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RE: Today's Sustainable Feast in the Garden of Eden
Wonderful feast! With meat! Such a cheat-meal!
Give me advice please: what period of time between cheat-meals should be done?
Wonderful feast! With meat! Such a cheat-meal!
Give me advice please: what period of time between cheat-meals should be done?
Good question, @burmistr - that's not really something that has a one-size-fits-all answer. We've been following the anti-candida protocol for 2 weeks, and this was the first "cheat" meal for some of us - and it certainly was a splurge!
Others have been observing the diet strictly for the 4 days of following the treatment protocol but indulging on the 3 days off with sugar, coffee, alcohol, meat, wheat, etc. Everyone is recording their results and experience, and we look forward to compiling & sharing all the data so we have some evidence as to what works best.
Health and nutrition is a very intimate communion with your own body, and requires tuning into what works best for you - every body is different. The healthiest person here (gauged by the fact he hasn't been sick in almost 2 decades) has been relatively loose with the dietary restrictions on the 3 days off, and that is because he still feels his body can run very well even with less nutrient dense inputs...and he's still healthier than the ones who are strictly following the protocol, because again those individuals feel it is in their own best interest to be a bit more disciplined.
Lifestyle changes like this are often a mental challenge, and a "cheat" meal can do wonders towards keeping morale high. As long as you know you can treat yourself every so often, it's potentially easier to delay your gratification until that time rather than just giving up and eating something unhealthy right now.
All that said, once a week or two weeks for a "cheat" meal is doable for some people. Others enjoy following the 80/20 idea - eat healthy 80 percent of the time, and have whatever you want the other 20 percent. It's all about using yourself as an experiment and being aware and honest with what works best.
It's way more helpful mental posture to focus on your favorite "healthy" foods and fill up on those things, rather than to focus on the things you "can't" have and then resent the regiment you're following. It's a lot easier to follow something like this when you're celebrating getting healthier and happier rather than just counting down the days to the next "cheat"!
Thank you, @gardenofeden! After your answer I decided to have 80/20 way of forming my ration. It turns out that the Pareto principle works in dietetics too. But not in the main essence of course :)
I wandered off in the comment section and i really like what you said here:
My girlfriend is currently on a no carbs, no sugar diet and she's having a hard time. That meaning she had her chest day yesterday and I believe it's only been a couple of days haha. Maybe it is time to assign a specific day (once a week or so) in which she can cheat.
Thanks for the insights!
You're welcome! The body is very capable, but the mind - with all its programming and cravings and addictions - often gets in the way of what's in the body's best interest. Cheat meals can make a diet feel more doable, but again we really recommend just filling up on & celebrating all your favorite healthy foods first! Cravings are really not much of an issue when you are properly nourished in the first place.