5 reasons you should follow the Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet is a weight-loss plan modelled on the traditional way of eating from the countries that are based near the Mediterranean Sea.

The people around the Mediterranean have a noticeably lower amount of bad body fat, and live generally healthier lives than most other westerners, hence the adoption of their lifestyle into a weight-loss idea.

Here are some reasons why you need to try this way of eating (and life) to lose your spare tyre.

1. You won’t be counting calories

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The Mediterranean diet is a ‘lifestyle’ diet plan – it was literally adapted from various national lifestyles.

This means that instead of counting calories and weighing your food, you’ll simply be swapping out less healthy ingredients for healthier ones. And that’s wonderful, because it’s easy and it works.

2. You will never be hungry

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On the Mediterranean diet, you can eat your fill of fruits and veggies, meaning you’ll never have a reason to feel hungry. That’s important because most diet mistakes come when dieters don’t eat enough food for a while, and then suddenly binge when they feel hungry.

You will also be eating foods that satisfy, rather than the terrible processed stuff you may be used to.

3. You will be enjoying fresh foods and bread

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The Mediterranean diet is one of the few currently popular diets that allows for some bread to be eaten as part of the plan.

Most trendy diets demonise bread (it is a carb after all) and cut it from the programme. On the Mediterranean diet you can enjoy some bread as long as it’s good quality, wholegrain bread and you don’t overdo it.

The other foods you’ll be eating are almost all fresh, so they’re tasty, simple and easy to get. No worries about defrosting food, or failing to plan and having to get a take-away. Fresh foods that are easy to prepare take those problems away.

4. You will learn to cook like a pro

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There’s no packet sauces and pre-made mixes here. You’re going to learn to cook tasty meals using natural oils and spices.

You will feel like a complete rockstar chef when you get it right, and you’ll love the look on your friends’ and family’s faces when they taste real flavours in healthy meals.

5. You can have some wine

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There’s no diet that will allow you to drink yourself silly on a daily basis. However, on the Mediterranean diet you can have a glass of red wine with dinner and consider it part of the plan, rather than a cheat.

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