diet: (definition from Merriam-Webster)
Etymology: Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthai to lead one's life Date: 13th century
a : food and drink regularly provided or consumed
b : habitual nourishment
c : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason
Succeed where others have failed.
The Food Pyramid, we hear so much about in American elementary school, is propaganda. It is not balanced nutrition. And, it contributes to illness when foisted upon a generation that uses food as a supplement to exercise.
I have experienced no drastic weight loss. And, I don't expect to. I'll not starve myself, and will continue to keep my metabolism and immune systems' capacity as high as possible.
This is based on information obtained by an Internal Medical Practitioner (well versed in dietary research), the Atkins' program concepts (though loosely applied and avoiding some of Atkins' opinions on fat consumption), Research on Diabetes and Glucose Level Management through food selection, Modern Dietary Research and Personal Experience with massive weight gain and reasonable weight loss when the logic behind this diet was applied to either side - good and bad. I truly believe this is simply the way our Creator intended us to eat and live: active and natural.
The Diet: New Way of Eating
- Never binge! Over-eating is always bad, no matter what diet you choose.
- No grains! That means NEVER eat rice. If you are diabetic it will kill you! Pasta is banned as well (most pasta is made of flour).
- No breads! (redundant) Wheat exacerbates the problems we have, including infections.
- No sugars! Never eat anything containing added sugar; this includes sucrose.
- Limit condiments with high carb content. Avoid ketchup,
meat sauces with sugar or corn syrup, dressings with high carbs and any type of enhancement that will jack up the carbs in your meal. Condition yourself to eating low carb everything. Look at labels, most condiments are designed to taste good at the expense of caloric values. 'Diet' means nothing in packaged foods.
- Never drink fruit juice, colas with sugar in them, coffee creamers with carbs, sugar added to drinks (like tea) or anything with sugar levels unlabeled. If something has more than 2 grams of sugar in a drink of 16 ounces, don't drink it!
- Grapes (including small amounts in the form of wine) and
tree grown fruit are the most healthy. Melons are fine, when limited to a single cup serving. Keep in mind that they will raise your sugar levels and will combat weight loss. If you are diabetic or overweight, never eat fruit more than once a day. Even then, you should be careful of the types of fruit you eat and limit the amount. A single apple, cup of grapes, a pomegranate, 2 kiwis, etc. are fine. Bananas are banned, as well as any dried fruit (dried fruit are concentrated sugars and do not contain the water value your body craves).
- Eat fish often. You can eat packaged tuna (spring water
packed only), which is often very inexpensive. You should make
a salad or add olives, pickles, onions and anything natural
that you like. Do not make it into a sandwich, as that defeats
the whole point of never eating bread. Eat deep ocean fish as
often as possible.
- You can eat any type of meat! And, you can eat until you
are full. Look for the deals at the grocery store. Learn to
eat more fish and foul for switching things up. Add wild game
to your freezer whenever you can. You may have friends giving
away their kill; start asking around. Forget anything you ever
heard about meat being bad for you. That's all propaganda.
- Eat cheese in moderation. Cheese has a ton of calories
from fat, so it slows the cleansing process in the early stages
of the diet. Your goal is to get rid of bacteria, yeasts
(extremely common) and deadly sugar levels. It takes a while
to acclimate your body to using the types of energy it was
designed to absorb.
- Avoid drinking milk. Fat is OK in any dose that does not
total more than 60 grams a day. However, milk should be avoided.
It holds too many carbs and contributes to a list of health
disorders I will abstain from describing. It's OK in very small
amounts, as long as you watch the total carbs (never more than
fifteen in a meal) and relegate milk to an ingredient seldom
used.
- Egg yolks have a lot of fat. Stick to egg whites for weight
loss or lowering sugar levels. You can eat a lot of egg whites
(avoiding hydrogenated oils in cooking).
- You can have as much of any leafy green as you want. Use
oils and vinegars for flavoring. Never buy a dressing with
more than 2 grams of carbs per serving. Fat, in realistic
amounts won't kill you. Sugar and carbs will kill you.
- Most vegetables are OK in single cup proportions. Never
eat corn. Beans are bad news in anything more than a half-cup
serving. Limit your consumption of beans. They aren't as bad
a grains, but they do contain lots of carbs.
- Drink at least a half-gallon of clean water every day. Diet
cola is not water. It really helps digestion and regulation
of the bowels, which may be a problem the first few days you
are on this diet. There are a plethora of theories regarding
why you should drink lots of water. The fact is, you will feel
better and your body will function better if you drink between
a half and full gallon of purified water daily, and more should
you be in heat or be subject to physical exertion. It also
helps to leach excess water from your body, thus reducing water
retention. Water is essential to maintaining a healthy body.
- Sleep at least 6 hours every day. Stop eating for a few
hours before you go to bed, to increase comfort, give fallow
time to the stomach and allow physical energy for the sleep
process.
- Cheating is OK, if it is planned, controlled and done within
reason. Realize that certain foods may have toxic quality. Set
a plan, based on your level of diabetic tendency, weight, overall
size and goals to break with the diet on special occasions.
Remember that special means rare.
When you are preparing your foods, you can use the Nutrient Data
Laboratory database to help determine what levels of carbs and sugars,
as well as other nutrients are in your ingredients.
USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory database online