This is the bonus module. The principles we cover in this module are not required to achieve success on the DAMY Lean. They can however help you achieve your results quicker and more efficiently.

If we turn back to our holistic approach to weight loss one of the core challenges of those struggling to lose weight is the impact inflammation has on metabolism. If you are in that category of “block” or “plateau” this module could be especially helpful.

This module is about making your nutrition protocol even more effective. We have broken it down into three steps. Review each of them below and consider adopting one at a time. It may be best to give them a shot after already having a week or two on the DAMY Lean just to make sure you are comfortable with the foundational principles initially.

BOOSTING YOUR RESULTS

1) Liquid Mondays. 

This is a low calorie day (it can be any day of the week). Calorie restriction is an important part of any weight loss program. The DAMY Lean accomplishes this by its food combining plan. Reducing your calories even more could speed weight loss.

Most aggressive, quick response weight loss programs are significant caloric deficit programs. The DAMY Lean is not this. Liquid Mondays can allow you to achieve this deficit one day per week while still maintaining a balanced approach to weight loss the other 6 days.

Description: This principle is simple – have one day per week where you only consume soups and smoothies.

When you accomplish this it is difficult to eat more than 500 calories. Therefore, this is a low calorie day.

NOTES:

1. This can be part of a forever lifestyle like the DAMY Lean. It is considered good for digestion, inflammation reduction and energy production.
2. On this day the smoothies should be balanced and include veggies, fruit and seeds like hemp seeds. They could even include vegetarian protein powder.
3. Remember the next morning to eat a well balanced, healthy breakfast without over consuming or eating off plan.

The next morning, after a bowel movement but before breakfast, is the best day and time to weigh in and take a few measurements.

2) Elimination/Challenge Diet.

Certain foods cause inflammation. There is no way around this fact. Different digestive tracts will respond differently to specific foods. We know this because of IgG antibody testing to food antigens. There is controversy around this because not all IgG responses are bad. Some are helpful.

The elimination/challenge diet is taking foods that commonly cause IgG-type delayed hypersensitivity reactions and eliminating them for a while to see if weight loss is much easier. This takes about 3 weeks to find out and is often effective.

Many restrictive diets have been based on this principle but where they go wrong seems to be in the re-introduction. These foods are not meant to be eliminated forever. They need to be challenged back in.

We know that inflammatory reactions to foods can cause certain physical/mental symptoms like pain, rashes, IBS, depression, anxiety and headaches. If you experience any of these we have another subjective measurement to track while you are in the elimination phase.

Protocol: Avoid dairy (ice cream, milk, cheese and yogurt), wheat (bread and gluten sources) and eggs (whites and yolks) for 3 weeks.

• Track how you feel – any symptom changes?
• Track your weight loss results – any increase in program effect?

If you are feeling well and want to reintroduce foods begin by adding one food you love every four days. Have that food 2-3x within four days and track symptoms/weight. If you feel worse or you gain weight that food might have been the culprit. If not, after four days add another food into the mix and repeat the process.

Continue until you have figured out which food was causing your issue.  

3) Try a Vegan Diet – the 21 Day Vegan Cleanse Challenge 

Lets go meatless. We experience an over-consumption of meat in our culture and this program (having protein 3x per day) can lead you to joining that trend if you aren’t careful. We do not want you to go down that path.

We know that meat can delay digestion and when protein requirements are not high it can contribute to fat development.

We know much of our meat is treated with antibiotics and hormones which could have a negative impact on our systems.  

Lets slow down this process and see if attempting a vegan version of the DAMY Lean speeds weight loss success.

***During this process you can use the 21 Day Vegan Cleanse Challenge which is available to you on the Portal – go here to download. You can also simply use the vegan protein options as your “A” category foods. They are found in the nutrition module.

When you are comfortable with your program we feel confident you can use each of these weight loss boosts with the core principles of the DAMY Lean. They are effective, easy and good for overall health.