The Food Plan- The First 10 Days

When Paige and I first met for our consultation, (just 1 hour before we got the official "diabetes" diagnosis), we had agreed to a gradual nutrition change. Paige would start by creating a 3 day food log, where I could then investigate some habits, nutritional deficiencies, and changes we would start with.  I had already told her that her Coke's were going to be a big no-no, and that would be one of the first changes.  We'd then go grocery shopping together to discuss new foods she'll be getting into the habit of buying, and I'd also go over to her house to clean out the pantry.

This all changed within the hour.  Once we got the diagnosis, I knew that nutrition was going to be our biggest and most important starting point.  We couldn't just "ease into" nutrition changes.  We had to make a plan where we'd go "balls to the wall" in an all-in type effort.  It got real in those moments, when we knew there was no room for fooling around anymore.

Luckily for Paige, I've been a Standard Process health care provider for about 5 years now.  If you don't know about Standard Process, visit their website at www.standardprocess.com.  There, you'll learn the truth about using whole-food based supplements and how important they are to our health.  They are the highest quality, top of the line, food-based, organically grown, supplements out there.  I'd never recommend something I don't believe in, use, or know know is 100% real food.

About 10 days ago, I attended a new webinar that Standard Process put on for their health care providers about a new 10 day Blood Sugar program.  It's very similar to the 21 day Purification Program that I've used as my own "health insurance" over the past 6 years, and have guided many of my own clients through.  In a nutshell, it involves eating vegetables, fruits, lean protein, whey protein, and healthy oils... only.  The biggest thing will be 2 vegetable servings to 1 fruit serving, minimum.   In addition to the foods that are eaten, there are a few supplements used to aid in the blood sugar handling, such as the SP Cleanse (a whole food based cleansing supplement, basically combining all of the cleansing foods, and putting them into a capsule), Gastro Fiber (a soluble fiber used to help inment for the diabetic or pre-diabetic patient to help with blood sugar handling imbalances).  Since I didn't have cleansing out the body), Gymnema (an herbal blood sugar handling supplement), and Diaplex (the #1 supple any Diaplex on hand, I decided to modify the 10 day Blood Sugar Program to at least get Paige started, and we'll add the Diaplex in when it arrives.

Here's an image of the types of food that Paige will be eating for the first 10 days.  I told her "if it's not on this list, she cannot eat it for these first 10 days."

As you can tell, there's no Coke, cake, cookies, or alcohol involved in this plan.  I told Paige that if she was going to do this, we'd have to do it right.  So, for the first 10 days of our program, we are going to be as rigid as possible with the diet.  There is only one slight snag.  Paige is going out of town on the 5th day.  So, all we can do is hope for the best, and she'll have to make the healthiest choices, plan ahead, as she travels.  So, our 10 days may turn into 14 days, making up for the days of travel.

After the first "cleansing" phase of the diet, we will continue the eating plan, maybe adding in a few more foods such as steel cut oatmeal, sprouted grain bread, etc.  We won't veer too far, since we have a big problem to fix.  The longer you've had the problem, the more time it takes to truly heal.  We have years of bad decisions and poor eating choices to "fix."

If you'd like to learn more about the 10 Day Sugar Handling Cleanse, or the 21 Day Purification Program that Standard Process Offers, please contact me.  I will help guide you through it.  They are designed to heal the body from the inside out.   Email me at liveforitallfitness@gmail.com