TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BODY TYPE

1. Foods outlined in any diet should be viewed as guidelines, not a religion that makes you feel guilty when you fail because it is so strict. Excess stress makes cortisol, and cortisol makes fat! Keep it simple.
   
2. Your largest meal should be lunch, your smallest should be dinner.
   
3. Your last meal of the day needs to be at least four hours before you go to bed so your body burns fat, not sugar while you sleep.
   
4. Exercise is vital to circulation, metabolism, calorie burning, oxygenation, detoxification and hormone balance. The first twenty minutes of exercise burns up excess sugar, so you must exercise for at least thirty minutes for the body to start burning fat, especially if you exercise later in the day. Exercise is much more effective the first part of the day.

Now find the Body Type that fits you best and use the
suggestions as guidelines to find your skinny self.

The Gonad Body Type Eating Plan
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Do you crave rich, spicy food? Would you prefer sour cream dip and a taco over a piece of cake? Do you desire spicy Thai or Mexican style cuisine over more bland cuisine?

Do you have “saddlebags,” or carry your excess weight and cellulite in your buttocks, thighs, and outer hips, while maintaining a flat stomach?

Can your build be described as “noticeably smaller on top than bottom,” “narrow shoulders and back with large hips,” “prominent, shelf-like rear end?”

Do you succumb to late night snacking?

If you are thinking YES, you are most likely a Gonad Body Type. The focus of the Gonad body type diet is to decrease your intake of foods which are over stimulating your gonads, mainly rich and spicy foods. Your diet primarily consists of foods which stimulate your pituitary and thyroid glands instead, like carbohydrates and light dairy products. Of all the body types, the gonad type is well suited for a vegetarian type diet, if a person chooses to go that route. This diet is aimed at boosting that sluggish metabolism and your energy level, providing for rapid reduction in weight and cellulite.

What can the Gonad Type eat?

What time of day should I eat? The sample eating schedule below may be different from how the Gonad Body Type currently eats. These are general guidelines for the Gonad Body Type. The sample diet menu below does not take into account other factors including activity level, food allergies, blood pH, and blood type, among other health considerations.

Breakfast
Eat a very light breakfast.
Coffee, tea, or red clover tea (small amount of sugar or honey is ok)

Wait 4 hours between breakfast and lunch
Lunch
Eat a light lunch.
Large green salad with clear dressing
Cooked vegetables
Egg or low fat dairy food
Serving of whole grains
Skim milk
Piece of fruit\Coffee, tea, or red clover tea (small amount of sugar or honey is ok)

Wait 5 hours between lunch and dinner
Dinner
Eat a substantial dinner.
Poultry, fish, or eggs
Steamed vegetables
Serving of whole grains
Piece of fruit
Skim milk
Red clover tea (small amount of sugar or honey is ok)

What time of day should you avoid eating? (DANGER TIME) You have two Danger times for snacking, late morning and late evening. You should try not to eat anything at these times and have red clover tea instead.

Why Red Clover Tea? In the gonad diet, red clover tea is a “must.” It is traditionally used to ease menstrual problems (flush excess hormones from the blood by cleansing the liver), and your over stimulated gonads benefit tremendously from its restorative powers.

The Adrenal Body Type Eating Plan
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Do you crave a big steak? French fries? How about a cheeseburger?

Do you have stubborn pockets of fat concentrated on your abdomen, back, and upper arms?

Do you desire a large greasy breakfast with bacon and eggs?

If over weight, can your build be described as “sturdy,” “strong,” “not much of a waist curve,” “having a prominent stomach?”

If you are thinking YES, you are most likely an Adrenal Body Type. The focus of the Adrenal Body Type diet is to decrease your intake of foods which are over stimulating your adrenal glands, mainly fatty and salty foods, like meat and high-fat cheese. Your diet primarily consists of foods which stimulate your pituitary and thyroid glands instead, such as carbohydrates and low-fat dairy. This diet is aimed at boosting your energy level, providing for smooth, fast weight loss.

What can I eat?

What time of day should I eat? The sample eating schedule below may be very different from how the Adrenal Body Type currently eats. These are general guidelines for the Adrenal Body Type. The sample diet menu below does not take into account other factors including activity level, food allergies, blood pH, and blood type, among other health considerations.

Breakfast
Think small, especially if you are used to a big meat-filled breakfast.
Serving of low-fat dairy or whole grain cereal
Coffee, tea, or parsley tea (small amount of sugar or honey is ok)

Wait 4 hours between breakfast and lunch
Lunch
Eat a light lunch.
Large green salad with a clear dressing
Small serving of fish, or a low fat dairy food
Small piece of fruit
Serving of whole grains
Coffee, tea, or parsley tea (small amount of sugar or honey is ok)

Wait 6 hours between lunch and dinner
Dinner
This is your main meal, although it is still not very heavy.
Protein serving of white meat poultry, fish, meat, eggs, or legumes
Small serving of whole grains
Vegetables
Small serving of low-fat dairy
Small piece of fruit.

What time of day should I avoid eating? (DANGER TIME) Your Danger time for snacking is late afternoon. It is best for an adrenal body type to not snack at all. Try to wait until dinner. Have mineral water or parsley tea instead of snacking. If you must snack, have a serving of vegetable soup, half a carton of yogurt, or a half glass of skim milk.

