Make sure your kitchen is stocked with fruits and nuts. You should select snack
foods that are full of fat or protein since it stabilizes your sugar level. If someone
other than you prepares your meals, make sure they cook with butter or extra-
virgin olive oil, and not polyunsaturated vegetable oils or margarine. Watch your
portion sizes, and stick to just 3 meals a day.
At Work
Cake and cookies will always be part of office life. So will bagels and
doughnuts. The fact that these foods are often in the office pantry doesn’t mean
that you have to eat them. Plan ahead and bring your own snack or lunch. Nuts
are easy to carry, and you can always keep them handy in your briefcase, purse,
or desk drawer.
With Friends
Friends are often the unwitting saboteurs of diets. We gather with friends to
celebrate, blow off steam, get away from stress, or have a good time. These
encounters frequently involve food. If you’re joining friends for lunch or dinner,
make wise menu choices. Tell them you’re on a diet. Ask if you can bring your
own food. Resist the first or second drink when meeting for cocktails, and have a
glass of mineral water with a twist instead. Stay away from cake, cookies, and
ice cream. Friendships are sweet, but you should do your best to keep sugar out
of the relationship.
During Travel
Many people let travel become an excuse for falling off a diet, especially when
it’s a vacation. The Perfect 10 Diet does not restrict your choices with its wide,
varied, and rich selection of foods. Remember, the goal of the Perfect 10 Diet is
to reprogram your body to burn fat as your primary source of energy. Master
your willpower and don’t sabotage your hard work when you travel, because it
can set you back in no time.
Whenever you’re away from home, continue to follow the principles of the
Perfect 10 Diet. For example, always go for rich breakfast choices. Many hotels
offer a cheap or free continental breakfast that consists mainly of refined carbs,
such as croissants, cereal, jam, bagels, and sweet pastries. You should always
pass on this food, even if it’s the Ritz Carlton or the Four Seasons. Please don’t
eat this sugar-filled breakfast just because it came with the price of your room.