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    3 A Note From Jena

    4 What You Can Expect

    7 Day One

    9 Day Two

    11 Day Three

    13 Day Four

    15 Day Five

    17 Day Six

    19 Day Seven

    21 Congratulations

    Contents

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    Welcome

    Welcome Woman

    Youre embarking on a journey that will unite you with a feminine force that will transform

    your body and your lifepleasure. Pleasure is the missing puzzle piece that every

    woman struggling with food and her weight needs to get her hands on.When she

    does, and nally nds her pleasure, something magical happens to her. She starts to glow like never

    before. She radiates condence. She becomes wildly attractive. And best of all, she feels absolutely

    fabulous in her skinfully relaxed, yet ready to take on any challenge, including weight loss.

    If you want to feel in love with your body and at peace with food, and you instinctively know that

    calorie counting, food points, portion control and punishing exercise is not the way, then youll

    be glad to know that this 7-day guide has none of those. Instead, I want to introduce you to a

    pleasurable way of losing weight.

    For over a decade, I struggled with a very painful relationship with food and my body. I ate

    compulsively and binged, or deprived myself of food altogether. My unhealthy eating patterns and

    food choices interfered with my digestion and my metabolism.

    The result was twenty pounds of weight gain, constipation, poor skin, lethargy, mood swings, and

    a sense of sluggishness throughout my entire system. Worse, my body image and self-esteem spiraled

    down.

    Heres why I strongly believe pleasure needs to be your

    central focus for successful weight loss.

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    Welcome

    Then a dening moment happened. I discovered that pleasure is the key to losing weight.

    I realized that the secret to losing weight is not about enjoying less, its about enjoying more. I

    found out that the path to losing weight does not boil down to simply eating less and exercising

    more as weve all been lead to believe. Slimming down permanently happens as a natural side-

    effect of embracing a whole new way of relating to your female body and to pleasure. Even if youve

    struggled with food and your weight all your life, youll be amazed at how being kind and loving

    to your body, as if she were a cherished creature under your care, and making choices based on a

    pleasure-positive attitude, can be the spark that ignites lasting transformation.

    I am excited to serve you a pleasurable new way to live and relate to food and your body with

    this 7 Days of Pleasurable Weight Loss program.Youll be amazed at how just a few simple

    principles, practices and recipes wil l boost your metabolism,while tantalizing your taste buds

    and heightening your enjoyment of life.

    Woman, I assure you, youve suffered enough. Now its time to grant yourself permission to give

    the alternative - the pleasurable approach - a go. This is my warmest invitation for you to join me on

    this ride.

    Thank you for being part of the Pleasurable Weight Loss community.

    With love and support,

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    What you can expect

    Enjoying the pleasure of food as well as all the sources of enjoyment that life has to offer are the keys to losing weight

    pleasurably. Above all, food is not your enemy! The real obstacle to you looking and feeling your best is the trig gering of

    your bodys ght or ight stress response that signals your body to protect itself by storing weight.

    Just as science shows us that stress can cause weight gain, fortunately, the reverse is also true:

    relaxation, pleasure, and sensuality create the metabolic conditions that stimulate weight

    loss.

    When you create a life that is truly pleasurable, your relationship with food becomes more naturaland intuitive, and when you learn to eat with pleasure, your brain and body work together to tell us

    when to eat and when to stop, without the need for restriction or control.

    Over each of the next 7 days, youll get a:

    Pleasurable Point of View

    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Recipe for Pleasurable Cooking

    As you journey through the next seven days, please remember, pleasure is a trustworthy, intell igent

    guiding force.

    It is a vital daily nutrient. Instead of controlling, restricting, and pushing yourself, these days are

    your opportunity to awaken your senses to pleasure and reinvent your relationship with food,

    as you enjoy this feminine approach to weight loss.

    As you journey through the next seven days, please remember,

    pleasure is a trustworthy, intelligent guiding force.

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    a little more of what you can expect

    Pleasurable Points of View

    What you believe to be true about your body and pleasure

    translates into the experience you will have in the world. For

    example, in order to feel really great in your skin, you need to rst

    deeply believe that you deserve to feel good. In each day of this

    7 day program Im going to teach you what I call a Pleasurable

    Point of View. These are beliefs and frames for understanding

    reality that will let go of feeling guilt or ashamed about

    experiencing pleasure, and instead will help you establish how tohave an appropriate, mature relationship with pleasure, that helps

    you with a peaceful relationship with food, sustainable weight loss

    and much more.