Why Parsley Tea? In the Adrenal Body Type eating plan, parsley tea will compliment your diet and get you through those overwhelming cravings. It has a refreshing quality, in addition to its purifying effect on the adrenal glands.

The Pituitary Body Type Eating Plan
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Do you tend to crave almost anything with cheese or other dairy products? Would a typical afternoon treat for you be a milkshake or yogurt?

If over weight, do you see yourself as being “pudgy?”

Would someone describe you as having “baby fat,” “all over body fat that is not really concentrated in one area,” “rounded, child-like stomach?”

If you are thinking YES, you are most likely a Pituitary Body Type. The focus of the Pituitary body type diet is to decrease your intake of foods which are over stimulating your pituitary gland. This diet is also aimed at improving your digestion which allows you to burn fat more efficiently and to decrease your desire to snack on dairy products and sweets by giving you a steadier strength throughout the day.

What can I eat?

What time of day should I eat? This eating schedule may be reverse of how you eat now. These are general guidelines for the Pituitary Body Type. The sample diet menu below does not take into account other factors including activity level, food allergies, blood pH, and blood type, among other health considerations.

Breakfast
Eat a substantial breakfast with meat. This is your main meal.
Lean beef, lean pork, dark poultry meat, lamb, liver, kidney, or heart.
Serving of whole grain.
Decaffeinated coffee, decaffeinated tea, or fenugreek tea
Wait 4 hours between breakfast and lunch

Lunch
Eat a moderate lunch with vegetables and protein.
Fish, shellfish, or chicken
Serving of vegetables
Serving of whole grain
Small piece of fruit
Fenugreek tea
Wait 5 hours between lunch and dinner

Dinner
Eat a light dinner.
Poultry, fish, shellfish, or eggs
Serving of vegetables
Piece of fruit
Fenugreek tea
Avoid late night eating!

What time of day should I avoid eating? (DANGER TIME) Your Danger time is late afternoon. Your pituitary gland is most active in the beginning of the day and slows down as the day goes on. It is not a good time for you to eat a meal. However, you may get the urge to snack. But don’t reach for that cheese! If the desire to snack is overwhelming, have a few bites of meat. You may want to keep a small amount of cooked meat in your fridge for times like this.

Why Fenugreek Tea? In the Pituitary Diet, fenugreek tea is used primarily to aid in digestion. The herb has been used for treating other conditions including high blood pressure, fevers, sore throats, wounds, boils, and mucous membrane irritations. Fenugreek also has proven effects on lowering blood glucose levels, so has been employed in diabetes control.

The Thyroid Body Type Eating Plan
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Do you feel you must have coffee or caffeine throughout the day? Would your typical snack include a starchy or sweet food?

Do you have a “spare tire” or most of your excess weight in the middle section of your body?

If over weight, can your build be described as “wide hips and upper thighs,” “normally slim person who became fat in the middle,” or “delicate or slim boned with slender arms and legs?”

Do you find your sweets craving the hardest to conquer?

If you are thinking YES, you are most likely a Thyroid Body Type. The focus of the thyroid body type diet is to decrease foods that are exhausting your thyroid gland, mainly refined carbohydrates and caffeine. Your diet primarily consists of foods which stimulate your adrenal glands and gonads instead, like eggs and other protein sources. This diet is aimed at creating a steadier energy level throughout the day, providing for rapid reduction in weight and cellulite.

What can I eat?

When should I eat? Your meal sizes should be about equal in proportion. Try not to skip meals or make one meal considerably larger than another.

Breakfast
2 eggs, any style
1 teaspoon of butter or oil
½ slice of whole grain bread or toast
1 cup of decaffeinated coffee or raspberry leaf tea
Wait 4 hours between breakfast and lunch

Lunch
Any combination of vegetables- at least 1 cup total
1 teaspoon of any clear diet dressing
1 teaspoon of butter or 1 tablespoon of diet mayonnaise
4 ounces of poultry or fish
1 serving of whole grain (one slice of whole-grain bread or ½ cup of whole wheat, brown rice, kamut, amaranth, or quinoa)

Wait 6 hours between lunch and dinner
Dinner
4 ounces of chicken, turkey, fish, lamb, beef (only allowed 2-3 times per week), or organ meat (liver, kidneys, or heart)
Raw or steamed vegetables
1 serving of whole grain (see lunchtime choices)
1 cup of skim milk
Raspberry leaf tea

When shouldn’t I eat? Unfortunately, your Danger time cannot be pinned down. It is whenever the thyroid gland is low. This will occur in two waves. First, there is a wave of tiredness (along with an urge to snack), about an hour and a half after stimulation of the thyroid with starches or caffeine. The second wave of fatigue comes three to four hours later. During these ups and downs, if you get the urge to snack, your best bet is a small protein snack. Try keeping ½ a hard boiled egg or an ounce or two of chicken or turkey jerky available.

Why Raspberry leaf Tea? In the thyroid diet, raspberry leaf tea is used as an antacid and to create a systemic soothing and strengthening effect on your metabolism. It may also help to reduce cravings through the day.

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