The Mediterranean Diet: So Good and Tasty

The Mediterranean diet consists of eating food and consuming drinks from the Mediterranean countries in Europe. This diet is great for people who have high cholesterol and need to reduce it. It mainly revolves around foods such as lots of fish, vegetables, red wine (if consumed to a reasonable amount), salads especially with olive oil, and of course lots of fruit. This diet also reduces any potential if followed correctly of gaining weight. It is also appetizing and is a great way to stay healthy while not being hungry. There is evidence that supports the diet. (Source: Safe Easy Weight-Loss).

I use to be a whopping fifty pounds overweight. My son in law had died in a car accident and I was really distraught, especially for my daughter. It made me eat and eat to the point that I would use it as comfort food and eat a whole box of chocolates in an hour. My husband made me realize what I was doing to myself. I knew it was time to take charge and diet. However, there were so many plans to choose from. I did not know which one to choose.

I first started with Slim Fast. Let me tell you, it tastes disgusting after using it so often. I would still feel hungry as well and I would eat more food. Furthermore, I would dread drinking it and I really did not want to have it. This led me to eat other foods that were not healthy for me. Slim Fast was annoying to make and sometimes made me feel nauseas at times when I would be working. The Mediterranean diet however does not even come close to comparing with Slim Fast. The Mediterranean diet gave me so many choices on what to eat, which included a salad or fish or beans. I enjoyed spicing things up in the kitchen and was able to entice my appetite. Slim Fast made me unsatisfied with myself along with the drink.

I also tried taking diet pills. I took the ones they constant advertise in magazines. I wanted to look similar to the models that were on the magazine covers. However, that was impossible unless I used diet pills according to the diet pills advertisement. So I called up and spent over two hundred dollars in just one month. I took the pills twice a day and what happened? I did not shed a single pound. I did not know what to do. I wanted to lose weight because being healthy is important to me so I can be around my kids as long as possible.

The Mediterranean diet gave me the opportunity to not eat a diet pill, but have appetizing foods that I thoroughly enjoyed and at the same time fulfilled my stomach. I also felt really happy when I was full, which also allowed me to lose ten pounds in the first month and a half. I would definitely such the Mediterranean diet to those who have yet to try it. It really will work when it is coupled with exercising everyday for at least thirty minutes to an hour. I have been keeping up on this and now two years later I have lost over forty pounds! I feel great and I look great, thanks to the Mediterranean diet.

Source: http://www.safe-and-easy-weightloss.com/