The Fast Metabolism Diet

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  • Maliboomermaid
    Maliboomermaid Posts: 2 Member
    Just so you know, if you are concerned about a deficit, the FMD calorie ranges (I plugged my FMD meals into MFP out of curiosity) can range from 600 to maybe 1200, perhaps more if you chose fattier cuts of meat and eat lots of sweet potatoes and winter squashes, which are considered unlimited. Despit the low calorie counts, you are eating REAL foods that are not processed, so you are getting more staying power and I am rarely hungry. (I do add in some fats on days I'm not supposed to as I think eating so few calories is unhealthy)
  • DaveneGfit
    DaveneGfit Posts: 338 Member
    I'm not familiar with that one, but I have tried a few others and read up on several more.

    The bottom line always comes down to this:

    1) reasonable, healthy calorie intake
    2) reasonable, healthy balanced diet
    3) exercise

    It's no secret, there's no miracle plan. Meal plans/ideas can be great for some, but it still comes back to those 3 points.

    I fully agree!! Lifting up heavy weights will increase your metabolism and the key is just to fuel your body with the right amount of calories and whole foods
  • mumfy23
    mumfy23 Posts: 61 Member
    Is anyone interested in a group staring on 11/3?
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I bought the book after seeing the segment on Good Morning America and I'm alsmost done with the book. The author explains how your metabolism and hormones work and how you can destroy your metabolism over time with all the different types of diets you may have tried over your lifetime. The theory behind her food plan is to cross train your body with food, like you would use exercise to cross train your body. It is meant to reset your metabolism and in the process you will lose weight. Once you have completed the 28 days your metabolism is repaired. Now when Thanksgiving and Christmas come around you can enjoy yourself and your body will burn the calories instead of hold onto every single thing you put into your body. I'm willing to give this a try for 28 days as I know I've done major damage to my metabolism. I'm currently exercising every day and eating 1500 - 1600 calories and I've not lost anything, but a few inches, while my husband has lost 25 pounds by eliminating soda!

    I would rather spend $13.00 on a book that can educate me on nutritional information than on any magic diet pill.

    So please don't respond if you want to tell me that I'm wasting my time or money. I have learned a lot of things I never knew about my body chemistry. Our weight loss journeys are all about educating ourselves and some trial and error. We are all different and what works for one person, may not work for another. That's why I love this site because you can learn so much from what has and has not worked for people in their weight loss journey.

    By the way, I'm 46 years old and I lost 50 pounds 12 years ago, but what worked for me then is not working for me now. You all look young and probably haven't done the damage that I've done to my body over the years :noway: .

    So you can "undo" a lifetime of "damage" in only 28 days? Sounds fishy to me.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    The book sort of debunks the calorie in v calorie out myth. Creating a calorie deficit (for those of us who are professional dieters) backfires by slowing things down. I eat 1200 calories /day (no sugar, low carb) and run 4-5 miles daily. I have about 60 lbs to lose, yet I've gained weight steadily. The author helped me understand that this deficit sends the signal that the body is in famine and it slows your metabolism to keep you alive.

    Your body can't magically add mass to itself out of thin air unless you are consuming more energy than you are using. It also can't decide to stop using its stored energy if you are consuming less than you are using and pull it from thin air to stay alive. No matter what the author says or how appealing it sounds. Though that would be cool.

    The starvation/ famine mode theory always makes me wonder why no one asks about people who actually are starving and in famine since they don't seem to experience mysterious weight gains and/or super slow weight loss. It only seems to happen to people living in places with easy /cheap access to food.
  • jrhm
    jrhm Posts: 47 Member
    Like you said, what works for one may not work for another. Whatever works for you is great and probably the book puts you on track for good healthy meals, and it sounds like this is what the plan is. It is like smoking, some can do it cold turkey, some need help in one way or another.
  • pricesteve
    pricesteve Posts: 39 Member
    Just so you know, if you are concerned about a deficit, the FMD calorie ranges (I plugged my FMD meals into MFP out of curiosity) can range from 600 to maybe 1200, perhaps more if you chose fattier cuts of meat and eat lots of sweet potatoes and winter squashes, which are considered unlimited. Despit the low calorie counts, you are eating REAL foods that are not processed, so you are getting more staying power and I am rarely hungry. (I do add in some fats on days I'm not supposed to as I think eating so few calories is unhealthy)

    Are you saying the WHOLE day is 600 to 1200 Calories or each meal?
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Yeah you guys are right. I just need to focus on consistent healthy eating; I'm just in a rut with the same old dinners that aren't always low-fat or lower calorie.

    i would like to sincerely commend you on your ability to ask a question, receive a few posts of solid advice, AGREE, and realize you just need to focus on what you're doing.

    BRAVO!

