The Fit For Life program was designed as a way to permanently
lose weight. Fit For Life is not a weight loss program but
a “way of eating” designed to last you a lifetime.
The Fit for Life program does not involve diet drugs or diet
pills. It is not focused on measuring the intake of fat vs.
carbohydrates. It really is not even a diet in the way we
know diets today because most diets are short-term fixes
that temporarily remedy an overweight problem or obesity
that typically favor calorie counting, deprivation, portion
restrictions and perhaps even behavior modification. The
Fit for Life program is a way of life, a way of eating that
incorporates all foods as long as they are eaten within specific
timeframes and in specific combinations. The creators of
Fit for Life like to say that you can lose weight and lose
it permanently, while eating. Fit For Life is programmed
but not regimented. It also focuses a lot on fruits and vegetables.
If you are allergic to the aforementioned foods, it is best
to consult a physician or nutritionist or seek food alternatives.
I began the Fit for Life program 8 years ago after reading
the Fit For Life Book,
lost 22 pounds in about 3 – 4 months (from 182 lbs.
to 160 lbs) and continue, eight years later, to reap its
benefits. I feel healthier, lighter and no longer experience
any sort of indigestion.
The Premise Of The Fit For Life Program
The Fit For Life Program is a safe and balanced system predicated
on the human body’s natural physiological laws and
cycles. Proper weight loss, as promoted in the Fit For
Life Program, stipulates that we must live within those
laws and cycles. That is, safe and permanent weight loss
is directly related to the vital energy the body has at
its disposal and to the efficient use of this energy to
eliminate waste or excess weight from the body. Not only
is vital energy freed to assist the body in losing weight
but excess energy also gives us a better sense of well-being
and allows us to focus more efficiently and productively
on our life’s goals.
Fit For Life Program is Natural Hygiene
The Fit For Life Program is rooted in the concept of Natural
Hygiene. Natural Hygiene was formed in the 1850’s
by four medical doctors wishing to promote weight loss
and diet as the all-important factors in acquiring and
maintaining high levels of health. What is natural hygiene?
The word “hygiene” refers to cleanliness and “natural” refers
to something unhindered by artificial forces. So, natural
hygiene is the body’s internal mechanisms naturally
and continuously striving for good health by continuously
cleansing itself of deleterious waste material. Further,
it is the understanding of food and body and the effect
food has on the length and quality of a body’s life.
Living The Fit For Life Program and preparing foods according
to Fit For Life Recipes is
living Natural Hygiene and allows the body to do what is
and has been mandated by the Universe to do: to self-cleanse,
self-heal and self-maintain.
The Fit For Life Program – The Natural Body Cycles
The Fit for Life
Diet Plan is predicated on Natural Hygiene. Natural Hygiene
can be divided into natural bodily cycles as put forth by
the American College of Health Science. Scientists and researchers
in their studies of the circadian rhythms suggest that the
body’s ability to effectively function with food intake
depends on the effective functioning of three regular daily
cycles: appropriation, assimilation and elimination. Although
all of these cycles function to some regular degree throughout
the day, they are more active during specific eight hour
periods of each day:
- appropriation – eating and digestion, is more
active from 12 noon – 8pm and demands the most amount
of energy comparatively
- assimilation – absorption and use, is more active
from 8pm – 4am
- elimination – discarding of waste and debris,
is more active from 4am - 12 noon and is essential to have
at its side sufficient energy to discard toxic waste from
ingested food and natural weight loss and metabolism. Metabolism
in this regard is responsible for regenerating the body;
thus, old cells must be eliminated.
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