Moving Toward My Best Life, Bob Greene Style

Diet Philosophy that Reshapes Mind and Body

Finally. A common sense approach to weight-loss and body management brought to us by Bob Greene, author of The Best-Life Diet. Instead of sweeping changes that promise to revamp a dieter's body from tip to toe, Greene encourages the mastery of simple, doable, Moving Toward My Best Life, Bob Greene Style and very, very small changes to food choices, habits, and movement patterns. The basic philosophy behind the diet plan is to identify a few small tweaks each month, master them, and then move on to the next set of minor adjustments.

In all honesty, I can't say that I am one of those women who has tried everything to lose weight. I've never attempted anything like a grapefruit diet or a chicken soup diet or anything that relied heavily on any single food group.

I have, however, attempted to cut certain food groups out of my diet in the past, with little or no effect. In the late 90's, when I first started struggling with my weight, I tried to eat little or no fat throughout the day. I kept a food journal, and my goal was to eat less than 10 grams of fat on any given day. Ridiculous, I now know. Our bodies need quite a bit more fat than that just to feel satisfied. If we don't get that, I've learned, we're likely to binge later because our bodies are going to believe they are hungry. I still try not to over-do the fats, but I'm not hyper-focused on that one nutritional category. Best-Life philosophy: Work certain unhealthy-fat foods out of your diet, including trans fats, fried foods, and high dairy fats.

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