What to eat & foods to avoid. The Fast Metabolism Diet (FMD) (2. 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. The more weight you aim to lose, the bigger the portion sizes. 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, get a copy of The Fast Metabolism Diet Cookbook for many more recipes. The reasoning behind The Fast Metabolism Diet. An experienced 5:2 Fast Dieter's tips, thoughts, meals and weight loss story. Wondering if the 5:2 Diet lives up to all the hype? ![]() This post contains suggested menus for two more days (Days 2 and 3) of the Attack Phase of the Dukan Diet, but these menus can of course also be used on Pure Protein. The 5:2 diet, and other fast diets and intermittent fasting (IF) are incredibly popular. Advocates claim fasting can help weight loss and extend life longer. The 17 Day Diet is for people who want to completely overhaul their current, unhealthy diet and make a fresh nutritional start while losing weight and unleashing. A community that helps address the most common questions of the Fast Metabolism Diet Followers. 5:2 diet recipes for fast days, including a 5:2 meal planner with meals under 200 calories, breakfast under 100 calories and dinners under 300 calories. 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. The initial diet takes 2. Every week, you follow 3 phases, and there are general guidelines on portion sizes and foods to avoid in all phases, as well as phase- specific guidelines. There are guidelines for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten- free diets, and for a lifetime maintenance diet. Fast Metabolism Diet all phases – general rules. The author recommends starting on a Monday so you are in phase 3 for the weekend, when the food choices are a little more liberal. Other start days may work better for you depending on your schedule. The foods listed here as foods to eat on each phase are taken from the diet book and the i. Phone app. Portion size – overall guidelines. If you have a lot of weight to lose, it’s going to take more food (not less) to keep your metabolism roaring. First determine your goal weight. In the original printings of the book, the portion guideline was “For every additional 2. That meant that if you wanted to lose 4. In the latest printings, that advice changed, so if you have higher amounts of weight to lose you don’t have to eat so much. Note that the edition of the book didn’t change – it’s still first edition, but now has different advice. How to adjust portion sizes for different levels of weight loss: Up to 2. See each phase (below) for phase- specific portion sizes. For example – in phase 1 the basic portion size for grains is 1 cup. That’s for if you’ve got 2. If you’ve got more than 2. High in carbohydrate- rich foods, high in natural sugars, high in B and C vitamins. Portion sizes . Portion size isn’t listed in the book for sprouted grain products for this phase, but the phase 1 recipes show 1 slice sprouted- grain bread or 1 sprouted- grain tortilla per serving. Fruit – 1 piece or 1 cup of phase- appropriate fruit. Fat – none added to food or cooking. Smoothies – 1 x 1.
These portions are per meal (for each meal with that food listed), not for the whole day. If you want to lose 2. Vegetables – 1. Portion size isn’t listed in the book for sprouted grain products for this phase, but the phase 1 recipes show 1 slice sprouted- grain bread or 1 sprouted- grain tortilla per serving. ![]() ![]() Fruit – 1. Eat 5 times a day, every 3- 4 hours. Make sure you eat enough complex carbohydrates each day. Breakfast: grain and fruit – within 3. Snack: fruit – 3 hours later. Lunch: grain, protein, fruit, vegetable – 3 hours later. Snack: fruit (3- 4 hours later)Dinner: grain, protein, vegetable (3- 4 hours later)Choose organic where possible. Vegetables and salad greens. Fresh, canned, or frozen. Arrowroot, arugula, bamboo shoots, beans (green beans, yellow beans, wax beans, french beans, haricots vert, string beans), bean sprouts, beets (fresh okay, canned/jarred check for sugar), beet greens, broccoli florets, butternut squash, cabbage (all types), carrots, celery (including tops), chicory, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic scapes, green chiles, green onions/scallions, jicama, kale, leeks, lettuce (any except iceberg, so you can eat e. Ezekiel bread, sprouted grain English muffins, 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, tapioca flour. Healthy fats. Water. Drink half your body weight in ounces of water every day. Noncaffeinated herbal teas. Pero beverage. Foods to avoid or limit in The Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 1. General foods to avoid, see above. You shouldn’t eat foods that aren’t on the list of what you can eat for this phase, above. Very sugary / very high GI fruits. Avoid high- sugar fruits like bananas and grapes. Fats. Avoid all fats, including healthy fats. Avoid avocados and olives. Avoid nuts and seeds. Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 2 food list – Unlock stored fat and build muscle. This is a very high- protein, high- vegetable, low- carbohydrate, low- fat phase. High in foods that support liver function (onion family, leafy greens, lemons), high in lean proteins, rich in alkalizing green, low- glycemic vegetables, high in carnitine- producing foods. Portion sizes . If you are eating deli meat as a snack, one portion is 2 ounces, or about 3- 4 thin slices from the deli counter. Grains – none. Fruit – 1 piece or 1 cup of phase- appropriate fruit (note that the only phase- appropriate fruits are lemons and limes)Fat – none added to food or cooking. Smoothies – 1 x 1. These portions are per meal (for each meal with that food listed), not for the whole day. If you want to lose 2. Vegetables – 1. If you are eating deli meat as a snack, one portion is 3 ounces, or about 4- 6 thin slices from the deli counter. Grains – none. Fruit – 1. Eat 5 times a day, every 3- 4 hours. Make sure you eat enough lean protein and green vegetables each day. Breakfast: protein and veggie – within 3. Snack: protein – 2- 3 hours later. Lunch: protein, vegetable – 3 hours later. Snack: protein (3- 4 hours later)Dinner: protein, vegetable (3- 4 hours later)Choose organic where possible. Vegetables and salad greens. Eat a LOT of vegetables – especially low- glycemic, alkalizing vegetables like the green ones. Fresh, canned, or frozen. Arrowroot, arugula, asparagus, beans (green beans, yellow beans, wax beans, french beans, haricots vert, string beans), broccoli florets, cabbage (all types), celery (including tops), collard greens, cucumbers, endive, fennel, garlic scapes, green onions/scallions, jicama, kale, leeks, lettuce (any except iceberg – e. Drink half your body weight in ounces of water every day. Non- caffeinated herbal teas. Pero beverage. Foods to avoid or limit in The Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 2. General foods to avoid, see above. You shouldn’t eat foods that aren’t on the list of what you can eat for this phase, above. Vegetable protein / legumes. Starchy vegetables. These are listed in phase 1 but not in phase 2: bamboo shoots, beets, carrots, eggplant, parsnips, pumpkin, rutabaga, snap peas, snowpeas, sprouts, sweet potatoes/yams, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash, zucchini/summer squash. Presumably potatoes are out as well. Fruits. All types except lemons and limes. Broth, herbs, spices, and condiments. Ketchup, salsa, tomato paste. Fats. Avoid all fats, including healthy fats. Avoid avocados and olives. Avoid nuts and seeds. Fast Metabolism Diet Phase 3 food list – Unleash the burn – hormones, heart, and heat. This is the high healthy- fat, moderate- carbohydrate, moderate- protein, low- glycemic fruit phase. High in healthy fats, higher- fat proteins in moderate amounts, lower- glycemic fruits, lower- glycemic vegetables, moderate amounts of unrefined carbohydrates, thyroid- stimulating foods, foods rich in inositol and choline. Portion sizes ! Eat 5 times a day, every 3- 4 hours. Make sure you eat enough healthy fats each day. Breakfast: fruit, *fat/protein, grain, and veggie – within 3. Don’t neglect the vegetable serving. Snack: veggie, *fat/protein – 2- 3 hours later. Lunch: *fat/protein, vegetable, fruit – 3 hours later. Snack: vegetable, *fat/protein (3- 4 hours later)Dinner: *fat/protein, vegetable, grain/starch (one place in the book says that grain/starch is optional, another says that it is required, and the app says that it is required for dinner in phase 3) (3- 4 hours later)*Fat/protein appears to mean higher- fat protein or fat plus protein. Choose organic where possible. Vegetables and salad greens. Fresh, canned, or frozen. The 5: 2 Diet Plan . I am a survivor. I want to explain where I have been the last 1. I’m sorry I haven’t posted here for so long. I thought 5: 2 was a life- changer. Well, yes, it has changed my life. I wasn’t feeling particularly like I needed any other life changers anytime soon but that’s not how life works and this year has been quite a rollercoaster for me. Shall I start at the beginning, or just sum up? To hell with it, if starting at the beginning could save someone else’s life. I’d like to point out at this moment – and before you go jumping to any conclusions – that fasting has had nothing to do with my near death experience! If anything I suspect it may in part have been responsible for my