A low GI diet can help you lose weight and keep it off, but there are a number of principles and guidelines that should be adopted to ensure long-term success. They are designed to enhance the quality of your new low GI lifestyle by improving and maintaining your health and well-being for your lifetime. The goal is to equip you with the tools you need to design your own low GI lifestyle by providing healthy eating strategies and lifestyle principles. Please embrace each one with care, and with time you will be equipped to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, and fight illness and disease at the same time. You should live fully and enjoy all that life has to offer; including good food and physical activity.
1. Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits every day
2. Eat low GI breads and grains
3. Eat more legumes such as beans, chickpeas and lentils
4. Choose healthy proteins
5. Choose healthy fat sources
6. Choose packaged and prepared foods carefully
7. Stay hydrated
8. Get active
9. Eat mindfully all day long
Tip of the Day:
Water is quickly becoming the forgotten "nutrient" in the American diet. More than half of the human body is composed of water and we could not live without it for more than a few days. Interestingly, the consumption of sodas far exceeds the consumption of water in our society. I challenge you to try increasing your consumption of water by one glass every few days until you reach approximately 8 cups (more for increased activity), to see how different if makes you feel. You might even find that you naturally reduce your food intake, as sometimes a signal for "hunger" is actually one of thirst when you are not properly hydrated. When you feel hungry between meals, it may actually be dehydration that is causing you to feel this way. To "spice" it up, try adding a splash lemon or lime juice, or treat yourself to a bottle of sparking water. Supplied by: Carla Poirier, Manager, Research & Development, Solo GI Nutrition
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