 The Zone diet follows a formula. 40% of your calories should come from carbs, 30% from protein and 30% from fats at every meal. The obsession about the zone diet is that it truly isn't that different from what dieticians have been telling us all the time. Attempting to limit your fat intake to 30% of calories is hard, so you could almost consider this a low-fat diet.
Furthermore, the zone confines the amount of food you can eat by counting the number of "blocks" of carbs, proteins and fat. This resembles methods used at weight watchers. That’s why "The Zone" can be considered not only as a fad diet, but as a healthy way of eating as well.
Here is The Lazy Zone Diet:
Day 1:
Breakfast:
1 Meal substitute bar, choose your favorite, the Zone bar would seem appropriate but others - lean fast, power-bar, balance bar, Cliff Bar, Bag of M&M's (just kidding about the M&Ms)
2. Coffee, diet pop, whatever else but no sugar or creamer.
Lunch:
1. Lean Cuisine Meal
2. 1 slice of cheeze
Dinner:
1. Quarter Pounder or Grilled Chicken Sandwich - neither with mayonaise (from McDonalds)
2. Side Salad
3. Fat Free Dressing
Day Two:
Breakfast:
1. Fruit Salad
2. 1 cup unsweetened yogurt (not-non-fat)
3. 1 oz. Nuts (almonds, peanuts, cashews, macadamias, etc.)
Lunch:
1. Deli Turkey or Roast Beef Sandwich with Lettuce, tomato, cheese, and barbecue sauce on Whole Grain Bread.
2. Diet pop or bottled water.
Dinner:
1. Large Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup (choose your brand)
Day Three:
Breakfast:
1. McDonalds Fruit and Yogurt Parfait w/Granola (yesterday was a pain in the ass).
Lunch:
1. Fast Food Salad (no fried chicken pieces allowed only grilled chicken)
2. Low-fat Dressing
3. Small hamburger (no mayo)
Dinner:
1. Lean Cuisine Dinner
2. 1 oz. nuts or one tablespoon of peanut butter
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