The Jerusalem Diet Takes a Different Approach

by Susan Patterson

Everyone has a goal weight in mind. Sometimes when we’re dieting we get so caught up on the desired end result that each day we forget to rejoice in the small miracles that happen on our journey. Don’t obsess over your goal weight. Set small short-term goals. The Jerusalem Diet can help shift the focus from that final number to the daily changes that occur along the way.

The plan is pretty simple, and you don’t need a lot of fancy exercise equipment or expensive food to lose. There are two types of eating patterns, one called “fat” and the other “normal.” Make sure that you have a calendar and scale before you begin. When you start, you want to weigh yourself in the morning and write down your weekly goal weight for the next few months. Simply subtract one pound each week and write that as your goal.

To decide which kind of eating plan you will follow, you must weight yourself every morning. If you are equal to or below your goal weight for the week it is a normal day. Anything above your goal means it’s a fat day. On normal days, you can eat whatever you like without worrying about exercise. For the fat days, you can only eat fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts. You can’t drink anything but water and have to exercise for at least one hour on these days. Many people have reported success with this diet, as it requires a daily shift in habits. Some even experience quick weight loss at a higher rate than one pound a week, though that’s all the diet requires.

This diet is rather simple to implement and can be used in conjunction with other plans. It doesn’t promote any radical theories like food combining or no carbohydrates, but a gradual change in habits that lead to permanent weight loss. By allowing you to make your own choices most of the time, the goal is for you to naturally choose what’s best for you based on the results you see. If hunger is a problem, try using an appetite suppressant like hoodia to help make it through those fat days.