Step 1
Start with 4 meals a day if you need to, but work down to 3.
Progress to Step 2 only when this step is effortless.
Breakfast
Eat a relaxing breakfast that is substantial enough to carry you through to lunch without needing any snacks or caffeine. You will soon notice that you need to eat whole foods to avoid snacking later.
Lunch
Make it the largest meal of the day. For example: rice, chicken, vegetables, salad, soup, dessert and herb tea. It should be a complete, large and satisfying meal. Eat enough at lunch to get you through to dinner without needing an afternoon snack, such as a chocolate bar, cheese and crackers, or another cup of caffeine.
During this meal you must relax and not watch TV, read emails or texts, work, drive your car or talk on the phone. For the body to digest a large meal and provide energy, you must relax during the meal and take 5-10 minutes of rest after the meal before going back into your day.
If you tend to work while you eat your lunch, start taking 15-20 minutes away from your workspace to enjoy your meal. Your productivity and efficiency will increase, and you will actually get more done in the afternoon (without snacking!).
Dinner
Eat enough at dinner to comfortably get you through to breakfast the next morning, without needing a bedtime snack or waking up hungry in the middle of the night. Like lunch, make it a relaxing meal without any distractions.
Step 2
Make supper smaller - such as a soup or salad.
Progress to Step 3 only when this step is effortless.
Congratulations on making it to Step 2! Now that you can comfortably eat 3 meals a day without snacking, this next step will be easy.
Eat a Light Supper
During Step 2, you will gradually work on
eating a smaller supper, such as only a seasonal soup or salad. Think of supper
as ‘supplemental,’ rather than as a main meal. If you find that you need more
food one evening, go ahead and eat what you need to feel comfortably satisfied.
The next day eat a larger lunch, which will help ensure that you can eat a
lighter supper that evening. If you’re unable to do Step 2 comfortably, meaning you can’t survive with the soup/salad routine, you may have a blood sugar imbalance, in which case I recommend that you read How to Eat 3 Meals a Day Without Snacking (included in this eBook) and schedule a phone consultation with me to tailor your program.
Step 3
Make supper earlier. Eat before 6 PM.
Progress to Step 4 only when this step is effortless.
Now that you can easily eat a light supper, our next goal is to eat earlier in the evening.
The kitchen closes at 6pm!
It is extremely important that those light suppers not be consumed after 6pm, as the body is moving to a different period of activity, namely rest.
By completing your last meal of the day before 6pm, you are truly fasting for 13 hours (until around 7am the following morning).
You then break that 13 hour fast with break-fast. During that 13 hour fast, by definition, you will be burning fat and balancing your blood sugar, moods and energy. You can help control the late night cravings with a large glass of water and even shift that bedtime a little earlier if you can.
Step 4
Skip supper 3-7 nights per week.
Drink copious amounts of warm water between meals.
Enjoy one cup of herbal tea with raw honey before bed, if needed.
Continue Step 4 for 4-8 more weeks.
Continue eating the same breakfast and lunch as you did while following Step 1.
Skip supper 3-7 nights per week.
To re-educate the body to burn fat as energy rather than craving sugar and breads, this is the most important time of the day and it must be effortless. If you strain to not eat then the body’s emergency response will trigger cravings for more sugar (emergency fuel) and store the very fat
We are
trying to burn. If you have committed to Step 4, but is too hungry one evening
to skip dinner, try drinking some herbal tea with a little raw honey. If you
are still hungry go ahead and eat a light supper. It’s okay to jog back and
forth between the steps until you can easily stick with Step 4 at least 3-7
nights per week.
Stay hydrated.
Probably the most common cause of weight gain, digestive problems, lymph congestion and poor detoxification function is dehydration. When young and healthy, the body is up to80% water.
As we age and degenerate, we can get as low as 50% water. Hydration is crucial for maintaining optimal health. Once dehydration sets in, it is difficult to rehydrate without special care.
I have had great success combining these two hydration therapies:
“Hot Sips”:Sip plain hot water (boiled) in between meals.
Boil the water you want to drink for the day for 10 minutes. You can carry a thermos with you to make it easy.
This is an ancient method for flushing the lymphatic system, softening hardened tissues, and dilating, cleansing and then hydrating deep tissues. It also heals and repairs the digestive system and flushes the GALT (lymph on the outside of the intestinal wall).
Why Boil?: When you boil water, you boil off the dissolved mineral solids in the water, making it much easier to absorb into the cell. Our cells have aquaporins, which are pores that function to absorb only H2O. Distilling or boiling water is the best way to get pure water and nothing else.
Boiling also makes the molecules very active, which is why hot water cleanses things better than cold water. The hot water also creates vasodilatation where the pores and tissues open and thus stimulates better circulation and hydration. The lymph system is rejuvenated by this heating and stimulating effect as well.
Sound Impossible?: Commit to sipping hot water for just one day. But do it well. If you crave more hot water at the end of the day, it’s a clear sign that you are dehydrated. Knowing this, you will likely be more motivated to do it for a full two weeks.
“Daily Ounces”:In addition, drink ½ your healthiest body weight in ounces per day.
For example, if you weigh 120 pounds, drink 60 ounces per day. If you weigh 160 pounds, but your healthiest body weight is 120 pounds, drink 60 ounces per day.
This is in addition to sipping plain hot water every 10-15 minutes.
Maintenance
Congratulations! You reached your goal weight!
Once you
have reached your ideal weight, follow Step 1 as part of your lifestyle. This
will help you keep your weight off while continuing to improve your energy
levels, cravings, sleep, and immune system. Once in a while, you can enjoy a
big dinner, just eat a light lunch and enjoy yourself. You don’t have to be
austere.
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