The Sonoma Diet

Posted by admin on April 20th, 2007 filed in Diet General, Diet Reviews

The Sonoma Diet was inspired by the Mediterranean Diet and the Food Guide Pyramid.  This newer diet program focuses on consuming fruit vegetables, beans, pasta, whole grains, nuts and seeds.  Within the diet, you will also consume dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt in smaller amounts, while eating the occasional animal protein.  With the proper food proportions for breakfast, lunch and dinner using the plate-and-bowl concept, eating can be easier.  

The plate-and-bowl concept in detail is really just using a 7-inch plate for breakfast and using a 9-inch plate for both, lunch and dinner.  You will no longer have to count calories or measure calories with this unbelievable method.  Within the Sonoma Diet there are three waves or stages that keep you on the right track.

Wave 1 focuses on the importance of decreasing sugars, refined flour products and all other foods that absorb quickly into the body.  The first effect you will get from this stage is the feeling of water leaving the body.  Most of the weight that you will lose will be water weight.  Once the water has escaped the body, fat pounds can shed.  This is very common in low carb diets. 

The primary stage of the diet is Wave 2, which can actually be the longest stage because until your weight loss goal has been achieved, you can not move to the last stage.  Within this stage you will lose approximately 1 to 2 pounds per week and focus on eating slowly while enjoying your food.    

Wave 3 is the maintenance stage of the program.  Within the final wave you will have met your weight loss goal and have experienced Sonoma friendly foods.  Overall, after losing the weight you had always desired to, you can improve your health and control your food proportions. 

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