Plan Z Diet

Friday, May 22, 2015

9 Things You Never Knew About Your Heart

By: Zola
Chief Dieter
Plan Z Diet

I’m devoting this article to the heart – our most vital organ.

Taking care of your heart starts with a good diet like the Plan Z Diet, but here are some other facts about the heart that you might not have known. When you’re done reading these, check out our delicious Plan Z Diet dessert that you can make for your sweetie (or yourself) without guilt:

Plan Z Diet White Chocolate Custard with Strawberry Coulis

Big Yum!!!

Heart Trivia:

In under a minute, your heart can pump blood to every cell in your body.
Most people think the heart is on the left side of your body. The truth is your heart is dead center in the middle of your chest, though it feels like it’s over to the left because the largest part of your heart is on the left.
I Left My Heart in San Francisco was the 19th most-performed song of the 20th century.
We heart coffee, and so does the heart. Scientists found a link between coffee drinkers and heart health.
Your heart is not heart shaped; in fact, it looks more like a fist. A cow’s heart is much closer to a heart shape.
This one is kind of sad…according to the two billion-word Oxford English Corpus; the adjective most often used to qualify the noun ‘heart’ is ‘broken.’
The King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache in a standard deck of playing cards.
The heart of a blue whale is the size of a Mini Cooper.
Chocolate cake is the most popular dessert served on Valentine’s Day.

But you don’t have to do that! My suggestion is to have a romantic dessert at home. Make a healthy dessert like my Plan Z Diet White Chocolate Custard with Strawberry Coulis before you leave for dinner. Then come home, cozy up together and have dessert with each other.

My husband and I do this often when we go out for dinner. When we're on the Plan Z Diet we skip the restaurant dessert and have something healthy when we get home. This white chocolate crème brulee is easy to make and truly decadent.

Cheers,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/

Great Plan Z Diet Steak

By: Zola
Chief Dieter
Plan Z Diet

This is a Plan Z Diet ZReduction recipe. Many grocery stores now have 6 oz filet mignon steaks available. They are about 3/4 “ thick and a perfect size for the Plan Z Diet by Zola. Here in Chicago they are also often on sale for less than $5 per person. Otherwise ask your butcher to cut one for you.

For the full recipe click here or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/recipes/great-steak/

Cheers,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/

Sickness and SAD (Standard American Diet)

By: Chris Lytle
VP of Anger Management
Plan Z Diet

Plan Z, the Diet by Zola, is the only diet that has an executive position called VP of Anger Management.

I’m that guy.

You have to be mad enough at the bad information you have been getting from a variety of sources. Be mad at:
The USDA for urging you to make grain 60% of your calorie intake and to make “at least half your grains whole.”
Your doctor who tells you to eat less and exercise more and when that doesn’t work, tells you that you did it wrong.
The food industry for formulating processed foods that contain ingredients that can only make you and your children fat and sick.
Monsanto and DuPont for creating Genetically Modified foods that have never been adequately tested.
The FDA for basically “partnering” with Monsanto to test their products on you.

Plan Z Dieters report an almost immediate improvement in their health and sense of well-being. That’s before they lose an average of 31 pounds in 50 days during their first ZReduction. Here are some things that might be happening to you:

Blood pressure normalizes
Diabetes numbers improve
Sleep apnea lessens
Blood work improves
Arthritis pain diminishes
Heartburn and GERD subside
Depression lightens
The prescription bill dwindles
Thinking improves
Even pants fall off (True story, but not really a benefit).

Turns out that one of the reasons people experience health improvements on the Plan Z Diet, is because we get you off of sugar, aspartame and high fructose corn syrup. We get you off corn and wheat (with the exception of the bread sticks). You eat a whole food, non-processed diet.

And, on the Plan Z Diet, we educate you.

I will say it one more time: At least 60% of the value of the Plan Z Diet is the re-education you get. If you choose not to read the Plan Z Diet manual from cover to cover and read the coaching memos and watch the videos we recommend, then you are short-changing yourself.

If you don’t participate in the Plan Z Diet 2nd Tuesday call or listen to the recording, then you are lowering your chances of long-term success. Sorry that’s just the way it is.

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is fattening and sickening us.

In the documentary Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives, Jeffrey M. Smith makes a case for avoiding GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) in our food supply.

If you have every wondered why the Plan Z Diet asks you to eliminate certain foods you believed were healthy, then you will want to get the rest of the story.

