Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 4 Day 5(W1) - P3

One minute let me shout like a manic before I can act like a lady and blog...YAHHHOOOOOOOO..!! First it is Fri-YAY and then on top of that it is phase 3 of FMD; its like the best day of the week. I woke up at 4:45 today, fully energized and feeling optimistic!!

Breakfast

Oatmeal + blueberries + cashew + coconut shavings + peanut butter(yes inventory issues, need to buy almond butter this week). Also had carrots and bell pepper as veggies.

I am feeling so full. This is one thing which I have learned about food, fat keeps you satiated for a long time. It was snack time and I was not even feeling hungry. Will have little bit though

Snack 1

Hummus + bell pepper

Lunch

Brussel Sprouts+ green beans+sweet potato roasted in coconut oil. Also for protein I forgot to soak beans and do not have boxed beans(added to grocery list), so I would be eating cottage cheese for the protein with lunch.  For fruit it is peach.

Snack 2
Hummus + bell pepper + Carrots

Dinner

Chinese stir fry(made with Olive Oil) + brown rice(Will see if I need more fat, then I will add half an avocado.

Water

Hit the goal of 70 oz 

Exercise 

Ultimate Reset - Reclaim

Additional Comments
Phase 3 is everyone's favorite as this is the closest to a normal meal everyone is used to(at least I am used to). I can eat like this forever. Actually after my round 4 I am planning to try to incorporate Ketogenic Diet with always a salad for lunch. This will be my maintenance approach. I am thrilled for my weight in on Sunday, just need to keep strong for Saturday; weekends are usually tough as temptations and social obligations do come up.

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 4 Day 4(W1) - P2

Great news !!! No headache !! Woke up feeling lean. Had to wake up at 4:45am as my workout for today was 50 minutes long.

Snack 1
Detox Smoothie + 1 egg white + 1 Lemon water

Again replaced kale with spinach; also added half scoop of greens.

Had my first dose of the day of fat blaster.

Breakfast

3 egg whites + broccoli + red pepper

Forgot to add mushroom today. Somehow this turned out super yucky today. Manged to eat it, but I do not think I will be eating eat for next 3 days at least.

Lunch
Tempeh Vegetable Stew(Cook book recipes).

I have to go out with a friend in the evening, so I thought something filling would be a better idea. Hence replaced the salad with Stew. Will have salad in evening!

Snack 2
1 egg white + cucumber

Didn't care to make the mug cake today, it was not good to eat anyways. If I feel hungry I might try to drink some protein shake.

Dinner

Confetti Salad (it has soy beans)

Water

Hit the goal of 70 oz 

Exercise 

Body Beast - Back/Bis (50 min long workout, these are slow paces and with long breaks, but they are torturous)

Additional Comments

Couldn't be happier that I am done with first week phase 2 already...I am looking forward to eat some fat next three days. Phase 3 is very precarious that way, it is very easy to get derailed and start eating. As a word of caution, Phase 3 is not 'all you want to eat' phase, it has very strategic food types which you have to consume and not doing phase 3 properly essentially means undoing the hardwork of phase2(I didn't say phase 1 because that hardly sounds like hard work to me). So need to stay strong next three days, it will be worth it in the end !!

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 4 Day 3(W1) - P2

Lean protein and lots of alkalizing veggies unlock stored fat and build muscles, do don't forget to workout with weights - Hailey Pomroy

Motivation for phase 2 right there..unlocks stored fat and build muscles...motivation to eat no carbs and all the egg whites in this world(I don't mind veggies)...stay strong !!!

Day 3 started with a headache as well, avoided taking tynenol at work, as don't feel so great about taking pain killers. Hoping that these will subside next week, it is just first week symptoms(though I do not drink tea or coffee in morning anyways so I wonder what withdrawal symptoms might be).

One thing which I have noticed is that by the end of the day I am very tired, I was trying to think of the reason and I think it might be because of the restrictive nature of this diet. You need to exercise your will power every second of the day, leaving you depleted. Exercising will power does make you tired and that is scientifically proven. This is one thing which I dislike about this diet, I am thinking about food for all the time except when I am sleeping; it cannot be healthy. I need freedom from this constant 'food thinking'! Next thing to do once I finish this round of FMD.

