Joan came into my office because she was menopausal, thirty pounds overweight, and had been diabetic for the last three years. Joan was a Hollywood celebrity with a house in the Hamptons, who was known for her outrageous behavior. She had been a party girl in her youth - a trust-fund baby who started her own company, which is now worth millions. Everyone liked to see her at their parties because wherever she went, she always attracted the press, but many people would have preferred that she move out of the Hamptons. She was a rude neighbor. Joan wasn't certain she wanted to consult with me because she'd tried low-carbohydrate diets in the past, and they never really worked for her. A friend of hers convinced her that I would be able to help. Joan's friend knew that I had the secret weapon of Australian macadamia nut oil at my disposal and was keeping it to myself and my patients.
Joan had always managed to lose a few pounds on other lowcarbohydrate diet approaches, and her blood sugar readings improved somewhat but never as much as she desired. So, I started Joan on my monounsaturated-rich, low-carbohydrate diet. In three months, she lost twenty-four pounds, at an average of two pounds per week.That's fairly significant for a woman in menopause and is more than she'd ever lost on any other low-carbohydrate plan. In addition, her daily and her long-range blood sugar readings improved dramatically. She was able to cut her medication use in half. By the end of six months, Joan was off all diabetes medications, had normal blood sugar readings, had lost forty-five pounds, and, needless to say, was delighted. Her menopausal symptoms of hot flashes even improved. She accomplished all of this simply by following the Hamptons Diet program that I describe in this article and by "getting an oil change." She didn't even create her own variations, she liked the original diet menu that much.
Our expectations about weight loss always affect our results. If we don't lose as much as we want or expect to lose, it often gives us an excuse to go off our diet. Nevertheless, I'm including the following weight-loss projections because people just want to know.
So, the average weight loss for people who stick to the Hamptons Diet is 3 to 4 pounds per week for a man and 2 to 4 pounds per week for a woman. If you are extremely obese, you can expect to lose weight more quickly than this. If you have only a few pounds to lose, then expect to lose weight a little more slowly.These are only averages for people who have been on the Hamptons Diet. I've seen many clients lose weight a lot faster than this, as well as some who have lost weight more slowly.The important thing is to stick with the program and follow it as closely as you can. Even if you have a lot of weight to lose, 1 pound per week is the equivalent of 50 pounds in a year - something to be extremely proud of.
I outline a program that's suitable for three different groups of people. A suggested menu is given, followed by recipes for each dish.The basic menu is the same for all three groups. Some groups are allowed more food - that is, more carbohydrates - and this will be clearly demarcated on the menu. For people who desire food items other than those on the menu, I list foods for each group that may be substituted.This means that any A food can be substituted for any other A food in the same category.The foods are further subdivided into classes of foods, such as proteins and carbohydrates, so that you'll know how to make the correct substitutions. I don't want you to go hungry at any meal.You'll have plenty of food to eat, and you should never skip meals. Skipping meals can make you hungrier at the next meal, causing you to eat more than you should, or hunger might tempt you to make improper decisions about the food you eat.
The level of monounsaturated fat in each group is consistent with what's necessary to achieve long-lasting health benefits.
The beauty of the Hamptons Diet program is that I've done all the work for you. Achieving weight loss and good health can be really easy now.You no longer have to choose between one or the other. To figure out how much weight you need to lose, refer to a body mass index (BMI) chart, which you can find online or in a doctor's office. This index takes into account the health benefits of weight loss and is much more realistic than the old height/weight rules that I used to dread when I was overweight. Extremely muscular men and women will have higher BMIs and will still be healthy. The BMI is made for someone of average build. You can also figure this out by using the following formula and a calculator. Three steps are involved in calculating your BMI:
1. Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.
2. Square your height in inches (e.g., 6 feet = 72 inches, so 72 × 72 = 5,184).
3. Divide the total arrived at in Step 1 by the total arrived at in Step 2.
That number is your body mass index or BMI.
The number you're shooting for is a BMI of somewhere between 20 and 25 - higher for a man and lower for a woman, of course. If you want to figure out an exact number, that's fine with me, but it's something I never do with patients. I think it's far more important to develop healthful eating habits that will stay with you for the rest of your life, rather than just reach your goal weight and go back to your nasty old eating habits. A rule of thumb that I use is to find out what my patients' lowest and highest weights were and when these occurred. If your lowest weight was in college or after a very stressful time, then it's not realistic to expect to reach that weight ever again.
The older you are, the higher your goal weight should be. If your lowest weight was just a few years ago and your weight gain is strictly due to bad eating habits, then you can expect to reach that number. Otherwise, I generally add 5 pounds to a woman's lowest weight ever and 8 to 10 pounds if she is postmenopausal. For a man, I add about 10 pounds to his lowest weight ever if he is older than fifty. If he is younger than fifty, I just add 5 pounds, and those are my goal weights. This holds true only for a person who was thin at some point in his or her life. Everyone's goal weight is different, and that's why I don't like to emphasize this point. My rule of thumb is just that and doesn't hold true for everyone - the previous calculation is the official measurement. If you have never been thin, then a good place to start is with the BMI calculation and give yourself a few pounds of wiggle room. This makes it easier on the psyche, too - a very important part of the dieting equation.
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