Thursday, February 18, 2010

Stage Three Fat Diet

If you have completed Stage One and Stage Two you will have noticed your body becoming a fine specimen indeed. You would have lost excess weight, optimised your energy levels, and sharpened your mind. And if you've acheived that, you're ready for Stage Three.

What Stage Three aims to achieve

  • Appreciation of healthy foods at healthy times.
  • A joyful relationship with food.
  • Enhancement of your natural judgement towards food selection.
  • An ongoing journey of getting in touch with your natural instincts - being true to your biology.

How to do Stage Three

The process of getting in tune with your instincts has begun. So lets explore further, and take it to another level.
How long to stay on Stage Three
As long as you like. And at anytime you can go back to Stage One or Two if you need to kickstart things again.
Every Morning
First thing upon waking - slam down a big cup of water. Your body will love it!
Every Day
Nurture any desire or craving you may have for natural unprocessed foods such as nuts, seeds, vegetables, oily fish and lean meat. Learn to graze on small amounts, and drink plenty of water.
Every Night
Feast on a healthy meal, rejoice in food, eat it with your hands if possible! Smell it and experience it as intimately as you can, for food is life!

Summary

Desiring healthy foods means that you have succesfully tuned into your instincts. The rest is easy, and incredibly enjoyable. It's all about training your body to love good food, and that's what the Caveman Power Diet does
Observations
  • By now you will have likely revolutionised your system, and returned to a natural equilibrium with food. Your instincts would have become sharper and your intuition towards food more accurate. Is there room for improvement?
  • Your body is now your guide - can you trust it? If not, you can further practise the Cavemen Power principles to help develop that trust in your judgment towards food. It's the most natural thing you can do, so think like an animal, and feast on life giving food

Congratulations - and welcome to your new, healthy life!

Matt Emery - Author

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Stage Two Fat Diet

If you have completed Stage One, your body will be getting used to your new eating patterns, and you are now ready for Stage Two.

What Stage Two aims to achieve

  • Increase the fat burning process.
  • Normalise insulin and blood sugar levels.
  • Break any carbohydrate addictions.
  • Reduce any bad cholesterol (LDL) in your system.
  • Detox your system on a daily basis.
  • Gently introduce your body to healthy foods, and help you to be instinctual with food.

How to do Stage Two

The process of getting in tune with your instincts has begun. So lets explore further, and take it to another level.
How long to stay on Stage Two
A minimum of 2 weeks, and a maximum of 8 weeks. You can actually do this stage for longer, but your goal should be to reach Stage Three in this time frame.
Every Morning
First thing upon waking - slam down a big cup of water. You will get that familiar 'brain rush' and your body will come to life rather quickly.
Every Day
Eat nothing... absolutely nothing. You will find this surpisingly easy after going through Stage One. Your body will be detoxing all day, which is great, so drink lots of water to help the process along.
Every Night
Feast on one meal of any size! Don't limit yourself to portions, let your stomach be the guide, and eat until you're full. Choose foods such as;
  • Meat, Birds (chicken) and Fish
  • Eggs (from free range birds).
  • Fruit (not too much though).
  • Vegetables (especially root vegetables, but definitely not potatoes or sweet potatoes)
  • Nuts, eg. Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Macadamia, Almonds.
  • Berries - strawberries, blueberries, raspberries etc.
  • Root vegetables- carrots, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, swedes etc.
By this stage you are likely to be craving good foods - maybe not each day, but at least weekly you are likely to feel a strong desire for healthy nutritional food. The goal is to increase this desire for healthy foods.

Summary

Eating once a day allows you to detox for for the entire day, so you will really taste the before and after effects of eating food. This method quickly leads you to desire clean healthy food. This is a pyschological process that takes place without any willpower, it just happens. Are you desiring healthy foods?
Observations
  • Your hunger will have become less intense, but your energy levels will have increased. Less food = more energy
  • You may start to feel more sensitive to the smells, tastes, and effects of food. For example; the smell of a deep fryer will likely turn you off at times, and after eating starch or sugar you may notice the profound sedative effect it has on your body. This is because your blood sugar levels are becoming stable, and a burst of sugar or starch upsets that natural state which you have entered.
  • You may feel more emotionally potent than usual. This is due to the fact you are not sedating yourself by overdosing on food, particularly starches and sugars.
  • Your animal instincts are coming back. The mild famine you experience daily activates your body's natural instinct to hunt and gather, which means your senses are getting sharper and your mind clearer.
When to move on to Stage Three
The premise of Stage Two was to get you in tune with your body's instinctual craving for healthy foods, and to shed excess fat from your body. If you feel that you have acheived that, you are ready for Stage Three.
 Stay tuned for stage three
Matt Emery - Author

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