How much weight loss a week is safe?
You could safely lose up to two pounds a week.
How did you personally experience weight loss with The Inside Out Diet?
As a college student, I ate poorly, gained weight, and was feeling awful both inside and out. It’s like I was going through the motions, but needing coffee and sweets to get through the day.
When I began a detox diet, it made me feel wonderful, and I noticed improvement almost immediately. Indigestion and bloating disappeared. Then I began to lose weight. Sometimes with a diet, people think the harder the better. This isn’t true - a gentle detox is actually better and more effective.
After working with clients and continuing to see success, I tailored this diet — The Inside Out Diet — to be an effective weight loss solution for almost anyone. And it's fully researched with over 300 studies referenced.
There are 72 recipes in the book. Most were designed by Sabra Ricci, a Maui-based chef who cooks for many well-known celebrities. She's primarily known though for her ability to create healthy but tasty recipes.
The Inside Out Diet also has a section on nutritional supplements. At About.com, I often receive questions about various supplements and their effects on the body. One I run into quite regularly is hoodia. I talk about the research that has been done on the various supplements and potential side effects.
Other new items that I think people will be interested in are:
- Honeybush Tea—a kind of tea with a natural sweetness but has no calories. I enjoy it, others will too.
Erythritol—a sweetener with no bitterness. It’s a sugar alcohol that causes no indigestion, and is becoming a very popular sugar substitute.
Cathy, I’m sure The Inside Out Diet will continue to be a success. Enjoy every minute with your new baby.
Thank you Kelly.
Article comments
1 - Greg Brynelson
DETOXING "DETOX"
Being a registered nurse, and Rolfing practitioner I am an advocate for weight loss and healthy habits in general. However, I am always skeptical of practitioners promoting "detox" as a quick way to get healthy. It seems "detox" is a catch-all phrase for making healthy shifts in eating, or doing a low calorie fast (like the lemon juice/maple syrup one). However, it has very little basis in the Western medicine approach.
Detox is really a misnomer. We all poses kidneys, intestines, and a liver. When these organs function properly, our body rids itself of waste. The idea that my adipose tissue (fat) holds onto all these creepy/garbage like chemicals offends my critical thinking abilities. Nothing in this interview convinced me that this book isn't just riding the wave of "detox" frenzy - largely promoted in the yogic and naturopathic community, making up stories about things that don't exist.
Why don't we just fess up and call it eating healthy and getting exercise? I would've appreciated more discussion around the book's premise with "detox" - b/c I've seen it so misused in alternative healthcare today.
Thanks!
2 - Kristina Taylor
Detoxifying one's body is not another health fad as the OC has implied. There is a growing body of scientifically grounded information available, all one needs to do is simply research. More informal "evidence" denoting the favorable outcomes of said approach to health is also available and has been for centuries. ;) Yes, western medicine is slow to appreciate the benefits of detoxification and it's vital role in aiding the body's innate ability to heal itself. Maybe that's why so many people are busy searching the the internet for information on natural medicine.
After having acquired in advanced degree in the sciences, and as a current M3 student, I can say in full knowledge that toxins and metabolic waste that cannot be removed from our bodies are stored in the liver AND in adipose tissue. This toxic overload may be the reason why conventional weight loss efforts do not work for some people. Furthermore, this is why detoxifying is often highly effective in achieving weight loss.
3 - Martin
I have struggled myself for years with all kind of diets: Atkins, low carb, low calorie, you name it. I could lose weight and keep myself thin only until I changed my habits. I use to sleep 4-5 hours, I had large dinners, drank a lot of sodas. Once I was to fat I got to a strict diet, I could lose some weight, and within 3 to 6 month I got the weight back and may be a year later I was heavier. What finally help me: avoid processed meals, I felt great, I was able to sleep 7 hour every night. I had less hunger and I had more energy. I still struggle with the portions and I miss burritos, but my health is my top priority. My kids are small and they need a healthy father.