The
Stillman - lean protein days are just that ... lean, lowest fat protein you can find. Lots of it, and little or nothing else. No carbs, no added fat, except a very few seasonings as listed, and one cup of lettuce. Clear tea or coffee in limited amounts. Water, water, water. These are essentially FASTING days ... a protein fast.
The
calorie boost days follow immediately after each of the two protein-fasts. You must consume a
minimum of (10x wt) in calories, no dairy products, and 25g total carbs (not ECC) in the form of green vegetables (not orange, yellow, purple or white!). That also means no carb-containing meats or proteins, such as deli meats, ham, sausage, certain shellfish, liver, nuts (including coconut or almond milk), tofu. No carb-containing fats, such as bottled salad dressings, cream cheese (dairy), nut butter. Last time a 5g maximum carbs was permitted to include coffee, 1 or 2 eggs, and 2 or 3 pkts of artificial sweetener. The purpose of the calorie boost is basically to make up for any caloric defecit from the fast .. to prevent the metabolism from shutting down into starvation mode. And to maintain the cleansing nature of the fast, by limiting foods to proteins, fats and green veggies.
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So, to restate Judi's post on the matter:
Day 1: regular LC program
Day 2: Stillman - lean protein fast, minmal fat and carbs
Day 3: cleansing calorie boost - eat at least (10x wt) calories, no dairy, 25g total carbs from only green vegetables
Day 4: repeat protein fast of Day 2
Day 5: repeat cleansing calorie boost of Day 3
Day 6: regular LC program
Day 7: regular LC program
Copy the list of permitted foods from Judi's post on the first page of this thread and print it out. Some excellent ideas and suggestions are contained in other message threads right here in this Group projects forum, from the Study done in August. I highly recommend printing those out too. Click on:
The list of green vegetables is especially helpful, and the nitpicking was all good-natured and friendly!
Know which day of the cycle you're supposed to be on, and plan in advance, plan in advance, plan in advance. And most of all, this is a FUN project that I'm hoping will jolt the fat cells into submission.
Doreen