Calorie Shifting – The 3 Day Break in Calorie Shifting Diet Plan
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People think that the three day break in the Calorie Shifting Diet Plan is risky business. They worry that it will simply give them a slice of time to gain back all that they lost during the initial 11 day cycle. They need not worry. The plan would not be successful if that happened all the time.
You must first understand the basic principles involved in the Calorie Shifting Diet Plan.
You follow a basic and simple menu plan for 11 days. That plan identifies the sequence of carbohydrates and proteins and all that you eat for 11 days. There are few restrictions, just eat only what the menu calls for on that day. So one day may be all carbohydrates and the next may be all proteins. Another will be all fruits or all vegetables and so forth.
Essentially what the Calorie Shifting Diet Plan does is keep your brain just a little confused about what foods are coming next. And when. So it does not have time to adapt to your new eating pattern before you change it again. That is one reason why people who go on a more traditional diet, except for weekends, will rarely reach their goals. Their bodies adapt to the cycle and adjust their metabolism accordingly.
People find the process of dieting restrictive and difficult to stick to. So it is very helpful to know there is a three day break coming up when they can eat anything they want and in whatever quantities they want. So if your friends are having a pizza and trying to get you to eat some too, just remind them of your calorie shifting diet plan and invite them to your place for pizza during your three day break.
First of all your body will adjust to the amount of calories and type of food you are eating and after a few 11 day cycles you will discover there is less of a desire to eat too much even during the three day break when you can eat your favorite foods in any amount.
This happens also with many people who are involved in serious physical exertion in extreme conditions, like firefighting in the wilderness. After a while on the scene, firefighters or rescue personnel imagine what they will eat and drink when they get back home or off the trail, even as they eat their “rations” and drink more water.
The longing for steak and milkshakes is common among them. There is a tendency to believe you can eat two or three steaks in one sitting or down three milkshakes before dinner. And some of these bigger guys can and do actually consume in those proportions. But soon the craving is satisfied and a more reasonable portion of food becomes the norm.
I recall one evening in particular when I had a chocolate milkshake followed by a glass of milk with a full size t-bone steak dinner complete with baked potato smothered in butter and sour cream. And then we had home made pie for dessert. My meal was one of the smaller ones and none of us felt overstuffed at all. (Today a meal like that sounds impossible to me.) But the next day, none of us really wanted or needed a milkshake or a steak and life was more or less back to normal for us. Except for the one guy who ate three bowls of oatmeal with every meal, and still does. There are always exceptions.
So, don’t worry about the 3-day break in your calorie shifting diet plan. Your body knows its limits, perhaps better than you do. If you do gain some pounds back, you will lose them and more in the next 11 day cycle.
