Chat It’s Fate — August 2017

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As told to Monica Cafferky Chat it’s fate 55

True life: Fat buster!

I wanted

to test my

tarot diet

plan on other

people

1

Get a tarot deck. Remove the 22 Major

Arcana cards (such as The Wheel of Fortune

and The Lovers), plus the 16 Court cards (such as

Kings, Queens, Knights and Pages). You will be

left with 40 cards.

2

At night, shuffle the deck of 40 cards and

ask: ‘What does my body need tomorrow

emotionally and physically?’ Pull out one card.

The card’s suit will give you guidance for how

you should eat for your main meals tomorrow.

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a connection to food.

Fire is hot food

like a chilli, water food

from the sea and so on.

It had to be a sign.

My hand couldn’t write

it all down fast enough.

Excited

I was excited, I’d
been given the
secret of how the
tarot could help
you lose weight.
I dug out my
notes from a cookery
course I’d been on
20 years ago.
I tweaked
recipes to make
them healthier, for
example, replacing
cream with crème fraîche.
It was then that the cards
came into play.
Every night I’d ask, What
does my body need tomorrow
emotionally and physically?
I’d shuffle the 40 cards
and pull out one tarot for the
following day.
The card would dictate what
my body needed: Fire, Air,
Earth or Water foods.

Card play

The first time
I pulled out a card
it was the Five of
Cups, a water food,
so I needed to eat
fish and salad the
following day.
The next day was
the Six of Wands,
which is a fire food, so

I had a bowl of chilli

for dinner.

I stuck to the tarot’s

guidance and pulled out

a card every evening.

I lost 8lb in two weeks!

I was stunned

because it’d been easy.

I’d never been hungry or

tempted to cheat, and if

I wanted to snack, I ate

nuts or rice cakes with

peanut butter.

I found the

cards supported

me emotionally

because they

provided a

daily focus.

It was just

like having a

good friend

giving me a

constant

reminder of my

strengths and

weaknesses.

Diet test

After a month, I’d lost 12lb.

It did slow down after that

and I lost 1lb a week or

maintained, which was fine.

It’s better to lose the weight

steadily because it

stays off.

Of course,

I wanted to test

my tarot diet plan

on other people,

and six friends

volunteered.

Two of my

guinea pigs were

Cathi and Helen.

Cathi lost 12lb

and Helen 16lb in

four weeks.

In total, the group

of six lost 64lb.

After a year, I’ve lost 2st

myself and dropped to a

size 14 to 16.

I feel 10 years younger.

More importantly, I’m in

control of my food choices.

I’ve also found balance

to my life and it’s all thanks

to the tarot.

l For a full outline

of the Tarot Diet

Plan, including

recipes, visit

http://www.tarotfood

plan.co.uk

Tarot: Learn

How to Read

and Interpret

the Cards (Hay

House, £8.99)

is out now.

Cups: Water foods

Eat: Fish, shell fish, soups or

water-based vegetables,

such as courgette, and

fruit, such as melon.

Emotional Focus: Nurture

yourself with a bath or

spa day, or go for a walk

near water. Boost your

emotional well-being and

meet up with friends.

Wands: Fire foods

Eat: Spicy food – meat or

vegetable chilli, curries

or grilled food.

Emotional Focus: An

active day, do a powerwalk

or go for a bike ride. Tackle

cleaning and DIY jobs that

you’ve been putting off.

Swords: Air foods

Eat: Light foods, which

include eggs whether

hard/soft boiled,

scrambled, poached, or

made into omelettes.

Also eat salad leaves.

Emotional Focus: Spend

the day planning how to do

things better, and allow your

creative energy to flow. If you need to

work on a project, make time today.

Pentacles: Earth foods

Eat: Food from the earth – fruit,

vegetables (such as carrots,

potatoes, leeks, onions),

casseroles, organic meat.

Emotional Focus: Deal with

issues that help you feel

secure and stable. Money and

home concerns are a priority,

so go through your finances!

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