Epic Fail. My hubby bailed. He managed to choke down an egg white omelet for breakfast and a single packet of tuna for a snack. Then he tried to eat tuna for lunch and failed. He got home tired, cranky and with a headache at 2:30 and told me he couldn't do it. He couldn't eat tuna. He couldn't eat egg whites. He wanted hummus and Syrian bread. Hummus is back on the menu on Friday, although they don't have a sprouted pocket bread that I know of, so he'd have to eat it with sprouted grain tortillas or rice crackers.
I understand why. Phase 2 is hard if you don't eat meat. And harder still when the choices are so limited. Egg whites need fat to reduce the ick factor. Tuna needs mayonnaise. I had hoped I could do an egg salad with mustard, but I don't like the organic stone ground mustard we bought. I choked it down. And I won't do it again.
I am going to keep going without soy, wheat, corn and dairy. If I can get through today and tomorrow, my choices will expand, because I am willing to eat shellfish (crab, shrimp and lobster) and regular salmon. Smoked salmon is too fishy for me and makes me gag. Since I can have olive oil on Phase 3, it's easier to cook everything, too.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Week 1 Phase 1
Holy crap! We have to eat a lot of food! And that's not counting the "optional" veggies.
At the last minute (Saturday) we decided to start Monday. A friend of mine heard about it from me and dove in without thinking and planning. Of course, she eats meat, so Phase 2 is a lot easier for her and she can find something on a menu anywhere.
Yesterday, Day 1, was "interesting." In the Minnesota sense. As in, "I didn't like it." I was on a road trip with my mother to meet some friends. We met at a restaurant. I was worried that there wouldn't be anything for me to eat.. It turned out all right. I ended up with a lovely spinach salad, with the dressing on the side (which I didn't touch). There were red onions, red peppers, and cucumbers. Sliced hard-boiled eggs. I picked out the yolks and stray black olives. And with all the red wine vinegar I could douse it in the meal was lovely. And I ate every bite. No, I didn't have enough protein. I was supposed to have 4.5 egg whites, and probably should have asked for extra hard boiled eggs. I didn't want to be too fussy. I was already being picky.
Did I fail? Yes and no. I didn't get in a gallon of water. I did drink substantially more than I ever have before. Did I eat all my meals and snacks? Yes. Just not on the assigned schedule. Was I tempted to stray? Only once. As I walked into the gas station I thought about chips - sour cream and onion or spicy nacho. And just as quickly brushed it away. I picked up juice and hard boiled eggs for my mother. Got back in the car and proceeded to eat 1.5 cups of fresh blueberries during our three hour drive home.
The amounts of food are enormous. So far, it's taking me nearly an hour to consume everything I am assigned to eat for a meal.
My husband is Mr Negativity. He has a snack late and the timing is off and he's ready to throw in the towel. I have to keep reminding him, it's not about perfection. No one is perfect. We just have to keep doing it and it will get easier. I keep telling myself "I can do anything for two days." And "I can do anything for one week." And "I can do anything for 28 days."
On Friday I can have safflower mayonnaise. And avocado! I love avocado. We can have hummus and olive oil. Meanwhile, the two most dreaded days are ahead of us. The protein packed days where we have very few options. For me it's tuna and egg whites. For my hubby it also includes smoked salmon. I'll let you know how it goes...
At the last minute (Saturday) we decided to start Monday. A friend of mine heard about it from me and dove in without thinking and planning. Of course, she eats meat, so Phase 2 is a lot easier for her and she can find something on a menu anywhere.
Yesterday, Day 1, was "interesting." In the Minnesota sense. As in, "I didn't like it." I was on a road trip with my mother to meet some friends. We met at a restaurant. I was worried that there wouldn't be anything for me to eat.. It turned out all right. I ended up with a lovely spinach salad, with the dressing on the side (which I didn't touch). There were red onions, red peppers, and cucumbers. Sliced hard-boiled eggs. I picked out the yolks and stray black olives. And with all the red wine vinegar I could douse it in the meal was lovely. And I ate every bite. No, I didn't have enough protein. I was supposed to have 4.5 egg whites, and probably should have asked for extra hard boiled eggs. I didn't want to be too fussy. I was already being picky.
Did I fail? Yes and no. I didn't get in a gallon of water. I did drink substantially more than I ever have before. Did I eat all my meals and snacks? Yes. Just not on the assigned schedule. Was I tempted to stray? Only once. As I walked into the gas station I thought about chips - sour cream and onion or spicy nacho. And just as quickly brushed it away. I picked up juice and hard boiled eggs for my mother. Got back in the car and proceeded to eat 1.5 cups of fresh blueberries during our three hour drive home.
The amounts of food are enormous. So far, it's taking me nearly an hour to consume everything I am assigned to eat for a meal.
My husband is Mr Negativity. He has a snack late and the timing is off and he's ready to throw in the towel. I have to keep reminding him, it's not about perfection. No one is perfect. We just have to keep doing it and it will get easier. I keep telling myself "I can do anything for two days." And "I can do anything for one week." And "I can do anything for 28 days."
On Friday I can have safflower mayonnaise. And avocado! I love avocado. We can have hummus and olive oil. Meanwhile, the two most dreaded days are ahead of us. The protein packed days where we have very few options. For me it's tuna and egg whites. For my hubby it also includes smoked salmon. I'll let you know how it goes...
Planning...
Started with the digital version on my husband's Nook Tablet, which we both read.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fast-metabolism-diet-haylie-pomroy/1113745604?ean=9780307986283
Got the app for my iPod on iTunes ("The Fast Metabolism Diet App").