The crops grown in American that contain GMOs are these:
Soy
Corn
Cottonseed (for oil)
Canola (for oil)
Sugar beets (for sugar)
Papaya (Hawaiian and Chinese)
Zucchini
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Alfalfa (for hay)

Of course, the silage from genetically modified alfalfa makes it into our cattle, which is why the grass fed, free range movement is so important.

Anyway, here’s the link to the documentary. Watch the first ten minutes and decide for yourself if this is something you want to learn more about.

If it makes you half as angry as it made me, you will benefit.

So will your family.

Stay angry my friend,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/

The Creeps

By: Chris Lytle
VP of Anger Management
Plan Z Diet

When the weight gradually creeps back on after having a successful Plan Z Diet ZReduction and Plan Z Diet ZReboot, I ask people if they understand why it happened.

Invariably, they will say they got off track and started eating the things that made them fat.

A Christmas cookie
A few slices of pizza with the crust
Popcorn on a Sunday afternoon
Hash browns and toast with their cheese omelet

And all of a sudden . . .

BAM!

They’re back on the carbohydrate train and experiencing dramatic weight gain. Then I’ll ask, Did you watch Gary Taubes’ lecture: Adiposity 101: Why We Get Fat?

“No, I didn’t have time. It was 70-minutes long.”

“But you have time to do another 50-day Plan Z Diet ZReduction to take off the weight you put back on?”

“I didn’t think the lecture was that important. I was losing weight just reading the manual and using the recipes from the website,” one dieter told me.

“At least 60% of the value of the Plan Z Diet by Zola comes from the education you receive (re-education really). The Plan Z Diet works on your body and your brain. If you don’t get your mind right, you will be tempted to go back to your old diet. Did you watch Robert Lustig’s lecture: Sugar the Bitter Truth?

“No, I didn’t get to that, either.”

“How about the exposé on aspartame?

“Was that important?”

“Yep.”

Look, it’s easy to lose weight on The Plan Z Diet by Zola. It’s really easy to keep it off when you know what makes you gain weight.

It’s also easy to put it all back on.

Tom Naughton’s heartfelt blog looks at the difference between character and chemistry. You may be able to relate to his story of decades of diet frustration. Every morning when I get up, I check my Chase balance, enter my weight in Fit Day and check to see if Tom has posted something new. Reading about the low carb lifestyle and feeling like I’m part of a movement helps a lot.

What’s your routine?

As VP of Anger Management at the Plan Z Diet and a successful Plan Z dieter, I can report that I’ve kept off the 42-pounds I lost doing the Plan Z Diet for 4 years. At age 63, I am easily maintaining the weight I had as a senior in college.

But I couldn’t do it without the re-education.

When I want a dessert, I whip up the Plan Z Diet Raspberry Ice Cream with frozen raspberries, a couple of tablespoons of heavy whipping cream, a capful of vanilla extract and a touch of Stevia. It’s amazing.

Plan Z Diet Raspberry Ice Cream

Stay Angry,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Plan Z Diet Lamb Chops with a Balsamic Shallot Reduction Sauce

By: Zola
Chief Dieter
Plan Z Diet

This is a Plan Z Diet ZReduction recipe. These lamb chops are very easy to make. The balsamic reduction sauce enhances the flavor of the lamb, making this a delightfully delicious gourmet meal that still feels like comfort food.

For the full recipe click here or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/recipes/lamb-chops-with-a-balsamic-shallot-reduction-sauce/

Cheers,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/

Plan Z Diet Southern Pork Loin Roast with Amazing Onion Gravy

By: Zola
Chief Dieter
Plan Z Diet

This is a Plan Z Diet ZReduction recipe. This super easy comfort meal is a cinch to make. Even novice cooks can handle this one! And it’s so yummy. People in my family fought over the onion gravy; it was such a hit. This is one of my favorite Plan Z Diet meals to make.

For the full recipe click here or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/recipes/southern-pork-loin-roast-with-amazing-onion-gravy/

Cheers,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/

Plan Z Diet Spring Quiche (Asparagus and Variations)

By: Zola
Chief Dieter
Plan Z Diet

This is a Plan Z Diet ZReboot recipe. You can fill your quiche with lots of spring vegetables like broccoli bits, bell pepper pieces, diced onion, fresh spinach shreds, or artichoke hearts for a seasonal brunch dish. You could even make this egg-cellent preparation as a weeknight meal.

For the full recipe click here or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/recipes/spring-quiche-asparagus-and-variations/

Cheers,

To read more of Zola's blogs CLICK HERE or head over to https://www.planzdiet.com/blog/