Eat Clean, Stay Lean: The Diet: Real Foods for Real Weight Loss by The Editors of Prevention & Wendy Bazilian

Author:The Editors of Prevention & Wendy Bazilian
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: 2016-12-20T08:00:00+00:00

Eager to hop on the scale as soon as you get back home? Try holding off for a day or two. The combination of salty restaurant food and travel-related dehydration means that your body is likely holding on to more water than usual, which could translate to an unexpectedly high number on the scale. Don’t worry—just focus on getting back to eating clean right away, and you’ll lose any water weight after just a couple of days!

Clean Eaters

BEFORE

Richard and Suzanne M.

Travel and weight loss aren’t exactly known for going hand in hand. And traveling to a place that’s known for having some of the most delicious food in the world? Fuggedaboutit.

But that wasn’t the case for Richard and Suzanne, who already had a vacation in Italy planned before they decided to start eating clean. Instead of just taking time off from their weight-loss goals, they decided that they’d enjoy themselves without letting their trip turn into a week-long pizza-and-pasta binge. And the proof is in the results they reaped by sticking with the program.

For breakfast, they’d usually stop at a local grocery store for some fresh fruit. “We never once missed having a big breakfast, and it allowed more time to get out and tour,” says Suzanne. For lunches or dinners, they’d order what they wanted—but in a way that made it easy to keep their portions in check. “We didn’t binge on pasta or bread. We tried to balance our meals,” she says. Instead of ordering two appetizers and two pasta dishes, Suzanne would get a grilled vegetable dish and Richard would get pasta. Then, they’d split the two plates.

The couple also made trade-offs by skipping the stuff they didn’t care about that much; that way, they had room for the foods they really loved. For instance, they’d always pass on the breadbasket at mealtimes. And since Richard and Suzanne aren’t big drinkers, they didn’t bother with wine or cocktails. But Suzanne, who’s always loved sweets, did treat herself to delicious gelato made from high-quality ingredients.

In fact, after realizing how delicious simple meals made with fresh, quality ingredients could be, Suzanne was inspired to re-create at home many of the produce-centric dishes she and Richard enjoyed in Italy. These days, they’re eating tasty foods sparked by their travel memories, like cabbage and bean soup, minestrone soup, and even homemade pasta with fresh sauces. “Now, eating clean just seems like common sense,” Richard says.

Dr. Wendy Observes: Richard and Suzanne are a testament to the fact that travel can be exciting, delicious, and still supportive of your health. They turned what had been a potential obstacle to their weight-loss progress into a major success, complete with great food, memories, and even new recipe inspirations for their clean-eating lifestyle. It’s proof of how much you can achieve in virtually any life situation—without deprivation!

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