Sunday, December 11, 2011

Lose with booze

Lose with booze

The new Champagne Diet recommends that you sip a daily flute or two as part of your weight loss plan!


With the holiday season just around,everyone wants to look their best.However,its hard to do so with so many events to attend,and all those sweet treats and alcohol binges to indulge in.Enter the Champagne Diet,a dream come true for those who love their drink!

HOW IT WORKS


The Champagne Diet allows you to consume alcohol and recommends a daily flute or two as part of the weight-loss plan.According to US resident Cara Alwill Leyba,31,who came up with the regime,the Champagne Diet is two parts healthy living,one part fun.There are no forbidden foods and the focus is on eating high-quality,nutrient-dense and tasty things (totalling around 1,200-1,400 calories a day).I encourage glamourising your meals, she says.Dont order the fatty cheeseburger with fries and cola.Instead,get a smoked salmon bagel with a mixed greens salad and a glass of champagne. Caras theory eating classy foods makes you value your body more and you are less likely to overeat.

THE PROS AND CONS


Dr Pallavi Srivastava,a nutritionist,says,This diet focuses on about 1,200 kcal per day,which is a healthy way to lose weight.It emphasises eating a nutrient rich diet that includes greens,having food that is smoked or grilled,which is encouraged in a balanced weight loss diet plan and is a healthy way to achieve weight loss.
For people who are habituated to alcohol,the diet happily allows you to drink a glass or two a day of champagne.Findings have shown that champagne can help protect the brain against neurological injuries during a stroke.It also protects the brain from the degenerative effects of Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease.Consuming champagne is a health benefit because of the high level of polyphenols found in it.These antioxidants assist in avoiding cell death when there is oxidative stress.
But,champagne is known to be more intoxicating than other alcoholic beverages.Drinking too much of it will increase the risk of long-term damage to your health,including coronary heart disease and stroke.
A healthy way to achieve weight loss is through a combination of a nutrient rich diet with proper carbohydrates,proteins,fat,vitamins,minerals,fibre and water and regular exercise with a consumption of safe limit of alcohol.

THE CHAMPAGNE DIET CHART




BREAKFAST


: Wholegrain bagel with olive oil-based spreadable butter

SNACK:


A banana

LUNCH:


Flatbread pizza with goats cheese,roasted red peppers and mushrooms

DINNER:


Tilapia (which is a type of fish) with mixed vegetables

SNACK:


One or two glasses of champagne

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