Two University of Colorado researchers say they have uncovered the secret to weight loss success in what many Coloradans are already doing right. Their new book promises to help people build a “mile-high metabolism.”
When people are looking for a weight-loss last resort, they sometimes seek out Dr. Holly Wyatt and James Hill at the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. They are weight loss experts who believe they’ve uncovered the secret to success after two decades of research.
They call it “The Colorado Diet.”
“You know people in Colorado,” said Hill. “They get up in the morning and say, ‘What am I going to do today? Am I going to climb a mountain? Am I going to go for a hike?’ That’s not seen everywhere.”
Colorado has frequently been named the leanest state in the nation, and in Wyatt and Hill’s book, “State of Slim,” they emphasize the lifestyle and diet choices that are working for people who have lost weight and are keeping it off.
“You actually need to work heavily on the diet in the beginning to get some of the weight off,” explained Wyatt, “and the order matters.”
Here are five core rules of The Colorado Diet:
– Eat six times a day
– Have breakfast within a hour of waking up
– Don’t count calories, measure portions
– Have the right carb and protein mix at every meal
– Eat a healthy fat, twice a day
In phase one, the first two weeks, the recommended diet is very restrictive, with plenty of lean meat and Greek yogurt, but no fruit or bread. This is when dieters are revving up what Wyatt and Hill call “A Mile High Metabolism.”
“If you have a flexible metabolism, you can have a healthy, varied diet. If you don’t, you have have to be very restrictive to succeed,” said Hill.
So, in phase two and three, dieters can add more foods, but must also dramatically increases exercise — 70 minutes a day, six days a week.
They also emphasize forming rituals and routines that will aid new, healthy habits.
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