Also, I do not think I can take pictures of my food, no time for that and I seldom plate my food properly and eat(I know..not good..but a girl got to do what a girl got to do..I can either follow the plan and go to work  or just follow the plan)

Snack 1
Detox Smoothie + 1 egg white + 1 Lemon water

This was surprisingly delicious, though I replaced kale with Spinach(inventory issues)

Breakfast

3 egg whites + broccoli + red pepper + mushroom
Don't like it, have to literally eat a spoonful and then chug it down with a gulp of water!(I know not a good way to eat..but then a girl's got to do what a girl got to do!!

Lunch
Confetti Salad (it has soy beans)

Realized that I cannot sit and eat this at my seat as it is too crunchy and people would wonder what am i eating. Also it takes me half an hour to eat it...chomp chomp for half an hour...my neighboring desk people might complain on me!!

Snack 2
Chocolate mug cake + 1 egg white + cucumber

After epic fail few months back, I tried it again..not as bad as it was last time(it was inedible actually)..I was able to eat it at the least, how can something chocolatey taste so bad(it is the fat that makes it tasty and no doubt when companies make something fat free they need to put ton of chemicals else the stuff will taste yucky..NOTE to self...no fat free chemical stuff ...reduced fat still ok..but go full fat..see I am learning!!)

Dinner

Tempeh Vegetable Stew(Cook book recipes).

I think it has a version of the recipe on Hailey's website as well. Again had to replace kale with spinach. Will replace this with egg options next week. I cannot eat egg white souffle at night!

Water

Hit the goal of 70 oz 

Exercise 

Body Beast - Build Legs

Additional Comments
It was a successful day. I started the dose of Fat Blaster from Hailey Pomroy as well. I am so happy that I was able to stick to the plan.

I did eat one piece of matri though(it is a Indian savory delicacy).

I ended the day with a cup of Chamomile tea.

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 4 Day 2(W1) - P1

Headache from Day 1 continued to day 2 and so did the chills. I couldnt do some of the exercise moves properly(Had to follow modifier) as jumping kind of aggravates my headache. I had to take a tynenol in office as who can work with a splitting headache.

Breakfast

1 cup Oatmeal + 1 Cup blueberries

Snack 1
1 cup Frozen Mango

Lunch
Vegetable curry(recipe from cook book) + sprouted grain tortilla + orange

Snack 2
1 small apple

Dinner

Vegetable curry(recipe from cook book) + quinoa

Water

Hit the goal of 70 oz 

Exercise 

T25 Speed 2.0

Additional Comments
I was about to skip my evening dinner as I did not have the patience to eat the vegetable curry yet again. But 'miraculously' (yes I am being over dramatic) i came up with an idea. I chopped up some thin slices of red onion and half a lime and some green chilies and mixed it in the vegetable curry. Voila !!! it was so yummy that I actually enjoyed every bite of it. It was like a chat(person of Indian origin will recognize this term). So I finished my day 2 strong with a cup of Chamomile tea. Slept at 9:30pm as I had to wake up at 4:45am next morning. Body beast workouts are longer so I need to wake up a 15-20 minutes earlier! Though would not lie I am bit disheartened to think that there are three more cycles of this yet to come; but then i will try to take it one day at a time. I did finish three rounds of it earlier so I can do this round too as well.

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 4 Day 1(W1) - P1

So it is day 1 and that too phase 1 so I am right on target, going strong, updating the app with all responses. Actually app is very helpful in terms of planning and remaining accountable.

Starting Weight – 140 pounds

Measurements -

Breakfast
1 cup Oatmeal + 1 Cup blueberries

Snack 1
1 cup Frozen Mango  (Can we just have phase 1 forever)

Lunch
Vegetable curry(recipe from cook book) + sprouted grain tortilla + orange

Snack 2
1 small apple

Dinner

Vegetable curry(recipe from cook book) + sprouted grain tortilla

Water

Hit the goal of 70 oz 

Exercise 
T25 Core Cardio

Additional Notes -
So one of the things which I said in my earlier posts is that I need to work to follow two principles – eat within 30 min of waking up and do not go fast without breaking fast. Fact is I wake up at 5am and by 5:30 I start my workout for the day. I think I feel so much better if I workout before eating anything, my performance is better and also who can eat at 5:30! Nevertheless I ate few spoons of frozen blueberries before my workout. Finished rest with my breakfast of oatmeal. One other thing which I broke is had my shakeology; I thought I need some more nutrition and felt like having my shakeology. We are responsible for our results, so I know I am taking this deviation and am fully accepting the responsibility of the impact it might have on my results. I will though take only pea protein during phase 2. 

