Principles:

First principle:

To remove food with high index glycemic index (carrot, potatoes, beets...), which cause an insulin secretion from the pancreas stimulating the growth of the fat cells.

This sort of diets has for effect to reduce the insulin-resistance which with a high level of insulin-resistance can cause the diabetes of type 2.

When the fat cells cannot contain more fat, the number of these cells nevertheless will increase. I told NEVERTHELESS because if you lose weight later you will keep the new fat cells which have been created. The only way to eliminate a part of these excess of fat cells is by liposuction.

Second principle:

Not to associate lipids and glucids or animal proteins and starchy food, for example, the steak with French fries, and even the French fries alone which combine glucids and lipids. The glucids are consumed only two or three times per week. On the other hand, the proteins and the lipids are consumed at will since they are consumed only. The fruits are authorized apart from the meals and the cereals must be consumed rough (not refined, to reduce the glycemic index).

Montignac menu type:

Breakfast:

• Fruit

• Wholewheat bread with lighten margarine

• Decaffeinated coffee

• Skimmed milk

This kind of diet privilege the products which are not too pure. White floor for instance because all those nutrition foods have all the time an higher glycemic index.

The coffee has for effect to cause a secretion of insulin.

Regular milk contains animal fat which is very bad for your cholesterol and triglycerides.

Lunch:

• Avocado with vinaigrette

• Steak with French beans

• Cheese

• non gas Water

You need all the time to prefer the good vegetables with lean meat or fish. Vegetables with very high level of glycemic index have to be prohibited: potato, carrot, corn, beetroot …

Diner:

• Raw vegetable or soup (without starchy foods)

• Mushroom omelet

• green Salad

• Cheese with 0% fat content

A soup without starchy food, because you only can eat this sort of food for the breakfast.

Again the same remark, the food with high level of animal fat has to be avoid.

The diner is as well lighter than the lunch.

Advantages:

This diet is very effective. Moreover, it does not support, like many diets, the "yo-yo" effect (a quick recovery of weight after the return to a normal food). Lastly, this mode is practicable everywhere and discreetly: with friends as at the restaurant! An ideal method for the businesses women!

Disadvantages:

The recommended food is sometimes too rich in lipids. On the long term, this diet can affect the cardiovascular vascular system. It is also too low (poor) in glucids, which can support the loss of muscle and tiredness.

My own opinion about the Montignac diet:

In our nutrition we need a good relation between the carbohydrates (glucids), lipids (fat) and the proteins. In our life today we eat too much carbohydrates and fat and not enough proteins.

The Montignac diet has for effect to privilege the good fat (fat from vegetable source). The bad fat has an animal source but the meat is the biggest source of protein. This is why the lean meat must be privileged and of course the fish a few times a week is all the time welcome. As well the same comment about the dairy products, therefore skimmed milk, light cheese with a moderate consumption.

If you follow in a good way a Montignac diet as I did, you will get a better cholesterol: a lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) level, a higher HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) level and a lower triglycerides level.

My own opinion about the relation between the carbohydrates and this diet:

Carbohydrate is a source of energy. A nutrition with too much carbohydrates has for consequence that a part will be stored as fat.Food too refined like the white flour, sugar... has an index glycemic much higher than the whole-wheat flour and honey. This one has for effect that the sugar is integrated quicker in the blood and more fat will be stored. Therefore all the foods too refined must be avoid and the good starchy foods have to be consumed with moderation.

In phase 1, only a peace of whole-wheat bread can be consumed for the breakfast.