The Venus Factor Diet Book by John Barban is probably one of the simplest diet plans you
have ever tried in your life. The reason is that it doesn’t give you any
specific menu to follow and it doesn’t exclude whole food categories from
your daily meals. This system emphasizes the fact that weight loss is
about achieving and maintaining a calorie deficit. There are no good and bad
foods. All foods have their place inside the program. In fact, the belief that
there are 'good' and 'bad' foods can be very counter-productive.
According
to research there is a certain psychological phenomenon that occurs when a
person thinks they have eaten a ‘bad’ food. They enter a state of 'disinhibited
eating' that leads to a feeding frenzy. The most probable scenario is the
following: the woman is on a diet for about a week or more, eating only 'good, healthy'
foods like vegetables, fruits, lean protein sources and no 'junk' foods. Then
one day she’s out with friends and instead of eating a salad she indulges in a slice
of pizza. After that her inner voice tells her that she has now crossed the
line and the whole day is lost. She might as well eat 2 more slices of pizza
and some ice cream and get back on track the next day. So because of this
black-and-white thinking, instead of eating a couple hundred of surplus
calories, she consumes at least a thousand of extra calories and now she really
has ruined the whole day! For this reason this system doesn’t make
any distinction between good and bad foods.
However,
for those who need some menu suggestions, there is the Venus Factor Cookbook,
which is a pdf that contains the lower-calorie version of several common
recipes. There are many options for breakfast, dinner, lunch, appetizers and
desserts that will help you feel satisfied and make your weight loss journey enjoyable
and very tasty!
Visit the Venus Factor Website, or read the Venus Factor Review or the Venus Factor Diet Workout for
more information on this program.
Sources and
References:
Lemmens SG, et al. Dietary Restraint
and Control Over “Wanting” Following Consumption of “Forbidden” Food Obesity
(2010) 18, 1926–1931. link