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Zone diet

The key factor in Zone Diet is the hormonal balance you achieve while eating each skillfully prepared meal. With a food plan comprising an accurate balanced ratio of carbohydrates (40%), fat (30%) and proteins (30%); you actually get to eat foods, which control your body’s insulin production. This means that no meal or snack is forbidden in the Zone Diet and yet you can lose weight or fat while Zone dieting. For those emphasizing weight loss, or for the matter, for those who want to steer clear of cardiovascular sickness, diabetes and other chronic ailments, eating food that follow recommended recipes and staying in the Zone is a must. Eat carefully prepared meals from the Zone DietZone Dieting means following recipes with a low-carbohydrate diet plan, where proteins do not dominate the carbohydrates. This allows dieters to get more energy from carbohydrates rather from proteins or fats. The Zone Diet, unlike other diets, insists dieters to keep a close watch on the calorie consumption while eating: a meal not exceeding 500 calories and a snack not exceeding 100 calories is ideal for staying in the Zone. The Zone Diet encourages foods such as fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts, leafy green vegetables, sufficient protein consumption, and eight glasses of water everyday. However, Zone Diet prefers mono-unsaturated fats for saturated fats, says a big no to both processed foods and meals that contain too much salt.

Celebrities on the Zone diet: Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt

South Beach diet

The South Beach Diet is a diet plan designed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston and dietician Marie Almon as an alternative to low-fat approaches. It is truly a food lover's diet. It's about living well and loving what you eat. But it's also practical, flexible, easy, and effective. The South Beach Diet plan is divided into three Phases.

PHASE 1: «Eliminate cravings and kick-start weight loss»
Phase 1, the shortest Phase, lasts for just two weeks and is designed to eliminate cravings for sugar and refined starches - and to jump-start your weight loss. The purpose of Phase 1 is to stabilize blood sugar (which minimizes cravings), making it ideal for people who are prediabetic or diabetic, as well as for those who need to lose a lot of weight. The focus of this two-week period is on eating plenty of nutrient-dense, fiber-rich (and guaranteed delicious!) foods that satisfy your appetite. Your meals include lean protein, such as fish and other seafood; skinless white-meat poultry, and lean cuts of beef (vegetarians can enjoy meat substitutes, tofu, and beans); high-fiber veggies; reduced-fat cheeses; eggs; low-fat dairy; and healthy, unsaturated fats, such as those found in avocados, nuts and seeds, and extra-virgin olive and canola oils. During Phase 1, you'll fill up on dishes like Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Spinach and Goat Cheese, Seared Pecan Salmon With Lentils, Garlic and Soy Grilled Pork Chops, and more.

PHASE 2: «Lose steadily»
Phase 2 is the long-term weight-loss Phase of the plan. It's also the perfect place to start for those people who have 10 pounds or less to lose, who don't have problems with cravings, who don't have excess belly fat, or who simply want to improve their health. In Phase 2, you'll eat everything in Phase 1 plus good carbs, such as whole-grain bread, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, fruits, and even more veggies, like sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and peas. Best of all, you'll eat all these delicious foods and still lose weight and get healthier.

PHASE 3: «Maintain for life»
Phase 3 is the lifelong stage of the plan, it includes almost every kind of food and it allows for additional occasional indulgences. It is the key to maintaining a healthy weight for life.

Celebrities on the South Beach diet: Naomi Campbell, Nicole Kidman, Bill & Hillary Clinton

Montignac method

It was invented by Michel Montignac, an international executive for the pharmaceutical industry, who, like his father, was overweight in his youth. His method is aimed at people wishing to lose weight efficiently and lastingly, reduce risks of heart failure, and prevent diabetes. Carbohydrate-rich foods are classified according to glycemic index (GI), a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels after meals. High-GI carbohydrates are considered "bad" (with the exception of those foodstuffs like carrots that, even though they have high GIs, have a quite low carbohydrate content and should not significantly affect blood sugar levels).

"Bad carbohydrates", such as those in sweets, potatoes, rice, and white bread, may not be taken together with fats. According to Montignac's theory, these combinations will lead to the fats in the food being stored as body fat. Some kinds of pasta, such as "al dente" durum wheat spaghetti, some varieties of rice, such as long-grain Basmati, whole grains and foods rich in fiber, have a not so high GI. Besides, the quality of fat foods depends on the nature of their fatty acids: polyunsaturated omega 3 acids (fish fat) as well as monounsaturated fatty acids (olive oil) are the best choice, while saturated fatty acids (butter, fat meats) are to be limited. Fried foods and cooked butter should be avoided. The Montignac Method is divided into two phases:

PHASE I: «The weight-losing phase»
This phase consists chiefly of eating the appropriate carbs, namely those with glycemic index ranked at 35 or lower (pure glucose is 100). A higher protein intake, such as 1.3-1,5 grams per kg of body weight, especially from fish and legumes, can help weight-lose.

PHASE II: «Stabilization and prevention phase»
Montignac states on his website that we "can even enhance our ability to choose by applying a new concept, the glycemic outcome (synthesis between glycemic index and pure carbohydrate content) and the blood sugar levels which result from the meals. Under these conditions, we can eat whatever carbohydrate we want, even those with high glycemic indexes".

Celebrities on the Montignac method diet: Elizabeth Hurley, Hugh Grant, Kylie Minogue, Gérard Depardieu.

UN diet (90-day diet)

Probably the most famous diet in Croatia. The right name for it is a 90-day diet, and was organized by Slovenian authors Breda Horvat and Mojca Poljanšek. The basis of this diet is a combination of foods through the 4 days. The first day is the protein day, followed by starch day, carbohydrates day, and the fruit day. It is recommended to eat three meals a day, and have plenty of fruit, vegetables and cereals. Diet lasts 90 days and in that time you can lose up to 20 kilograms. After 90 days your metabolism will completely change and it will be easy for you to maintain your desired weight.

NOTE: Many other meals from the Mediterranean diet and other diets are also usable for a certain day of the UN diet. You can consult with our staff about the food selection.

Croatian celebrities on the UN diet: absolutely everybody :-)

Mediterranean menu

Food is, above all, about enjoyment. Is there any greater pleasure than the taste and smell the sea?
Vivax Mediterranean food is prepared on olive oil and Mediterranean herbs, with a lot of fish, seafood and vegetables. The study conducted on 75.000 Europeans, 60 years old, proved that the Mediterranean diet improves health, protects from chronic diseases and extends life expectancy. We recommend that after any selected diet you choose the Mediterranean way of eating.

Sports menu

Proper nutrition is extremely important for all athletes, because intensive training increases metabolic, physical and mental activity which exhausts the body. Sports nutrition program, designed for recreational and professional athletes, created by the fitness coach of the basketball club Cedevita, Slaven Hlupić, in order to contain a low glycemic index that allows training in the optimum conditions. After such a meal we will not be sleepy nor will meal lay heavy on our stomach. It is recommended to eat one and a half hour before exercise and, additionally, to drink L-CARNITINE half an hour before training..