| The Superfoods Rx diet bases its weigh loss | | | | terms. |
| method on eating certain foods that contain a rich | | | | LifePlan |
| array of nutrients. These foods, also known as | | | | The LifePlan phase of the diet has to do with |
| functional foods, play a key role in the prevention | | | | getting you to maintain the positive eating and |
| of cancer, while also helping to reduce the risk of | | | | lifestyle habits that you have developed. This |
| heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and | | | | section mainly focuses on keeping you from falling |
| other ailments. | | | | back into your old bad habits. To do this, it goes |
| By consuming these foods, the creators of the | | | | over skills that you learned during your time spent |
| diets contend that you can not only lose weight, | | | | on the SlimDown and Flex plan phases. |
| but improve your overall health. | | | | The plan also goes over techniques for dealing |
| Superfoods Rx Diet Design | | | | with stress to keep if from effecting your diet. In |
| The design of the diet is divided into four parts: | | | | addition, it also goes over the importance of sleep |
| Prep & Practice Week, SlimDown, FlexPlan, | | | | and how it aids in weight loss. Plus, the authors |
| and LifePlan. | | | | also give you tips for eating in restaurants, eating |
| Prep & Practice Week | | | | at parties, and how to eat when you are traveling. |
| The first part is called the Prep & Practice | | | | Exercise on Superfoods Rx |
| week. During this time the diet plan has you going | | | | The diet also stresses the importance of |
| through such activities as shopping for foods, | | | | exercising. In the SlimDown portion of the plan, it |
| preparing your kitchen, and making the shift to | | | | goes over the benefits of walking and how to set |
| eat foods mainly found on the Superfoods lists. | | | | up a walking program. |
| In addition, it also helps to prepare you for the | | | | During the explanation of the FlexPlan, the authors |
| main part of the diet by taking note of | | | | give more exercise options for the dieters to |
| environmental traps that may throw you off | | | | follow. In addition to walking, strength training, |
| course, and gives you the opportunity to practice | | | | along with a synopsis of its benefits, is also |
| eating the new foods on your diet. | | | | discussed. Also, a brief mentioning of stretching is |
| SlimDown | | | | presented. |
| The second part of the diet is called SlimDown. | | | | Superfoods Rx and Emotional Eating |
| This is the part of the diet that you will follow to | | | | The diet deals with the issue of emotional eating |
| start rapidly losing weight. During this time the | | | | by having dieters keep a food diary. In the diary, |
| authors report that some dieters have reported | | | | the dieters not only track the foods they eat |
| losing two inches around their waist and over 8 | | | | each day, but also their mood and hunger level. |
| pounds of weight. The length of time you spend | | | | Keeping track of these things helps the dieter to |
| in the SlimDown phase will be at least two weeks, | | | | better assess and discover what works for them, |
| longer if you need to lose more. | | | | and identify areas that they need to improve |
| During this phase you choose your food based | | | | upon. |
| upon three categories called "premium", "protein", | | | | Assessment of the Superfoods Rx Diet |
| and "plentiful." The authors describe premium | | | | Considering that the diet includes a wide variety |
| category as generally foods that are rich in | | | | of foods to select from, the basic foundation of |
| vitamins, fiber, fats, and phytochemicals. | | | | the diet promotes healthy eating habits. Unlike |
| The protein category, as the name implies, | | | | many fad diets, the Superfoods Rx diet does not |
| consists of your proteins sources. | | | | rely on a single food as a means to accomplish |
| The third category, "plentiful", consists of | | | | weight loss. |
| vegetables and fruits. These foods are low in | | | | It also stresses the importance of exercise, which |
| calories, so if needed, you can add something | | | | is always a plus in my book. Building muscle and |
| extra on your plate. | | | | strengthening your heart through aerobic |
| FlexPlan | | | | exercises will help to ensure a more healthy and |
| In this part of the diet you still experience weight | | | | productive lifestyle. |
| loss, but at a slower rate. The authors state that | | | | The diet also does an adequate job in addressing |
| this is the phase of the plan that you will forever | | | | emotional eating by recommending the dieters |
| follow in your life, which is where the diet | | | | keep a food diary. This is important because |
| becomes a bit confusing. | | | | research has shown that those who keep diaries |
| They say that you will follow this plan forever and | | | | or food journals are more likely to lose weight. |
| continue to lose weight. Besides being | | | | My only real criticism of the diet plan has to do |
| unsustainable, no one wants to follow a plan that | | | | not with the diet itself, but more so with how the |
| will cause him or her to lose weight the rest of | | | | authors presented the diet plan in their book. |
| their lives. | | | | Instead of starting with the Prep & Practice |
| It would have made better sense to state that | | | | Week of their diet plan first, they elected to |
| once you had reached your weigh loss goal, this | | | | explain the SlimDown portion first, then the Prep |
| portion of the diet would help you to gradually | | | | Practice Week, followed by the FlexPlan. The |
| increase your food intake, which would help you | | | | order in which they chose to present the material |
| to stay in that weight range. In fact this section | | | | made following the diet plan somewhat confusing. |
| talks about adding more food, but not in those | | | | |