How to Lose Weight on the Zone Diet

While doctors and nutritionists continue to say that the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more, it's nice to land on a diet that can help jump-start the process. You can pick up eating tips from a diet that can translate well into everyday life after you've lost the weight. Try the Zone Diet to get on track.

Instructions

1

Prepare for the diet by getting rid of high fat, high carb foods in your house now. Avoid temptation by not having it around, especially when you first start a diet. The Zone Diet includes a lot of fruits and vegetables, low-fat proteins and monounsaturated fat.

2

Stock up on EPA/DHA supplements, required for the diet to work its best. The concentrated omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation, which the diet's authors say supports healthy joints and heart. Fish oil supplements are a good source of omega-3.

3

Find an exercise program you can follow. The Zone Diet calls for 30 minutes of moderate exercise 6 days a week. Exercise aids in insulin production, which can reduces both hunger pains and fat accumulation. You'll also tone those flabby body parts when you begin to shed the extra pounds.

4

Eat often. The Zone Diet calls for three meals a day and two snacks. These are mandatory; skipping meals is not allowed. Of course, you'll have to follow the recipes and food combinations described in detail in the Zone Diet book. Most of the food you eat anyway is included in the diet--just the combination and preparation may be different.