In a sea of deprivation-based diets, a weight loss plan that stresses enjoyment of your food? This diet is bound to be popular.
The Sonoma diet dubs itself 'the most flavorful weight loss plan under the sun' and emphasizes readily available 'Power Foods' (like whole grain breads and sweet berries) that deliver high value nutrients with a minimum of calories.
Unlike traditional diets that cut out fat or carb groups, you get the best of both worlds in this diet. Foods include whole grains, meats, vegetables, cheese — and even wine.
How The Sonoma Diet Works:
There are 3 waves to the diet - Wave 1 is ten days long and designed to get the weight loss process jump-started (One book reviewer lost 6 pounds on 4 days). Wave 1 foods include whole grains, meats, fish, and vegetables.
Wave 2 is the main part of the diet and the one you'll stay on until you reach your target weight.
Wave 3 is more of a maintenance phase that you can stay at to maintain your newly slim frame.
The Sonoma diet focuses on eating (and enjoying) real food while controlling portion sizes. It doesn't stipulate that you must exercise even though exercise will help you lose weight faster.
Options For the Diet:
The Sonoma comes in book form at Amazon. If you don't have time to read the book, you can check out the Sonoma diet online where it's all basically done for you. You get recipes, meal planner, shopping lists, weight tracker, food diary, fine wine guide and dietitian support.
In terms of results - there are success stories posted on the Sonoma diet website with before-and-after pictures included. Also, Amazon users give the book 4 out of 5 stars.
Conclusion: Recommended - Especially For The Diet Weary
If you're tired of eating special 'Diet Food' or cutting out entire food groups like carbs or fats, you may love the Sonoma diet. It's a much more relaxed, enjoyable way of losing weight, that takes the guilt out of enjoying your food.
Plus the modified version of it (wave 3) is entirely maintainable so you can actually keep the weight off - something you don't often find with many other diet plans.
Deprivation-based diets don't work over the long term for most people so this diet is a refreshing change and may prove to have a higher success rate than most. We like the Sonoma diet both for its emphasis on food enjoyment, and improving overall health as well as for it's balanced variety of foods.