    Pleasurable Eating Practices

    The Pleasurable Eating Practices are backbone practices that

    support a pleasurable weight loss journey. By making a point to

    eat with attention to pleasure, you heighten your calorie-burning

    efciency every time you eat. In a diet culture obsessed with what

    to eat and how much of it, a surprisingly overlooked weight loss

    secret is to focus on how you eat. With these practices, that youll

    discover one per day over the next 7 days, youll be supported to

    lose weight without ever depriving yourself of pleasure with food

    ever again.

    Recipes for Pleasurable Cooking

    Its important to remember that Pleasurable Weight Loss is not a

    food plan. Theres no calorie counting or points. This approach is

    not designed to restrict you or deprive you of anything. Its aboutenjoying natural, healthy, delicious food that awakens the senses.

    Its about savoring every bite, so much so that you no longer have

    a desire or need to overeat because you are so satised by your

    experience. Resisting cravings is no fun. But getting curious about

    how to respond to your cravings with yummy, sensuous, easy-to-

    make recipes can be very entertaining and a good time for you

    and your friends and/or family.

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    day one

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    Most of us grow up with the

    notion that pleasure is a luxury

    and an occasional reward for

    hard work. But the truth is, we need to tap

    into pleasure, relaxation and sensuality on

    a daily basis or our body senses somethingimportant is missing. When we deprive

    ourselves of reliable access to simple and

    diverse sources of delight, we are vulnerable

    to making up for what we are missing with

    food.

    The point of view Id like you to adopt is

    that pleasure is a necessary daily nutrient.

    Cheating yourself of pleasure simply isnt

    an option, yet by bringing your consciousattention to full ling this need, you can

    respond to your innate attraction to feel good

    in healthy and sustainable ways that support

    your pleasurable weight loss.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Relax Before You Eat

    Just as re needs oxygen to burn, your body requires a steadysource of oxygen which you provide through deep breathing

    to maximize its calorie-burning efciency. In just one or two

    minutes, deep breathing can signicantly increase your oxygen

    intake and ignite your metabolism.

    Whenever you prepare to eat, rst take several deep, conscious

    breaths to relax your body and mind and to prime your digestive

    re with oxygen. As you continue to pay attention to breathing

    deeply and stay present with the experience of eating, you will

    become more relaxed, and the result is that you will be satisedsooner and nd that you eat less.

    What do you need:1 piece gluten-free or ancient-grains breadButter or non-dairy butter spread1 eggsalt and pepper to taste

    pinch of paprikapinch of cinnamon1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts1 tsp. sunflower seeds1 tsp. olive oil1 lemon wedge1 tsp. maple syrup

    EGG IN A NEST

    How to prepare it?Using the rim of a small drinking glass, press a hole in the center of the bread.Heat a small pat of butter or non-dairy spread in a medium pan until melted. Place bread in

    pan and crack egg into hole. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika, and cinnamon, and cook onmedium heat for about 4 minutes. Flip egg and bread and cook another 4 minutes, sprinklingwith additional salt, pepper, paprika, and cinnamon.To serve, place bread and egg on a plate and top with sprouts, sunflower seeds, or maple syrup.If you prefer a savory dish, drizzle with olive oil and juice from a lemon wedge, and sprinklewith salt.

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    day two

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    We live in a disposable culture where things are no longer made to last. When things

    break they are no longer repaired and are simply replaced. Its no wonder that when we

    are conditioned to think of our bodies as possessions that we become frustrated when

    we struggle with weight and food. We know we cant replace our bodies, but we wish we could!

    The truth is that your body is not an object, but a living, breathing, feeling, decision-making

    animal. Your body is a female creature. A she, not an it. She is not at all disposable and she is

    absolutely irreplaceable. She is al ive. And though it seems like she is stubborn and cant, or wont,

    change to part with her patterns with food or her protective extra weight, her very nature is change

    itself and she is capable of the greatest transformation.

    The point of view Id like you to adopt is that your body is not broken or awedshe is a wise

    being who simply has been misrepresented and misunderstood. Embrace the perspective that like

    any other wild animal or plant, your female body, or as I like to say, your female animal, is plugged

    in to the intelligence of the Mother Earth. She knows much more than your mind has been willing

    to give her credit for.

    Going forward, give your body the utmost respect. No matter how you unhappy you may feel

    with your weight or your relationship with food, pay respect to the wisdom that is so profoundly

    ingrained in your female body that it cant be lost. The more respect you have for your body, the

    more she will reveal to you her secrets to create a sustainable and pleasurable solution.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Smell the Food

    Whenever you sit down to a meal, bring yourself to a relaxed

    state and take a moment to deeply smell your food. You can dothis by either taking long, slow inhalations, or rapid sniffs, or a

    combination of both. Allow the aroma of the meal to be a distinct

    aspect of the overall pleasure of your eating experience.

