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I am going to let you in on a little secret…there are three levels of commitment for this dare.
First and most committed (double dog dare):
Clean out your pantry and your refrigerator of any and all food that does not fit into this description…meat, vegetables, fruit, seeds, nuts. Get rid of all processed food…all of it. This includes most condiments, by the way, as most of them have added sugars and chemicals that are forbidden on this dare. Throw away all dairy products except pastured butter…all of them, yogurt and cheese included. Keep all your herbs and spices. Keep your olive oil and other healthy oils (walnut, avocado, coconut).
Next get to the store and buy more of the food on the allowed list: meat, vegetables, fruit, seeds, nuts. Try to buy organic if you can but if you can’t you can’t. try to buy grass fed beef if you can, sustainably raised chicken and pork, pastured eggs and butter but if you can’t you can’t. Don’t sweat it and don’t not pay the mortgage in order to eat.
Last get to www.thefoodee.com for recipes and ideas for cooking all this food. Spend an afternoon cooking food for the week if you can…I like chicken drumsticks…cheap and simple to cook just put them in a baking dish and dust with paprika, garlic powder and pepper…cook uncovered in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees…easy to eat, easy to transport, and healthy.
Second and the mid-level commitment (double dare):
Get into the pantry and refrigerator and throw out all the worst offenders…the cookies, the sugary desserts, the BREAD and all WHEAT products. Wheat is probably the worst offender in your kitchen…stop the wheat madness now! Segregate or put in storage all the food you just can’t get rid of…out of sight out of mind (we hope!). Eliminate all white, brown, powdered sugars and if you must sweeten try stevia, (best), local honey, maple syrup (real not the fake crap most stores sell), or agave syrup.
Next get to the store and buy more of the food on the allowed list: meat, vegetables, fruit, seeds, nuts. Try to buy organic if you can but if you can’t you can’t. try to buy grass fed beef if you can, sustainably raised chicken and pork, pastured eggs and butter but if you can’t you can’t. Don’t sweat it and don’t not pay the mortgage in order to eat.
Last get to www.thefoodee.com for recipes and ideas for cooking all this food. There are lots of ways to prepare the food that are tasty and fun. Boil a dozen eggs to take in your lunch…3 eggs on a salad (filled with lots of different veggies) with olive oil and vinegar and its lunch!
Third and the simplest level of commitment (single dare):
Dump the bread! All of it…the bagels, the croissants, the muffins, the cereal, anything made with any form of wheat flour. If you want to take it a step further and I highly suggest this…get rid of all wheat products in your house. Two weeks after this change…Dump the Sugar. Anything made with sugar, high fructose corn syrup, honey any kind of sweetener at all has to go. These two changes will give you the biggest bang for your buck and although the shock to your system will still be great it shouldn’t be horrible.
Next get to the store and buy more of the food on the allowed list: meat, vegetables, fruit, seeds, nuts. Try to buy organic if you can but if you can’t you can’t. try to buy grass fed beef if you can, sustainably raised chicken and pork, pastured eggs and butter but if you can’t you can’t. Don’t sweat it and don’t not pay the mortgage in order to eat.
Last get to www.thefoodee.com for recipes and ideas for cooking all this food. If you can’t cook at all…learn! It is not rocket science and you can do it. Start simple with ingredients you can understand and methods that are clear. With no bread you may wonder…what’s for lunch? Soup and salad are always good choices…or wrapping a burger in lettuce…or a chicken drumstick or two along with some asparagus or broccoli (raw or cooked).
No matter what your level of commitment…this is your life and your health you are doing this for. Cutting out the wheat will make you feel better, look younger and have more vitality. Cutting out the sugar will increase and level out your energy throughout the day. You won’t feel the need to suck down a pot of coffee to stay awake. Your brain will clear of the fog it normally sets in and your joints may stop aching.
I want to be clear about this…I am on a mission to achieve OPTIMUM health and fitness for myself and everyone I can influence to start thinking the same way. Notice the word OPTIMUM. I define OPTIMUM as the absolute best, the top, and the pinnacle the it doesn’t get any better than this point in the journey. Then we are going to stay right there or get even better. This is a journey not a destination and honestly it has been one I have been on for a very long time.
You can do this. I will help, including coming to your house and cleaning out the food, going shopping with you, giving you recipes and menus and being your cheerleader. Your life is at stake. Everyone I know who has taken the plunge and stayed with this way of eating has lost weight without trying or feeling deprived, started thinking clearer, felt more energetic and started enjoying eating and the process of nourishment more than ever before.
January 2nd…Your day of liberation from the addiction to sugar, wheat, and processed edible non-food products. Call me, write me, or show up here and we will start you on the path to Optimum Health!
Namaste
John
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