From Hanne, Age 16 - 11/15/05 - IP#: 68.90.78.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5 10', Wt. 222 - OK, i forgot who asked how the ZONE diet works...but it is pretty simple. (there are certain "blocks" you are supposed to follow, but my aunt did it by common sense and she's lost 30 pounds) it's a pretty easy concept all you do is try and balance your carbs and protein! Ex. If you eat a bowl of cereal...have eggs or sausage or somthing with alot of protein so they cancel eachother out. If you eat alot of carbs like i do...try and cut back some little things like for starters use only once piece of bread for a sandwich or pass up mashed potatoes or somthin. I thought i was obsessed with carbs...but the i realized it reall made no difference to me. There are also foods that are already balanced like peanuts and most other nuts. they are a really great snack...also string cheese and cottage cheese and beef jerky and stuff are great sources of protein! i was used to counting calories for weight watchers so it was hard for me to grasp the concept that calories don't really matter...just carbs, protein, and fat. When your body is ahead on protein...during digestion it turns to your stored fat and starts to eat that...but you still need carbs to be healthy. Try it out...if i would actually stick to it it would work great when i first started i lost 10 pounds and it's not hard at all! if you have any questions feel free to ask!!! much love ~Hanne