| Now that the low carb diet craze has | | | | dramatically reduced to wean the body |
| started to fizzle out many are looking | | | | off of it's sugar dependency. Wave one |
| for a diet plan that is more compatible | | | | lasts for 10 days. Wave two has more |
| with their lifestyle. One of the most | | | | food options available including dairy, |
| common complaints of people who are | | | | and sugar free sweets. People following |
| following diets is the bland taste of | | | | wave two will have much less dramatic |
| approved foods. To give people a safe | | | | weight loss than during wave one. They |
| and effective way to lose weight, eat | | | | will stay on this wave until they reach |
| healthy foods that taste great and are | | | | their target weight. Once the target |
| packed with flavor Dr. Connie Guttersen | | | | weight is reached you will start wave |
| developed the Sonoma Diet. | | | | three or the maintenance wave. This wave |
| The Sonoma Diet is loosely based on the | | | | has the largest group of allowable foods |
| Mediterranean Diet with some | | | | including the occasional sweet indulgent |
| modifications and an emphasis on 10 | | | | dessert. |
| foods known as the power foods. These | | | | For people who were turned off by the |
| foods include a select group of fruits, | | | | low carbohydrate approach of the Atkins |
| vegetables, nuts and grains. These foods | | | | Diet the Sonoma Diet offers an |
| are not only good for you but taste | | | | attractive alternative. During the most |
| great, and according to the diet plans | | | | restrictive part of the diet you are |
| creator they give you a lot nutritional | | | | allowed to eat whole grains, cereals and |
| value per calorie. In addition to | | | | breads. The plan does however recommend |
| teaching about healthy food choices the | | | | avoiding white or refined flour foods. |
| Sonoma Diet discusses portion management | | | | For people who enjoy cooking the Sonoma |
| with a variety of techniques. | | | | Diet offers lots of choices with new |
| Similar to other modern diet plans the | | | | recipes being continually added. For |
| Sonoma Diet Plan has three phases which | | | | people who enjoy eating out a special |
| are known as waves. Wave one is the most | | | | section was added to help them make |
| nutritionally restrictive phase with the | | | | healthy food choices. |
| smallest amount of food groups allowed. | | | | © Copyright Fitness-Web.com, All Rights |
| Sugar intake during this stage is | | | | Reserved. |