Special Event Strategies
Your Guide To Losing Without Losing Out
Our Flex Days offer guidelines for most special occasions such as Special Events, Family Gatherings, Night out with Friends, Holidays, Vacations, Business and other Travel.
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These will be “one meal days” — your holiday meal.
• All day, unlimited zero-calorie fluids.
• Around 12pm have a “sour” fruit; either a Granny Smith apple or ½ grapefruit.
• Hours are extended 12 noon–8pm.
o If you are eating past 8pm, make sure you finish eating at least 2 hours before you go to bed.Your Holiday Meal:
o 2 cups fruit each day. During your holiday meal this may be a combination of fruits, e.g., a slice of apple and part of a new fruit.
o Up to 1 teaspoon of honey each day.
o 1 ½ lbs of vegetables.
o Each day you may have 5–7 oz. of protein
o preferably fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, plant-based proteins allowed by your family traditions
o heavier proteins such as beef might give you an upset stomach.
o No more than ½ slice of challah per day.
o Fill up first on vegetables and protein. After that, if you would like to taste other things do just that – taste and be sensible (i.e., not a whole plateful).
o One glass of wine or clean alcohol per day (e.g., vodka tonic, scotch and diet soda, no juice).• You will find your sense of satisfaction comes quickly. Listen to your body and stop eating when you feel satisfied. Paying attention will stop you from overeating. Your old habits are still there, but you overcome them by taking control and choosing to stop.
• After the holiday, resume your 4-day food plan with two Milk Days.
You should expect a slight slowing of weight loss for the week.
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Following are the guidelines for the Yom Kippur / fasting meals:
Pre-Fasting Day:
• All day, unlimited zero-calorie fluids.
• At 12 noon, have a Granny Smith apple or ½ grapefruit.
• Drink a lot of water throughout the day.Pre-Fasting Dinner:
• Up to 1 ½ lbs vegetables
• 5–7 oz. of chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, or legumes
o Note, heavier proteins such as beef might give you an upset stomach so are to be avoided prior to fasting
• If you normally have soup as part of your meal before fasting, have it after you have eaten the main meal rather than before.Break Fast:
• You may break fast with whatever foods you normally use to break fast.
• Limit ½ bagel
• Eat slowly
• Drink water• You will find your sense of satisfaction comes quickly. Listen to your body and stop eating when you feel satisfied. Paying attention will stop you from overeating. Your old habits are still there, but you overcome them by taking control and choosing to stop.
• Resume your 4-day food plan with two Milk Days.
Our goal during the holiday is to maintain your weight.
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During the month of Ramadan, your hours for eating are extended until 1 hour after sundown.
- In the morning before resuming your fast, you may have a hard-boiled egg.
- You have two options for your evening meal during this time:
- Remain on the 4-Day food plan with modified hours. Note, there may be a slight slowing in weight loss during this month, but otherwise you should see no difference from the regular program.
- Follow a modified maintenance plan for the month. The goal of this is to maintain, not lose weight.
Modified Maintenance:
- All days are Vegetable Days.
- Each day you may have 5–7 oz. of protein
- preferably fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, legumes
- heavier proteins such as beef might give you an upset stomach.
- Fill up first on vegetables and protein. After that, if you would like to taste other things do just that – taste and be sensible (i.e., not a whole plateful).
- You will find your sense of satisfaction comes quickly. Listen to your body and stop eating. Paying attention will stop you from overeating. Your old habits are still there, but you overcome them by taking control and choosing to stop.
- After the holiday, resume your 4-day food plan with two Milk Days.
Have a peaceful and happy Ramadan!!!
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Today will be a “one meal day” — your Easter meal.
- All day, unlimited zero-calorie fluids.
- Have a Granny Smith apple or ½ grapefruit (“sour” fruit).
- If your Easter meal is dinner, have the “sour” fruit at 12pm.
- If your Easter meal is brunch/lunch, have the “sour” fruit at 6pm.
- Hours for eating are extended 12 noon–8pm.
- If eating past 8pm, finish eating at least 2 hours before you go to bed.
Your Easter Meal:
- Salad, no vinegar.
- 5–7 oz. of protein: fish, chicken, turkey, ham, eggs and/or legumes.
- Non-starchy vegetables (maximum 2 Tablespoons oil).
- If you decide to indulge in some of the trimmings, please be sensible and stay under control.
- One (1) glass of wine or clean alcohol (e.g., vodka tonic, rum and diet coke, no juice).
- Fresh fruit for dessert.
- If you have been on the program for several weeks, you will find your sense of satisfaction comes quickly. Listen to your body and stop eating.
- Paying attention will stop you from overeating. Your old habits are still there, but you overcome them by taking control and choosing to stop.
- Resume your 4-day food plan with two Milk Days.
You should expect a slight slowing of weight loss for the week. You will still have fat loss and see results, so stay focused and you’ll do great!
Happy Holiday!!!
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Seder Days will be “one meal days” — the Seder meal.
- All day, unlimited zero-calorie fluids.
- Around 12pm have a “sour” fruit; either a Granny Smith apple or ½ grapefruit.
- Hours for eating are extended 12pm–8pm.
- If eating past 8pm, finish eating at least 2 hours before you go to bed.
The Seder:
- Food and drink directly related to the Seder should be eaten in moderation and as ritually required.
Dinner portion of the Seder:
- Salad, no vinegar.
- Non-starchy vegetables (maximum 2 Tablespoons oil).
- 5–7 oz. of protein: preferably fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, plant-based proteins allowed by your family traditions
- heavier proteins such as beef might give you an upset stomach.
- If you decide to indulge in some of the trimmings, please be sensible and stay under control.
- Fresh fruit for dessert.
- If you have been on the program for several weeks, you will find your sense of satisfaction comes quickly. Listen to your body and stop eating.
- Paying attention will stop you from overeating. Your old habits are still there, but you overcome them by taking control and choosing to stop.
After Seder Days:
- Resume your 4-day food plan with two Milk Days.
- For a modified Passover plan, see the Passover Non-Seder Day Modifications.
Happy Holiday!!!
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Other than for seders, the core foods of the Phase 1 Acc(u)Life food plan are Passover friendly. You may need to use different flavorings, seasonings, etc. which are Kosher for Passover.
Modified Passover Plan:
- Hours for eating are extended 12pm–8pm.
- If eating past 8pm, finish eating at least 2 hours before you go to bed.
- All days are Vegetable Days.
- Each day you may have 5–7 oz. of protein
- preferably fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, plant-based proteins allowed by your family traditions
- heavier proteins such as beef might give you an upset stomach.
- Fill up first on vegetables and protein. After that, if you would like to taste other things do just that – taste and be sensible (i.e., not a whole plateful).
- One glass of wine or clean alcohol per day (e.g., shot of Slivovitz).
- You will find your sense of satisfaction comes quickly. Listen to your body and stop eating. Paying attention will stop you from overeating. Your old habits are still there, but you overcome them by taking control and choosing to stop.
- After the holiday, resume your 4-day food plan with two Milk Days.
- DO NOT WEIGH YOURSELF UNTIL AFTER TWO MILK DAYS!
Our goal during the holiday is for you not to gain weight. We are not concerned with weight loss during this time.
Happy Holiday!!!
- Hours for eating are extended 12pm–8pm.