My wife and I did this diet called the fast metabolism diet. It says you can lose 20 lbs in 28 days. I lost about 18. It can be restrictive but most things you can eat. It’s more about when you can eat certain types of food. But it does eliminate dairy and soy as those can mess with your hormone levels and metabolism. After the first 28 days you can then either do it once a week every month or the full 28 days every quarter to maintain.
I say all that to say, the book came with some recipes that we ended up really liking and we plan to incorporate them into our normal meal schedules. One in particular is a steak salad.
Recipe:
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
1/2 cup chopped cucumbers
1/4 cup diced red onions
1/4 cup diced red peppers
1/4 cup diced green chiles
1T fresh cilantro
1/2 fresh squeezed lime
— Toss All ingredients in a bowl
4-5oz Steak (Beef tenderloin or strip steak)
— Season with salt, pepper and minced garlic. Broil to desired doneness. Slice and serve on top of salad
Salad Dressing
1/2 cup peeled chopped cucumber
1T balsamic vinegar
1 clove of ginger
1 tsp cilantro
1/4 tsp stevia (no aftertaste after mixing)
1/4 tsp salt
— Blend until smooth and serve over steak and salad
It can take a while to prepare so I usually cut up all the veggies and herbs ahead of time and make a large batch of the salad dressing so all I have to do is mix the ingredients and make the steak. There are other recipes and healthier snacks that I like too. For example, sprouted wheat toast (Killer Dave’s brand) with raw almond butter and a little sea salt is good little snack that isn’t unhealthy.
I say all that to say, the book came with some recipes that we ended up really liking and we plan to incorporate them into our normal meal schedules. One in particular is a steak salad.
Recipe:
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
1/2 cup chopped cucumbers
1/4 cup diced red onions
1/4 cup diced red peppers
1/4 cup diced green chiles
1T fresh cilantro
1/2 fresh squeezed lime
— Toss All ingredients in a bowl
4-5oz Steak (Beef tenderloin or strip steak)
— Season with salt, pepper and minced garlic. Broil to desired doneness. Slice and serve on top of salad
Salad Dressing
1/2 cup peeled chopped cucumber
1T balsamic vinegar
1 clove of ginger
1 tsp cilantro
1/4 tsp stevia (no aftertaste after mixing)
1/4 tsp salt
— Blend until smooth and serve over steak and salad
It can take a while to prepare so I usually cut up all the veggies and herbs ahead of time and make a large batch of the salad dressing so all I have to do is mix the ingredients and make the steak. There are other recipes and healthier snacks that I like too. For example, sprouted wheat toast (Killer Dave’s brand) with raw almond butter and a little sea salt is good little snack that isn’t unhealthy.