Zone Diet By: Taylor Adler and Chloe Chrysikopoulos

Weights/Measurements for Taylor Before the DietAfter the Diet 7.5 inch wrist7.5 inch 31 inch waistline31 Inch waistline 131 lbs 129 lbs 12 lbs of fat6 lbs of fat 123 lbs of MUSCLE!

Facts about the Zone Diet The daily blockage depends on your body type, and activity level. Lose excess body fat Should be eating 40% carbohydrates., fat 30%, and protein 30%. Normal people eat 70% carbohydrates, 15% fat, and 15% protein. It can lower insulin levels in your body, making you more energetic. Lower insulin levels also reduces the risk of stroke, heart attack, and diabetes. It’s not really a diet it’s just a different way to live, for you can eat the foods you normally eat, you just have to weigh most foods and include a balance to your diet. For example: If you were to eat brandy chicken breast with salad for a week, you might want to include some fruit in your meal. Possibly with a dash of peanut butter. The zone increases energy, freedom from hunger, greater physical performance, and improved mental productivity and focus It’s the metabolic state in which the body works at peak efficiency With the right balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fats it is possible to control 3 major hormones - insulin, glucagon, and eicosanoids. Insulin - A storage hormone. Excess insulin makes and keeps you fat. Glucgon - A mobilization hormone that tells your body to release stored carbohydrates at a certain rate, leading to even blood and sugar levels. This is key for optimal physical and health performance Eiconsaniods - They are hormones that control inflammation. They also control hormones that work many other hormonal systems in your body. The Zone Diet is about balancing your hormones in a certain range to control being hungry on less calories while still getting the proper nutrients the body needs for life long health

More facts about Zone Diet When your body processes carbohydrates and sugars your insulin level goes up. When your insulin level spikes it is bad. When your cells are exposed to toxic levels of insulin, they become more resistant to it. To counter this, your pancreas releases more insulin,which increases the resistance of the cells. Your cells lower the power of their receptors, and in some cases even eliminate some of them. This is so they don’t have to be stimulated by the insulin all the time. Eventually your muscles and fatty tissues will build up resistance to insulin, and if your insulin level intake drops, or your resistance increases, your blood sugar will rise and you will become a diabetic. Furthermore, as insulin levels increase, blood-glucose levels begin to fall. Once blood glucose falls below a critical level, the brain, which needs glucose to function, begins to call out for more glucose. If the brain doesn’t get the glucose it wants, it starts tuning out. It has many effects on your body. (and mood swings) You want a diet that does not increase insulin. Fat doesn’t make you fat…insulin does. Too much food or too many carbohydrates spike insulin. Your body is like a machine you want to eat optimal foods to produce maximum efficiency for your body.

Pie graph of daily consumption percentages.

Sources: Enter the Zone By: Barry Sears, PH.D. with Bill Lawren