The Scandinavian Diet Is Probably The Easiest Way To Lose Weight

May 09, 2018 by apost team

Are you frustrated with all the diet options that are out there? Not sure which one to try? Forget the fads because the "Scandinavian Diet" has arrived and it's designed to help you lose weight - and keep it off. Better yet, it's dietitian-approved!

Suzy Wengel is a Danish dietitian and CEO of a Biotech company RiboTask. She understands what it's like to struggle with weight loss. Wengel revealed that after her second child was born, she weighed almost 220 pounds.
 

She tried losing weight with many different diets. Each time, she'd lose between 45-55 pounds, only to gain it back just as quickly. Wengel says that if you don't have a healthy diet, the effects can go beyond yo-yoing weight. It can impact your skin, your hair, and even give you headaches!

Wengel has talked openly about her weight loss journey.

She shared a photo on her Instagram that shows her "before" at 216 pounds and her "after" at 134 pounds. Since she started following this diet six years ago, she's kept the extra weight off.

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That's why Wengel designed the Scandinavian Diet to be as simple for you to follow as possible. Just use its "handful" method.

With this method, each of your meals should have four handfuls of food: one handful of proteins, one handful of carbs, two handfuls of vegetables, and just one teaspoon of fat.

Breakfast:

  • Vegetables (2 portions): A few cherry tomatoes and green peas

  • Protein (1 portion): 2 eggs

  • Carbs (1 portion): 1 slice of bread

  • Fat (1 tsp.): Butter spread on bread

  • 1 cup of coffee with milk

The best part of this diet? You can still eat dessert and enjoy that glass of wine! Don't worry about counting calories. Instead, this diet is all about portion control. Wengel knows that if diets are super-strict, they can actually encourage overeating.

Lunch:

  • Vegetables (2 portions): Bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and mushrooms

  • Protein (1 portion): Pate, 1 egg, a slice of bacon

  • Carbs (1 portion): Bread

  • Fat (1 tsp.): Cheese

Wengel's book, 'The Scandi Sense Diet,' gives a detailed, 9-day plan and more "before and after" photos to inspire you.

Dinner:

  • Vegetables (2 portions): Asparagus, parsnips and carrots

  • Protein (1 portion): Meatloaf

  • Carbs (1 portion): A glass of wine

  • Fat (1 tsp): Bearnaise sauce, oil used for frying the veggies

If you're on Instagram (and even if you aren't!) you can follow the hashtag #sensekost for more meal ideas. (That word is Danish for "Sense Diet.")

 

Have you tried the Scandinavian Diet? How do you feel about it? Tell your friends about this diet and see what they think.

 

Our content is created to the best of our knowledge, yet it is of general nature and cannot in any way substitute an individual consultation with your doctor. Your health is important to us!