Foods

So Dr. B has these lists of foods that you are allowed to have. And when you sign up for the program they tell you not to eat anything off of the list as it could throw you out of ketosis. So when I started this program I stuck to that 100%. Now what I've discovered is that you can choose to eat other products instead of the allowed ones if the nutritional info is the same or less as their recommendations. I have found the important thing is to check your keytones as well so you can monitor what works for your body. We are all different.

A re-cap:
On the Dr. B you are allowed the following everyday:

2-3 peices of fruit:
apple, asian pear, orange, 1 cup blueberries, strawberries, 1/4 cantaloupe. And as much lemon and lime as you desire.

Vegetables:
2-3 servings
Absolutly no starches, no root vegetables, no okra, no eggplant. Everything green, peppers, cauliflower, Tomatoes, onions, garlic, mushrooms etc...

Protiens:
2-3 fist sized servings
White fish, lobster, shrimp, chicken, turkey, game.
Lentils, black-eyed beans, edamame, pigeon beans.
Tofu, vyes products.
6 Egg whites

And then you get into the dairy which is different depending on what list you look on but I have deduced that as you can have trader joe's fat free cottage cheese in the states you can also have island farms victoria style F.F. cottage cheese. And as you can have dannon light and fit yogurt you can also have dannon silhoette 0. Yogurt is an extra on top of your other foods:)

Breads:
2-3 servings
Joesphs low carb pitas
Silver hills little big bread
Kavli crackers

Of course there are more things on the list but this is the basics.

Vitamins:
Potassium, a multi vit, omega fish pills. I can't stress enough how important the vitamins are.

I wouldn't advise doing this strict of a diet on your own at least until you've done it for a month with the Clinic. I know it's expensive but it is very intense and you could hurt yourself just winging it. If I were going to do something like this on my own I would add in 1.5 cups of either brown/black rice, quinoa, millet, whole grain pasta a day and 1 tbs of a good oil like coconut oil or olive oil or flax oil. If you did that then you would most defiantly shed pounds and you would feel pretty fabulous.

The most important thing if you like me are over weight and sick of it is to change your eating patterns, it's hard and annoying but just do it, your the only one holding yourself back. Cut out the sugar, the processed junk foods, and stick to a whole foods diet with low oils but good oils, complex carbs like whole grains but not tons, a few fruits and lots of vegetables:) Water is also your friend drink 2-3 liters a day.

I'm not a doctor these are just my thoughts, it's hard to break out of our habits but it can be done.