    Consciously smelling your food helps to activate efcient

    digestion, which of course supports pleasurable weight loss.

    Tabouli1 c. quinoa2 c. water

    pinch of sea salt1,5 c. grape tomatoes1 bunch parsley, coarsely chopped1/2 bunch mint, coarsely chopped

    juice from 1/2 a lemon2 tbsp. olive oil sea salt to taste

    Hummusjuice from 1 lemon1/4 c. sesame tahini paste1 garlic clove, minced2 tbsp. olive oil1 tsp. sea salt1/2 tsp. cumin1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans,thoroughly rinsedwater, as needed

    pinch of paprika

    Tahini Sauce1/2 c. sesame tahini paste1/4 c. water

    juice from 1/4 lemon1/4 tsp. sea salt1/2 tsp. olive oil

    gluten-free flatbread

    MEZZE QUINOA TABOULI, HUMMUS, AND TAHINI

    How to prepare it?

    For tabouliPlace quinoa, water, and

    pinch of salt in a smallpot, and bring to boil.Cover, reduce heat tomedium low, and simmeruntil fully cooked. Remove

    from heat and let cool to

    room temperature. Oncecooled, toss all ingredientstogether in a large bowland salt to taste.

    For hummusIn a food processor, combine lemon juice and tahiniuntil smooth. Add garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and cumin,and blend for 1 minute. Add garbanzo beans in threesegments, adding water as needed to achieve desiredconsistency. (If using a blender, more water will beneeded.) When smooth, pour into a bowl, sprinkle with a

    pinch of paprika, drizzle olive oil, and serve.

    For tahiniIn a small bowl, stir together tahini and water untilmixture becomes light in color and smooth in texture.Add lemon juice, sea salt, and olive oil, and stir tocombine. Done!Serve all with gluten-free flatbread.

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    day three

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    One of the tragedies of what I refer to as the punishing strategies for weight loss is that

    we become so stressed out about eating the right thing in the right amounts to lose

    weight--or ashamed that we are not--that the act of eating becomes wrought with stress

    and tension. Because stress is a trigger for weight gain, this type of approach never works and it is

    essential to learn to relax at the table and enjoy food again.

    The point of view Id like you to take on is that eating is intended to be a pleasurable, relaxing,

    guilt-free experience. We are bombarded with media ads that distort our natural relationship with

    eating, but at our core we are still animals that instinctively know how to experience life through the

    senses, and how to feel naturally tuned in to what we need to eat.

    When your body and mind relax while you eat, you are able to hear the inner voice of your body.

    In order to let go of old patterns of rushing through meals, eating with guilt or multi-tasking so that

    you can have more pleasure out of the experience, take your attention off what you are eating, and

    for now focus on how it is you are eating.

    To get more enjoyment out of your eating experience, let it be infused with sensuality. Be the

    curator of the atmosphere of your eating environment. Sit at a table with your spine straight, versus

    being hunched over on the couch. If you are by a window, savor the outside view as you munch.

    Serve your food on plates that you like the look and feel of. Use cloth napkins. For bonus points,

    keep your phone out of sight, light candles, or put on some soothing background music to create the

    mood.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Seek Pleasure in Every Bite

    Youll nd that when you eat with pleasure, incredible things

    happen. You smile, relax, and appreciate the beauty of who youare. All your senses come alive, and you are more present to

    the world. You signal your metabolism to ramp up your calorie-

    burning efciency because youre not in a stress state.

    When you eat with sensuality, you heighten the pleasure of the

    meal by slowing down and deliberately savoring the experience

    through your senses. The aim is to extract as much pleasure from

    the food and the eating experience as you can to heighten your

    metabolism.

    What do you need:1 clove garlic, halved width-wise2 slices gluten-free or ancient-grains bread, toasted1 tomato, halved1/2 avocado, sliced into small cubesolive oilsea salt and pepper to taste

    TOMATO AVOCADO TOAST

    How to prepare it?With cut-side down, rub garlic clove onto the top of each piece of toast. Discard garlic. Withcut-side down, rub tomato onto toast, squeezing out seeds and juices so top of toast will soften.Pull apart leftover tomato meat and skins with hands, place in a bowl with cubed avocados,and drizzle with olive oil. Add sea salt and pepper to taste, and divide tomato-avocado mixturebetween each piece of toast, pouring on top. Serve.

