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luids as Thirsty L
imit Carbs I
ntake Daily Vitamins N
utrient Sources G
onadotropin Hormones (Females)
F
luids
Crystal Light (no calorie)
Kool Aid (slightly sweetened before/ at meal start)
Tea (Unsweetened)
V-8 Juice
Water
Whole Milk
L
imit Carbs (If you can't, you are addicted and at risk for an Eating Disorder)
Limit Alcohol: Looses Vitamins and Gains Carbs
Limit Sugar: Breads, Cakes, Cookies, Pasta
Limit Carbonated Soda: stimulates appetite
Limit Fruit Juice (Orange, Apple, Grape): stimulates appetite
Limit Processed Foods, Eating Out
I
ntake Daily Vitamins
Vitamin B-Complex (100mgB1, 20mgB2, 25mgB3, 5.5mgB5, 2mgB6, 30mcgB7,
..400mcgB9, 15mcgB12, 150mgC - Nature Made Super B-Complex)
Vitamin D3 (1000IU oil capsule form, 3000IU if D2 form = new RDA)
Avoid Mega Doses (E,A)
Consider Trace Element Supplement (K, Mg, Ca, Zn, Se, I, Cr, S) Check Liver Labs (B12, Folate)
N
utrient Sources
NONO Concentrated High Fructose Products
NO Corn Syrup or Corn Solids (Fake Coffee Creamer, Margarine)
NO Hydrogenated Oils and Fats
(Corn, Palm, Coconut, Cottonseed, Safflower, Sunflower) NO Lo-Fat Diet Foods
(high in Sugar)
NO Sugar Juices*
NO Trans Fat
YES
YES Meats, Fish (Pork, Beef, Chicken, Liver, Sardines, Chunk Light Tuna, Salmon)
YES Dairy Products (Whole Milk, Butter, Cheese, Sour Cream, Yogurt)
YES Eggs (Free Range)
YES Delayed burning Complex Carbohydrates
YES Whole Fresh Vegetables (Onions, Cabbage, Tomatoes, Squash, Garlic)
YES Whole Fruit Small Portions OK (contain Fructose)
YES Whole Nuts (Walnuts, Peanuts - as Snacks, in Salads)
YES Whole Rye bread is best
YES Animal Fat OK (Lard is better than Trans Fat)
YES Avocados, Olives, Asparagus
YES Olive Oil, Flaxseed Oil, Walnut Oil, Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Peanut Oil
YES Oil (Olive) and Vinegar for Salad dressing (no Sugar added)
YES Safflower, Sunflower Oil that is uncooked is an option
Law of Thirds: (To Maintain Weight) 1/3 Protein -1/3 Fat-1/3 Carbs
Law of Fifths: (To Lose Weight / Build Muscle) Day 1,2,3: Reduce Calories by 300 2/5 Protein - 2/5 Fat - 1/5 Carbs (substitute Hi Protein/Fat for Carbs) Day 4,5: Reduce Calories by 300 1/3 Protein - 1/3 Fat - 1/3 Carbs (resume Carbs)
G
onadotropin Hormones (Females)
Higher Progestin Oral Contraceptive (Yaz, Triphasil, Demulen - if Reproductive)
Hormone Replacement Therapy (Skin Patch - if Menopausal)
Check Thyroid Labs: (TSH, FreeT4/Thyroxine)
Check Ovaries: (LH, FSH)
TGIGFY Guideline (
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Good Food Tastes Good!
Except for Sugar!!!
Sugar causes craving
If you can "taste it before it touches" your lips, it is Sugar!
You should not be hungry!
It's Toning not Pounds!
Check weight only once a week
Consider Food Preparation
Eat at Home
Fresh is Best
Half Portions
Match Macronutrient Digestion to Timing of Meals
Oil rather than Fat,
Oil&Vinegar rather than Hi-Fat Dressings
Soup before Meals (Hi-Protein, Lo-Fat, Lo-Sugar)
Stews (Lo-Sugar)
Whole Fruit, not Juice
Consider Treats
Carnation Instant Breakfast in Whole/Soy Milk
Chocolate
Ice Cream (no Corn/Soy Additives)
Jello (Protein)
Nuts (Protein/Fat)
Peanut Butter (watch the Sugar)
Protein Bouillon
(SuperiorTouch)
Pudding (no Lo-Fat)
Sugar*: Sucrose (Cane/Beet) not Fructose(Fruit/Corn)