The Protein Power Diet

The Protein Power Diet was written by a married couple of MDs, Michael R. and Mary Dan Eades. This is a product of years of study and extensive research. This diet has e bit of edge on it because of the previous diets that were popularized before. You can say that it’s a cross between the Atkins diet and the Sears, Zone diet. The concept is the same as Atkins diet in a way that you will need to cut down on the carbs and stock up on protein to jump start the diet and then eventually re-introduce good carbs back into your diet but still maintaining your weight if not losing more. It is also like the Zone diet because it does not make you eliminate carbs from your diet, instead, trying to balance it with the protein intake.
The Protein Power Lifeplan has three phases: Intervention, Transition and Maintenance.

Protein Power Intervention Phase: This is where the body mass’ protein requirement is calculated and the carbohydrate intake is restricted. Protein and carbohydrates should be distributed evenly over the meals and snacks that you take. A 200lb woman, for example, should eat about 34grams of protein for each of the 3 meals but less if the dieter wants to have protein in his snacks. For carbs, the dieter is allowed 7-10 grams per meal and 25grams of fiber. Fats need not be measured but it has to be the healthy fats like Omega-3 fatty acids, and limited vegetable oil high in Omega-6 polyunsaturates such as corn oil. The length of this phase depends on when you reach your goal.

Protein Power Transition Phase: When you reach your target body mass/weight, it’s nowtime to bump the carbs to 15-20 grams per day. The dieter, in this phase, will continue eating what was prescribed on the first phase but should add 5grams of carbohydrates per meal. You should also be more conscious about your vegetable’s nutritional content. This phase usually lasts 2months.

Protein Power Maintenance Phase: It is when you test your body’s tolerance to carbohydrates and see if the goal is still maintained with a slightly higher amount of carbs. Dieters continue to raise their carbohydrate intake until they are at a level where their weight are stable. Every week, the dieters are also advised to add up 5grams of carbs per meal.

Unlike Stillman’s diet, there are also more variety of food choices for Protein Power dieters. Here’s an incomplete but very useful list.

For Protein: fish, poultry, red meat, low-fat cheese (cottage cheese, feta, mozzarella, Muenster), eggs, and tofu.

For low-carb foods: choose from leafy green vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, eggplant, zucchini, green beans, asparagus, celery, cucumber, mushrooms. Avocado is a good choice too because although it is high in fat it is also low in carbs.

For Healthy Fats: This include olive and nut oils, avocado, and butter. Yogurt, pancakes, waffles and cereals are allowed but add fruits to thosoe for flavor and added nutrients. Also remember that in any diet at least 8glasses of water is necessary.

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