survival. This post has nothing at all to do with fasting, but is the story of my experiences this year. Many of us will have heard the phrase “pulmonary embolism” and know it’s something medical. But how many of us actually know what one is, what causes it, what impact it has and what the odds of survival are? Well, now I do. It started just after Christmas last year, or at least the noticeable signs of it did. The first time it wasn’t too bad. I woke up and pulled the bed back together – suddenly my heart was racing and I couldn’t breathe. I had to lie down. It felt a bit like an asthma attack but the racing heart was new to me. After a few minutes to calm down, I went downstairs to do some more chores – I changed the cat litterbox, or at least I tried to. The same thing happened again. I spent the rest of that day on the sofa, hardly able to talk for lack of breath and with my heart racing (thank you hubs for buying me a lovely Withings Pulse activity tracker for Christmas, this little device has also played its part in my still being on this earth). By early evening I was fed up and decided to go to the doctor. This was actually quite tricky as we lived down a lane and had to walk a way to the car – I’d barely even made it down our short hallway to the bathroom during the day. I made it and the doc (not my usual one) told me it was a chest infection and gave me antibiotics. That’s their answer to everything. I remembered that I’d been aware of my heart pounding in my chest (palpitations) for a few weeks on and off, so he also recommended I be tested for a thyroid problem. The next day I wasn’t feeling so bad, and got on with my life. The blood test came back clear and I busied myself preparing for our house move. Then, the bad news started to roll in. Problems with the move. My cat had untreatable cancer. My husband’s job security was looking sketchy. Not the best time in my life I have to say. One morning I went to get breakfast and as I came back up the stairs I started to experience odd symptoms. I can’t even recall now in what order they came exactly. I couldn’t breathe. I was gasping like a fish and it hurt. I was hot, very hot. I took my dressing gown off. I felt sweaty, sick and shaky. I blacked out. This was just before work so I think it must have been around 9am. I didn’t make it to my desk until almost 1. When I came to, on the floor at the top of the stairs I was shivering – freezing. I pulled my dressing gown back around me and dragged myself to the bed to lay down. A few minutes later as I felt better I went to my desk to get on with work. I gave my mum a ring to tell her about my strange experience. She likened it to panic attacks she used to have in her 3. She told me I looked grey. I said I felt fine, which I did, aside from my racing heart. I rested for a while in the afternoon and later my husband helped me upstairs. He tells me it took me about 2. I had to keep stopping. By the time I got to the top I felt sick again and came over sweaty. He rested me against the toilet in case I was sick and went to get me a glass of water. When the hot flushes passed he helped me get to bed and I spent the evening lying down just trying to breathe. It was horrible. I wasn’t up to cooking and instead he got us a chippie. Most unlike me, I had no appetite at all and barely ate anything. It seemed too much to have to eat AND breathe. I think we debated calling the NHS helpline but decided to wait until morning. Morning came, and with it a resting heart rate of almost 1. Yes, 1. 40 – on waking. That’s not right. It should be 5. 0- 7. I didn’t sleep well and as soon as I woke up I looked up the details of our local walk- in GP as it was a Saturday. Hubs dutifully took me down there and I struggled my way to the car, and then from the car to the hospital. I felt like a 9. 0 year old, I was walking so slowly. Actually I think a 9. My heart did ease off a bit at that point, I guess knowing someone medical was going to check me out calmed my nerves a bit. I told the doctor how I was feeling – the racing heart, how it felt like the physical sensations of anxiety but that I wasn’t feeling anxious in my head. I explained about my current life stresses, but that I had them all in order mentally and wasn’t worried about them really. The doctor was great (I thought), she did an ECG and talked to me about panic attacks and how to breathe through them. That might have saved my life too. She couldn’t give me the meds she wanted to because of my asthma. She did however put me on a nebuliser (it didn’t help) and gave me some lovely, lovely sleeping pills. My O2 saturation was checked and though a little low she wasn’t worried. She said the stress was