Many of you have joined us on the 3 Weeks To Shredded adventure, some of you have not and that’s all good. The regimented program isn’t for everyone, but what IS for everyone is the knowledge of food, it’s value and it’s importance to our overall health. I think the MAIN benefit of 3WTS is learning how to prep for meals you make yourself and how to prioritize earth-grown nutrients. Let’s me talk a little more about that.
If you lived your life with one rule, you would live an exceptionally longer life, filled with better energy, hormone balance, better immunity, and have really balanced body composition.
“If Jesus could’ve eaten it, I can eat it.”
Heck, if you follow that with ANY level of discipline, you likely get the benefits above. That rule makes it easy to decide what foods are preferential and which should be avoided when possible. For example, could Jesus eat M&M’s? No, they didn’t exist. Could he have eaten Hot Pockets? Of course not. Pretty simple, right?
If you want to add one more layer, you add “quality of ingredients,” on top of that. For instance, could Jesus eat bread? Yes. …but… he would’ve been making it himself, from real ingredients. It wouldn’t be Wonder bread that’s been bleached and processed down to fluffy insulin-stimulating loafs of bread. It’d be Ezekiel bread, sprouted grains, or unleavened bread. Would he have eaten french fries? They’re potatoes and potatoes come from the Earth! Potatoes are not naturally boiled in 500* fat. They wouldn’t have had a fryer in Jesus’ time… so… no, that’s not going to pass the 2-layer test.
That means virtually anything enjoyable is unacceptable. That’s true! But that’s not reasonable and no one wants to live that way. No one wants to be the guy who avoids cake and ice cream at a birthday party. You absolutely CAN BE that guy… I’ve been that guy a LOT of times… but that’s because I don’t really care for cake. If you do, or pizza, or White Claws, or girl scout cookies; you can enjoy these. These are a social health benefit activity. Here’s what they aren’t: daily partakings. Allow yourself a 4 hour window every 7 to 10 days in which you can enjoy all of the things you typically don’t, to enjoy your friends and family, to enjoy the excess and pleasure. Then get back on track with your two layers. Immediately.
This is a success strategy that can be maintained for a lifetime. If 3WTS is too much to handle, start smaller. Make more of your meals. Make them with earth-grown nutrients. Use dairy if you like in moderation (cheese is yum, but you don’t need so much of it!). Avoid processed breads, crackers, chips, and candy.
Start small, see BIG progress over time.
A number of you have take me up on the paid-in-full year for 2022. Thanks for that commitment! It’s going to be our best year yet. If you want to take advantage of that, you still can for the next two weeks. You’ll save 10% off the full year if you pay in cash or venmo (or 7% if you use your card). Just let me know if you’re interested in that. 💪