Part 3: Cycling Your Diet for Energy, Longevity, and Freedom

In Part 1, we exposed the myth of the “perfect diet” and why every eating style has a breaking point.

In Part 2, we looked at how God built rhythms and seasons into creation, and how ignoring that design leads to burnout.

Now let’s get practical.
How do you actually live this out?

📅 Eating with the Seasons

Here’s a biblical, ancestral-inspired framework you can use as a starting point:

❄️ WINTER

• Lower carb

• Higher fat

• More fasting (naturally less appetite and shorter days)

• Focus on rest, warmth, and repair

🌱 SPRING

• Reintroduce seasonal carbs (roots, sprouts, berries)

• Lighter, fresher meals

• Training intensity increases

• More sunlight and movement

☀️ SUMMER

• Higher carb (fruit, honey, raw veggies)

• More protein to support growth and muscle

• Longer eating windows

• High energy and high output

🍂 FALL

• Moderate carbs (squash, tubers, root veggies)

• Begin tapering meals and movement

• Winding down training and preparing for more rest

• Slow-cooked, grounding meals

This pattern reflects how ancient people ate before food was available 24/7. It also aligns with the way your hormones, sleep, digestion, and energy fluctuate throughout the year.

📍 Your Location Matters Too

This isn’t a rigid plan. It’s a rhythm. And that rhythm will look different based on where you live.

I’m in Scottsdale, Arizona — we don’t get harsh winters or months of snow. It’s sunny and warm most of the year, so my personal “seasonal shifts” look different than someone in Minnesota.

☀️ More sun and warmth = more carbs, more movement, longer eating windows.
❄️ Less light and colder weather = more fasting, more fat, more rest.

If you live near the equator, you might maintain a fairly stable rhythm all year. If you’re in a place with long, dark winters, you’ll likely notice a more dramatic change in hunger, energy, and metabolism.

You don’t have to mimic someone else’s plan.
You just have to honor the season you’re in — both physically and spiritually.

🧠 Adjust Based on Stress, Not Just Season

Your internal season matters just as much as the weather outside.

Sometimes you're in a winter phase hormonally or emotionally — even if it's July. And your food needs to reflect that.

If you’re under high stress:

• Eat more regularly

• Avoid long fasts

• Support adrenals with protein + salt + whole carbs

• Focus on recovery and deep nourishment

If you’re in a stable or low-stress phase:

• Play with intermittent fasting

• Try a short keto or carnivore reset

• Train harder or cut more aggressively

• Experiment with carb cycling

👉 This is about listening, not forcing. You don't push through a survival season with a growth strategy.

👀 How to Know It’s Time to Shift

Here’s your self-check:

• You’re tired even when you sleep or waking up wired

• You’re bloated or backed up

• Food feels mechanical

• Your workouts aren’t landing

• You’re following your plan... but you’re not progressing

• You’re obsessing over food or feeling out of control

These are signals. Not failures.
If your old plan isn’t working, it’s probably because your season has changed. Now your strategy needs to.

✅ What You Can Try This Week

Start simple. Pick one thing to implement:

• Add seasonal carbs

• Take a break from fasting — try three nourishing meals a day

• Swap out lean meats for fattier cuts, stews, or eggs

• Take a walk instead of forcing a hard workout

• Track your sleep and base food decisions on how you're recovering

• Reflect: What season of life am I actually in?

You don’t have to overhaul your entire routine.
Just pivot with wisdom.

🙏 Reminder: Rhythm Requires Trust

This isn’t about being lazy or losing discipline.
It’s about letting go of control.

We get so attached to the food plan, the protocol, the “identity” — that we stop trusting the One who designed the body in the first place.

Your diet isn’t your savior.
Your macros aren’t your master.
You can rest. You can rotate. You can rebuild.

Let your obedience be what drives your health decisions — not fear, not control, and not the influencer on your feed.

Be Flexible:

This is what real metabolic flexibility looks like:
🛠️ Adjusting. Rotating. Paying attention.
🌾 Eating with the seasons.
🧠 Responding to your current stress and stage.
🙏 Trusting the rhythms God gave you.

Health is not about staying in one gear.
It’s about having the wisdom to shift.

Need help discerning whether or not it’s time to shift? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Casey today.