An alkaline diet will help you to become slim by losing weight. Weight gain is one of the ways that your body adapt to a build-up of excess acidity. You are producing acids all the time and you are eating and drinking acid forming foods and drinks. As a result of that your body is overloaded with acids and to adapt to such a situation, your body is building up excess weight.

If the seat cannot get out of your system, your body will start to store them in fatty tissues. In some cases of other people they seek may start to eat into the body and burn it up. Losing weight with an alkaline diet is dramatic.

Plant foods

Those people increase their intake of green plant foods dramatically and that help them to lose the extra weight. You need spinach, kale, chard, parsley, watercress, cucumbers, wheatgrass and green leafy vegetables if you want to lose weight.

Such foods are low in sugar and by reducing your sugar intake by consuming them will ensure that you will lose weight. Such plant foods are high in nutrients. They contain high levels of vitamins and minerals which are essential for functioning of a healthy and energised body. When these foods are all, they have a high levels of electrons or negative or alkalising charge. That alone can facilitate flow of energy within your body. They also contain high amounts of magnesium which is essential for making your heart pump better and also for elimination of toxins and unwanted waste. There are full of chlorophyll, which is necessary for building healthy red blood cells. It will not only improve your health but will also help you to lose weight. Such plant foods also contain high levels of fibre. Fibre is very essential for losing weight as they will help you to eliminate unwanted matter out of your body. There will also keep you full for a longer duration and as a result of that your calorie consumption will go down.

How to do it

If you want to lose weight with the help of an alkaline diet, you will need to alkalise your body. That can be done by drinking your greens (green supplements or home-made green drinks, smoothies), eating all green vegetables and fruits. You can make green juices which a vegetable based and green smoothies. You can also use the green drink to overcome food cravings like cravings for sugar or chocolate.

You also need to exercise regularly. You can include walking, swimming, dancing, jogging or anything else that you like but regular exercise will be essential for ensuring that you are losing weight consistently and even then staying healthy.

While consuming the alkaline foods, you will also need to ditch the acid forming foods. You will to learn which foods are acidic and which are alkaline and then eliminate the acid forming foods.

Some of the high alkaline foods include nearly all fruit and vegetables, specially lemons, apples and watermelon and root vegetables. Alfalfa sprouts and leafy greens like spinach, kale, etc. Beans and peas, watercress, seaweed and asparagus etc. Oils such as olive oil and coconut oil. Fruit and vegetable juices and herbal teas like green tea are also alkaline. Most of the herbs and spices including garlic are alkaline foods. Alkaline water is also available in different health food stores and they have a much higher pH than normal water.

References

1. 7 Day Super Slim
2. Dieting: Information for teens
3. Losing weight after pregnancy