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WHY I NO LONGER DO STEAK DAYS
Because a Steak Day (SD) requires someone to starve themselves all day until dinner, there will always be the potential for that person to get stuck in starvation mode. This can range anywhere from one day afterwards to a couple weeks afterwards. Or, potentially longer.

On the Steak Day I did during this round, I lost very little, then gained back double the next day -- the same pattern my body had when I did a Steak Day in my last round. This is currently round 2 for me, by the way. And after the Steak Day, I kept gaining!

I then stumbled across the Chicken Thigh Day method (CTD), and lost a whopping 2.6 lbs, which got me back to my LIW exactly! A triumph, as it was a weight I never expected to see again (I had become very discouraged).

Then, looking back at how my body had responded when I lost the tiny amount I did on the Steak Day, and the yo-yo effect of it gaining exactly DOUBLE that amount the very next day, and continuing to gain after that...it was obvious to me my body had decided it was in starvation mode. And because it was in starvation mode, I needed to adjust my personal caloric expectations to meet those new caloric expectations that my body had developed.

Starvation mode, as you may already know, happens when the body believes it's stuck on a deserted island with you, and thinks it has to hold on to everything it comes across...because it thinks, "Lord knows WHEN I'll be able to relax again! I could be starving again at any moment!" It's the reaction that anyone's body has with every approach out there that starves people to get results. And I saw it was happening to me. Apparently, my body wasn't too happy with me for doing the Steak Day.

I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER
This strategy was developed after looking at the experiences of others here at hCGDietInfo, my own experience, and the experience of others throughout the 'net. What has resulted is a strategy that works, even for me -- someone who has thyroid issues and digestive issues, coupled with several food intolerances. I'm very happy to report my success here, with full details on this strategy for everyone to use in their own metabolism reset.

THE PLAN
So, a summary of the Post-Correction Day Strategy, commonly referred to as the "PCDS"...is this:

1.) A new limit on calories -- your Post-Correction Day Daily Caloric Limit -- will need to be found, due to the body's metabolism having been affected by a stressful previous day
2.) A certain percentage of your Post-Correction Day Daily Caloric Limit will be followed at each meal during the first two days of this strategy
3.) An Ideal Ratio of fat/carbohydrates/protein will be used throughout this strategy
4.) More fat and protein than you may be accustomed to will be eaten throughout this strategy
5.) No carbohydrates will be eaten the first two days of this strategy
6.) Carbs will be re-introduced slowly over a certain period of time
7.) You will eventually increase your Daily Caloric Limit to a more "normal" caloric limit, along with your carbs, but your body will be the key in determining when

I'm restricted from posting more than a few characters of text at a time. So rather than skimp on details, I've decided to split this strategy up into several mini-posts. Think of them as "chapters," in a manner of speaking. Each point in the summary (above) will be covered in a separate chapter, numbered according to the sequence listed.

NEXT BLOG ENTRY: How to calculate your Post-Correction Day Daily Caloric Limit (Ch. 1)