1 10 2013 UPDATE NEW 30 Day Challenge

Greetings all,

This is to announce a new 30 Day 5 Bite Diet Challenge. The TWIST??? Well I will be doing it Ala Zero Carb. That being said the 30 Day 5BD Challenge will be conducted on my Zero Carb Blog:

http://zero-carb.blogspot.com/

I will start this challenge 1/14/2013. I will post daily results, foods I ate and all that stuff. 

Have a Healthy Day my Friends and Family. Keep the Faith and Always Battle On!!!

(ZC)er Up to the Challenge

Cheers,

Dave

5 15 2012 The 5 Bite Diet Day 1

Greetings Friends and Family. My Spirits are in orbit. My Energy levels are very good.

So today is the first day to start my next 5 bite diet challenge. 30 days? Well I am not sure. I have a feeling it will be a bit longer. I dont plan to stop until I reach............... until I reach............. I just dont know.

According to the BMI chart I could go down as low as 122 lbs. That would put me at an optimum of a BMI of 18.5. The good Doc recommends that you get as close to possible to that margin to achieve better health. I will do my own research in that area for supporting documents.



Dave at 122 lbs? I have a hard time imagining that. I really do. Dave in the 150s or maybe the 140s. Not so much a problem. I really dont know. What I do know is that I am very much overweight and I need to get to the next stage in my life. I want to get there by the age of 50 which is not far away at all.

As far as the 5 Bite Diet goes: Well in my uneducated opinion I agree with it, but not 100%. I still do think that it makes a difference on the quality of food that you consume. So again in my little uneducated opinion I feel that grass fed beef is of a higher quality than hormone infested meat and so on. What do I eat. I eat what I can afford. Right now I am at the mercy of the regular old grocery store. That is for now. My sisters have been talking with me about buying a whole grass fed calf and dividing it equally between us. That might just make the difference. Hey it is a start. When? No time soon. Yet there is hope.

Look-It: I dont go blind into anything if I can help it. I look, learn, listen and try to make reason of things. I have an open mind and I will exercise it and try to make sense of what is happening around me. I will try this venture and see what happens.

I did not do as well on my little week of maintenance. I gained 5 lbs which puts my at at starting weight or approximately 190 lbs. I way overate at a birthday party on Saturday and did not do myself any favors on Sunday either. I was not hungry at all. I just overate. No excuses. I will always report the truth no matter how embarrassing it is. If I dont then why waste the time. Yours and mine. I can huddle up with a box of Ding Dongs, a Family size bag of Doritos and wash it all down with some Dr. Pepper. Yum or is that YIKES to the third degree!!!

So how will I format this? I did not like the way I did it before because it was so misaligned. That being said I will stick to that format until I find something better.

Results thus far:

Day 1 = (00.0) = 00.0 Loss or Gain Current Weight: 190 lbs

Ohhhh, Ahhhh and all that JAZZ!!! No surprises here. Heck its day one duh! OK then, now for the menu and other information. Well I will keep that to the end of the post as before.

Have a Healthy Day my Friends and Family. I have laid a path before me. Lets see where it leads.

Todays Menu: Black coffee, H20, Seltzer Water, Andouille Sausage and a Pork Steamed Bun.


Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Cheers,

Dave

Foods to Eat in The Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 1

Foods to eat in The Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 1

 

 

