You may have heard of the book The Reset Diet by Harley Pasternak, the dietitian to world-famous stars. This diet, which allows you to get rid of excess fat by boosting your metabolism in just 15 days, is based on dieting even while eating well. “One of the greatest pleasures in life is eating, and losing weight and dieting should never feel like a punishment.” Harley Pasternak brings a different perspective to healthy weight loss with the Reset Diet, which will allow you to get values from almost every food group, will make you happy and most importantly, will not leave you hungry.
How to do the Reset Diet?
The Reset Diet is based on three phases over the course of 15 days. In these three stages, you learn to eat five meals a day, to be mobile throughout the day and to prepare your own meals.
In the first phase, which includes the first five days, we divide the five meals into three pureed main meals and two snacks. The first phase is very important for the brain and body to get used to the nutritional changes. In addition to your diet, it is also important to be very active in the first phase. And the good news for you is that the meals are quite large, so you don’t have to worry about not being full.
From day 6 to day 10 , the second phase, we still consume five meals a day, but unlike the first phase, we have two pureed meals, one regular meal and two snacks. In the second phase, you should still be careful not to be sedentary, but you can also add a mini fitness program to strengthen your muscles. We are not talking about a very big program. You can complete your exercise program by spending five minutes on each of the arm, abdominal and leg movements that suit you.
In the third phase, which includes the last five days, only one puree, two regular meals and two snacks should be consumed. In addition, it is also good to double the amount of time you exercise.
What are the Advantages of a Reset Diet?
• You’ll learn to prepare meals faster than you ever have before.
• Eat fruits and vegetables regularly.
• You’ll notice the change in the speed at which your metabolism works.
• You’ll consume more fat burning foods.
What kind of recipes can you make?
Recipe Suggestion for Breakfast
Ingredients:
• 5 raw almonds
• 1 unpeeled, seedless, diced red apple
• 1 frozen and diced small banana
• 150 g fat-free yogurt
• 1 glass of skimmed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
Grind the almonds to a fine powder in a food processor. Mix the diced apple and banana with yogurt, milk and cinnamon. Keep stirring until you reach the desired consistency.
Nutritional values: Calories: 325 kcal Fat: 4 grams Carbohydrate: 56 grams Protein: 19 grams Fiber: 8 grams
Recipe Suggestion for Lunch
Ingredients:
• 120 g frozen raspberries
• 30 g frozen blueberries
• 1/2 orange
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla protein powder
• 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed
In a food processor, blend raspberries, blueberries, orange, protein powder and flaxseed until desired consistency and serve.
Nutritional values: Calories: 271 kcal Fat: 5 grams Carbohydrate: 43 grams Protein: 27 grams Fiber: 11 grams
Recipe Suggestion for Dinner
Ingredients:
• 60 g of spinach
• 1 peeled, pitted and chopped ripe pear
• 15 green or red grapes
• 185 grams of fat-free yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of chopped avocado
• 1-2 tablespoons of fresh green lemon juice
Put spinach, pear, grapes, yogurt, avocado and lime juice in a rondo. Stir until you reach the desired consistency.
Nutritional values: Calories: 275 kcal Fat: 6 grams Carbohydrate: 48 grams Protein: 20 grams Fiber: 9 grams
For the best puree, you should opt for milk, lean proteins, healthy fats and high-fiber carbohydrates. You can consume apples, pears, oranges, kiwis and stone fruits in snacks.