Following the Fast Metabolism diet, my results were a 10 pound weight loss in 28 days! That is a menopause, can’t lose anything weight loss. And after two months, I had kept the weight mostly off even though I went back to my old eating ways.
In the past, I have tried to diet before only to lose maybe 5 pounds and then gain it all back almost immediately after I lost it.
I would say the Fast Metabolism diet is a success. This Fast Metabolism diet is different. It is more of a lifestyle change rather than a diet.
Every year for Lent (a Christian 40 day fast before Easter), I try to do something healthy for myself, a change in my lifestyle. I have tried no sugar, no alcohol, or no white flour. I have even tried no sugar, alcohol, dairy and no white flour. That was a tough fast. After that 40 day fast I had only managed to lose about 5 pounds. A month later I had gained it all back.
Hitting menopause has been hard for me. It was impossible for me to lose any weight. Although on this Fast Metabolism diet, I was actually able to lose and keep off my weight.
Anyone who knows me, knows I am the podcast queen. I love to listen to podcasts. One podcast I listened to had this guest Haylie Pomroy. Haylie Pomroy is known as the fat loss whisperer to so many Hollywood stars. Below is the Dr Josh Axe Youtube video to the episode I had initially listened to:
I was able to pick up this bestseller book on Amazon. Because this book came out in 2013, I was able to get it used for much cheaper.
After I read the book, I was convinced to try the diet. It made sense. This diet coaxes fat from your body. If you starve yourself, your body holds on to the fat. If you exercise too much, your body holds on to the fat. If you eat chemical laced diet foods, your body holds on to the fat. If you don’t eat enough fat, your body holds on to the fat. It is not as simple as calories in calories out.
Weight loss is not as simple as calories in calories out, or work out like crazy and expect to lose weight. Your body does not work that way.
On The Fast Metabolism Diet
I must admit this diet is not easy. You do have to give up a lot for the 28 days: no alcohol, no caffeine (that is a big one), no sugar, no processed food, no soy, no corn, no wheat, no dairy. BUT it is only for 28 days.
In this book diet stands for “Did You Eat Today”, you eat 5 times a day. You also have to eat certain foods on certain days. On Mondays and Tuesdays you eat more carbs, on Wednesdays and Thursdays – more protein, and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – more healthy fats. There is a science behind this. Your body needs to cycle through and eat different foods. It is not good to eat the same foods all the time.
There are recipes at the end of the book, and there is also an additional recipe book. Most of the recipes are actually pretty good.
The best part of this diet is that there is an App that will help you figure out what to eat. Eating out is a challenge, but with the app, you can figure out what to eat.
The App will also track your weight loss and your water. You need to drink half your ounces in water a day. Hydration is important for weight loss.
Exercise is required for this diet plan. You need to do cardio on Mondays and Tuesdays, strength training on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and easier exercise on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays like yoga or Pilates.
After the Diet
This diet helped me change the way I thought about food. I can live without processed food. I can live without fried food. I can live without so much sugar. I can live without alcohol.
This diet helped me also to be mindful of my water intake. I have kept the habit of drinking my ounces (1/2 weight in pound in ounces of water approximately). In the morning I drink 32 ounces to flush my body. Throughout the day I only have to drink about 3 more glasses of water, easy.
After the diet I was able to keep off the fat. And if I did indulge, within a week the fat burned off. I also have kept a lot of the diet foods and schedule. Mondays and Tuesdays I try to eat more carbs. Wednesdays and Thursdays I do try to eat more protein. Friday – Sunday I do try to get more healthy fats in.
I did end the diet before my goal weight. After my vacation from Costa Rica I did try the diet again. Although I was not as strict. I got back down to my original weight loss. This is okay, I feel great. I think I will just hang on to parts of this diet and see what my weight will be in a year.
In Conclusion:
Yes I do recommend this diet for anyone with a high degree of self disciple. The food is good. It is hard to keep to the schedule. The weight loss was pretty magical. Many people noticed a difference right away. You are able to lose weight without losing muscle, which is important. Weight loss with muscle loss, is not good. You will only end up gaining back weight and then some.
In the future I might try this diet again next Lent.
I think the Fast Metabolism book is enough. The additional recipe book does not offer that many more better recipes to use. The Fast Metabolism book does offer quite a few delicious recipes. You can also find it used on Amazon, it does not cost that much so you might as well get it too so you can have more eating options.