The good news is that you don’t need a diet program to tell you how to lose weight. We have really complicated our lives by allowing ourselves to be sucked into general “diet” beliefs like counting calories for weight loss, low-fat foods for weight loss, sugar-free foods for weight loss, and the list goes on. But all you really need to know to lose weight naturally and effortlessly is what foods to eat, what exercise to do, and how to change the way you think about food.

What foods should you eat to lose weight?

I once started a 3 month natural raw food diet. The only cooked food I ate was some feta cheese and chick peas. I lost a lot of weight and felt great! It was very liberating to be on this raw food diet, because I stopped thinking about dieting and losing weight, and just ate whatever I wanted, as long as it was raw and natural. I can comfortably say that you can eat the following in any quantity as long as you stick to what is on this list; the general rule of thumb is that it simply has to be any unprocessed or refined food, so I may be gone. cut out some foods, but be your own judge.

Food combining (not eating specific foods together) also works well, because it ensures rapid digestion, which influences weight loss.

But the most important aspect of losing weight naturally is eating what God intended the human body to consume: natural, whole foods, free of additives and other toxins. In other words, the best foods to eat are those that go bad in a couple of days. This, of course, does not include canned vegetables that can last for years! Understand that if something has a long shelf life, you have to ask yourself what was added to it to make it last!

Here is a list of what is good for your body and what will help you lose weight almost automatically:

Vegetables:

Pumpkin, Peas, Corn, Onions, Garlic, Broccoli, Marrows (Zucchini), Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Peppers, Carrots, Squash, Pie Pans, Gems, Rhubarb, Asparagus, Mushrooms, Artichokes, Beets, Celery, Cabbage kale, spinach, cucumbers, eggplant, ginger, green beans, kale, leeks, chives, lettuce, olives, tomatoes

Herbs:

Dill, fennel, arugula, parsley, mint, basil, rosemary, thyme

Walnuts: (must be raw, never salty)

Almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, Brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts

Seeds: (must be raw, never salty)

Flax seeds (preferably crushed or the body cannot take advantage of all its goodness), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds

Fruit:

Figs, grapefruit, naartjies, apples, lemons, grapes, kiwis, limes, oranges, papayas, pears, pineapples, cherries, plums, prunes, raisins, mango, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, blueberries, bananas, apricots, peaches, blueberries

fats:

Cold pressed olive oil, cold pressed sunflower oil, cold pressed flax seed oil, hemp seed oil

Herbal teas:

All herbal teas – check that nothing processed (such as flavoring) has been added

Sweeteners:

Honey, stevia, agave syrup, xylitol

Cabbages:

all buds

carbohydrates:

Sweet Potatoes, Brown Rice, Raw Oats, Potatoes

Beans and vegetables:

Black beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, broad beans, navy beans, pinto beans, soybeans

Use it sparingly, if at all:

Meat, chicken, fish, dressings, sauces, butter, cow’s milk, cheese

Do not use:

All processed foods (sweets, salty snacks, potato chips, cereal bars, white bread, white flour, fatty meats, processed meats, margarines, artificial sweeteners (aspartame)

What exercise should you do to lose weight?

Different exercises do different things for the body. Ideally, you need a combination of cardio (anything that gets your heart beating faster) as well as weights and stretching. You should get a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise a day, and you should push your body through these exercises, which means some heavy breathing and perspiration!

Changing the way you think about food:

This is key to permanent weight loss. Food must be considered necessary for survival. It should not be used to fill an inner void, or for entertainment when bored, or for comfort. As I mentioned, I was on a raw food diet for 3 months, but I hadn’t addressed the way I related to food, so when I finished the raw food diet, I gained all the weight I had lost and more. If you don’t address this vital aspect, you are not likely to lose weight permanently.

Once you’ve grasped the simplicity of eating for nutritional value, along with portion control, your life will be so much simpler and instead of counting calories at each meal, you’ll be able to start living your life and doing things much more efficiently. more important than measuring calories. grams of fat!