Fine-Tuning Your Diet – Guidelines

In order to maximize your energy production (and thereby your biochemical balance and metabolic
efficiency) you need to adhere to both sides of The Diet Coin: 1) You need to eat the right foods for your metabolic type (fuel type), and 2) You need to “fine-tune” your diet to get the proper Protein+Fat to Carbohydrate Ratio at each meal (fuel mixture). This will assure that your food will be fully converted into energy by your cells (your body’s engines of metabolism).

The following chart interprets your body language and tells you how well you are doing at any given meal at giving your body what it needs. Basically, your body communicates to you in 3 different ways: 1) through your appetite and cravings, 2) through your energy levels, and 3) through your mental and emotional well-being. Within 1–2 hours after eating the proper foods for your Metabolic Type (restricting any known reactive foods), you should feel noticeably better than before you ate. If you feel worse, something is wrong.

If you find that within an hour or so after eating, you can check off most of the boxes in the RIGHT Protein+Fat:Carb Ratio column, then you likely did a very good job at meeting your body’s needs at your last meal. On the other hand, if any of the traits listed in the WRONG Protein+Fat:Carb Ratio column occur, then you very likely ate the wrong ratio of proteins + fats to carbohydrates at that meal. If you consistently experience any traits in the Wrong column at a given meal, first try increasing the amount of protein and fat at that meal each day. If you find that there is a worsening or no improvement in a few days, reduce your protein and fat to where you started and try increasing the amount of carbohydrates instead. After you find the ratio that makes you feel your best at a meal, stick with that ratio for that meal thereafter. Follow the same procedure for each meal and snack until you find the correct ratios.

Make copies of the Diet Check Record Sheet (included in your diet plan materials) and use it daily to quickly and easily check your meals and fine-tune your diet to your unique requirements. In a short while, you’ll no longer need to refer to the list. It will all be “second nature” to you. Like adjusting a radio dial to tune in a station, you can adjust your protein+fat:carbohydrate ratio to maximize your energy and well-being from your diet. Remember, too, to eat before you get hungry to maintain an even blood sugar all day long.