I’m not looking to give you “a quick win” on the weighing scale. I’ve created the nine shifts to embed the habit of a new way of eating over time into your life in the most painless way possible.
I’ve set up the system so that your shift to a low carb way of eating happens gracefully over a short time period. I designed the shifts in such a way to help you recognise that “weight loss” messaging is deeply flawed and to support you through changing your diet, as well as subtly working on your mindset and your habits.
I recommend that you proceed in this manner: complete shift one, then follow a “no more than 7 days” dictum for the other steps, flowing directly through steps 3, 6 and 8 as directed.
At this pace, it will take you a maximum of 39 days to fully complete the shifts, which is how I have written it below. Taking the next five weeks to build & embed new habits along the way eases you, your mind and your body into a low carb life.
- Shift 1, Day 1: Make a three-day non-judgemental qualitative food diary
- Shift 2, Day 4: Start to avoid obvious “excess sugar” foods
- Shift 3, Day 11: Focus on food quality and “eating naturally”
- Shift 4, Day 11: Start to avoid wheat and wheat containing products & do not replace avoided wheat with other starchy carbohydrates or “gluten free” products
- Shift 5, Day 18: Increase quantity of water consumed, balance electrolytes and avoid drinking your sugar
- Shift 6, Day 25: Ensure that you are eating good amounts of fat and protein
- Shift 7, Day 25: Start to avoid processed carbs
- Shift 8, Day 32: Drink alcohol only in moderation, if at all
- Shift 9, day 32: Start to avoid natural carbohydrate foods
Day 39: Congratulations! You are now living a low-carb life!