Introducing the 3-2 Eating Plan

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What is the 3-2 Eating Plan?

OK... what exactly is the 3-2 Eating Plan? It is one of the most effective ways of eating healthy that exists today. It's a way to return your body back to neutral and reverse the effects of all the bad eating habits you may have had throughout your life. It's called an eating plan instead of a diet because you're allowed to eat as much of the food on the eating plan as you like. In fact, you're encouraged to eat a lot. The more you eat, the more you lose. When you're on the 3-2 Eating Plan, it's good to know that it's not how MUCH you eat... it's WHAT you eat. Also, it's not WHEN you eat... it's WHAT you eat. It's always about WHAT you eat. For people who have been on limiting diets before or all of your lives, the concept of eating more and losing weight and getting healthy is a difficult concept to grasp. Getting used to that may take some time.

3-2 means: Three things you can eat and two things you can drink. The three things you can eat are: lean source protein (that's fresh MEAT, real MEAT, not processed, dried or reconfigured meat - when I say meat, I mean fish, beef, pork, poultry and lamb that you can bake, broil, grill, barbecue or steam), green vegetables and fresh fruit. Two things you can drink are: fresh, clean water (not carbonated or flavored water) and real, fresh fruit juice (not juice drinks, real fruit juice). This is considered the STRICT 3-2 EATING PLAN. The Mack Shake is breakfast and accounts for 80% of your fruit for the day. So, any additional juice or fruit you eat during the day should equal the final 20%. Do the math on that one. The strict 3-2 is for people 20 or more pounds overweight or have been 5 to 20 pounds overweight for more than 3 years.

After you've met your goals on the strict 3-2, you then move on to the 3-2 PLATFORM. The 3-2 Platform is for those are not overweight, but may be over fat. It's for those who have met their weight and body-fat goals on a strict 3-2. The 3-2 PLATFORM is: the strict 3-2 eating plan plus you can have 1 serving of potato (with skin) and/or rice per week, vegetables of any color, mushrooms, 1 serving of dessert per week, and one alcoholic beverage per day (no accumulation, 1 per day only). To determine if you are over fat, check the following ranges for healthy body-fat levels.

MALES	FEMALES
Under 30 years old: 14%-20%	Under 30 years old: 17%-24%
Over 30 years old: 17%-23%	Over 30 years old: 20%-27%

Source: Tanita Corporation of America, Inc, Arlington Heights, Ill 60005

Welcome to the healthy world of 3-2 eating. Focus on what you CAN eat and not on what you CAN'T. Explore. Try new combinations. Visit the recipe segment on this website for some ideas and don't give up. A health lifestyle is within your grasp.

- Mack Newton

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