The Makers Diet

The Maker's Diet is less of a diet, per se, and more of a way of life that returns you to a more suitable way of eating and living that is more compatible to the way God intended.

By following the Biblical principles of eating (no pork, shellfish, processed foods containing chemicals, refined sugars, pesticides and hormones), our bodies are able to better use the foods God intended us to consume to create a more balanced and healthful body.

In addition to going back to the way we were meant to eat (plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats and gilled fish, organic dairy and whole grains), the plan also requires exercise to help rid the body of excess toxins found in the foods we eat and air we breathe. Regular rest as commanded by Scripture is also important in order to allow our bodies the time to rejuvenate and prepare for the stresses and struggles of the coming week. There's also a meticulous hygiene routine to avoid illness through constant contact with germs.

Ok, so the diet experts out there aren't rushing to agree that the Bible has all the answers to our country's obesity problems, but they are quick to say that eating a well-balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fat and processed carbs is a great start to losing weight.

The Maker's Diet basically takes God's commands for healthy eating, and incorporates it into today's society. It may sound strange at first, until you consider that it's the way people ate until just a few hundred years ago, and managed to live vivacious healthy lives without many of today's modern medicines.

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Imagine, eating the same heart healthy things your great grandparents did; working as hard as they did; and still having antibiotics to help stave off today's nasty infections and illnesses. Wouldn't we all be healthier, stronger and more able to enjoy life to its fullest? In some ways, we're luckier than any generation before us. We can have it all! Health, longevity and energy, if we learn to eat the way our bodies were designed to.

Now that you know the basics of The Maker's Plan, let me assure you that it works, before I describe what it's like to live it on a typical day. In just 2 weeks I've been able to shed nearly 15 pounds, and believe me when I say that that's nearly a miracle!

Now, onto the basics. The plan is divided into three separate two-week phases. Phase One is definitely the hardest, since this is the part where you have to give up all the modern convenience foods and junkie stuff we've all grown to love and crave. In order to break your addiction to refined sugars, chemicals and additives, the diet prohibits all sugars, starches, dairy, processed and packaged foods, junk foods, fast foods and caffeine during the first 14 days. Whew!

I'll admit that was tough. For the first couple of days I honestly didn't feel very well as my body rebalanced itself and broke itself of my many food additive addictions. I hadn't even realized that I was using sugar and caffeine to make it through my stressed-out days at work until I stopped eating them!

Just in case that you're worried that there's nothing left to eat, thus leaving you on a virtual starvation diet for two whole weeks, let me assure you that The Maker's Diet plan offers plenty of healthier substitutes including loads of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats (except pork and shellfish), whole grain breads and more.

For a bunch of great recipes and menu ideas, check out The Makers Diet website. It offers plenty of eating, buying and cooking tips to help you most enjoy this more natural way of eating.

By the time you reach Stages II and III where things like dairy (from cows that are not injected with hormones) are reintroduced, you'll be feeling so great that you won't ever want to go back to eating those convenience foods again.

By week two a typical menu might include:

Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs
Tomato-basil omelet
Blueberry muffins
Leek frittata
French toast

Lunch
Texas-style chili
Traditional beef stew
Roast beef sandwich with homemade cole slaw

Dinner
Cilantro-lime chicken cacciatore
Salmon with pecan pesto
Steak with fried peppers and onions
Whole grain spaghetti with meat sauce

As you can see, there are plenty of wonderful foods that you can eat on The Maker's Diet. The trick is to find more organic based, natural foods for consumption instead of relying on quick processed and prepackaged foods laden with unhealthy preservatives and additives. Sweets and desserts aren't off limits at all, as long as you make them with natural and healthy ingredients.

For some, the thought of following the Bible in order to lose weight may seem a little strange, but consider this: if He made us, than He surely must know what foods are best to put into our bodies. Give it a try. You may be surprised at the results.

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