Two Proclamations.

If you read the account of the creation in Genesis chapter one you will see that through the first 5 days and even the sixth day as God spoke everything into creation there was an order in place. The order ended in the creation of man plus 2 directives for man. One two edged proclamation we are familiar with because it is often preached and shared among Christians and the world. That being: “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” This says be fruitful, multiply and have dominion over the earth. The second proclamation is “I give you every seed bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed it. They will be yours for food.” We never hear this proclamation by God preached but it is the next verse or the next word from the mouth of God. It is also part of the same conversation and completes the commandment to be fruitful, multiply and have dominion.

What Did God Say?

He said be fruitful, multiply and subdue the earth. I give you every fruit, vegetable, tree and plant for yours as food. In other words He said this is your job (to be fruitful, multiply and subdue the earth) and here are the tools (the food to eat) to accomplish it. God gave us a directive and the means to accomplish that directive. I believe God said do this and eat this to get it done.

What is God’s Diet?

“I give you every seed bearing plant on the face of the whole earth (herbs, teas, and vegetables) and every tree that has fruit with seed in it (nuts, seeds, whole grain, fruit and vegetables). Does this diet look familiar? It is called a vegetarian diet. Nothing processed, all natural. We already know that to have a better diet we must eat more fruit and vegetables. Why, because God created them to be all we need for optimal health. Optimal health also equals the perfect weight loss and maintenance plan. So ultimately God’s Diet is not about weight loss or being healthy. God’s diet is that we be in the optimal condition to do His will. Once God put that in place he rested for there was no need to manipulate, add to or take away from what he had done.

Louis Jeffries Christian, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Sunday School and Bible Study Teacher who is committed and passionate about sharing God’s Word. Especially as it relates to living a healthy, holy and fit lifestyle for those 40 years and over. That as baby boomers we might live more abundant lives as examples to those generations that follow. Click here for more information on God’s Diet

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Author: Louis Jeffries

1.) Grab A Pencil And Paper

In this step you will be writing down your weekly diet plan. Everyday of the week your breakfast and lunch will be similar, but your dinner each day will be different.

2.) Begin With Breakfast

Everyday you need to eat one piece or one serving of fruit, one egg white and a half piece of toast. You can choose whichever fruits that you like best. This will give you some variety.

3.) Follow Up With Lunch

Your lunch will consist of plenty of fruits and vegetables. Everyday your salad should be huge. Be sure to buy enough ingredients for your salad to last at least seven days. Some suggestions for ingredients are: broccoli, spinach, carrots, lettuce, cauliflower and celery just to name a few.

4.) Include A Healthy Snack

Eat a cup of yogurt or some low fat crackers. You can choose whichever snacks you want as long as it fills you up and adds up to no more than 200-250 calories per day. It’s very important that they don’t exceed that specific amount of calories each day.

5.) Be Sure To Eat Dinner

In this step, you can be relaxed. Don’t feel restricted but also don’t go crazy and ignore your primary goal. Be sure to eat in moderation. Chicken, fish, steak, potatoes, rice, almost anything you like as long as you eat in moderation.

Author: Bobby K Williams

Okay, in order to lose pounds and burn away fat fast, a diet program must be based around the two most important principles do such…proper nutrition and boosting the metabolism. This is why I recommend for you to avoid diet pills and fad diets…they go against “proper” nutrition and they slow down your metabolism!

Through out my extensive research to find a diet that actually works, the most effective diet plan I’ve found and that I’ve actually used myself is the calorie shifting program from Fat Loss 4 Idiots.

When I started the diet I a had a huge belly, a large waistline, and was suffering with obesity being over 300 pounds! Now, to my amazement, I ended up losing over 50 pounds and several inches off my waist and in just under eight weeks…plus the weight and fat stayed off PERMANENTLY!

The number one reason why calorie shifting is so effective is because it is based around elevating the metabolism. When I was on the diet I was able to eat real food’s and never had to worry about starving myself! I simply followed the diet plan and utilized the calorie shifting technique which ended up boosting my metabolism causing my fat and pounds the drop off quickly!

So, if you would like to be able to lose up to 30 pounds in just one month…100% naturally, and keep it off for good, then I highly recommend the calorie shifting system from Fat Loss 4 Idiots.

