What is the Definitive Diet

For most people, being fit translates as weight loss and for some weight loss has become a necessity. No matter, what the source of you troubles is, losing weight is not an easy job. Adding to it are the drafted bland and tasteless diet plans centred around boring food, which make losing weight a bigger pain, and the busy schedules we keep to, making it difficult to prepare healthy food. 

To solve these problems, Dr Xand van Tulleken, an Oxford and Harvard trained doctor has come up with another diet plan which he calls the definitive diet. Unlike other diet plans, this one allows you meals that are nutritious and taste good, but aren’t fattening. 

Dr Tulleken doesn’t advocate switching to low-carb meals and quitting on any kind of food. He is all in for a tasty meal inclusive of carbs and desserts, but asks for moderation. He says that food needs to be enjoyable, in order to create a feeling of satiety so that we can curb our cravings. 

The brain keeps a check on the nutritional elements entering the bloodstream – fat, protein, sugar and if the levels of any of these go down, it sends a signal to the brain, and we end up craving for snacks. 

Although large quantities of salt are a contributor to high blood pressure, small quantities will not have an adverse effect on health, so do not cut it out of your diet completely. Adding salt to your meals makes them more enjoyable. Not having enough salt in your meals makes them almost inedible. Similarly adding fat to your meals makes them taste better and makes you feel better, as you enjoy what you eat. Keep the quantity of fat you consume low, but still enjoy a little at meal times.

The definitive diet plan differs from many others – in its attempt to make your taste buds happy as well. Here is how you can make your meals taste better, without adding to the calories or making it oilier.

- You could add a pile of green and other vegetables to your meals and enhance their taste by adding a sprinkling of salt and a dash of  light olive oil. 

- Adding a side of protein like a steak along with the vegetables completes your meal as the proteins help you feel full. 

- Enjoy small amounts of carbs, but consume them in the morning, when you are more likely to work them off.

When you are satisfied with your meal, you won’t crave food, which helps you cut down on the consumption of junk and takeaway meals. When you stop eating the extra and unhealthy food, you also start losing weight. 

Not all people can be put on a strict diet, especially those who love food. Strict diets give you a feeling of deprivation and depression which will sooner or later lead you to breaking the rules and snacking on everything. The definitive diet urges you to put in a bit of planning and thought into your meals, so that you don’t have to compromise on taste, and at the same time can develop healthy eating habits which will help you lose weight and stay fit.