Page 13 - Tracy Anderson Magazine – Summer 2020
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“I’VE CREATED   Dopamine and DO Something
 Dopamine is the let’s go, let’s do it, action-producing
 THIS EATING PLAN   chemical. People who have low dopamine do less and   WEIGHT-LOSS JUMP-START
 go for the easy way out, and take the smaller rewards.
 FOR ANYONE IN   Performing low equals low dopamine. You can increase
 dopamine by shifting your mind-set to celebration mode.
 NEED OF A JUMP-  Think Poppy Troll party style for even the smallest of   In the morning, drink water first. Have hot tea or coffee, and try not to eat until 10 a.m. or later. Try to
 accomplishments. Delight is when you do good, do
                     always get your workout in during this fasting time in the morning.
 START TO LOSE   well, and do right. While you’re encouraging yourself,
 remember to encourage others, too. It works for you both
 WEIGHT BEFORE   ways! Exercise, sleep, and eating right are also the way to   Around 10 a.m., have any of the following lightly heated or raw in totally simple form until 7 p.m.
 increase this beautiful high.
 DIVING INTO ALL     Serotonin and Significance   Any leafy green       Watercress  Jalapeño pepper

 THE OTHER RECIPES   Serotonin is your self-esteem, security-boosting best friend.   Asparagus  Celery  Scallions
 Vitamin D, lowering your stress levels, exercise, and the
                                                                             Onions
                     Zucchini
                                                 Red pepper
 MADE AVAILABLE TO   right foods (as you will find below) all help this VIP chem-  Cucumber  Yellow pepper  Garlic
 ical to make you feel as VIP as you deserve.

 YOU HERE.”  So, what should you do with this knowledge?   Sweet peas  Chili pepper
 Know that YOU are in charge

 A surge of adrenaline makes you feel alive. Endorphins,   1. Find the right daily exercise program to deal with hor-
 dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin are the chemicals we   mone management.  One of the following:       1 organic chicken breast  1 fillet wild flounder
 need to be paying a lot of attention to in our personal   2. Deal with your stress.  1 organic egg  1 fillet wild salmon
 formulas.   3. Eat right.
    4. Love yourself hard…and others, too.  ½ cup organic lentil  1 fillet wild sole
 What are some positive ways to self-produce adrenaline   5. Sleep well.
 when you aren’t winning the lottery or meeting your soul-  6. Distract yourself.
 mate? You have a lot more control than you think. You   7. Fill yourself up with only what you believe in.  One of the following:       Any of the following, slightly   Onions
 need a constant flow of knowing how to enhance produc-     cooked:
 tion of the following, so that you can have the hormonal   If you have weight to lose, know that all the recipes in this   1½ ounces organic dark   Any leafy green
 structure to manage the things that manage your weight   magazine are approved. Every issue is meant to provide   chocolate  Broccoli   Scallions
 and your health.   you with a rotation of a lot of nutrition that will fuel your   1 glass of red or white wine (no   Cauliflower
    health and help you reach all your goals. It’s difficult to   more than three per week)  Zucchini
 Oxytocin and Orgasm   forage for your health today. It’s more difficult now than   Carrots  Tomatoes
 There you go, let’s just get it out of the way first. Whether   when we were hunters and gatherers who needed to know   1 of the alcoholic drinks in this   Sweet peas
 on your own or not, we all have personal control over   the difference between what was good and bad in nature.    magazine (no more than three
 this, and it’s just like taking care of yourself in any other   Now we have shelves of toxicity to forage through. We   per week)
 way. Having an orgasm, childbirth, and nursing are the   have trend after trend to forage for and find the truth
 main producers of oxytocin. If you’re in a relationship,   through. We have to be smart about where we consume,
 the constant flow of the production of oxytocin also makes   from how we move to how we eat and take care of even
 your bond and focus tighter. The production of oxytocin   our hygiene.  One of the following, but   Every other day, one of the   1 slice sourdough bread
 is important to your natural high and also to your immune      different from the first list:  following cooked:
 system and overall cardiovascular health.   I’ve created this eating plan for anyone in need of a jump-  ½ avocado
    start to lose weight before diving into all the other recipes   1 organic egg  ½ cup farro
 Endorphins and Exercise   made available to you here. If you need some serious   ½ cup organic lentil  ½ cup organic rice
 Endorphins are nature’s morphine, and they not only   structure to get some of the stay-at-home stress weight off,   1 organic chicken breast  ½ sweet potato
 diminish pain, but they diminish even the perception of   here’s what I recommend. But before you start, please
 pain. Higher levels of endorphins help you regulate your   note that if you feel any symptoms of real hunger, weak-  1 fillet wild salmon  4 small purple potatoes  You may use
 appetite. So when you have an exercise high, try not to   ness, dizziness, or any cravings that your body is shouting   1 fillet wild sole  ½ cup corn  olive oil, balsamic
 “reward” yourself by overeating, but rather ride the high   at you, you should listen to your body first and consult a   vinegar, and sea salt
 and just replenish what you truly need. Endorphins also   doctor if you need to before starting any eating plans.   1 fillet wild flounder  ½ cup whole grain pasta
 help reduce body fat.                                                           and pepper daily.





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