Dr. Beckwith's Diet
A Permanent Lifestyle Change
Foods on the Diet Plan

The following are the foods to eliminate.

• Stage 1: Sugar

  Start by eliminating sugar from your diet.

  If you eat sweets, then simply convert all your sugar-based sweets to artificially sweetened foods. For example:

  • Convert sweet soft drinks to diet.
  • Find candy which is made with artificial sweeteners.
  • Use Splenda instead of sugar in your home when you bake cakes and cookies.
  • Use artificial sweeteners in your coffee and tea.

  Remain in Stage 1 until you stop losing weight. Then go to Stage 2.



• Stage 2: Artificial Sweeteners

  This includes:

  • Diet drinks
  • Splenda
  • Nutrasweet
  • Flavored waters

  Artificial sweeteners have been proven to cause weight gain. They do this, not by adding calories, but by increasing your appetite.

  Remain in Stage 2 until you stop losing weight. Then go to Stage 3.



• Stage 3: Chips

  Next, eliminate chips from your diet.

  Remain in Stage 3 until you stop losing weight. Then go to Stage 4.



• Stage 4: Bread

  Next, eliminate bread, to include:

  • All breads, including whole grain
  • Wraps
  • Pizza
  • Crackers
  • Pretzels
  • Pancakes
  • Waffles

  Remain in Stage 4 until you stop losing weight. Then go to Stage 5.



• Stage 5: Pasta

  Next, eliminate pasta, to include whole-grain pasta.

  Remain in Stage 5 until you stop losing weight. Then go to Stage 6.



• Stage 6: Alcohol

  Next, eliminate all alcoholic beverages.