Monday, July 15, 2013

 

The Champagne Diet: Could This Be The Weight Loss Method For You?

Imagine living a life filled with deliciously decadent, healthy meals and a nightly champagne toast? Imagine loving your body and eating for your health – as opposed to a number on the scale? It’s completely possible. Here, lifestyle and wellness coach Cara Alwill Leyba shows you how.

As a woman who has struggled with her weight for most of her life, I know what it’s like to feel frustrated with fad diets. I’ve done them all: Atkins, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers; I’ve even tried eating like a French woman and let me tell you, I just end up hoarding blocks of cheese and drinking a bottle of wine for dinner. Portion control was never my thing.

It wasn’t until a good friend suggested I ditch the idea of 'diets' and start eating healthy, nutritious foods (mostly organic and GMO-free). She recommended a mainly vegetarian diet filled with fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains and the occasional piece of fish. Processed, chemical-laden foods were a no-no. When I asked her if alcohol was on the menu she replied: 'Of course, just drink champagne!' Champagne has approximately 90 calories per glass, making it one of the lights drinks available. I was in, and 'The Champagne Diet' was born.
Along with my healthy new food regime and nightly glass of champagne, I chose something to toast to at night; specifically something I was proud of. Whether it was an accomplishment at work, or the fact that I made it to the gym that day, I raised my glass and began celebrating myself on a regular basis.

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