Intro: PHASE 1

DDP Yoga Phase One is for anyone interested in a healthy, reasonable nutrition program to drop a couple of sizes, shape up and tone, and improve your energy. Don’t be fooled, for most people this will be a major change. Embrace it! These guidelines are going to change your life, extend your longevity, improve your…

Intro: PHASE 2

Phase Two is for those who want to see incredible results and are willing to make a greater commitment to achieve their weight loss goals. If you are targeting your high school weight or wedding weight or any transformational benchmark, this is the level for you. You’ll give up a little more, but you’ll get…

Intro: PHASE 3

Phase Three is for athletes, health and fitness fanatics, and all those who are in need of a serious intervention in order to take back their lives and achieve phenomenal results in the shortest period of time. Arthur, who you read about in the Fitness Guide, lost 140 pounds in less than a year using…

Getting Started

START OWNING YOUR LIFE I saw a guy today in the drugstore, really heavy dude, and he was standing in front of the Nutri-Grain Bars laboring over which ones to buy. He also had a bag of sugar-free candy in his hand. I knew he was trying to eat healthy. I knew he meant well.…

DDPY Don’t List

STAY FOCUSED When it comes to bad eating habits, I like to remind my members of Team DDP Yoga, “It’s not your fault!” Most of us were raised with bad habits – and not because our parents didn’t love us or want the best for us… they just weren’t educated on how to feed us…

DDPY Real Food List

FRUITS One serving of fruit is generally considered one piece of fruit (one apple, one orange, etc.) or the equivalent of 1 cup of fruit.  If you are eating smaller fruit, such as tangerines, consider how many would make a cup – perhaps two or three, depending upon the size.  The same goes for larger…

DDPY Portion Sizes

FRUITS Acid Fruits Blackberries – 1 cup Grapefruit – 1 Lemon – unlimited Lime – unlimited Oranges – 1 Pineapple – 1 cup Raspberries – 1 cup Sour Apples – 1 Strawberries – 1 cup Tangerines – 2 Tangelos – 1-2 Juice of above fruits Freshly squeezed only – 4 oz. Sub-Acid Fruits Apples –…

DDPY PHASE 1 Meal Plan

PHASE 1 DPY Phase One is for anyone interested in a healthy, reasonable nutrition program to drop a couple of sizes, shape up and tone, and improve your energy. Don’t be fooled, for most people this will be a major change.  Embrace it! These guidelines are going to change your life, extend your longevity, improve your…

DDPY PHASE 2 Meal Plan

PHASE 2 Phase Two is for those who want to see incredible results and are willing to make a greater commitment to achieve their weight loss goals. If you are targeting your high school weight or wedding weight or any transformational  benchmark, this is the level for you. You’ll give up a little more, but…

DDPY PHASE 3 Meal Plan

PHASE 3 Phase Three is for athletes, health and fitness fanatics, and all those who are in need of a serious intervention in order to take back their lives and achieve phenomenal results in the shortest period of time. Arthur, who you read about earlier, lost 140 pounds in less than a year using this…

Summary + Tips

For each meal, select from the approved food lists above in the amounts indicated per serving. Now you simply take these real foods and enjoy them!  Real foods, made from real ingredients, without processing or adding fillers, chemicals and preservatives. First thing in the morning I start with fruit. We want to eat our fruit early…