Monday, April 27, 2009

What is this pancreas protocol diet?

The pancreas protocol is a 4 phase program to restore and reset the pancreas so that it can do its job better. At least that's what I understand from it. Whether this is valid or not remains to be seen by me. I am rather skeptical, but what I've learned about the science of it makes sense to me. So with a healthy dose of skepticism and a dash of hope, I am doing this pancreas protocol to see for myself.

I will be blogging about this as I go along, and you can read the overview below to get a better understanding of what it is so you can follow along with me (if you're so inclined). This is my non-biased blog and is where I will share what I think of whatever it is I am going through.

The pancreas protocol I am doing is the Accelerated Plan and is done in 4 stages (there is another version for Diabetics, but I am not Diabetic, so I am doing the accelerated one - and I don't know anything about the other one).

Step 1 is basically done until 80% of goal weight is achieved (which in my case is about 70 pounds) and I can expect to lose about 3 pounds a week, and possibly more initially. With those figures, I should expect to be on this phase for about 5-6 months.

This is the phase where my pancreas rests.

Protocol for Step 1:

BREAKFAST:
1 Diet packet with coffee or tea (1 oz of milk per day & natural sweetener allowed)

LUNCH:
1 Diet packet with unlimited vegetables.

DINNER:
7 oz (200 g) of fish/seafood/chicken or 5 oz (150 g) of lean meat with unlimited vegetables.

SNACK: (MANDATORY)
1 Diet packet between 8 pm and 10 pm or between two other meals.

The Diet packets mentioned above are specially formulated meal packets and are essentially protein isolates that include all the necessary amino acids and nutrition to feed the body, break down fat while preserving muscle mass.

In addition, here are the other rules:
Whole food supplements taken daily, Himalayan sea salt with meals. Minimum 8 glasses water per day, but ideally half my body weight in ounces (which would be 110 oz/day).

Step 2 is done for the remaining 20% of weight loss goal until my ideal weight is achieved. It is nearly the same as Step 1, except that lunch is also a regular meal like dinner.

Step 3 is where other foods such as fruits, healthy carbs and healthy fats and whatnot are reintroduced to the diet. I will still have one diet pack for my evening snack.

Step 4 is the phase where I will eat for the rest of my life. My pancreas is presumably reset and can function optimally. I should have a much better understand of how to feed my body to keep it healthy and vital.

Step 4 is a ways off, so back to Step 1...

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