One gram of fiber for every one hundred calories

If you are trying to maintain an appropriate body weight for your body frame you might consider this guideline that I developed: "One gram of fiber for every one hundred calories." Only eat, or purchase, food that meets these requirements. And, only drink water (or tea, or coffee).

You need 30 grams of fiber a day for 2500 calories. This equals 1.2 grams of fiber for every 100 calories. Then round the result to the nearest integer (for ease of calculation) and you get the equation "One gram of fiber for every one hundred calories."

I guarantee that if you religiously follow this guideline with all the food you consume, then you will maintain the proper body weight. I lost over 50 pounds on this program over 15 years ago. The nice thing about the diet is that ALL Fruits, Nuts, and Vegetables and most Bread and grain meet the criterion. For processed food you must read the box and do the math, but the math is so simple that if you cannot do it, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Your body uses the bulk of fiber to signal the end to hunger (and NOT a chemical analysis of the food consumed) so you can eat as much as you feel like, whenever you feel like, with no feeling of restriction at all.  This makes eating fun again.

You should avoid meat, cheese, milk, alcohol, cola, fruit juice, and candy. 

The results are worth it.

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William Schaeffer