Adamson Eve - The burn: why your scale is stuck and what to eat about it

ALSO BY HAYLIE POMROY

The Fast Metabolism Diet

The Fast Metabolism Diet Cookbook

The material in this book is for informational purposes only and not intended as a substitute for the advice and care of your physician. As with all new weight loss or weight maintenance regimens, the nutrition and wellness program described in this book should be followed only after first consulting with your physician to make sure it is appropriate for your individual circumstances. Keep in mind that nutritional needs vary from person to person, depending on age, sex, health, status, and total diet. The author and the publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects that may result from the use or application of the information contained in this book.

Copyright 2014 by Haylie Pomroy
All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pomroy, Haylie.
The burn : why your scale is stuck and what to eat about it / Haylie Pomroy with Eve Adamson ; foreword by Jacqueline Fields, M.D.
pages cm
(hardback)
1. Weight loss. 2. Reducing diets. 3. Weight lossEndocrine aspects. 4. MetabolismRegulation. 5. FatMetabolism. I. Adamson, Eve. II. Title.
RM222.2.P614 2014
613.25dc23
2014022640

ISBN 978-0-8041-4105-5
eBook ISBN 978-0-8041-4106-2

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How can I title a book The Burn and not dedicate it
to my hot husband? Your love has given me the passion
and fuel to ignite my burning desire to help others.

Barns burnt downnow I can see the moon.
MASAHIDE, JAPANESE POET (16571723)

I remember the days when Haylie Pomroy was in Colorado a lot more often. That was before she became the diet world sensation that she is now. We all miss those days when we felt like we had her and all her incredible strategies to ourselves. Although Haylie no longer lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, where I run my integrative medicine clinic, The Healing Gardens Health Center, she still comes back to visit us every month or so to see patients. We have come to terms with the fact that we must share Haylie with the world. Her knowledge is too valuable to keep quiet.

Haylie and I have collaborated professionally for more than twenty years, so I consider it an honor and a privilege to write the Foreword for her latest book, The Burn. First, Haylie herself is a phenomenon. She has been a part of my life for many years, and my patients love meeting with her. As she has become busier and more sought-after, she hasnt been able to be here as often, so thank goodness she started writing books! Whenever my patients have a weight issue, I refer them to her first book, The Fast Metabolism Diet. In fact, it is required reading in my clinic, and almost all my patients are now on track to a healthy lifestyle. Thats not something a lot of doctors can say because compliance is such a big issue with lifestyle changes. But it is obvious to meand everyone herethat Haylies programs have that special something that keeps people on track. My patients always say that when they read her writing, it feels like she is in the room with them, teaching and inspiring them to get excited about taking charge of their health. Many of my patients who have failed with other weight-loss programs saw success while on hers.

I am even more excited about this new book. In The Burn, Haylie takes her program to the next level. For those patients who plateau in weight loss, Haylie provides a clear plan and strategy for getting past that stage. The programs in this book are also excellent for shaking things up, repairing postindulgence issues, and combating many different kinds of weight-related metabolic problems. In the book, Haylie clearly describes the three big issues that contribute to stalled weight loss:

Inflammation

Digestive issues

Hormonal imbalance

Then she shows you exactly how to solve them. And guess how she does it? If you know Haylie at all, you know that it will be through food.

Haylie and I have always shared the same focus of care: Food is medicine. This book is a fantastic gift, full of wisdom and yummy details showing how food is the answer to continued and sustained weight loss, as well as to the resolution of many chronic problems that plague us, from rashes and bloating to water retention and PMS.

Ive been in medicine for more than twenty-five years, and it is clear to me that at least 85 percent of chronic diseases in this country are due to poor diet and lifestyle choices. Haylie is part of the solution. Her books can truly help transform this cultural problem. Slowing and even reversing chronic disease is about changing diet and lifestyle. I have spent years educating patients on these types of transformations, but Haylies books can spread this knowledge far and wide. I can only hope all doctors who desire to implement this kind of knowledge in their practices use both Haylies books, The Burn and The Fast Metabolism Diet, as valuable resources in their clinics.

Haylie has certainly changed my patients health and, more specifically, generated a lot of weight loss around here, not to mention the reduction of cardiac risk, diabetes risk, sleep disorders, and even depression. So doctors, patients, and readers take note! The answers lie within the covers of this book. Health is not a mystery, but if you need a guide, Haylie is here for you. Im certainly glad that she has been there for me.

Jacqueline Fields, MD

Y oure stuck, and I can help.

This is a book for people who need weight loss intervention. It is for people who are stuck and cant get themselves out alone. If you have hit a weight loss plateau, its as if an invisible barrier were blocking the way to that magical number you long to see on the scale. You are stuck. If you need to lose weight fast and you dont have a year, or six months, or even one month, your goal can feel unattainable. You are stuck. Maybe you need a maximum change in appearance in a minimum amount of timeclass reunion? job interview? first date? wedding? beach vacation?and you have no idea how to do it. You are stuck. Or maybe you need a serious jump-start before making a major lifestyle change, but you dont have any jumper cables. You are stuck.

But you dont have to be.

If you cant lose the weight you need to lose, there is always a reason. Always. Your body is a beautifully complex laboratory of biochemical reactions, and all it takes to get you stuck is for one little thing to go wrong. Maybe it is inflammation and water retention. Maybe it is a digestive problem. Maybe its your hormones. Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with your willpower. Your body wants to be slim, healthy, strong, and energized, and if its not, then something in the system has gone awry. Something has gotten stuck.