A long life is more likely to come your way if you take care of your body and keep it in prime fighting condition. A healthy body is more able to fight off dangerous cancer cells as well as various other diseases that try to take it down. You can also expect to look younger and more beautiful as you age if you have taken exceptional care of your body.

So, how exactly do you maintain a healthy lifestyle to reap all of these rewards for your own life?

It all starts with letting go of the past and putting food in a healthy perspective. Food is not meant to be a best friend or an emotional response to the world. It is not meant to hold your hand through the rough moments and celebrate all of your happy moments.

It is meant to nourish your body and give it energy, and nothing else!

Getting the proper relationship with food is no different than fixing relationships with other people in your life. When your connection with food is all wrong it will bring havoc to your body. Once you put it in its rightful place and start thinking of it only as a source of energy, then you will start to really see changes that can lead to a longer life.

If you want to learn how to maintain a healthy diet, then start by replacing refined carbs and processed foods with whole grain versions and lots of fruits and vegetables. That alone will eliminate much of the empty calories that your body does not actually need to function properly.

No wonder why diners today are more concerned about healthy restaurant eating. A recent study of 300 American chefs indicated that 50% didn’t even care about the calorie content of the foods they served to the public. As a matter of fact, a mere 1 in 6 American chefs feel calorie content is remotely important. Therefore, as predicted, a typical chef’s main objective is to provide you with an excellent, but not necessarily healthy, dining experience so you will run out and tell your friends, and come back wanting more. Healthy restaurant eating is not on the top of chefs concerns. With that said, saturating the dishes with fat, salt, and sugar is of very little concern to most chefs. Restaurant chefs are simply willing to do whatever is necessary to show the customer extreme value while concentrating on the main goals of making their food taste and look great, even if it is at the expense of our health. This extreme perceived value objective has lead to the “super size portion generation” leading to bigger waistlines.

Do to the current pace of today’s society, Americans are now consuming over one third of there calories from eating out. How many of these calories are actually healthy dining calories? Probably not many.

Today we, as diners, must take on more personal responsibility than ever before focusing on eating right while eating out.. Chefs, restaurants, and friends are not going to look out for our health. Thus, it is our own personal responsibility to preserve our health by eating right while dining out.

If your health is meant to be, it is up to you. It is about choices. You have the personal choice of eating right. However, please understand, it is up to you to make a difference not anyone else. Which choice are you going to make?

Listed here are my 9 surefire health eating tips to help you take personal responsibility by eating right while dining out.

1. Don’t arrive extremely hungry. It is best to have a snack a couple of hours prior to eating out. This will ensure that you won’t enter the restaurant ready to eat the basket of bread. Don’t worry about spoiling your dinner; It is a bad healthy eating habit to come into a restaurant ravenous.

2. Take it home. When an extra large portion comes to the table request a doggy bad immediately prior to putting a bite of food into your mouth. Cut the extra large portion in half, take it home, and eat it tomorrow.

3. Dine at healthy eating restaurants. Patronize healthy dining eateries so you won’t get caught in a situation of not being able to locate anything healthy on the menu. Don’t set yourself up for failure.

4. Ask servers for substitutes. Be specific to the server about what you want to substitute. It never hurts to ask about getting your food prepared in a healthy dining manner. An good example would be replace the mayonnaise with mustard. It never hurts to ask.

5. Order dressing on the side. Another healthy eating tip is to order your salad dressing on the side. Be a dipper. You will save yourself added fat, and unwanted calories.

6. Beware of beverages. As you know, wine, beer, and regular soda all have calories too. Consider consuming water to conserve calories. Why drink your calories when you can eat them.

7. Healthy eating means avoid these terms: alfredo, au gratin, breaded crispy, french fried, pesto, hollandaise, light cream sauce, sauteed, or pastry.

8. Leave food on your plate. A good healthy eating habit is to always leave a bit of food on your plate. You don’t have to clean your plate. If you follow the doggy bag rule, of course, this may not apply.

9. Eat slowly. Eating slowly is proven to decrease the amount of food you eat. Thus, the caloric content ingested will be much less.

Eating healthy and eating out can be mentioned in same sentence. By following these 9 surefire healthy restaurant eating tips you are assured of walking out of the restaurant at the same weight you walked in at.