• Meals
  • Eat 3 carb-rich, moderate-protein, low-fat meals, and 2 fruit snacks. Eat 5 times a day, every 3-4 hours
  • Make sure you eat enough complex carbohydrates each day
  • Breakfast: grain and fruit – within 30 minutes of waking
  • Snack: fruit – 3 hours later
  • Lunch: grain, protein, fruit, vegetable – 3 hours later
  • Snack: fruit
  • Dinner: grain, protein, vegetable
• Portion sizes for losing 20 pounds or less
  • Vegetables – unlimited phase-appropriate veggies
  • Protein – 4 ounces of meat, 6 ounces of fish, or ½ cup cooked legumes in all phases
  • Eggs – 3 egg whites
  • Grains – 1 cup cooked grains, or 1 ounce (about 28-30 grams) or about ¼ cup of crackers or pretzels
  • Fruit – 1 piece or 1 cup of phase-appropriate fruit
  • Fat – none added to food or cooking
  • For every additional 20 pounds you want to lose, add a half portion
• Choose organic where possible
• Vegetables and salad greens
  • Fresh, canned, or frozen
  • Arrowroot, arugula, bamboo shoots, beans (green, yellow, wax, french), beets, broccoli florets, cabbage (all types), carrots, celery (including tops), cucumbers, eggplant, green chiles, green onions, jicama, kale, leeks, lettuce (any except iceberg), mixed greens, mushrooms, onions (red and yellow), parsnips, peas (green, snap peas, snowpeas), peppers (bell, pepperoncini), pumpkin, rutabaga, spinach, spirulina, sprouts, sweet potatoes/yams, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash, zucchini/summer squash
• Fruits
  • Fresh or frozen
  • Apples, apricots, asian pears, berries (blackberries, blueberries, mulberries, raspberries), cantaloupe, cherries, figs, grapefruit, guava, honeydew melon, kiwis, kumquats, lemons, limes, loganberries, mangos, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, pineapples, pomegranates, strawberries, tangerines, watermelon
• Animal protein
  • Lean meat: beef (filet, lean ground), buffalo meat (ground), pork (tenderloin)
  • Lean poultry: chicken (skinless, boneless white meat), game (partridge, pheasant), guinea fowl, turkey (breast meat, lean ground)
  • Processed meats: corned beef, deli meats (nitrate-free: turkey, chicken, roast beef), sausages (nitrate-free: turkey, chicken), turkey bacon (nitrate-free)
  • Lean fish: haddock (fillet), halibut (fillet, steak), pollock (fillet), sardines (packed in water), sole (fillet), tuna (solid white, packed in water)
  • Eggs – white only
• Vegetable protein / legumes
  • Beans (dried or canned: adzuki, black beans, butter beans, great northern beans, lima beans, navy beans, pinto beans, white beans), black-eyed peas, chickpeas/garbanzo beans, fava beans (fresh or canned), lentils/chana dal
• Broth, herbs, spices, and condiments
  • Brewer’s yeast, broth (beef, chicken, vegetable; free of additives and preservatives if possible), horseradish (prepared), ketchup (no sugar added, no corn syrup), mustard (prepared or dry), natural seasonings (Bragg Liquid Aminos, coconut amino acids, tamari), pickles (no sugar added), salsa, raw cacao powder, tomato paste, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, vinegar (any type)
  • Herbs – fresh or dried – all types
  • Garlic (fresh), ginger (fresh)
  • Spices and seasonings: black and white peppers, chili powder, cinnamon, crushed red pepper flakes, cumin, curry powder, nutmeg, onion salt, sea salt, Simply Organic seasoning
  • Non-caffeinated herbal teas or Pero beverage
• Sweeteners
  • Stevia, xylitol (birch xylitol or hardwood only)
• Grains and starch
  • Amaranth, barley, brown rice (rice, brown rice cereal, brown rice crackers, brown rice flour, brown rice pasta, brown rice tortillas), buckwheat, kamut (grain, bagels), millet, oats (steel-cut), quinoa, spelt (grain, spelt pasta, spelt pretzels, spelt tortillas), sprouted grain (sprouted grain bagels, sprouted grain breads, sprouted grain tortillas), teff, triticale, wild rice. Check they meet the guidelines above.
  • Nut flours
  • Brown rice cheese, brown rice milk, rice milk (plain)
  • Arrowroot, tapioca
• Healthy fats
  • None for this phase
• Beverages
  • Water. Drink half your body weight in ounces of water every day

The Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 1 Recipe Buckwheat Pancake

Grains are naturally gluten-free so its safe to indulge with them while on Fast Metabolism Diet however we must be selective with the kind of grains to eat.

There are many kinds of grains like barley, brown rice, quinoa, teff. We will try this great tasting pancake recipe made of buckwheat.

