CB-tastic, a HUGE Dinner, and Secret Ingredient Fat-Burning Foods

Blue cheese crumbles? Really? Isn’t blue cheese really fattening?

Thanks for the fabulous reminder. Even on the run, an apple (1 ingredient) instead of a ‘protein bar’ can often do the trick! I need to remember that ;-) I was way healthier as a kid than I became in my adult eating on the run stage.

YAY! This is how I’ve been eating since changing my lifestyle last June…so far, I’ve dropped 54 lbs and never felt better in my life!

This sounds great to me….sounds like it would help me lose that 15 lbs I keep struggling with….lose it…gain it. Sure would be nice to lose it once and for all.

here is my comment. (PLEASE PICK ME JOEL!!!!!!!)

Wow great list! But if were to only eat whole fooda for the rest of the week how much is a serving and how many servings should we have per meal??
But great info! :)

Joel, you got me started on this fat loss – muscle gain “thing”. I am lovin it, keep up the good work! Love CB’s stuff too btw.

Sounds like another great product on the way. Can’t wait

hmmmm….i eat 10 of these foods regularly, 4-5 times a week, to every day, and i’m not burning any fat?

why blue cheese is good?is it the same as gorgonzola?
shouldnt we avoid those diary saturated fat??

hope u can help Joel

I think Quinoa is an amazing food choice – it is a good source of protein and as it is a seed not a grain, it is perfect for vegetarians, vegans and people looking for gluten free choices. You can eat it by itself, or add it to salads, omelettes, I even put it in my smoothies. You can easily cook up a batch a head of time so it’s ready to go. You can also use it as a flour or sprout it for salads and wraps.
You can even bake with it and it actually tastes great.

It helps me to “figuratively speaking” to run the food I want to eat under running water, and if it remains intact, ie/ doesn’t become mushy, I can eat as much of it as please… Why? …because it is qualifies as a perfect fat burning food…

Joel,
You secret ingredient list is priceless! I have been trying to eat clean for a few months and have found that not only do I look better, but I feel better. Keep the information coming!

Amen to tossing out the processed food!! Excellent article – keep it up! We love your posts.

Joel, this is my diet at least 80% of the time. I shoot for 100% of the time, but there are those days where it doesn’t happen completely. And then there are those days where i just wanna have a slice or two of pizza. And so i do, i enjoy it, and then go back to one-ingredient wonders.

As a vegetarian whole foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, are right up my alley. In fact, I eat so much veggies in a day that I wonder how they could be considered “free” as you say in many of your plans. They end up being a main source of my nutritional intake. And I keep the prep (if any) as simple as possible. Where I run into trouble is viable soy-free protein sources. I do eat eggs (my staple) for the protein, but no dairy. I’m very interested in hearing about this new plan you’ve developed since my evening meals tend to be larger because I have more time to prepare and enjoy them. (That doesn’t mean they are higher in calories though.) I’d love to get my hands on a copy. I feel like I’ve been spinning my wheels and not really getting anywhere.

It depends how they figure out average life span. Don’t forget a century ago, the mortality rate among newborns was much higher than today. That can make the average age a lot less, when in reality, once you got past beign born and childhood diseases and such, you may have had as much chance to live as long.

Case in point: my great grandmother bore 13 children, and 9 lived to adulthood. That means that a tad over 69% of her children lived to be adults. If you were to look at a random 13 births in the US today, i’m betting that more than 69% those born could attain adulthood.

@ Joel Marion:

Can this diet be vegan

Not sure if I follow… If I make a salad, a pizza or a casserole out of multiple single ingredient foods, does this become an unhealthy multi-ingredient food?

Wonderful!!! I use your and Isabel De Los Rios’ recipes. So far, I lost 45 lbs, and need to lose another 10 lbs. I am trying to get my daughter to use your. She needs to lose about 60 lbs. I will continue to use food on your list. Thanks. :-)

This would be a great start for my wife who has never been popular with the “eat five or six small meals” mindset…she is trying to get into a pair of jeans for a high school reunion in October and she had begun trying to “cleanse” our home of processed foods but with the hours she works, convenience foods find their way into our cupboard…Been trying to assist her as best I can but with the recent diagnosis from her doctor (border line osteoporosis) will be impetus for her to shed the additional weight she (and I) now carry…Love to see a copy of the diet as having a meal plan is the only way she seems to work…trying to come up with something to eat “off the cuff” is very difficult.

I know this to be true. I began to eat exactly this way and within a matter or 2 to 3 weeks, I dropped weight very, very quickly. My blood pressure dropped to better than normal when before it was running 140s/90s. My skin was not oily any longer. Acid reflux was no where to be felt. Little aches and pains in my joints went away. This was all within a matter of WEEKS. Take his plan…and run with it!

Thanks, after losing all the info in my house fire I had put away from your many informative blogs I’m just able to start to get some info. I’m just getting back in my friends home built gym. Thank you for all you do. You certainly give me the inner strength I lose many times a day.