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fast-metabolism-diet-app-customized/id626362411?mt=8
Bought a hard copy of the book on Amazon in order to see the charts better and photocopy them for planning. http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Metabolism-Diet-Pounds-ebook/dp/B009UAO0B6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374787644&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fast+metabolism+diet
(Sure wish she'd post the worksheets on her website so we could just download them for planning our meals and snacks.)
And I went to the author's sites to register both here:
http://www.fastmetabolismdiet.com/
and here:
http://shophayliepomroy.com/
Haylie Pomroy sells specially formulated powder and bars to make the diet easier. Although you will have to be prepared to spend a lot of money. Last time I checked the bars were $42 for 12, and they are phase-specific, so you need a box of bars for each phase. A "normal" person would need a minimum of 16 bars if only using them for snacks on Phase 1; plus 16 bars for Phase 2; plus 24 Phase 3 bars. And remember my hubby and I are not "normal", so we probably won't go that route. Although, I am seriously considering it for Phase 2 because of the issues raised in my first post.
(NOTE: As of this writing 25Jul2013, all the bars are out of stock as is Phase 2 powder, so they may not be available for us.)
We need to clear the fridge and the cupboards of anything tempting and use up our cheese and milk. (And enjoy sweet corn on the cob at least once since sweet corn is in season now.) We had to get past my birthday so I could celebrate with alcohol and sugar.
We need to sit down and plan our snacks and meals at least for the first week.
And I want to review what's on the forums for vegetarians.
http://www.fastmetabolismdiet.com/forums/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fast-metabolism-diet-haylie-pomroy/1113745604?ean=9780307986283
Got the app for my iPod on iTunes ("The Fast Metabolism Diet App").
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fast-metabolism-diet-app-customized/id626362411?mt=8
Bought a hard copy of the book on Amazon in order to see the charts better and photocopy them for planning. http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Metabolism-Diet-Pounds-ebook/dp/B009UAO0B6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374787644&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fast+metabolism+diet
(Sure wish she'd post the worksheets on her website so we could just download them for planning our meals and snacks.)
And I went to the author's sites to register both here:
http://www.fastmetabolismdiet.com/
and here:
http://shophayliepomroy.com/
Haylie Pomroy sells specially formulated powder and bars to make the diet easier. Although you will have to be prepared to spend a lot of money. Last time I checked the bars were $42 for 12, and they are phase-specific, so you need a box of bars for each phase. A "normal" person would need a minimum of 16 bars if only using them for snacks on Phase 1; plus 16 bars for Phase 2; plus 24 Phase 3 bars. And remember my hubby and I are not "normal", so we probably won't go that route. Although, I am seriously considering it for Phase 2 because of the issues raised in my first post.
(NOTE: As of this writing 25Jul2013, all the bars are out of stock as is Phase 2 powder, so they may not be available for us.)
We need to clear the fridge and the cupboards of anything tempting and use up our cheese and milk. (And enjoy sweet corn on the cob at least once since sweet corn is in season now.) We had to get past my birthday so I could celebrate with alcohol and sugar.
We need to sit down and plan our snacks and meals at least for the first week.
And I want to review what's on the forums for vegetarians.
http://www.fastmetabolismdiet.com/forums/
Thursday, July 25, 2013
In the beginning...
My husband heard about a book on NPR and bought it for his Nook tablet. He read part of it and it languished. Then I decided we needed to try something new and he brought it up again. So I read "The Fast Metabolism Diet" by Haylie Pomroy and I am sold. It makes sense. The science seems sound to me.
Now we have to plan. This is not a diet you jump into. Especially if you are vegetarians like we are. We will make some sacrifices. We will not eat wheat, soy, corn, or dairy for 28 days. We will give up caffeine, sugar and sweeteners, and alcohol for 28 days. We will follow the phases each week - two days on Phase 1, two days on Phase 2, three days on Phase 3. And we will begin again each week.
Phase Two worries me the most. We have decided we will eat fish for the Phase Two portion. Not vegetarian. However with soy (and wheat and corn) out of the picture, our options are very limited. We will eat egg whites - you don't have to kill a chicken to get eggs. And they suggest non-GMO, organic soy tempeh for vegans, but only for vegans.
We have to eat a lot. Because we are larger than "normal" we have to increase our portions to 1.5 times the standard serving size. And we have to eat every 3 hours beginning within 30 minutes of getting up each morning.
There is phase-specific exercise, too, and you're not allowed to exercise on an empty stomach. Phase One do cardio. Just once. On one day. Phase Two lift weights. Just once. On one day. Phase Three relax - do yoga, get a massage, etc. Just once. On one of the three days.
It seems doable and daunting at the same time.
Now we have to plan. This is not a diet you jump into. Especially if you are vegetarians like we are. We will make some sacrifices. We will not eat wheat, soy, corn, or dairy for 28 days. We will give up caffeine, sugar and sweeteners, and alcohol for 28 days. We will follow the phases each week - two days on Phase 1, two days on Phase 2, three days on Phase 3. And we will begin again each week.
Phase Two worries me the most. We have decided we will eat fish for the Phase Two portion. Not vegetarian. However with soy (and wheat and corn) out of the picture, our options are very limited. We will eat egg whites - you don't have to kill a chicken to get eggs. And they suggest non-GMO, organic soy tempeh for vegans, but only for vegans.
We have to eat a lot. Because we are larger than "normal" we have to increase our portions to 1.5 times the standard serving size. And we have to eat every 3 hours beginning within 30 minutes of getting up each morning.
There is phase-specific exercise, too, and you're not allowed to exercise on an empty stomach. Phase One do cardio. Just once. On one day. Phase Two lift weights. Just once. On one day. Phase Three relax - do yoga, get a massage, etc. Just once. On one of the three days.
It seems doable and daunting at the same time.
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