If someone offers you a “magic” diet, take a good look at their photo. Do they look slim and fit? Let me tell you how I lost 50 pounds of excess weight in just a few months without dieting or excruciating exercise.
It’s been years since I left the stressful city of Los Angeles and moved to the Caribbean. Here I swim and dive, fish and sail, ride my bike every morning, drink wine, and love women and they love me. Can you say I have a healthy lifestyle? In this story, the main characters will be you too, not just me.
All my life I’ve loved sport, I’ve never been to the doctor, except maybe the dentist. But when I turned 55, I started to put on weight. I fought with it as hard as I could: gym and sauna five days a week, swimming in the sea, and running three miles every morning. I cut out bread, vodka, sugar, and fatty meats from my diet. But I still gained weight!
Everyone at the gym envied my muscles, but when I shaved in the morning I hated my face. I gained 230lb, my waist went from a size 36 to a 44 and my bum and tummy grew.
Finally, I realized that the problem was my lifestyle. If you live in a big, crowded city where the supermarkets sell synthetic food… if you sit in front of a computer for hours…
At the end of the day, you accumulate stress. You drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes to minimize it, but nothing helps you to stay healthy. Almost nothing.
Eventually, I decided to change my life. After collecting my pension, I left my beloved Los Angeles and fled to the tropics. I fell in love with a wild little Caribbean country the first time I visited. It is now my new home. Years later, I can honestly say that I have never regretted my decision. I have been a seaman all my life, circumnavigated the globe, seen every part of our planet, and lived in 4 different countries. So my decision was justified by my experience.
I think it would not surprise you that not a single American would live on a $500 pension. Simply because many do not know how to cook at home, and do not know how to maintain life on a budget. They will eat and drink in restaurants and not limit themselves to almost anything. Maybe because they think they have enough money on their credit cards. Without those credit cards or money from their parents, they are helpless. I said “many”, not all. Some can survive.
Living in a new place has made me addicted to the fruits that are so abundant in the tropics. Juicy mangoes and cashews, bananas and papayas, guavas, oranges, grapefruits, and limes – they make great juices! I try not to buy imported fruit in the market. The local fruit trees and vegetable fields need no chemicals, the sea breeze, sun, and warm tropical rains are the best gardeners. Besides, there are fruit trees everywhere and the season for them is 10-11 months a year with a short break for the Christmas holidays. So fruit became the main part of my daily ration.
I like to have a smoothie in the morning after a walk + swim. A big cup of mixed papaya, banana, and orange juice on an empty stomach. A cup of coffee with milk or honey and cinnamon can be a little later. Nothing more until lunch.
During the day I drink water with ice and lemon, in the heat I like to mix icy water with dry fruit wine, which I learned to make myself. I like fishing and often go. I prepare my lunch, it is either grilled chicken or caught fish with vegetables.
I learned how to make frozen fruit sorbet. One portion of frozen mango and banana slices is mixed with coconut water and blended. Milk cream is added to make the sorbet thicker, but no sugar. I do not deprive myself of anything, but I do eat a little. And I bake my bread according to Italian recipes. It has no preservatives, no sodium, and a minimum of yeast. During the day I can have fruit snacks if I like.
Life is a pleasure when it is simple, and simplicity is what we have lost in our urban lives.
After a few months of living in a new place and changing my diet, my swimming trunks started to fall off. Within 5 months I was back to my size 46 waist. My weight returned to normal at 85kg and my tummy disappeared. I was happy to be me again, without the simulators in the gym!
For the last five years of my life in Los Angeles, I dreamed of returning to a normal life, torturing myself on exercise machines. And now that I had lost weight in such a natural way, I was looking for an answer to the phenomenon of what was happening to me.
The answer came to me with the help of the Freemasons…
One of my local coffee friends, John, was a tall, overweight American. He was 10 years younger than me but looked older. We met every morning for a cup of coffee at a beach bar. I noticed a ring on John’s finger. I know these Masonic trappings, so I asked him what his rank was. They call it a “degree”. John said he was a 32nd-degree Mason. In their hierarchy that’s Colonels. The highest 33rd degree was Leon Trotsky and David Rockefeller. They were Generals in the Order.
John and I were chatting about this and that. When I told him my weight loss story and mentioned my banana and papaya cocktail, he pointed his finger up and said, ‘Oh yes, that’s potassium!’
