I love Thanksgiving and Christmas food.  In the last couple of weeks I have thrown caution to the wind and eaten foods I should steer clear.  The consequence were daily headaches, several migraines, stomach troubles, congestion, fatigue.  I am sure there are more but I will stop with the major one's.

I am using the book "The Fast Metabolism DIET" by Haylie Pomroy, to get my body back on track feeling better.  I think that this book has a lot of good ideas and provides the different foods and combinations for each day.

There are three phases.  Phase one for me will be Monday and Tuesday.  Phase two Wednesday and Thursday. Phase three Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  You are supposed to eat every two to three hours.  Phase One:  Breakfast - 1 grain, 1 fruit; Snack - fruit; Lunch - Grain, protein, fruit, and veggie; Snack - fruit; Dinner - grain, protein, and veggie.  The book lists the approved foods for this phase.  In a nutshell no fat, no added sugar, no wheat, no soy, no corn during this phase.  You can use stevia or xylitol in small amounts as a sweetener.

When reading the lists or suggested menu's I had to read it with an open mind and not shut it down because I can not eat this or that.  So when I saw that the author used oats as one of her main breakfast grains  I decided to see if there where other grains that I could use.  We recently had a Natural Grocer's open up and I started there to see if they had anything that I could replace the oats with.  To my surprise they had rolled spelt, barley, taut, millet, and rye(not used in this diet because of  his close relationship with wheat).  They do take about 15 to 20 minutes to cook.  They have a chewy texture similar to Old fashioned oats and nutty flavor.

I am sure that I will have withdrawal symptoms in a few days.

Day One Phase One

Breakfast
1/2 cup Rolled Spelt
1/2 cup frozen peaches
1 pkg stevia
1 tsp cinnamon

Combined, bring to a boil, simmer for 15 - 20 min.


Snack
Apple

Lunch
1 slice Ezekial 4:9 grain bread
2 oz nitrate free sliced deli turkey
1 dill pickle
pomegranate

Snack
apple

Dinner
Teriyaki Chicken
Sweet potato
Quinoa
grapes

For the Teriyaki Chicken I am using tan adaptation of he "Turkey Jerky" recipe on page 210 of the above mentioned book.  The recipe is below.

1- 1 1/2 pounds of chicken
1/4 cup Tamari
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon  leek powder
3 crushed garlic head
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp minced ginger root

Mix everything but the chicken.  Add the chicken breasts.  Let sit at least two hours but no more than 24 hours.  Grill or bake at 400 degree's until internal temperature 165 degree's.  Check meat at about 25 minutes in the oven.  On the grill flip after ten minutes then cook an additional 10 minutes.  Frequently base with juice.  If you want to use the remaining liquid it will need to be boiled for a few minutes to kill the bacteria from the fresh meat.


Added bonus:  You will loose weight on this diet.  If you want to increase weight lose  also do the phase specific exercise.  Phase One is vigorous cardio.  I am going to measure my self to see if I loose any inches.

I am hoping that planning will help me stay away from all the food I am allergic to.  Let me know if you have any questions.