Food in its natural state and dissociation: these are the two pillars of the regime described in the book Allen Carr « The easiest way to lose weight ». The proposed food deconditioning naturally lead to vegetarianism or veganism to …
According to Allen Carr , we could lose weight while eating at will all our favorite foods as often as we want and weigh exactly the weight we want without dieting or particular exercise without will particular, no particular gadget and without feeling deprived or violated. a dream! How? For a fairly radical deconditioning food and maintaining a simple food, natural and instinctive.
Allen Carr refers to the animal world, where the only animals “obese” are by necessity (elephant, hippo …). As close to nature as possible supply would be the key to find his ideal weight *, which means, in the words of the author: neither cooked nor refined or frozen, or put in cans or jars or preserved nor sweet, aromatic, freeze, smoke, mixed or changed in any way, and no additives, not even the salt or pepper … Goodbye gastronomy.
The taste, texture and smell of food in its natural state are paramount: any food that strikes one direction would be a “poison.” To control weight, you also find the natural feelings of hunger and satiety. Besides, more hungry, more food taste good, he adds (read: single radish becomes a delight when a slab, not need mayonnaise).
According to Allen Carr, the human being is not physically equipped to eat meat: his teeth, the secretions of the stomach and intestine too long are unsuitable for consumption of animal flesh. In addition, it is not equipped emotionally to consume meat. “Give an apple and a rabbit to a child,” he wrote, referring to that launched him one day a friend: « If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I pay you a car.»
Food packaging needed to get healthy and shape so gradually lead to vegetarianism or veganism to because Allen Carr even recommend milk and dairy products.
The main lines of Allen Carr regime:
* Eliminate as much as possible animal flesh (meat, poultry, fish), milk and dairy products
* Not combine fruit with other foods: eat them only when the stomach is empty (eg make a breakfast of fruits only)
* Does not involve protein (meat, fish, dairy products) and starches (bread, pasta, cereals, potatoes) during the same meal
* Eat vegetables with every main meal and not eat more food than other vegetables at the same meal (eg fish or eggs or rice).
* High water content vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes can be eaten … “at will” along with proteins or carbohydrates
* Prioritize water for drinking and avoid tea, coffee and alcohol
* Avoid sugar, sweets and chocolate
* According to the author, the ideal weight is your weight when you look in undress ice and you’re happy with what you see. This is the one you weigh when you wake up the morning fully rested, energized and ready to tackle the day with an authentic joie de vivre .
Source: «The easy way to lose weight,» Allen Carr . Died in 2006, Allen Carr was best known for his method to quit smoking.