Weight Loss

Weight Loss

Foods to Eat More Of:

Fruits: apples, avocado, blackberries, cherries, clementines, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, limes, oranges, pineapple, strawberries, tangerines, watermelon
Vegetables: artichoke, arugula, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, celery, collard greens, cucumber, fennel, kale, radishes, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress
Cider vinegar, flax & chia seeds, kelp, beans, soy products, walnuts, whole grains, yogurt
Olive oil, garlic, ginger, caraway, cinnamon
Omega-3 eggs, fish (especially salmon, tuna, mackerel & sardines)
Try snacking on pickles (instead of other unhealthy choices)
If you have to have chocolate, try dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao)
Plenty of fluids (8 glasses of water daily)

Foods to Avoid or Minimize:

Refined flour
Red meat & dairy products (except eggs/yogurt)
Excessive sugar, fried foods, artificial additives
Can be related to food intolerance - try an elimination diet. (Most common food sensitivities for those with weight issues are dairy, oranges & gluten).

Essential Oils:
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Grapefruit, cypress, lavender, basil, juniper (bath, bottom of feet, on location, diffuse, body massage)s

Natural/Herbal:
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Cayenne, chickweed, cinnamon, dandelion leaf & root, evening primrose oil, fennel, garlic, ginger, parsley, psyllium seeds
Fennel specifically is considered a slimming agent and can also reduce the appearance of cellulite. Chewing on the seeds is considered an appetite suppressant.
Matcha has been shown in some studies to curb weight gain.
Liquid Chlorophyll
Eat a piece of fruit 30 minutes before meals.
Try adding fresh lemon juice to beverages immediately after eating.
Mix 2 teaspoons of honey with water and drink 30 minutes before meals.
Mix 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar with a glass of water and drink 15-30 minutes before meals.

Yoga Therapy:

Best Fat Burning & Weight Loss HIIT + Yoga (28 minutes - Sadie Nardini)
Yoga For Weight Loss (40 minutes - Yoga with Adriene)
Yoga Shred™ (HIIT + Yoga Fusion) for Weight Loss, Fat Burn & Whole Body Strength! (24 minutes - Sadie Nardini)

Supplements & Homeopathic:

Chromium (200 mcg/twice daily - take with food or full glass of water) and 5-HTP (100 mg/3 times daily - take 30 minutes before meals; after 2 weeks, increase dose to 200 mg 3 times daily).
Garcinia Cambogia: 500 mg 3 times daily (Hydroxycitric acid or HCA, is the active ingredient).
Essential Fatty Acids: 1,000 mg evening primrose oil 3 times daily; 1,000 mg (1 capsule) flaxseed oil twice daily (or use 1,000 mg borage oil once daily for primrose oil).
Chitosan: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (take with food, avoid if you have a shellfish allergy).
Psyllium: 1-3 Tablespoons powder dissolved in water or juice 3 times daily (take 30 minutes before meals, drink plenty of water).

Mind-Body Connection:

Obesity can represent issues with personal boundaries (either emotional, psychological or physical). This could be either a violation of your personal boundaries by others; or areas where you violate others' personal boundaries.
Can also represent fear and feelings of need for emotional protection. Also anger, insecurity, resistance to forgive (yourself or others).
Excessive arm weight can represent feelings of being denied love.
Excessive stomach weight can represent feelings of anger at being denied emotional nourishment.
Excessive hip weight can represent anger at parents.
Excessive thigh weight can represent feelings of childhood anger (often at your father).

Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:

Meals:

Sides & Salads: