In Reply to: I've posted on the other board about Body By God posted by and my mom's weight loss (long post) sm on May 12, 2008 at 14:29:50:
: Thought I'd share some info here about it too. Since Jan 21, 2008, she has lost 50 pounds to date.
: The basics of the eating plan is to eat foods as close to nature as possible. No chemicals or preservatives etc.
: It also talks about what kinds of foods to eat at what times of the day. In the cookbook, it says that even if you don't change the types of foods you are eating, just the times of day you are eating them, this will cause results in how you look and feel. So, I thought I'd pass this info on.
: Morning:
: At the beginning of the day, it has typically been 6 to 12 hours since your body was fueled, and you still have an entire day ahead of you. Therefore, you need a significant amount of energy-and-nutrient-rich foods. God made energy and the most significant amount of nutrients to come from the foods in the carbohydrate category. Because the body has been at rest, there is not a significant need for proteins and vegetables, which God made as your "building and repair" foods. High carbohydrates are always accompanied by a low amount of good fats.
: Afternoon:
: In the afternoon, however, there is now less day ahead of your body, and some carbohydrates are still in the system from the morning meal. As a result, there is less need for energy so thus less of a need for carbohydrates. Because the body has been used to a moderate degree, God created you to add a moderate amount of protein and vegetables at this time. Moderate proteins and carbohydrates together are accompanied by low to moderate good fats.
: Evening:
: Finally, during sleep, there is not a need for "energy foods," so the body was not built with the intention of consuming high carbohydrate foods during this time. There has now been an entire day of body use, so God designed the body to require rebuilding and repair proteins in the evening. Additionally, your body will be moving into sleep mode. Sleep is the time when you were created to accomplish most of your rebuilding and repair. A high-protein, low-carbohydrate meal can be accompanied by moderate to larger amounts of fats.
: He goes on from here to talk about the seven rules for better fueling:
: 1. The addition rule. Basically instead of trying to cut out all the bad stuff right away, you start adding in the good stuff and gradually cut back the bad stuff so you don't shock your system and cause cravings and caving.
: 2. Replacement Rule. This talks about finding healthy alternatives to your junk foods that have no additives/preservatives/chemicals of any kind.
: 3. The 10-point reduction rule. This talks about your cravings being put on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest/worst craving. It talks about how to use healthy alternatives for what you are craving to bring down the craving to a manageable level. For instance, if you want to cut out coffee and you are craving it, switch to decaf tea in the mornings. Then to reduce this craving even more, try herbal tea instead. Select one that is soothing and sounds good. Not only will you help reduce your craving, but you will get the added benefits from herbal teas. You can add honey to sweeten it up if desired.
: 4. The vacation food rule. This talks about not calling cheat days cheat days. Instead take a food vacation. This can be for a single food, meal, or a whole day, whenever you need an occasional break and then get back to work.
: 5. The food dress-up rule. This talks about how man-made foods get their flavor from all the additives, sugars, salts, and fats that make them less healthy. Since we are used to that, natural foods tend to not taste as good to start with. It talks about using healthy things to dress up the foods flavors. Such as making oatmeal and using things such as fruits; soy, almond, or rice milk; nuts, cinnamon, granola, butter buds, or a healthy cereal.
: 6. The stay full rule. This one talks about consuming regular healthy meals at the appropriate times of the day to achieve balance and saying nourished while staying satisfied. It also talks about not skipping meals because this will lead to the starved feeling and the feeling the need to eat anything in reach to satisfy the hunger.
: 7. The multiple feedings rule. Multiple small-to-medium-size feedings take less energy to digest, burn well, and speed up the metabolism. To achieve best results eat 4 to 6 times a day.