During Stage Three, you’ll still eat 3 meals a day, and will have the option to
eat 1 to 2 additional snacks per day if you’re hungry. You can eat more whole
grains than you could in Stage Two (up to 4 servings a day). Potatoes are also
acceptable now that you’ve lost the weight, but if you consume potatoes or other
starchy vegetables, cut back on the whole grains. It is okay to treat yourself to
sweets once in a while as long as you don’t overdo it.
Stage Three is our modern diet with its unhealthy challenges. So how do you
deal with sweets or pizza on the Perfect 10 Diet? It takes a lot of discipline, since
the Perfect 10 Diet is not a calorie-focused diet. Let me give you a couple
examples. If you’re really craving regular pizza, have a thin-crust pie loaded
with lots of vegetables to limit the refined carbs. If you are going to eat ice
cream, have one scoop only, and make sure it’s the full-fat, not the fatfree
variety. The fatfree variety contains too much sugar and you will end up having
three scoops instead of one. Sugar is a treat, not a nutrient. Don’t go for the
sugar-free treats either as they contain artificial sweeteners, which are worse
than sugar. If you do eat anything sweet or starchy, hit the gym immediately so
the trickle effect of sugar won’t damage your hormones. Frequent misbehaving
is not a good thing if you want to be truly a perfect 10. Stage Three is also great
for diabetics, people with thyroid disease, women in menopause, men with low
testosterone, body builders, and anyone who wants to be in perfect 10 health but
is not looking to lose weight.
The greatest thing about the Perfect 10 Diet is its versatility. You can always
go back to Stage One at any time if your weight starts to go up. Let’s say you
went on a vacation and you’ve fallen off track; go right back to Stage One. This
means no grains. Learning how to “go off plan” is an important part of the
Perfect 10 Diet,. That’s when the Perfect 10 Diet becomes your way of life.
Figure 5.3: The Three Stages of the Perfect 10 Diet
Stage One
Duration: 3 Weeks
This stage is the Paleolithic diet (vegetables, fruits, poultry, seafood, beans,
nuts and seeds).Stage Two
Duration: Flexible
This stage is the human diet following the advent of agriculture (vegetables,
fruits, poultry, seafood, beans, nuts and seeds, and whole grains).Stage Three
Duration: Life
This stage is our modern diet with some modifications (vegetables, fruits,