The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy: What to eat & foods to avoid

The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy (2013): What to eat and foods to avoid

by PENNY HAMMOND on JUNE 13, 2013 · 102 COMMENTS

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The Fast Metabolism Diet (FMD) (2013) is a weight loss and healthy eating book

• No wheat, corn, dairy, soy, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, dried fruit or fruit juices, artificial sweeteners, fat-free “diet” foods
• Diet confusion, cycling diet with a change in strategy every few days
• Phase 1 – high-glycemic, moderate-protein, low-fat – days 1 and 2
• Phase 2 – high-protein, high-vegetable, low-carbohydrate, low-fat – days 3 and 4
• Phase 3 – high healthy-fat, moderate-carbohydrate, moderate-protein, low-glycemic fruit – days 5, 6, and 7

Below is a description of the food recommendations in the diet. There’s a lot more in the book.

Use this page as a cheat sheet alongside the book. Send this page to friends, family, and anyone else you’re eating with so they can understand what you’re eating.

Get a copy of The Fast Metabolism Diet for reasons why low-calorie diets don’t help you lose weight, the science behind the diet, tests your doctor should prescribe, exercise guidelines, and recipes for each phase.

Also, order a copy of The Fast Metabolism Diet Cookbook for many more recipes.

The reasoning behind The Fast Metabolism Diet

Many people follow low-calorie diets, which make your body move to starvation mode and stubbornly hold on to weight. This diet claims to kick you out of that habit. In all the phases, you’re avoiding foods that cause irritation or inflammation in the GI tract and can slow your bowels and create insulin resistance. Phase 1, Unwind, gently persuades your metabolism that it is no longer in an emergency situation – it’s okay to actually digest the food you are eating rather than storing it. Fat and protein are harder to digest than carbohydrates like grains and fruit, so by keeping these low, the body is soothed and encouraged. Phase 2, Unlock, allows for the mobilization of stored energy in the form of fat, so that you can burn it as fuel. Phase 3, Unleash, is when you start burning the fat you unlocked in Phase 2, as well as the fat you’re eating

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