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    just realized this thread was necro'd. good times.
  • raquelott1
    raquelott1 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm on day 4 of this diet, and I have lost 4.8lbs since Monday. Very excited about it!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,909 Member
    I'm on day 4 of this diet, and I have lost 4.8lbs since Monday. Very excited about it!
    It's water weight. Realize that if you really lost fat, you would have had to burn 16,800 calories in that 4 days. That's a burn of 4200 ON TO OF your TDEE. Do you realize how long one would have to work out to burn 4200 calories?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Harrisonsauntie
    Harrisonsauntie Posts: 119
    Why do people feel the need to resurrect year old threads.:noway:
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Anything labelled 'The (insert faddy name here) Diet' is going to be a gimmick.

    I walked into this thread thinking/was going to post the same exact thing. Get out of my head!
  • 50racinggirl
    50racinggirl Posts: 96 Member
    I was just watching Good Morning America and there was a blurb on The Fast Metabolism Diet. Has anyone heard of this? Tried this? Seen results!?

    I'm interested in purchasing the book because it outlines meals to eat and it would take so much guess-work out of my weekly meal planning! I feel like I eat pretty healthy (except for the more than occasional treat) but I havent seen any consistent weight loss - so maybe this would be good for me?

    Thanks! :)

    Funny you should bring this up today. My sister, mom, and aunt are all doing this so I ordered the book. My sister likes it. She feels that the science behind the diet is sound and that it works for her. I ordered the book and I am thinking of trying it!
  • raquelott1
    raquelott1 Posts: 3 Member
    Why do people feel the need to resurrect year old threads.:noway:

    Because people were looking for threads on the Fast Metabolism Diet and didn't want to start a new one/repeat thread. That's why.
  • raquelott1
    raquelott1 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm on day 4 of this diet, and I have lost 4.8lbs since Monday. Very excited about it!
    It's water weight. Realize that if you really lost fat, you would have had to burn 16,800 calories in that 4 days. That's a burn of 4200 ON TO OF your TDEE. Do you realize how long one would have to work out to burn 4200 calories?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Hmm, thanks for the input, but I think you're wrong. I'm drinking over 100 oz of water everyday so it makes no sense to say I'm losing water weight... I am not dehydrated and I didn't quit salt/sodium. But I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Hmm, thanks for the input, but I think you're wrong. I'm drinking over 100 oz of water everyday so it makes no sense to say I'm losing water weight... I am not dehydrated and I didn't quit salt/sodium. But I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

    I don't think you understand water weight, and he's absolutely right about how many calories you would need to burn in order for that weight to be fat. You didn't lose nearly 5 lbs of fat since Monday.
  • AHack3
    AHack3 Posts: 173 Member
    I love food and used to think I was sugar addict, just couldn't get enough, what I learned over the years is I wasn't eating right for my metabolism, what I've learned and what I am still working on is for my type of metabolism , which is balanced oxidizer, is I feel my best if I try to eat 40% of my calories from carbs, 30% from protein and 30% fat. I have to eat some protein to counteract when I eat a high carb food, with that balance I really do have more energy and my cravings are at bay and I feel satisfied. wonderful feeling.I have had a huge difference if my energy, food cravings, mood and hormone balance. I find a link with the exact info that helped me to learn this....great info!!! II had heard and read about it from Jillian Michales book Making the Cut. It will help answer some of those questions for you , take a look. / slow or fast oxiders require a different %'s of #'s than I what works for me, to learn what type you are , go to: http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/weight-loss/metabolic-types-eating
  • kamakazeekim
    kamakazeekim Posts: 1,183 Member
    I have tons of hormone and metabolism problems. My endocrinologist has me eating fruit, vegetables, meat and nuts with one serving of dairy a day, 6 times a day and to limit my calories to between 1,000 and 1,300 a day. It seems to be helping so far when nothing else has.
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    I'm on day 4 of this diet, and I have lost 4.8lbs since Monday. Very excited about it!
    It's water weight. Realize that if you really lost fat, you would have had to burn 16,800 calories in that 4 days. That's a burn of 4200 ON TO OF your TDEE. Do you realize how long one would have to work out to burn 4200 calories?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Hmm, thanks for the input, but I think you're wrong. I'm drinking over 100 oz of water everyday so it makes no sense to say I'm losing water weight... I am not dehydrated and I didn't quit salt/sodium. But I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

    ETA: ninerbuff's credentials, not mine. Just posting to point out.
    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Did you miss the qualifications of the person replying to you? I'm pretty sure they know more about the science behind weight loss than you do. Please read up on water weight and understand what it is.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    My coworker is doing this right now. It's one of the more expensive diets she's tried. And it's a diet, not a lifestyle/habit/getting-your-head-on-straight-about-nutrition change. All you need to do is eat less and move more and, thus, save your money.

    Edit: And when I say try, she's lost the same ten pounds over and over the past eight years on "diets". After she brought this one in, my other coworker said "I wonder when she's just going to break down and listen to what you've done, since the proof is in the pudding." Diets like this may be an acceptable way to "kickstart" a loss, but you really need to change your thinking for anything to stick. As I said to her, good luck with it.

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