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    day four

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    Because the work of cooking for families so often lands on womens shoulders, whether they like it

    or not, it is easy to fall into a relationship with cooking where it can feel like a punishing chore. Yet

    it doesnt have to be that way. When approached with a pleasure-positive attitude, cooking can be yet

    another opportunity to bring more pleasure into our lives.

    The point of view Id like you to embrace is that you can use the cooking process itself as an

    opportunity for you to relax and immerse in pleasure through the sensual exploration of color,texture, taste and aroma. In an increasingly mechanical and electronic world, the act of cooking

    invites us to slow down and be present with our senses. Touching fresh food with our bare hands

    is the next best thing to being out in a garden, forest or park, in terms of connecting us with the

    Mother Earth.

    When you are in the kitchen, you can take risks and be experimental, and with practice, cooking

    wil l become an opportunity for fun and a venue for creative expression. Let cooking be an act of

    improvisation and inspiration. If you dont have all the ingredients you need, bring your creative

    feminine powers into the kitchen. Experiment swapping some ingredients with replacements of the

    same taste category. Imagine that you are an alchemist making magic out of everyday ingredients.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Master the Art of Chewing

    There is something very relaxing about thoroughly chewingyour food, and it also helps you enjoy the whole spectrum of

    tastes and aromas that make up the meal. Ive found that chewing

    makes food taste better and increases the pleasure of every bite.

    Chewing initiates the release of enzymes that allow your body

    to assimilate more nutrients from the food you eat, prevents gas

    and bloating, and makes digestion more efcient. When you are

    in touch with the mechanics of eating, youll be able to better

    identify the point at which a particular food no longer adds

    pleasure because youll be present to your meal.

    What do you need:12 Red Bliss potatoes, cut into quarterssalt

    pepper

    2 tbsp. olive oil1 tsp. caraway seeds4 salmon fillets

    Sauce1/2 c. plain yogurt1/4 c. finely chopped fresh dill1 tbsp. full-grain mustard

    PAN-ROASTED SALMON WITH ROASTED

    POTATOES AND MUSTARD DILL DRESSING

    How to prepare it?Preheat oven to 450 degrees.Toss potatoes to coat with salt, pepper, oil, and caraway seeds. Place on a large baking sheet and

    roast until cooked through and brown on outside, about 30 minutes.Coat salmon fillets lightly with salt.Heat a large pan at medium-high heat. Place fillets in pan and cook uncovered for 5 minu-tes. Flip fillets over to other side and cover. Cook for another 5 minutes. To check if salmon iscooked, pull apart and check the middle: meat should be opaque and soft, while outside will bebrown and crispy. Remove from heat and serve with potatoes, dill sauce, and a green salad.

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    day five

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    If youve been struggling with your weight for long enough, you may have come to interpret

    your weight gain as a sign that your body has failed you. But this interpretation is all wrong, and

    furthermore only makes matters worse because of the extra stress it creates.

    The point of view Id like you to embrace is that your weight gain is your female bodys cry for

    attention. It is her wordless way of saying, Help!. It is her passionate attempt to tell you that she

    has needs. She wants your love, forgiveness and understanding. She wants your positive, supportiveattention, and wants to be liberated from criticism and shame.

    Your body is always trying her best to serve you. Let her know that no matter what, you value her

    essential role in your life. She is your one and only body. Always approach her from a compassionate

    perspective and make it your mission to give her loving attention in all the ways she needs it.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Eating to the Point of Energy

    The way this technique works is to pay close attention to your energy level before you eat and asyou eat. Youll nd that before you eat, your energy is low. Thats your bodys way of indicating that

    food is needed. Then, as you eat, your energy will increase.

    If youre still not a vegetable fan, this delicious fruit smoothie will transform your relationship

    with greens to make it a pleasurable experience you look forward to, so you can get your greens any

    time of the day. You will feel more alert, less t ired, and more energized. When youve had enough to

    eat, your energy will start to go down.

    The trick is to stop eating just at the point when you rst feel your energy dip. When youve gone

    even one bite past that point of energy, youll start to feel heavier and fatigued; thats the indicationthat its time to stop.

    What do you need:1/2 banana

    1 c. fruit (berries, tropical fruits, or evenveggies like pumpkin and squash work well)1 tbsp. nut butter1/2 c. chopped greens1,5 c. water, coconut water, or almond milkAdd-ins (let the amount be guided by yourdesire)cinnamonnutmegraw cacao powdermaca powdercoconut manna (coconut butter)1/4 avocado

    1/4 c. yogurtspirulinachia seeds

    SENSUOUS GREEN SMOOTHIE

    How to prepare it?

