Free The 17 Day Diet by Dr. Mike Moreno Page A

wear some diapers.)
Yes, some people’s obesity is so out of hand that it might be dangerous, and I might prescribe one of these drugs.
About the only advice doctors can give is stop eating sweets, fat, butter, desserts, super-burgers—basically, we want you to avoid anything the least bit tasty. We would make everyone do this if we could. Then we could stop worrying about the obesity epidemic and get back to other things like curing the common cold and filling out insurance forms.
     
    General Guidelines for the Activate Cycle
1. Stay on the Activate Cycle for 17 days. The Activate Cycle consists of alternating between Activate days and Accelerate days.
2. Remove skin from chicken or turkey prior to cooking or purchase skinless poultry.
3. Trim all visible fat from meat.
4. About eggs: You may eat up to two eggs a day. But stick to no more than four yolks per week if your physician has diagnosed you with high cholesterol. Egg whites can be eaten without restriction.
5. Keep gobbling up those fresh fruits and vegetables before they become science-fair-project-worthy in the crisper. For convenience, frozen and canned items are fine, if chosen in moderation. These products should be unsweetened, however.
6. Continue to avoid alcohol and sugar in order to help your body eliminate toxins, improve digestion and burn fat.
7. Don’t eat more than two servings daily from the natural starches list.
8. Do not eat your fruit or natural starch serving past 2:00 p.m.
SCIENCE SAYS: Just a Single High-Fat Meal Does Heart Damage

E ating just one single high-fat meal makes your blood pressure go sky high, according to a study by U.S. and Canadian researchers. They fed 30 healthy people a single meal that was either very low-fat (1% of calories) or very high-fat (46% of calories). The high-fat meal was a McDonald’s breakfast; the healthier, low-fat meal was cereal and non-fat yogurt. The people were then exposed to stressful situations, such as public speaking, performing mental math and exposure to cold temperatures. Compared to the people given the low-fat meal, those who ate high-fat meal experienced a greater jump in blood pressure and more stress on their blood vessels. These effects may cause harm to cardiovascular health. So much for the adage, “All things in moderation.”
Source: Journal of Nutrition, April 2007.
     
9. Eat slowly and only until full; do not overload your stomach. Use my Hunger/Fullness Meter.
10. Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of pure water a day.
11. Exercise at least 17 minutes a day.
    Take More Off: The Activate Cycle Food List
    On the Activate Cycle, you’ll be adding new foods to those you ate on the Accelerate Cycle. These additional foods are listed below.
    Proteins
    Add in the following foods:
Shellfish:
Clams
Crab
Mussels
Oysters
Scallops
Shrimp
Lean Cuts of Meat* (The leanest cuts are those from the part of the animal that gets the most exercise. Therefore, cuts from the round, chuck, shank and flank are the best.)
Flank steak
Top sirloin steak
Top round
Eye of the round
Beef round tip
Beef top sirloin
Beef top loin
Lean ground beef
Pork tenderloin
Pork sirloin chops
Pork boneless loin roast
Pork top or center loin chops
Lamb shanks
Lamb sirloin roast
Veal cutlet
*Lean cuts tend to be a little tougher. You can tenderize lean cuts by marinating in fat-free liquids like fruit juice, wine, fat-free salad dressings, or fat-free broth.
    Natural Starches
Grains: (1 serving = ½ cup)
Amaranth
Barley, pearled
Brown rice
Bulgur
    Coucous
Cream of wheat
Grits
Longer grain rice such as Basmati
Millet
Oat bran
Old-fashioned oatmeal
Quinoa
Legumes: (1 serving = ½ cup)
Black beans
Black-eyed peas
Butter beans
Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
Great Northern beans
Kidney beans
Lentils
Lima beans, baby
Navy beans
Peas
Pinto beans
Soy beans
Split peas
Starchy Vegetables:
Breadfruit (1 serving = 1 cup)
Corn (1 serving = ½ cup)
Potato (1 serving = 1 medium)
Sweet potato (1 serving = 1 medium)
Taro (1 serving = ½ cup)
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