Ingredients:

1 cup buckwheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. stevia extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg white, beaten
1 cup rice milk
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Combine the dry ingredients in a big bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well. In a nonstick skillet or griddle, use 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Cook about 2 minutes or until little bubbles start to pop on the top. Flip and cook for another minute or two or until brown.

Makes 8 medium-sized pancakes. Double the recipe for a crowd.

Vegans or those avoiding eggs can use an egg substitute like Ener-G in place of the egg and it works just fine.

The Fast Metabolism Diet Life Changing Series Part 1

Its time to give credits to our community. Its time to acknowledge the hard work and dedication for our fast metabolism dieters and be inspired from their story. Lets hear their stories out and how their life was changed because of the miracle The Fast Metabolism Diet program brought to us by Miss Haylie Pomroy. Are you ready to be inspired? Lets begin.

Note: We didnt altered/edited the following statements. What youve read here is the exact statements our fast metabolism dieters submitted to us.

"Hi. I am very pleased with the results of the diet. I have been on it now for two months. I am a senior woman with a bad knee so I cannot exercise as much as I would like but even so, I have lost over 15 lbs. This is the first success in dieting for me so needless to say I am very happy. Being unable to walk long distances or do much in the way of physical exercise limits my ability to use up a lot of energy but the Fast Metabolism Diet has allowed me to wear my clothes with more comfort and to lose the excess weight that had accumulated over the past two years.
Thank you so much.
A happy dieter." - Frieda H. Byrd

"Last spring I was at a baby shower and a relative told me about the FMD. Even though she was at a party she was eating a wonderful variety of foods from the luncheon buffet. I went home that night night ordered the book and spent the next week digesting everything I read. It all made sense. My 60th birthday was two months away and I was determined to loose some weight as I didnt want to be an over weight grandma who couldnt keep up with the grandkids. I had tried many diets and nothing seemed to make a difference. Both my husband and I love to cook and cook healthy so the diet was a great fit. We made a shopping list and a menu calendar for the week. We spent a weekend cooking and freezing and we were ready! In the first 28 days I lost 18 lbs and felt great and best of all my blood work showed that my cholesterol was finally under control. On maintenance (I eat all the foods all week) I have lost a total of 22 lbs. I am so grateful for this plan and now have 5 converts. Two of them are in my office which makes it so much fun because we share recipes and tips. We all use the app and read the blog. Thank you Haylie!" - Phyllis

" Lost 17 lbs first 26 days
Celebrating with wine Tonite !!! ( drank the whole bottle )
Cooked 32 meals for next 2 weeks while "celebrating" today.
No guilt here ..
Next 28 starts Monday
30 lbs to go" - Charlene Knight

"In February, I found myself on the edge of an unhealthy abyss. I had struggled with weight issues for years, brought on by unhealthy eating, off and on dieting, and the effects of multiple sclerosis that had limited my physical abilities and caused near constant fatigue. My weight had reached 275 pounds and my MS was winning its battle against my body. I was also fighting high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a heart arrhythmia. Lets just say I didnt see a long life ahead of me. And I was getting tired of buying larger clothes!
Thats when I heard about The Fast Metabolism Diet from former colleagues. At first read, it seemed intimidating and the thought of giving up cheese, chocolate and caffeine was not appealing. But I knew I had to make a change for me to have a future. So I jumped in and collaborated with friends to have a support system. My weight loss came fast initially. Then I hit the plateaus. Along the way, the "diet" faded away and it became my way of living.
As I lost weight, my health got better. No more high blood pressure or cholesterol. The heart arrhythmia went away. My MS was completely under control. My neurologist said to keep doing whatever it was that I was doing as there were no visible signs of the disease and my fatigue was gone.
As friends saw my physical transformation, many joined the FMD team. I was proud to introduce them to something that had changed my life. I was moved by one friend who works as a cancer research nurse. She started the diet because of me and began sharing the diet with her patients. I began to see how FMD could change so many lives besides my own.
Today, Im physically active. Im working out five times a week because this plan helped me get to where I can. I started running recently and plan to run a half marathon for my birthday in January.
The weight loss has been awesome. I weigh 205 pounds today. The weight is important. It was holding me back and contributing to myriad health issues. But more important is how I feel. I have more energy. I like what I see in the mirror. I love the foods I eat. I rarely miss my old bad habits or foods that slow down my metabolism.
I am proud to be an FMD disciple. It changed my life and Ive seen it do the same for others. Nothing in life is easy. But the FMD plan makes it that way if youll give it an honest go." - Jeff Holeman.

