![]() ![]() It's better to go cold turkey than slowly giving up something like junk food. Chef AJ stresses that moderation never works for food addicts. If you're addicted to something you have to get rid of it, ASAP. Eating in moderation never works when you're a food addict. Roasting in the oven is another option with some salt and spices. How many times have you thought: "These are vegetables, and they are healthy, so I can have seconds or thirds." The Beet recommends that you try sauteeing your vegetables in vegetable broth for added flavor, or better yet eating them lightly steamed with some lemon juice. He had no idea why the scale was telling him he was lighter, she laughed.īottom Line: Consuming oils or oil-based foods leads to caloric intake that is exponentially higher than you intend it to be, because you may be inclined into believing that you're eating healthy. Within one week of removing the oil from his food, he took off weight. When she made the switchover she also jettisoned the oil when meal prepping for her husband and learned to make food so delicious that he never knew the difference. An average dressing serving is about four tablespoons and can deliver a whopping 400 calories.Ĭhef AJ told Rich Roll: "If I were to make you a meal of gluten-free pasta with vegetables and oil-free marinara, you could have a very nice big serving of food for about 500 calories." On the other hand, she adds, "If you eat that same meal at a restaurant, it would be about 500 calories from the oil in just the sauce."Ĭhef AJ has not cooked with oil or used, any oil products since 2008, she says. Keep in mind that one tablespoon of oil has120 calories. Salad with mixed veggies for lunch are healthy, but AJ believes that where you go wrong is mixing it with an oil-based dressing. ![]() ![]() Her advice: Oils will pack on the pounds on quickly. Go for two weeks with no oil, and you won't miss it anymore.Ĭhef AJ, who we should mention is a pastry chef and was the pastry restaurant at Santé on LaBrea in Los Angeles, and is famous for her gluten-free, oil-free, salt-free, sugar-free desserts, says ditch the oil for two weeks and you won't miss it after that. Instead, choose more complex carbs in their whole plant-based form since they are high in fiber and nutrient-dense, which will help your body burn fat faster. Rich Roll added that the reason why people become addicted to carbs is not simply that they taste so good, but the fact that there are added ingredients that make them fatty like butter, oil, and cheese.ĪJ's advice to anyone who needs a new approach or wants to try to emulate her weight loss and for whom keto is not the answer is to stay away from fatty snacks like nuts and choose something like sweet potato instead.īottom line: Fats enhance your cravings, so the more fat you eat, the more junk you're likely to eat. "I was losing a pound a week by not eating nuts and eating more complex carbs, and food with fewer calories," Chef AJ notes. McDougall swears by is the opposite of what the keto followers believe in. During the discussion, Rich Roll immediately pointed out that this is in juxtaposition with the "Low carb, no-carb, ketosis diets." So what worked for Chef AJ and what Dr. Chef AJ committed to this approach and noticed results within a week. McDougall explains, "The fat you eat is the fat you wear." Stay away from nuts, period, that diet recommends. ![]() Doctor John McDougall, an advocate of low-fat, high starch diet, and well-known diet book author of The Starch Solution gave that exact advice to Chef AJ early on. Why does she include them on a weight loss plan? "Potatoes are one of the most satisfying foods in the world," says Chef AJ, "and more nutrient-dense then people realize."Ĭhef AJ's dramatic weight loss resulted from her ditching oily foods such as nuts, and instead, eating starches such as potatoes. Yes, you read that right. But to be clear, when AJ talks positively about the benefit of potatoes as a carbohydrate, she does not mean other carbs such as pasta, alcohol, sugars, or anything processed such as bread. She means whole grains in their whole form, cooked in water, such as beans, squash, roots vegetables like carrots, and yes potatoes. Potatoes make you thin, stay away from nuts. ![]()
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