Having lived most of my life without going to the doctor or taking any pills, I had no idea what potassium was or how it worked. I knew some about calcium and magnesium, but not potassium.
So I asked John for some information. My question confused him because he started huffing and puffing and mumbling something about bananas… I delicately changed the subject, realizing that the Colonel, like me, knew nothing about potassium…
Later, at home, I typed the word into a search engine. In a few minutes, I was shocked. And I learned that potassium is the most important mineral in our blood. If there is too little potassium in the blood, the heart stops working. This is particularly dangerous for smokers, drinkers, and drug addicts. Young people, whose bodies are stronger, can cope with these problems. But frankly, most people are careless until the bell rings to warn them. Yeah, the information shocked me with one more thing: It turns out that without knowing anything about the magical power of potassium, I instinctively chose to add papaya to my morning smoothie! Or maybe my angel whispered to me in my sleep do so…?
The next day I told John what I had learned about potassium and he asked me for the source. I never found out if this information was useful to the colonel because his wife forced him to return to the USA and I lost contact with my coffee friend. From my life experience, I know that every colonel has above his wife, a general.
That is why I maintain my freedom to be free like a bird.
So I searched the internet and found some more information. The sensational information was that potassium in our blood should be 5 times more than sodium to maintain a vital balance. The scandalous details about the food sold to the public by the supermarket chain were discovered by specialists with PhDs; they claim that in all supermarket products, the amount of sodium is twice that of potassium! The supermarkets are forcing producers to add more preservatives to food to keep it on the shelves for longer. So much for the cause of obesity, blood, liver, and kidney diseases, premature impotence, and so on. It is naïve to think that food companies will change the situation they have created. It is naïve to ask them to give up a little extra profit to take care of our health.
To survive, we need to take care of our health. With the internet, it is quick and cheap to obtain information these days. A lack of curiosity can cost you everything you have – money, your health, and even your life. Obesity has become a national disease for 80% of Americans, often due to a lack of information. They have no time to learn, they are busy making and spending money. The reason for these people’s ignorance is that they say if the information does not help their business, then they do not need it. Guess, the curiosity of such people was likely castrated earlier, at school.
Food companies successfully exploit this ignorance factor in their business by adding preservatives to food. Their strategy is understandable – they simply want to extend the life of a product on the supermarket shelf. There are two other partners in their business. The pharmaceutical companies (Big Pharma) sell pills to those who are poisoned by the food companies. And the third partner in their business is the undertaker. In this way, society has a rotation of population, and the replacement of old people by young workers is well organized.
When we are young, our bodies resist disease. We are careless and reckless, we drink and eat everything and do not give our bodies a rest even at night. The body suffers but does not ask for mercy yet.
But one day, when we are over 40, we start to get upset. We get pains here and there, our stomach crawls out of our trousers and swelling appears under our eyes. This is a signal that our immune system is worn out, its armor is corroded and we are now open to all kinds of germs and bacteria; a cold can end in tragedy for us, but most of all for our family and friends. After all, when a person dies, he does not know he has died. But his loved ones suffer and grieve. So if you take your life and eating habits lightly, at least take pity on your loved ones.
Here’s A-B-C:
A) Take more walks in the fresh air. Your blood needs oxygen, not carbon dioxide.
B) Always read the information on food packages. If you do, you will be surprised at the amount of sodium and other preservatives in all foods and juices without exception. These are poison to your blood.
C) If the information shocks you, it is a sure sign that you are starting to use your brain before your stomach reacts to that.
***
MORNING DRINK AND DAYTIME SLIMMING MENU.
PAPAYA + BANANA + COCONUT JUICE! Have this cocktail every morning! If coconut water is not available, freshly squeezed orange juice can be an alternative. But coconut water is a magical flush for your kidneys and liver.
Eat fresh fruit, not canned! Whenever possible, buy ripe papayas and bananas and freeze them skinless. The freezing process breaks down the fiber, releasing the vitamins in the fruit. Before freezing, peel the fruit, cut it into pieces, and wrap it in food-grade plastic. In the morning, put your frozen fruit in a blender and add the juice. You can also use skimmed milk. Drink 300-500 ml of this cocktail on an empty stomach. Such a breakfast will recharge the battery of your life. Nothing else, especially NO biscuits or rolls! And NO sugar!
If you like morning walks, drink a glass of water before your walk and your cocktail afterward.
