Hi there, Julie here. Thanks for stopping by at my natural weight loss blog. Yes, that’s me in the photos. Between 2009 and 2010 lost 23 pounds, and I did it naturally, without starving myself, without eating food that I didn’t like, without supplements, pills or fad diets. And, most importantly, I created balance, health, and well-being in my life.

After struggling with my weight for the most part of my life, I don’t count calories anymore – I eat yummy healthy food that keeps my weight naturally down when I eat reasonable amounts. No more yoyo diets, no more weight roller-coaster! And yes, I have a chocolate bar or ice cream when I crave it.

Now, I may gain a pound or two, but it’s gone two days later. After a day of ‘pigging out’ I’m not that hungry the next morning, and I naturally eat less. It’s incredible how smart your body can balance your weight when you mainly eat healthy tasty food you really like! Back in the days, I was constantly starving myself, trying out one diet after another, losing ten or fifteen pounds, going happily back to normal life and – packing it all back on… It was incredibly frustrating to say the least. I mean, everyone tells you that the secret to losing weight is diet and exercise, right? And that’s exactly what I did. The problem was that only worked as long as I was depriving myself. And here I was again, munching on a celery stick while I was craving chocolate. Who can do this for long?

Looking back, here is the biggest mistake I made: I stuffed myself with bad food. I bought so called “diet food” because I thought it would help me lose weight. Low carbs, artificial sweetener, substitute butter, trans-fat free shortening. Guess what? Even when a 90 calories granola bar hits your system, it turns into sugar and your body stores it as fat because it doesn’t need more sugar! And to be clear: just because something says trans-fat-free on the label doesn’t mean it is low fat. A tablespoon of trans-fat free shortening still contains 110 calories. Not to mention all the ‘bad stuff’ I was putting in my system without knowing, like high fructose corn syrup in my yogurt. My liver was so busy filtering out all those harmful substances that it didn’t get around to breaking down my fat! I was also wrong on carbs. I thought they are all bad for you when you try to lose weight. Guess what – that’s not the case! You need carbs to make your body function or you will feel exhausted and tired. You even need fat to lose weight naturally! Sounds paradox, I know, but it is true.

It would take too much time to explain more and I’m not a professional. Watch the video at www.thedietsolution.com. It is made by nutritionist Isabel De Los Rios and her partner Jeff and it is a great place to start learning about natural weight loss!