Cyd Notter

Author and Nutrition Educator, Founder of The "Plan A" Diet™

Have Your Weight Loss Effort Stalled?

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Dr. John McDougall (and Cyd)

If your engine has stalled out while striving to lose weight, you will benefit from Dr. McDougall's "Maximum Weight Loss" (MWL) 10-point checklist to get it revved up again.

Start each meal with a soup, salad or fruit; avoid flour, sugary drinks and high-fat plant foods; use the 50/50 plate method (starches and non-starches). All of these tips make sense for quick weight loss.

Remember that we don't "diet".  You should never be hungry when following any type of whole food, plant-based, no-added-oil plan. Following the MWL tips will help you break through the plateau.

Share your success stories with me, I love to hear them!

Read about The 'Plan A' Diet.

Why should you try The 'Plan A' Diet?

Our Mission and Philosophy

Addressing Biblical Objections to a Plant-Based Diet

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Diet is a Touchy Subject.

I discovered long ago that diet beliefs can be very divisive indeed. Together with the hot topics of politics and religion, our food choices can rank quite high as a personal issue to be handled with care.

I realize that most of you have preconceived beliefs about what constitutes a healthy diet, and I’ve heard some doozies in my day. But because The 'Plan A' Diet combines the two tenets of "diet and religion" into one conversation, many of you will write to me about passages that seem to promote or endorse meat eating.

Here I address some of the passages I hear most often, along with my response.

See how good and pleasant it is when brothers,
and sisters live together in harmony! (Psalm 133:1, GW)

Pear Spice Upside-Down Cake

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Do you like spice cake? Then you'll love this easy-peasy, oil-free version by Susan Voisin at the Fat Free Vegan website!

Pear Spice Upside-Down Cake has turned out to be one of our favorites.  Susan's cake turned out much prettier than mine (her sliced pears on top resembled a Christmas tree, mine resembled ......well, nothing but randomly sliced pears!)

You can see her pretty design on the above link.  But here's a photo of how mine turned out:

The only thing I noted is that the recipe calls for 3 LARGE bosc pears, and apparently the pears I used weren't large enough. I would recommend buying at least 5 pears since you're going to need 1-2/3 cups of pear sauce in addition to the sliced pears on top. You may even want to buy SIX pears - you can always have the extra as a snack! In any case, if you come up short on the required pear sauce, you can add applesauce until you have enough.

If you give this a try, let me know how you liked it!

May you be encouraged today by God's promise as you trust Him in all things:

But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me. 

He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water.

It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green;

it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7-8, GNT)

 

What is The 'Plan A' Diet?

And why should you consider it?

Why shouldn't we eat oils?

 

 

FREE Forks over Knives Movie!

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Have you seen the award-winning documentary "Forks Over Knives"?  If not, here's your chance to watch it FREE in the comfort of your home all weekend long on January 26-28, 2018.  This movie has changed countless lives and I highly recommend it!  Follow the link below to get your free streaming access.  (Oh, you'll also be automatically entered into a really cool sweepstakes!)

Invite your friends and family, make a batch of healthy nachos (here's a fat-free version) and get ready to be enlightened!

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Support for Plant-Based Diets Continues to Grow

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It's exciting to see more and more doctors getting on board with the benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet!

A peer-reviewed study published in the Canadian Family Physician's Journal confirms that what we eat greatly influences our personal health; it also points out that the typical Standard American Diet (SAD) is strongly linked to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, unhealthy cholesterol levels, hypertension, Alzheimer's disease and certain cancers.

The author encourages us that a plant-based journey begins with the first step. Take yours—reduce your meat intake, open your mind to the interconnectedness of human choices and planetary health, and, most important, eat your fruits, grains, and vegetables!

P.S:  Don't forget to consider the bigger picture.  Maintaining and caring for the gift of your incredible body pleases the Lord!

When you eat or drink or do anything else, always do it to honor God.  (1 Cor 10:31, CEV)

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