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The Dr. Leslie
Weight Loss, Health & Fitness
Lifelines
Weight-Busting Answers
to the Top 4
Weight-Sabotaging Questions
December 2, 2007
Dear Friends,
Look in the mirror. Look at yourself up and down, from all sides.
Go ahead. I'll wait for you - you're worth the wait.
Well? What do think? Did you love the reflection looking back at
you?
If yes, hurrah for you. If no, why not?
Lots of reasons probably, but let's get revved up for weight loss
and building your body-best by clearing up some of the hogwash
we've been fed for most of our lives and keeps us layered up.
If you really want it - to lose weight - open your mind and use
your sense of logic here - no emotion.
1. "If you don't eat meat, where do you get your protein?"
=>Answer #1: What is protein for? Simply stated, protein is for
growth. When do we grow the most? From birth to one year old.
When do we need the most protein? From birth to one year old.
What is the best food for growing babies? Breast milk. How much
protein is in breast milk? 4.5% protein. That's all.
Not coincidentally, the World Health Organization recommends 4.5%
protein in our diets for human health. Oranges have 8% protein,
broccoli 45% protein, Romaine lettuce 36% protein, brown rice
8% protein, kidney beans 26%. Plant foods give us plenty of
protein, without the fat and cholesterol that come with animal
protein.
And guess what? Plant protein is not inferior to animal protein.
And, plant proteins don't need to be mixed and matched to be
"complete."
=>Answer #2: Look to nature for commonsense answers. Where do
cows, horses, giraffes, apes, and large elephants get their
protein to grow and maintain big, strong muscles? They don't eat
cows, pigs, lambs, chickens, fish, eggs, protein bars, or protein
drinks. They eat unrefined plant foods, and not a huge variety at
that. If they can get plenty of protein from plants, so can we.
2. "If you don't drink milk or eat cheese, where do you get your
calcium?"
=>Answer #1: Plant foods. Where do cows, horses, giraffes, apes,
and elephants get their calcium for strong bones and teeth?
Plants. They certainly don't drink milk (once weaned) and another
mammals' milk at that. Cow's milk is made for baby cows, not for
baby people much less grown-up people. Period. The only milk made
for baby people is mama's milk.
=>Answer #2: Unrefined plant foods contain all the nutrients you
need, including calcium. Nature is so smart. Where does calcium
come from? The soil. Calcium is dissolved in water in the soil
and absorbed by plants. Plants transform inedible, unusable
calcium from the soil into usable calcium needed by all mammals.
Eating plants is the most direct way of getting calcium, and
without the fat, cholesterol, animal protein, milk sugar,
hormones, antibiotics, toxins, and pus (yes, pus!) that come in
dairy products.
3. "But don't carbs make you fat?"
=>Answer: All carbohydrates are not created equally. There are
good carbs and bad carbs. Good carbs are sourced by whole,
unrefined plant foods, as in fruits, vegetables, grains, and
legumes, the best-for-you foods. The good carbs you ate yesterday
give you the fuel for your body and your energy today. (No,
protein doesn't give us energy.)
Bad carbs are sourced by refined plant foods, such as white sugar
and white flour products - breads, cookies, pastries, doughnuts,
bagels, cake, candy, desserts, soft drinks, store-bought drinks,
and many processed, packaged foods. Too many calories from bad
carbs are changed into fat that adds to your fat.
4. "But isn't olive oil a good fat?"
=>Answer #1: Your body makes all the fats it needs, with only two
exceptions which are sourced by a variety of plant foods.
Therefore, it serves no purpose whatsoever to add more fat to the
ready-made fat, especially highly concentrated, refined oils that
come without any nutrition. All added oils, even olive oil, offer
you one thing only: calories, and those calories come with a fat
price tag - more fat to add to hips, tummies, thighs, and arms.
That makes olive oil a bad fat.
=>Answer #2: Look to nature for simple answers. Where do
elephants get their necessary fats? Olive, canola, or flax seed
oil? Of course not. Plant foods provide all of our essential
nutrients, including fats. Grapefruits contain 2% fat, oranges 4%
fat, oatmeal 15% fat, broccoli 9% fat, apples 4% fat, Romaine
lettuce 10% fat, and cabbage 6% fat.
Am I implying that you "have to" give up meat, cheese, goodies,
and Queen Olive? Not at all. I'm simply saying that they are
choices, not necessities, that sabotage weight loss, health, and
fitness.
Okay, my friend. Back to the mirror.
If you're ready to break through those blocks that keep you from
being all that you can be - or you just want to have some fun -
join me for my presentation tomorrow night, December 3, 6:30 to
7:30, at St. Luke's in Sequim. Call us at 360-683-8844 for
details. Bring a friend along.
Gotta go and practice up for tomorrow's debut of "Getting Into
Your Pants."
Be well and do your body a huge favor - fill up today on those
foods that feed it - lots of whole fruits and vegetables. Your
body will reward you with riches beyond riches - weight loss,
health, and feeling good about you.
Love and hugs,
Dr. Leslie
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