Revamp the Diet I was in complete shock when I received Rockwell's feedback: "Your pictures look great." Then came the next jaw-dropper. Her game plan was for me to eat more -- a lot more.
To kick my metabolism into overdrive, she prescribed six meals a day, which meant I was chowing every two to three hours. Every meal contained a protein and a huge portion of vegetables. Two also included a serving of carbs and a healthy dose of fat. (Trading my usual cheesy omelet breakfast for spinach and salmon was a true ugly cry moment.) I toted my food scale everywhere (including to the beach on weekends), so that I could measure every ounce, gram and teaspoon of my meals. Guesstimating food portions was a strict no-no.
Then there were the supplements -- multivitamins, fish oil, digestive enzymes, L-carnitine (a fat-burning booster) and yohimbe (a stimulant that also helps burn fat) -- which required a geriatric-style pill organizer. I was dropping $200 per week on food and pills and struggling to keep it all down. But Rockwell assured me that my lack of appetite wouldn't last long.
After two weeks of forcing myself to swallow cups upon cups of spinach and chicken, my metabolism kicked into overdrive. Now that my body was used to a constant stream of energy, I was ravenous all the time -- just as Rockwell had promised. I couldn't go more than 30 minutes without thinking about food. As my workouts became more intense and my metabolism sped up, my obsession with food worsened.
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