Famine Phase: The Warrior Diet
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:36 am
One of my favorite strategies and one I recommend in The Blueprint is The Warrior Diet. Here's a sample of how it might look in our plan:
- Wake Up
- Consume very small amounts (perhaps a handful) of alkalizing berries or other fruit during the day. Here's that list of catabolic fruit again from The Blueprint: Black/Blueberries, Limes, Pineapple, Cantaloupe, Grapefruit, Oranges, Plums, Strawberries, Lemons, Raspberries, Pears-Bartlett, Watermelon
- Drink as much water as you'd like. Prior to the workout, eat one large apple.
- Perform Famine phase workout as suggested
- Post workout, eat your main meal as follows:
* Large lettuce salad with raw, low-glycemic vegetables
* Steamed vegetables (any kind)
* Brown or wild rice
* Whole grain pasta
* Fresh fruit (optional)
* For seasoning, use two to three teaspoons of any good oil (olive, safflower, EFA), spices, lemon juice, tomato sauce, etc.
* Eat until full
Of course, you still need to observe the calorie multiple recommended x your bodyweight rule and keep the protein at suggested levels. As I see it, the BIG advantage of this diet is that at least ONCE during the day, you'll eat until you're satisfied and not be miserable all the time.
Typically, if you're spreading those calories out during the day over 5-7 meals as suggested you're only getting 200 - 300 calories in at every meal. How satisfying is that? Not very...
With the Warrior Diet, you'll at least know every day has a happy ending. Bonus: if you're a coffee drinker or otherwise use some type of stimulant to suppress hunger during the day, you'll find they hit harder on an empty stomach. An open blood/brain barrier can be used to your advantage in this situation. Recall how drinking on an empty stomach gets the user drunk faster? Same principle...
- Wake Up
- Consume very small amounts (perhaps a handful) of alkalizing berries or other fruit during the day. Here's that list of catabolic fruit again from The Blueprint: Black/Blueberries, Limes, Pineapple, Cantaloupe, Grapefruit, Oranges, Plums, Strawberries, Lemons, Raspberries, Pears-Bartlett, Watermelon
- Drink as much water as you'd like. Prior to the workout, eat one large apple.
- Perform Famine phase workout as suggested
- Post workout, eat your main meal as follows:
* Large lettuce salad with raw, low-glycemic vegetables
* Steamed vegetables (any kind)
* Brown or wild rice
* Whole grain pasta
* Fresh fruit (optional)
* For seasoning, use two to three teaspoons of any good oil (olive, safflower, EFA), spices, lemon juice, tomato sauce, etc.
* Eat until full
Of course, you still need to observe the calorie multiple recommended x your bodyweight rule and keep the protein at suggested levels. As I see it, the BIG advantage of this diet is that at least ONCE during the day, you'll eat until you're satisfied and not be miserable all the time.
Typically, if you're spreading those calories out during the day over 5-7 meals as suggested you're only getting 200 - 300 calories in at every meal. How satisfying is that? Not very...
With the Warrior Diet, you'll at least know every day has a happy ending. Bonus: if you're a coffee drinker or otherwise use some type of stimulant to suppress hunger during the day, you'll find they hit harder on an empty stomach. An open blood/brain barrier can be used to your advantage in this situation. Recall how drinking on an empty stomach gets the user drunk faster? Same principle...