This is just the first batch of life-changing stories our fast metabolism dieters submitted. How are you feeling after reading their life-changing stories? Did you get inspiration to complete your diet too? We do hope YOUR success story will be the one to be posted next time. Do you have any message from them? Comment in the comments section below. If you wanted your success story to be in the next batch of life changing stories, you can send us your success story now!  

Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 1 Organic Brown Rice Pasta

On the first phase of the diet, we are allowed to have brown rice pasta as part of the carbohydrate rich food meal. We found this Tinkyada Brown Rice pasta spirals which is organic and naturally wheat-free and gluten-free.

Everyone who tried this agree that it is the best kind of Gluten Free pasta. Others say they cant tell the difference of taste from gluten pasta and this one. If you want your kids to eat similar with your diet, then this is definitely worth the try! The kids will surely have fun with the taste and shape of the pasta.

Tinkyada Brown Rice pasta is a healthy choice as it is gluten-free and organic.

 

Other sources of carbohydrates are as follows:

Brown rice

Oatmeal
Quinoa
Wild Rice

Spelt / Brown Rice Tortillas

Rice Milk

The Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 1 Recipe Strawberry French Toast

Try this tasty Phase 1 recipe approved by Haylie Pomroy. Good for 1 serving.

Ingredients:

• 1 egg white
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 slice sprouted-grain bread
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/8 tsp stevia or xylitol

Directions:

• Mix together the egg white, vanilla and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl. Soak the bread well in the mix, coating both sides.
• Heat the frying pan and put the bread on the hot surface, turning to toast both sides.
• While it cooks, heat the strawberries on the pan over low heat. Add the lemon juice and stevia or xylitol when the strawberries are halfway softened. Cook until warm.
• Pour it over the french toast and all set!

Week 2 Day 1

Week 1 CONQUERED.  

We made it so far.  I have to remember that there are people out there who made it to week 2, 3, and 4 to keep myself on the shred wagon.

Sadly to say, I had a weak moment yesterday and cheated.  I know, I know.  I am holding myself accountable and repeating Day 1 of Week 2 today.  On the bright side, I only have food that I bought for this diet, so when I snacked late night, it was yogurt, figs, and a small piece of chocolate.

 Okay, I shouldnt have done that.  And Im sorry. So as a punishment, I am doing over Day 1 of Week 7.  If I let myself go it will be easier to do again, and again, and again, and before you know it, I will be a long string from an unraveled sweater.    But Im going to try again and shrink my stomach back to the way it was before that terrible hour.  New Beginnings!

Week 2 is different.

Theres no more Meal 4 and Snack 3 is at night.  Slimming down by slimming food.  This is the self-named "Acceleration Week" and although most people dont slim down as much the second week, we will see.
As of today:

Weight: 163lbs

BMI: 25.8%

Body Fat 28.8%

I lost 8 pounds. The struggle (so far) was worth it.  My pants fit me better.  I look smaller in the mirror.  I feel healthier. Wow.

Todays meals:

Meal 1:  Cream of wheat with almond milk and half a pear.
Snack 1:  Stem of grapes
Meal 2: Cup of chicken barley soup
Meal 3: Green salad with lemon juice and carrots
30 min cardio 30 min weight training
Snack 3: Fig bar

Im upset the author, Ian K. Smith,  came to Connecticut and I missed him!  I would love to have told him that I was on it and progressing, that he made my life easier, and listened to all the wisdom he had to share about his own personal journey.  Keep on keeping on, shredders.  Talk tomorrow.