Let's begin....Phase 1:

OK, so, here we go. The name of this wonderful new diet/way to eat is called:

"The Fast Metabolism Diet" by, Haylie Pomroy. She's a nutritionist and works in CA. I really LOVE her acronym for D.I.E.T...."Did I Eat Today"?  Isn't that wonderful!! On this diet you do NOT count calories! Of course, you're not suppose to over-eat and stuff yourself. But, you literally eat every 3 hours...literally!! Even if you have dinner at 6 and you're still up at 9...you eat. It sounds crazy and doesn't make sense because we've been taught that we need to count calories when we diet. To find out more about how she explains this, YOU will need to get her book and read all the yummy details!  ;)

So, what Haylie does is this...she gives you a list of foods that you can choose from to eat for each "Phase" of the diet. You MUST eat what's on the list! Period!! Here's a little sampling of what you would eat on Phase 1, which lasts for 2 days:

1. First, you MUST eat within 1/2 hour of waking up! If you don't have food in your tummy to let your body start using it as fuel, guess what your little body does? It eats, but NOT food, it eats your muscle. This is correct so, read it again, if you don't feed your body, your body will eat your muscle, NOT your fat!!

2. Phase 1 (Unwind and Stress)

~Breakfast~ Grain and Fruit

~Snack~Fruit

~Lunch~Grain, Protein, Fruit, Veggie

~Snack~Fruit

~Dinner~Grain, Protein, Veggie

(If you want to find out which foods you must eat on this Phase, you need to get the book. No, I'm NOT being mean. If you're really SERIOUS about trying this diet/new way of eating, you really need to understand ALL of what's going on!! (PS. you can find it on Amazon for Kindle and the book is $10.  SO worth the investment!)

This is what I eat in Phase 1:

~B~ Oatmeal, blueberries, peaches, strawberries

~S~Fruit

~L~Brown rice, lean hamburger, salad with a tomato (Which counts as your fruit)

~S~Fruit

~D~Brown rice, chicken, salad or broccoli or both (You can have unlimited veggies!)

YUMMY!!!!!

You MUST eat every 3 hours! Your exercise for this Phase (which lasts 2 days) is at least ONE day of cardio...that's it! Do NOT eat more than 6oz. of meat.

I think that's it. You will NOT feel like you're on a diet!  As you read her book you will understand what this Phase does which, in a few words is, flooding your body with nutrients to stimulate your digestion and metabolism. You will love this Phase...I promise!  If you have any questions, you can ask me. 

**PS....something WONDERFUL that we found that you use on this diet...Xylitol...it's a natural sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar...and I'm not exaggerating!! It's heavenly to be able to sweeten up your fruit and oatmeal!! Good luck friends!