Comments by SallyBTrue
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    Did you ever formulate a FMD that the rest of us can follow?

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      My understanding is that Valter’s book actually has a whole foods example. That’s probably your best resource!

      Prior to the release of his book, I did try to improvise something that roughly matched the macro and caloric targets he brought up during the conversation. It’s important to realize, however, that improvisation like this cannot be said to have been scientifically proven to have the same effects that Valter’s FMD has. I think that has a lot of value if you’re going to go through the trouble of going through with something that might, at the very least, be mildly unpleasant (which fasting for 4-5 days could be said to be).

      With that said, here is my example…

      • For breakfast on day one, I put together a yogurt-nut-berry mix containing Nonfat Greek yogurt 6 tablespoons of nonfat Greek yogurt, 3 walnut halves, 7 pecan halves, 50 blueberries, and 4 large strawberries which I sliced.
      • For lunch on day one, I put together a kale salad consisting of 1 cup of chopped kale, 1 cup of raw broccoli, a half of an avocado (which I sliced up), 15 sliced baby carrots. 1 whole bell pepper chopped, a half a cup of chopped cucumber, 3 medium celery stalks chopped, 12 green olives, 8 macadamia halves topped with 3 tsp of virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. Half of the kale salad can be eaten for lunch and a half for dinner.
      • For dinner on day one, I had one cup of butternut squash soup (which can be supplemented with tomato or mushroom soup) along with the other half of our kale salad.
      • For breakfast on day days 2-5, breakfast consisted of a berry medley comprised of 50 blueberries and 4 large strawberries.
      • For lunch on days 2-5, lunch again consisted of a kale salad with a couple modifications. The salad contains 1 cup of chopped kale, 1 cup of raw broccoli, a half of an avocado (which I sliced up), 15 sliced baby carrots. 1 whole bell pepper chopped, a half a cup of chopped cucumber, 3 medium celery stalks chopped, 6 green olives, topped with 3 tsp of virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper.
      • Dinner on days 2-5 is one cup of butternut squash soup or tomato soup.

      The appropriateness of doing something like this is also affected by your overall health status, which means you should almost certainly consult a physician first. And drink lots of water.

      One benefit of going through the real fasting-mimicking diet is also that they give you a questionnaire that helps assess whether you should be seeking medical supervision while embarking on your mimicked fast. Plus, you get to know that you’re doing it right!