The SuperFoodsRx Diet is the diet that your body and mind will love. So many clients come into my office telling me of the extremes they’ve gone through to lose a couple pounds only to gain them back. They describe feeling deprived, avoiding foods, lacking energy, feeling moody and depressed or even getting colds. The SuperFoodsRx Diet won’t let you down. Your skin, hair, blood vessels, heart, digestive system and waistline will all love you. Let’s restore the word "diet" to its rightful happy place. Your diet is simply the healthy way you eat everyday to get to and maintain your own individual weight and maximal health.

You already know that the problem with most fad diets is that they’re temporary. They may seem to work for a short period of time. But did you realize they may be working against you? What many people don’t understand is that these diets cause you to lose weight at the expense of some aspect of your good health—mentally and physically. If continued for long periods of time, unhealthy, gimmicky diets can even cause bone loss, put strain on your internal organs and your skin and hair may lose its natural luster. You may even begin to smell funny!

Like all the clients that I work with personally, I hope to help you reach a healthy weight and a healthy body, inside and out. By eating SuperFoods and following the SuperFoodsRx diet, you’ll lose weight without compromising your health. In fact, you’ll improve your overall health! And that makes it easier to shrink your waistline! A wonderful, synergist cycle. It’s a winning combination.

I’m excited for readers to be able to finally get on the program that so many people with whom I’ve worked with personally have had success slimming down and getting healthy.

Dr. Wendy Bazilian, author of The SuperFoodsRx Diet and member of the SuperFoodsRx team can help you make savvy nutritional choices.

1. Get a game plan. Players gear up for game day...you can too. Think about your progress and staying on track. Jot down a few key plays in your playbook: What's my weight? When will I exercise today? If you're hosting the party, decide what healthy items you'll serve. Or if you're going to a friend's, plan your choices. Tackle the day with the winning mindset.
2. Get moving. Game time is 6 pm ET. That's plenty of time for a morning hike or a pre-game flag football game with your kids or pals. Rev up your energy, get your game face and show your team spirit actively. You can burn 200-300 calories in 30 minutes of activity-enough to balance that extra slice of pizza, chili, pint of beer or dessert later.
3. Snacking SuperFoods-style. Gourmet and exciting can also be healthy and nutritious! Add pizzazz with colorful SuperFoods vegetables, innovative low-fat dips and scrumptious finger foods. You can spruce-up your guacamole and be hip with mini pizzas and tasty baked tortillas chips alongside hit-of-the-party salsa.
Score a touchdown with SuperFoods fruit-with grilled fruits, fruit kebabs and even football-shaped watermelon slices. Party-pleasing recipes include: -- Homemade Tortilla Chips -- "Brocco-Mole" -- Salsa Bean Dip -- Toasted Nuts and Seeds -- Turkey (Or Tofu) Meatballs -- Four Bean Chili -- Greek Salad Roll-Ups
4. Show your football fashion savvy. Planning on wearing the oversized jersey of your favorite player? Don't! A baggy team jersey makes it easier to get off track.
Wear jeans or fitted pants with your logo gear. And absolutely do not wear loose-fitting, elastic waistband sweatpants! These allow you to expand as you go ... dieter's disaster! Be victorious with a good offensive and defensive strategy going into the game. Don't be intercepted and keep focused on the healthy win.