Balanced diet: Way to healthy lifestyle

Recently I went to a dietitian. I told her that I desperately need to lose weight and I am ready to do a crash diet. She was quick to respond by saying that she is not planning to suggest anything like that. On the contrary, she went on to recommend the right kind of food and right amount of food. 

It's a human tendency to look for crash dieting as the fastest option to reduce body fat. In most of the cases it doesn't work out because a) it is not sustainable b) one can lose muscles and not fat if not planned properly. To my understanding when a body undergoes starvation, it starts looking for energy globules that are easily accessible. It ends up eating into your muscles and proteins. Moreover it's not just about carbs and fats. One needs vitamins, minerals and so many other nutrients. How would one get these nutrients. Crash dieting is hence a big 'NO'.

The diet has to be balanced as well as customized suiting to individual's requirements. There is no universal diet plan that would work for everyone. But your daily diet should contain the following at the least:

• Grains (preferably wheat and occasional Rice, Bajra, Jowar, etc.) 
• Proteins (mainly from first class protein sources such as chicken, fish, etc)
• Fruits and Vegetables ( Avoid bananas)

And you must totally avoid the following (and totally means completely avoid it at all cost)

• Soft drinks (even those which claim to serve diet colas)
• Alcohol (hmm)
• Fried snacks (say sorry to samosas if you are fond of it)

In addition you should try to avoid intake of empty calories (sugar and sugar based products such as doughnuts, sport drinks, cakes etc.) which provides no nutritional value. We often look for energy drinks after spending an hour at gym. My suggestion would be to have coconut water instead of packed drinks. 

As regards to sugar, I know it's very tough to get rid of it completely. Even when you try it consciously, your sub-conscious part of your brain doesn't allow you to sustain your attempt. The logic is very simple. Your blood sugar levels suddenly goes off the normal level and your brain signals your body to restore it to normal level by having a big chunk of sugar pastry or  something similar. 

So how can one keep this sugar level at the optimum level without having to consume the dead calories? The answer is honey. The advantages of honey are countless in number. I am sure you have heard of having a teaspoon of honey with warm water at the break of your morning. It is indeed the perfect start to your morning. It is important to have something within the first hour of waking up and what better alternative than honey. That way you can have your breakfast without hurry after doing all your morning routines like exercising. But do you know about the benefits of having honey during the day? If your answer is no, then don't miss to learn about Honey Diet at http://www.daburhoney.com/. I am certain that you won't be disappointed.