal plans to leave you feeling great and full of energy is not a bad start if you intend the Diet Solution Program to be a lifetime experience.
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