Hola, Kim!

If you can’t eat eggs, there are some lovely alternatives– to eat more of a European-style breakfast.

Assorted cheeses
String cheese
Deli meat slices
Lox (smoked salmon) sprinkled with capers and dill
Sliced tomatoes sprinkled with salt, pepper, olive oil
Canadian bacon
Bacon
Sausage
Almonds, walnuts
1 apple (in case you didn’t know, you can have one a day!)
The apple + nuts are a great breakfast on the go.
You can also slice the apple, sprinkle with stevia and cinnamon, dot with butter and bake at 350 degrees. Apple pie!
Meat and veggie leftovers from dinner the night before.

Hi Toni,

You know, when it comes to losing weight, I’ll take progress fast or slow. As long as it is in the right direction it’s all good! And the bigger picture is that you improved your eating and your baseline health.

It sounds like the little allowances you had kept you just out of the fat-burning zone. It’s easy to do, and very easy to underestimate the effect, especially if you are more sensitive to carbs. A weekly 24 hour fast is something to consider, it’s one of the best ways to shift into fat-burning mode if your progress is slower.

One thing for readers out there (I understand you might have been doing this already Toni!), WALK, WALK, WALK. It really does make a difference to speed up your progress– and it is the #1 thing folks forget to do.

Hi Janet,

What a great question! I should write an article on this, lol.

When:

Especially if it is your first fast, I recommend choosing fasting days when you do not have a ton of physical or mental demands.

A 24-48 hour fast is a great way to start your 28-day program. It shifts your body into fat-burning mode faster if you fast before hand. Fasting for 24-48 hours once a month is a nice practice to keep your metabolism up.

IF you have some weight to lose, a weekly 24-hour fast is a great way to prime your metabolism for steady losses. My preference is to eat a healthy breakfast and lunch and then fast until dinner the next day. The reason is that you can function for work etc the first day, the height of your fasting will be when you are sleeping. Many of the hunger-related cravings will have passed overnight. You’ll be surprised how light you feel when you wake up. And, if for some reason you need to break your fast, an early dinner is a great solution.

(Note that many people make the mistake of starting a fast after dinner and then not eating all day the next day. Then they go to bed and break their fast in the morning. This is longer than 24 hours, it’s 36!)

What to drink:

Any clear liquid beverage that does not have calories in it. WATER, sparkling water, flavored water, iced tea, hot tea, herbal tea, coffee, iced coffee (my favorite), BROTH, warm water infused with fresh ginger and lemon, water with citrus slices, water with cucumber slices… and so forth. A favorite here at PTF is a SAVORY tea– you can find them in the tea section of most grocers. They have great flavors such as tomato basil, spinach chive, tortilla soup. And they are perfect to tuck in your purse or at your desk if you are feeling a little snacky.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

do a liquid fast to accelerate

Hi Marilyn! Your progress is great on REV! 10 pounds in 20 days is still impressive results. Just keep up the great work and you will get to your goal, okay?