Eating for Weight Loss - Follow the Upgrade Diet for Permanent Results

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Eating for weight loss must be one of the most confusing topics out there, do you agree? Every day you’re bombarded with the latest diet, research and evidence that a certain ingredient, diet or supplement will guarantee to help you lose weight quickly and easily.

There’s two problems with just about every diet we’ve ever come across and that’s dullness and deprivation. Most diets have you preparing or buying the most uninspired, bland and tasteless recipes that are almost guaranteed to put you on the fast-track to falling off the weight loss wagon. The other big problem is deprivation – you’ve probably had it drummed into you that dieting is all about ‘being good’, and that usually means DEPRIVATION.

Eating for Weight Loss – The Upgrade Diet

The Upgrade Diet is the way that both Tora and I have been eating for years. What’s different about the Upgrade Diet is:

- you eat a wide variety of healthy and delicious food

- you get to eat the things you love

- you learn how to easily live without food that you’re eating just for the sake of it

- you have the freedom and flexibility to eat in any situation because of the simple ‘game rules’ that you follow

- you can control your weight in an entirely hassle-free way.

This Upgrade Diet is based firmly in science and psychology. You can read more about both here [The Minnesota Experiment]. The experiment described is a little-known experiment that took place just after World War II, but it’s the most fascinating insight into what depriving yourself of food can do to you physically, psychologically and socially. Make sure you check it out – The Minnesota Experiment.

Eating for Weight Loss – Video Tutorial

In this video below, Donna will explain the three simple steps you need to take to start putting the Upgrade Diet into action. Eating for weight loss needs to be considered from the perspective of all 3 BMIs and that’s why your mindset and motivation are also part of the equation. It’s all very well to say eating for weight loss is all about grapefruit, lemonade diets and plenty of exercise, but with that level of  deprivation can you really see it working beyond the first few days?

In a nutshell, you must:

1. List all of your treats

2. Decide what you can easily live without

3. Choose what you really love.

To get an even more complete picture, download our free guide to low deprivation eating for weight loss here.

We hope this will get you started, and that you can see that eating for weight loss should be less about dullness and deprivation, and more about enjoying a weight control lifestyle.

  • Jen

    Hi D & T,
    I beleive my biggest problem is not knowing what to eat and when or what snacks are healthy, convenient and easy.
    I’d love a list of recommended meals, snacks and foods that I can eat and know I’m eating healthily.
    My work is office based and I try to get to the gym regularily but not often enough! I believe I eat quite well but my portion sizes may be off, I eat emotionally and have more treats than I know is good for me.
    I’m going to start a food journal to identify my ‘treat’ culprits and try the upgrade diet.
    I have maintained the same weight for the last 8 years or so but my ideal weight is 5 to 10kgs less. Any tips to help me shed and maintain this weight would be very much appreciated.
    Thanks lovely ladies!

    • Tora

      Hi Jen, it sounds like you’ve identified what a few issues are:
      1. Portion sizes too big
      2. Too many treats
      3. Irregular exercise
      What you’ve suggested is a great idea, keeping a food journal AND I also suggest being consistent and planning your weeks. 
      We are currently working on a ‘Get In Control’ online program, which is a 6 week program on how to get in control of your weight, which will include a tried and tested meal plan. This should be launched in May, so hang on in there!