The Free Zone Diet Plan - Understand the Basics and It's Free!

The Zone  diet  was created by man named Dr. Barry Sears, and whilst the principles of  diet  are considerably healthy, the products associated with the zone  diet , such as  diet  shakes and  diet  bars would not always fit in with the budget of the average dieter. Here are the basics, understand them and create a free zone  diet  plan.

• The zone  diet  was based around getting 40% or your calories from carbohydrates, 30% from protein and 30% from healthy fats, this  diet  was designed to keep you in the optimum zone for each meal and between meals. Therefore keeping your insulin levels at the correct levels for fat loss, and also to maintain a healthy lifestyle, so you could possible stay in the zone for rest of your life.
• Eat 5 times per day, not leaving more than 5 hours pass between meals or snacks. This consists of 3 zone meals and 2 zone snacks.
• Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day to keep you feeling fuller longer and keep you hydrated.
• Eat only low fat protein sources such as chicken breast, tuna or cottage cheese for example. Keep you main source of carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables, and add a dash of mono-unsaturated fat (such as olive oil) to your meals.
• A  diet  zone meal should provide you with no more than 500 calories and a snack no more than 100 calories.
• Use starchy carbs such as bread and pasta to a minimum or as a "condiment".
• Exercise moderately to maintain shape, and help you  dieting  efforts.

So, now you know the guidelines make your free zone  diet  plan, based on foods that don't require you to buy meal replacement shakes and bars. For instance a healthy lunch or dinner could consist of a chicken breast salad, with a tablespoon of olive oil, and half a handful or pasta. A snack could be and apple with 100 grams of cottage cheese, or a sandwich made with 1 slices of wholemeal bread and 2 slices of low fat ham and salad.

A free zone  diet  plan, can be quite easy to construct with a little research. What makes this  diet  plan harder is trying to stick to the 40/30/30 ratio of calorie intake, as mentioned above.

Click here to find out some more down sides to a free zone  diet  plan and plans that can be easier to follow and more suitable for you, to help losing weight more convenient.

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