Details of the Program

Main Concepts

THE 22-DAY REVOLUTION is a high-carb vegan diet. Many diets require participants to shun carbs, which can in fact lead to rapid weight loss, but weight on low-carb diet very often plateaus. The 22-Day Revolution, instead, focuses on carbs that are low on the glycemic index (a measure of how much a certain food affects your blood sugar levels). This helps prevent the dreaded blood sugar spike and crash that often leads to out-of-control binging. When you eat low-GI carbs, your blood sugar stabilizes and your hunger is controlled.

The 22-Day Revolutions main principles are as follows:

Follow the program for 22 days, because it takes 21 days to make or break a habit.
Your meals should be made up of these components: 80 percent carbs, 10 percent fat, and 10 percent protein. (Check out this article for which types of foods fall under these categories.)
Always choose plants over processed foods.
No meat allowed—not poultry, not fish, nothing—for the entire 22 days.
No dairy is allowed. This includes cream in your coffee, butter, milk in your cereal, etc.
No processed sugar allowed. If you want to sweeten something, use honey or agave syrup.
Eat three meals every day.
Exercise for 30 minutes per day.
Drink tons of water.

Click here for a more comprehensive list of foods to eat and foods to avoid. Here and here are some 22-day-friendly recipes for you to try (and breakfast recipes here).