I think I should document this journey more in terms of pictures, may be on instagram(can post the same pictures on blog later). Only problem is my food is not pretty looking and I aint got time to make it look pretty for pictures)...I am scared that I might end up posting pictures that might actually disgust people rather than inspire them.

Day was marked with terrible headache and chills; I do not know what I am doing wrong! I wont say I was bloated but I had headache and I had to take tynenol at night to get a restful sleep. Was asleep by 9! I usually do not take caffeine and I am used to eating carbs, then what would have trigerred headache? One of the remedies mentioned on the Haylie's blog is to have coconut vinegar/apple cider vinegar. I will try that too.

I am happy that day 1 is down...27 more to go! There were times I was feeling why the hell am I doing something so restrictive but the fact is I have tried so many things in last few years, this is the only thing which has helped me in losing weight; so I better suck it up...I thought round 4 would be easier and that too phase 1 would be easier; but I am surprised it is not...I am so cranky and annoyed...Hope I will be able to get some motivation to thread along...

FMD Round 4 - Exercise Calendar

As this blog is one of the ways to keep me accountable during this FMD round, I am here publishing my workout calendar as well.

Workout Calendar for FMD(phase specific) and using Beachbody programs

So the workouts are phase specific and have planned it around five of beachbody programs - T25, 21DFX, Body beast, Ultimate reset and Piyo). I will see if I need Piyo workouts as I feel for that week. I might just add some dance workout as dancing is the best stress buster for me.

As to check the inventory I need to go ahead with the workouts -
1. Bench - I do not have this and I am still contemplating if I need this. As part of my minimalistic approach to things in my home, this is unnecessary as I can just buy a stability ball.
2. Stability Ball - I might just buy this one and skip on bench
3. Resistance Band - Got it
4. Dumbbells - I have following weights - 2, 8, 10, 12.5 and 25. I think I might need a pair of 20 or at least 15. Will decide based on my exercises from the week 1.

Hailey has mentioned in her book that only one day of phase specific exercise is sufficient for that phase, but I love working out and it is for my mental health(what can I say I am addicted to endorphins!!) But if there is a dearth of time and I have to chose between meal prep and exercise I should be choosing meal prep. I will try to buy as many frozen and cut vegetables as possible and will also include smoothie recipe.

Next round of FMD starts Monday 3/6

Help on Haylie Pomroy's website is very helpful

I recently realized that all my FMD emails are going in SPAM box, and I was wondering why I am not getting any more emails from FMD. Well it has been corrected so hopefully now I will be receiving emails.

I was just browsing through the help section and found some very useful tips(https://hayliepomroy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/212178466-HELP-I-m-not-losing-weight-)

Below are the tips which I think I will be using on my next round, which starts on 6th March.

1. Extend-a-phase

         Would be super tough to increase my phase 2 to three days, God the idea makes me dizzy, but you got to do what you got to do, so I will be incorporating this alternate week. Wish me luck !!

2. Shift your grains

         I can do that, so it would be more of sweet potato and quinoa as I have been eating more of grains in last few rounds.

3. Add veggies to your snacks

         I think i do slack on this one, especially during weekends. In my lessons learned I have mentioned this as one of the things I want to improve on. I think meal prep might be the key to implement it.

4 Puree some strategic vegetables

        I think I will add some green smoothies(Detox smoothie for phase 2). Will also add basil to the mix as it has been mentioned as a good plateau-buster. Kale shake !!

5. Pucker up

       Will try more lemon water. Half lemon in herbal tea after I wake up.

6. Belly Flat Salad

         I loved the recipe of this salad but getting organic Papaya is very tough, I have not found one in Trader's Joe or Whole Foods also. And 1/4 cup of lemon juice is a LOT of lemon juice, might be like 3 lemons. Anyways might try this salad anyways.

I am bit in a fix here, have been diligently following Dr Eric Berg on FB and really likes his point of view on diet and supporting important organs, got his book as well. Now I am in a fix should i try his 14 days liver enhancement diet and then move on to Fast Metabolism diet or first do one round of FMD and then try Liver Enhancement.

If I decide on next round of FMD, it would be from 6 March - 2 April. Pretty much my last chance to have a summer body before summer arrives. I know that if I do it diligently I will lose weight and will feel greater.