affecting my asthma as well as my body in general and told me to come back the next day and see how I was. I slept like a log that night. I met a hamster wearing a beret, he was drinking a strawberry milkshake at some posh milkshake bar. He seemed pretty down to earth for such a strange looking fellow in a pretentious establishment. That’s how good the sleeping pills were! Or maybe it was the lack of oxygen. My heart wasn’t quite so racy the next day and I didn’t struggle so much to move around. The doctor was pleased with my progress and left me to get on with life. I dosed myself up nightly on the pills and munched on Rescue Remedy pastilles during the day to calm my . This was the week just prior to our move and let me tell you that packing up to move house when you are seriously ill is not an easy task. I can’t thank my mum enough for coming to help with it. I had no strength. I had to sit to pack, I checked my pulse before and after I did anything, if it was below 1. I would get on and do things. It was never below 9. It took ages to calm from the usual 1. My husband had to move all four of our fish tanks to their temporary homes with friends and family all by himself, I felt so guilty not helping when at the time we thought it was . We finished packing around midnight before the move and thank goodness we hired a removal firm to do the heavy lifting. Moving day came and went. We got to the new house, we unpacked. There was no internet connection for a week, so I did a lot of unpacking and moving of furniture by myself while my husband was at work. We had new furniture delivered, which the driver needed me to help unload! I went on to assemble it. I wasn’t feeling that much better in terms of strength or breathing but my heart was a bit less racy so I just got on with it all and assumed things would get back to normal. We moved the fish tanks to the new house together and I think this could have been the beginning of the end. I was knackered from moving tanks & heavy pails of water & rocks. I had errands to run so went out to town and rushed around to get everything done. I woke up the next morning with my heart rate sky high again. Oh no. I felt guilty taking a raincheck from our plans with friends that night, it seemed like an excuse rather than a reason. I just wasn’t up to it. I spent the day on the sofa and read about ways to slow your heart rate. I attempted to submerge my face in cold water to provoke . That didn’t do anything. I tried breathing techniques. I fussed the purring cat (rest in peace, sweet Phoebe). Nothing helped. It was Monday the next day and I decided to go to the doctor as my heart was still racing in excess of 1. I woke up. I called my mum to take me to the doctor as I could barely get downstairs much less walk to the GP surgery 5 minutes away. I think the people who saw us must have thought mum was really poorly. We walked so very, very slowly and even that was difficult. This time the doctor (the third one) got it right. He noted that I could barely get two words out without having to stop to breathe. He listened to my chest, he tapped my back and told me to say “9. An ECG followed and then we were told to go straight to A& E. He said it was faster if we drove than waited for an ambulance. I didn’t really consider at this point just how touch and go this might have been, I was just relieved that something was being done. A& E were waiting for me and saw me immediately. I felt like an awful queue- jumper. Any Brits reading this will know what I mean, we’re nothing if not good at respecting queue order! The day in A& E was a blur of concerned doctors faces, big words, CT scans, X- Rays, horrible amounts of blood tests, injections and ultrasounds. I had a pulmonary embolism – blood clot on the lungs. Actually, multiple. On both lungs. It wasn’t good. They considered using a thing called a . In the end they opted to pump me full of anticoagulants and keep me in for the week. I’ve never stayed in hospital before. Time goes so slowly and they feed you too much! Puddings with lunch and dinner. It was delicious and such a treat not to have to cook. I can highly recommend the food at Dorset County Hospital. I was there until the end of the week – went through plenty of tests on a daily basis and woken through the night to check my blood pressure, O2 levels and change my drip etc. Quite an experience. They wouldn’t let me walk anywhere, I was wheeled to the toilet and wheeled back to my bed. I left hospital with a bag full of Warfarin (Coumadin) and some Clexane (Heparin) needles along with the expectation of returning to normal the next week now I was treated.
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