I felt pretty darn good during Phase 2 which is the meat and veggies phase. I did miss being able to have any fruit or grains but I felt pretty stable mentally and was never hungry during this phase. I am now going into Phase 3 of the eating plan. During this phase we are able to eat many more items at each meal and snack. Each meal gets to have a healthy fat, grains, protien, veggies and fruit.
Woohoo.
I am anxious to see how my body reacts to this phase and I am excited to plan my menu for the next week. I am thrilled that, after 4 full days on this plan, my weight is down 5 lbs.
Saturday night we are taking Larry, Mary and Natasha out to dinner. We will be celebrating Larry and Mary's 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Sunday is our last meal with all of our CA folks. I am not sure who will be coming by to see them or how many we will be having for dinner so I am keeping it easy with burgers and salads.
Mary, Natasha and Molly leave at 5 am on Monday morning. I have a meeting at church at 4 pm and Larry and our brother, Dick, are spending the evening together before Larry leaves for his road trip back home on his Harley. He makes that trip every year.
Things quiet way down after that with nothing scheduled as of yet. Still waiting on appraisals on the houses and closing dates. Enjoy the Weekly Menu and I will be talking to you soon.
Saturday
Dinner out
Sunday
Grilled Burgers
Assorted Salads
Monday
Turkey Chili
Tuesday
Chicken Sausage and Brown Rice Pasta
Wednesday
Southwestern Beef and Cabbage Soup
Thursday
Strip Steak
Mushrooms and Onions
Steamed Broccoli
Garlic Mashed Potatoes for Frank
Fish Friday
Coconut Pecan Crusted Halibut
Artichokes and Hummus Dip
Sweet Potato for me/Baked Potato for Frank
Woot! Congrats on losing 5 pounds so far! I've been trying to find info about the diet, but can't find anything without buying the book, which I can't do right now. :/ Keep up the great work Wendy!
ReplyDeleteI found these charts from the book on Google images so you might want to do a google search and see what pops up April. Thanks for the cheering on.
DeleteThanks for the charts Wendy!
DeleteYou're welcome April.
DeleteHi Wendy, I am just beginning this plan and am so confused. The portions here confuse me. for example phase one says fruit for bkfst/snack/lunch/snack. That is four fruits and per the portion section in the book, each is one piece of fruit or one cup. Can you help me here, to understand this better??
DeleteYes along with the other foods at lunch and breakfast you are also required to eat a serving of fruit. The serving is according to how much weight you want to lose but normally 1 piece or 1 c. of fruit constitutes a serving. You must eat that fruit on Phase 1 but if you are still hungry you can eat as many vegetables as you would like. I hope that helps.
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DeleteHi April,
DeleteCheck you local library for the book. Our library had 3 copies. Also, Check out HayliePomroy.com as she holds 2 week challenges. She just started one this week. Good Luck.
Thanks Eva.
DeleteWhat is the name of the book please?
DeleteHi Eddie, the book is called The Fast Metabolism Diet.
DeleteYAY! And good for you. I want to look into this and see if it is something I want to try. I could use that 5 pounds x 10 (or more). Can't wait to see how it goes for you!!
ReplyDeleteI'll be happy if I can lose this 5 + 30. So far so good Paula
DeleteHow much weight have you lost now?
ReplyDeleteI lost a total of 18 lbs during the 28 day session. I have not been following the program consistently since that first session however I have maintained where I was within a few lbs each weigh in.
DeleteI hope to do another 28 day session soon.
Would love to see the reverse side of the quick start guide for women post menopause. I've searched and searched and cant seem to find it.
ReplyDeleteI was post menopausal when I did the 28 day program. I don't recall that it said for me to do anything differently than others.
DeleteI just saw that the quick start guide someone posted said, Look on the back if you are in any stage of menopause. I just couldn't find a picture of the back of that card. Thanks for your reply. Have a Blessed day.
ReplyDeleteJust starting this Today is my first day in phase 3. So far with just phase 1 and 2 I'm down 5 lbs just 140 to go!
ReplyDeleteGood for you Claudette. I did very well on the FMD but as you can see it was a good long while ago. I should probably go another round.
DeleteHi Claudette, I'm starting this journey tomorrow. I'm looking forward to follow your journey as well. Keep up this fantastic path.
DeleteI started today and had a late lunch due to work. But got back on track late afternoon. I did not find it difficult at all.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your journey Maureen.
DeleteLooking to start phase 1 but confused on the charts since I see Day1/2 Monday and Tuesday for phase 1, Day3/4 Wednesday Thursday for phase 2… what does that mean? I thought each phase was for 1-3 weeks before moving to phase 2?
ReplyDeleteNot on the Fast Metabolism diet. On this eating plan you complete the entire cycle in a week and repeat that for 6 weeks or for as long as it suits your needs.
DeleteHi going to start the FMD next month as we have lots going on with family visits, birthdays and such. I’ve been detoxing from carbs (always thought they were the enemy) so I’m curious to see how reintegrating them back into my diet. So my question to you is how did you do on this program and were you able to keep the weight off and having a better relationship with food? I know a loaded question. Sorry….😁😉 Please any advice or recommendations would be appreciated. I know I need to do several cycles of this plan, but did you take time off in between for a little break or do you keep on trucking until goal has been achieved? See I keep going into loaded questions…thank you in advance for your time and patience.
ReplyDeleteI did well on the program and did lose weight and felt good. I would like to say that it changed my relationship with food but unfortunately I did not continue with the program. I have kept most of the weight off but walk daily in order to accomplish that.
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