    Place all base ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Once you have your base,choose add-ins and add small spoonfuls to taste. Blend again until fully combined. Add moreliquid if you desire a thinner smoothie.

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    day six

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    Its a common belief that in order to for exercise to help you lose weight it simply needs to be

    functional. If it burns calories and builds muscle, that should do the trick. However, in reality, if

    you nd the form of exercise you are putting yourself through to be boring or painful, the very

    actions that are meant to help you lose weight can cause you to gain it due to the stress they

    generate!

    The point of view Id like you to embrace is that exercise cannot be punishing if it is to be

    effective for lasting weight loss. It must be something you look forward to so that you are

    motivated to continue it. And it must be stimulating and enjoyable for you to stay fully engaged

    with the process. Thats why Im completely against what I call punishing exercise, and Im all

    for pleasurable movement.

    Each of us, no matter how heavy or out of shape we feel, can nd some way of moving our

    body that feels energizing and inspiring. Do your research to nd the movement modalities

    that attract you and give your female body permission to take the lead to discover the ways of

    moving that bring her delight.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Breathe While You Eat

    As you eat, breathe consciously through your nose and enjoyyour food at a relaxed pace. I cant emphasize enough the power

    of consciously breathing while you are chewing to completely

    change your relationship to food. Every few minutes put down

    your fork, and take a mini-breath and relaxation break.

    Stop chewing, and continue breathing deeply, savoring the smell

    of the food and allowing yourself to relax into the experience.

    What do you need:

    1 pink grapefruit1 navel orange1 c. pineapple2 kiwis cucumber juice from lime2 tbsp. coconut milk1 sprig fresh cilantro, chopped2 or 3 mint leaves, chopped1 c. edible flowers (nasturtium, pansies, etc.)

    REFRESHING FRUIT SALAD WITH

    FRESH HERBS AND FLOWERS

    How to prepare it?Peel all of the fruit, chop each into 1-inch chunks, and toss together in a bowl. Add lime juiceand coconut milk and toss. Toss in fresh herbs last. Can be served immediately but is best ifrefrigerated for at least a half-hour to let the flavors set. Before serving, top with flowers.

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    day seven

    A Pleasurable Point of View

    We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with the phrase not enough. We fear

    that we dont have enough money or time or beauty, and we internalize that our bodies will never be

    good enough as if it were true. But its not. The whole notion of your body not being good enough is

    a made up concept that I want you to disregard.

    Instead Id like you to embrace the point of view that your female body is, always has been, andalways will be enough, simply by being. Remember, she is the force that keeps you alive! Without

    her youd be dead. No matter her aws or imperfections, she is plenty worthy of your admiration

    and devotion. Yes, you can always develop your body in new and different ways, but if nothing ever

    changed, know that you are enough, and she is enough.

    When you are will ing to let your body be enough,

    a beautiful thing happens. Just as not feeling

    enough is incredibly stressful, when you can

    settle into knowing that you are enough, you

    can relax. And when you do, that is whenyour metabolism is primed for easy weight

    loss. Loving your female body rst, wholly

    and unconditionally, and free from critical

    judgments of the mind is the key to peace

    with yourself, with food and to experience

    lasting, pleasurable weight loss.

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    Pleasurable Eating Practice

    Eat Slowly and Sensually

    Slow eating invites sensuality and presence. When you eatslowly, it allows you to derive more sensory pleasure from the

    experience, and because you receive more enjoyment from eating,

    you are satised sooner and ready to put down the fork, without it

    being a discipline to stop.

    When you eat slower, you metabolize faster. Because eating

    slowly helps you eat less without feeling in the slightest way

    deprived, it is one of the secrets of pleasurable weight loss.

    What do you need:1/3 cup pitted dates1/2 cup almond milk

    pinch of cinnamonpinch of cayenne pepper (optional)1 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate20 kumquats (leave peel on)

    DARK CHOCOLATE

    COVERED KUMQUATS

    How to prepare it?Line a large plate with wax paper and set aside. Blend dates and almond milk in a blenderuntil smooth.Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, adding cinnamon and cayenne. Reduce to a simmerand continue to cook while stirring over a low flame for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened.Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until completely melted. Dip kumquats to

    partially cover. Set dipped pieces on wax paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set.

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    Jena la Flamme is a weight loss expert, author of

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    During her ten-year struggle with food, weight,

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