If you like to sleep longer, understand that morning walks are what you need when the morning air is saturated with ozone and the aromas of the sea breeze. Go to bed earlier to get 8 hours of sleep, not less, and wake up earlier. This is the only technique you need. After your morning walk, let your system absorb its vitamins. After 1 or 2 hours you can drink coffee, but without sugar.
If papaya is not available in your climate zone, don’t worry. Another 28 fruits and vegetables contain potassium, including avocados, almonds, and nuts, all citrus fruits, cucumbers, spinach, potatoes, and even cow’s milk. Fruit can help satisfy hunger throughout the day, but make sure you eat it in small portions. In the afternoon, you can eat whatever you want. But if you are over 50, stop yourself after 3 pm. Give your body a break from eating for 15 hours until the next morning. Remember the goal – you want to get back to normal, don’t you?
We are all human and different, with different habits and cravings. Some of us like to sleep in and have a big breakfast, others like to get up early and just have a cup of coffee. But if you’re over fifty, there are a few things you need to be aware of. Don’t eat too much. If you load yourself up with a dozen different, often incompatible foods, your digestive system will become confused. As a result, waste products will build up in your blood vessels and block your circulation. It is best to eat one meal and not have a sugary dessert afterward. Eat meat or fish, but no fancy side dishes, just vegetables. An ideal dessert is a glass of table wine mixed with water. If you can’t go 15 hours without eating, you can have a salad in the evening, such as prawn sticks with cheese and tomatoes. Drink tea with lemon during the day. Replace salt and vinegar in your food with lemon. Lemon is a magical citrus fruit.
MAGIC COCKTAIL
A pharmacologist I knew living in LA gave me a recipe for a magic cocktail: garlic, liquid honey, and lemon. For men, it restores potency. For women, it delays menopause, balances the menstrual cycle, and prolongs youth. The skin stays fresher and wrinkle-free for longer, which is every woman’s dream. A friend of mine is in her 40s and looks amazingly young.
The ingredients can be mixed in any ratio. Make a tincture and drink two tablespoons a day. Garlic is a stinging vegetable, but its sting can be ‘released’. Place an unpeeled head of garlic in a preheated oven for a few minutes until soft. The garlic will lose its bitterness and pungent smell, but not its minerals. It can be eaten like any other vegetable. To prepare a cocktail, cool the garlic, peel it, crush it with a fork, and mix it with honey and lemon. Keep the resulting tincture in the fridge. The results will be noticeable after a few weeks, at which point you can reduce your intake to one teaspoon per day. Do not store the tincture for long. Make enough to last for two or three weeks. There are no restrictions on alcohol, tobacco, and other hobbies, but use them in moderation.
AFTERWORDS.
Please read carefully on the internet about potassium, an essential mineral found in the blood. Copy the valuable information and save it. Read it again because scanning the text with your eyes once is not enough, you may miss something important. So read it again to make sure you don’t miss any important details.
We all love potatoes. But boiling water destroys the potassium in potatoes. The tastiest and healthiest potatoes with a crust are baked on fire. Garlic can be baked in the same way.
You can also grill potatoes. Wash them well and sprinkle them with salt, but do not peel them! Grease the inside of a piece of foil with butter, wrap the potatoes in the foil, and grill them over a fire or on a barbecue. You can also stuff the potatoes with garlic. A good excuse for a picnic?
Years after losing an extra 50 kilos, my weight is still normal. Most importantly, I have rebuilt my body’s defenses and normalized my metabolism, with all my systems working as they did when I was younger, and it only took me six months. Say goodbye to heartburn and constipation, headaches and colds.
Sure, sometimes my weight fluctuates. That happens after long holidays when everyone eats fatty meat and drinks rum and beer. After such gluttony, I have to discipline myself.
Dry wine helps a lot. Wine mixed fifty-fifty with water protects me from the negative effects of food and provides my body with vitamins and minerals.
When I was a fisherman, we had to work for weeks and months on the deck of a trawler under the blazing tropical sun. We were given dry wine to protect the body from dehydration and keep us strong. Dry wine, mixed with water, is a good food that relieves hunger and saturates the blood with natural vitamins and minerals.
Since living in the tropics, I drink dry wine mixed with water and ice cubes, with a squeeze of lime or lemon. I make my focaccia bread with herbs, olives, and garlic. And I make my cream cheese! Warm, seasoned bread with cheese and a glass of wine was the diet of the ancient Greeks and Romans. So why shouldn’t we enjoy it too?
Be First to Comment