Getting healthy & fit with Becky: Phase 3~my favorite!!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Phase 3~my favorite!!

Did you know that April is Sexual Abuse Awareness month? The color is teal and I'm using this color today because I have a daughter who is a rape survivor. She's amazing, incredible, and has risen above this tragedy and helps others along their journey back to some type of normalcy. I love her so much and am very proud of her!

On to the DIET...Phase 3. This is my absolute favorite Phase!! Not only do you add back in your fruits and grains but, you also add in healthy oils...avocados, olive oil, raw nuts...you get the point! Love me some almonds!!!

On Phase 3 a typical day would look like this:

B~Fruit, fat, protein, grain and veggie

S~Veggie, fat, protein

L~Fat, protein, veggie, fruit

S~Veggie, fat, protein

D~Fat, protein, optional-grain

It's REALLY important you look at Haylie Pomroy's book to get the LIST OF FOODS she recommends that you eat. For instance, in Phase 2 where you only eat protein and veggies, you can't have tomatoes. I mentioned that already...you can tell it's a tough one for me. I had a tomato today,during Phase 2, and I DON'T feel guilty about it! ;) However, I'm not trying to lose weight, I'm trying to reset my metabolism. Will this affect that? Probably. But, I was feeling really light headed and dizzy and I couldn't bring myself to eat another hamburger, or steak, or chicken...couldn't do it. So, I had a salad with a tomato and, well, I added the steak. It was yummy with my red wine vinegar and cracked pepper...yummy!!!

The important part of this WHOLE process with Haylie...you MUST follow her protocol. I'm not sure if it's legal for me to post everything in her book on my blog so, I'm not going to. If you want more information and personal help you can email me and I'll be happy to do that for you. I've had years of experience with diet/exercise and nutrition...let me share and let me help you!! I can pretty much guarantee you won't find anyone, anywhere, who will be willing to help you do this for free....take me up on it!!

To get her FULL diet/food list/reasons you'll lose up to 20 lbs in 28 days, you need to get her book, "The Fast Metabolism Diet", by Haylie Pomroy. You will NOT be disappointed and I think that $10 for a book on kindle that will change your life FOREVER....is totally worth it! I rented mine from the Library and purchased the cookbook version.... :)

Good luck on your journey! Don't forget to eat LOTS of veggies, which are a free food, and drink LOTS of water!! I made some limeade with lime juice and Xylitol...my new best friend! Oh, the exercise part...you MUST exercise or this will not work as well. Why change your eating habits and not your exercise habits. This needs to be a lifestyle change! If you don't look at it as a new way of life, as with ANY diet you undertake, you will NEVER change....PERIOD!!! You will ALWAYS gain your weight back! Enjoy eating better. Enjoy exercising and having more energy! If you exercise every day doing at least 30 min of cardio and then at least 2 days of weight training (I'll be happy to help with that one as well) you WILL see a change in your body in TWO WEEKS...I PROMISE!!!

As your clothes start to fit a little more loosely, your skin starts to firm up a bit, your stomach flattens..you get the point...it will motivate and spur you on!! I was starting to get that muffin top thing around my waist...NOT a pretty sight!! Well, after a week it was gone! YOU CAN DO THIS!! I will be here every step of the way for you! Leave questions or concerns below and we'll work on them together!

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Daily Extras~

Each day I will post little blurps of info. It could be an exercise tip, diet tip, nutrition fact, how I cook a certain food, etc. Stay tuned for these little morsels of goodness to help you on your healthier life-style quest!

1/1/12~You can cook oatmeal in your microwave! I cook mine
for 2:22 min. We have a 1250 WATT. Make sure
not to put in too much water, a little less is better.
1/2/12~Make sure to STRETCH before AND after exercise! If you do a little bit of low cardio and THEN stretch there's less of a chance you'll pull a muscle!
1/3/12~Since we're talking exercise today, drink a LOT of water! Put your water bottle in the freezer for 45 min. It's really cold and crunchy! Also, you burn more calories drinking really cold water! Your body is working at warming you back up! I promise! :) Also, a splash of fresh lemon helps clean out toxins.
1/4/12~Make a promise to yourself and Choose to Change! "If you can't keep a promise to yourself, you can't keep a promise to anyone!" (Bill Phillips)
1/5/12~Add 20 natural almonds, walnuts, or cashews to your diet today. They are filled with monounsaturated fat. FYI-that's the good kind! :)
1/6/12~Found a new, fun, yummy food that is 100% natural! Lara Bars...they are wonderful!! Happy Birthday to my amazing son-in-law Joe!
1/7/12~Note to self~when getting back into an exercise routine, do NOT think you're 18!! OUCH! ;)
1/8/12~ Don't stress about food! Life is meant to be enjoyed! If you want a piece of cake today, have it! Then, cut back on something tomorrow! This has been one of my secrets to keeping 55 lbs off for over 30 years! :)
1/9/12~Look for healthy alternatives to your favorite food. I hear turkey burgers are pretty good! :)
1/10/12~Change up your exercise for today. A new routine will use new muscles. You'll see improvement on your body faster if you switch up your workout. Every 6 mo. is good, but, every month is better!
1/11/12~Winter is the best time to eat citrus. If you're from the West...lucky!! I've been having a grapefruit the past few days. YUM! Rich in Vit. C which is great for the skin~slows the aging process!
1/12/12~Try a new food today. You'd be surprised at the many varities of food available today!!
1/13/12~BIRTHDAY shout-outs to my beautiful sister Amy, and my wonderful son-in-law Bryan! I will eat a Larabar in celebration of their day! ;)
1/14/12~I love almonds! That's all I have to say...
1/15/12~Get enough sleep. Losing weight, having energy, being alert, are only some of the benefits!! zzzzzz.
1/16/12~DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT eat 2 Larabars at the same time!! OUCH!! I'm SO bloated it hurts!! Too much of a good thing is right!! :(
1/17/12~Proof read ALL blogs BEFORE you post them! ;)
1/18/12~I have a love/hate relationship with Metamucil...it's suppose to lower my cholesterol. However, one of the side effects is, you guessed it, constipation....YUCK!!! Sorry to be blunt, just sharing and warning!! ;)
1/20/12~Changed up the workout routine today, did the stairstepper. It was awesome!!!
1/23/12~At church meetings for several hours yesterday. I was spiritually fed.... :)
1/31/12~Yes, it's been awhile. Thought for today...smile, you use less muscles than frowning! :)
3/2/12~Cherish those you love!
3/5/12~A new day, a new you, a new start. Carpe Diem!! :)

3/27/14~Time heals...I firmly believe that! Believe in yourself and you can accomplish ANYTHING!

3/28/14~even though I've kept off 55lbs, I'm not a dieter! I HATE to diet! To be successful you need to change the way you think...it needs to be a lifestyle change!

3/31/14~You are what you eat....just sayin'!

4/3/14~I LOVE strawberries!! Did you know that berries are full of antioxidants and keep your skin looking younger? Eat up!

4/4/14~Truth...if you eat better and start exercising, you WILL lose weight and tone up!! There's NO magic 'diet pill' out there! For a 'diet pill' to work, they state on the box to exercise and follow the diet...there you go!

4/8/14~If you're old like me, and REALLY out of shape, don't EVER do 100-1 leg squats at the same time!...ouch!

4/15/14~You don't have to cut foods you love completely out of your diet! Learn to incorporate them into your life! A little goes a LONG way....repeat that 3 times! ;)