Today there are a lot of different diet plans and the biggest drawback of most of them is that they are too complex. You need to do more then just simply counting calories. Modern diet plans involve a theory, a philosophy, a comprehensive diet plan, and exercise plan, and, more than likely, products that you can buy. It is not a bad thing because it means that the theories which lie behind these diets have been thought out well and you can be sure that they improve your health and help you lose excess weight.
However all these diets have one major disavantage- they are very hard and complex for you to follow. Most people today don't have enough time to study a new and complex way of eating. If you want to lose fifty or a hundred pounds and your weight influeces negatively on your health and well-being, you can justify the time and expense.  But there is also a quick, easy solution to lose excess weight which won't take much time and doesn't require too much thought. Its main principle is to stop eating white foods.
But there is one exception which you should make: milk. Milk is also white but it can be harmful for your health if you give up milk especially if you are a woman, pregnant, or still growing. The main advice for you is to avoid taking white foods which are solid. Or even, if you like, no white starches. According to this diet if you get rid of all white starches such as white pasta, white rice, potatoes and replace them with whole grain choices, over time, you will be able to lose excess weight. This diet plan is not as strickt as the Atkins plan which asks you to get rid of most carbohydrates. On this diet you can eat brown rice, whole wheat bread and pasta. You should avoid starches because they are refined and their glycemic index is the highest. The consumption of such foods can cause insulin deficiency and diabetes which can develop over a certain period of time. If you eat these white starches for a short period of time it may cause weight gain in the area around your belly, which is the worst possible place for storing excess weight and very harmful for your heart. If you want to lose weight more quickly following this diet plan you can try to give up another category of white foods – fats that are solid at room temperature. This means that you should avoid eating butter or margarine (technically, butter is white, not yellow – dairy companies dye it yellow to make it more appealing!) and cheese (most cheese is white – and giving up white cheese doesn’t mean you should bulk up on cheddar!). If you manage to cut out these high fat foods you will be able to lose weight a bit faster. However, there are some kinds of white foods which are useful for weight loss. It is beneficial to consume lean white chicken breast or white fish such as cod or halibut, or even egg white (the leanest part of the egg)!
You won't gain too much weight by avoiding those foods, and over the long term, you probably shouldn’t. The main aim of the «no white foods» diet plan is to provide a simple formula which can be used anywhere. You can use this diet sitting in the restaurant or at special event. You can eat the foods you want but it mustn't be white. There is no need to count the calories, this diet has no rules except one which should be remembered. The main advantage of this diet is that by avoiding to eat white foods you can have a great opportunity to consume more ‘colorful’ foods that aren’t white. For example, vegetables are particularly yellow, orange and dark green. They are more useful for your heart and body than their white equivalent, potatoes and starch. But you shouldn't also forget that not all white foods must be avoided, but the benefits of this simple and effective approach can be great nonetheless.
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