Everyone will tell you that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And that is true, but not in the traditional sense that you’ve been taught. You see, Breakfast is just what it implies … you are “breaking a fast”. Your body is in a fasted state when you wake up in the morning, which is why most people feel a little hungry, and eating Breakfast is simply breaking that fast.

However, you would benefit more from fat burning if you delayed eating Breakfast until later. Nobody said that Breakfast has to be first thing in the morning. If you typically go to bed at 10 or 11pm, Breakfast could be as late as 12 noon the following day.

“But I’ll starve by then!” you say. Well, not really. You may be hungry, but not starving. And you’d probably say I’d lost my marbles. Well, maybe that’s true … but let’s jump right into the secrets of the new ONE DAY DIET plan.

Secret #1: Harness the power of intermittent fasting. This is where you send your fat-burning hormones into overdrive by eating your meals during a specific window of time during the day. (I won’t bore you with all the science details now, but just know it’s a cool trick to remove that pesky flab.)

Secret #2: Enjoy two, super-quick, 60-second flab-burning “milkshake” meals during the day (I’ll show you how you can get my favorite recipe book, Metabolicious Smoothies by Dave Ruel the Muscle Cook, 100% FREE in just a minute).

Secret #3: Eat a balanced dinner in the early evening.

So here’s my typical One Day Diet plan:

MEAL ONE: Skip breakfast (what?!) and then eat your first meal at 12 noon. Your first 60-second meal will consist of a fat-burning, all-natural, high-protein “milkshake.” I change up the flavor almost daily, but here’s what I enjoyed today:

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

Ingredients:

2 scoops of all-natural Low Carb Vanilla Whey Protein
1 cup unsweetened almond milk (you can use any low fat milk)
½ cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
stevia (to taste)
5 ice cubes

Notes: Put all ingredients in a blender and enjoy!

MEAL TWO: Three hours later at around 3PM have your second 60-second fat-burning, all-natural, high-protein “milkshake” meal. Here’s the recipe I used today:

Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake (delicious!)

Ingredients:

2 Scoops of all-natural Low Carb Vanilla Whey Protein
1 Cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (again, any low fat milk will do)
1/2 Cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt
1 Cup Frozen Strawberries
1/2 TSP Cinnamon
Stevia (to taste)
5 Ice Cubes

Notes: Put all ingredients in a blender and enjoy!

MEAL THREE: Three hours later (post workout) or at around 6 pm have a healthy dinner which consists of:

1. A portion of a lean protein source (like chicken, grass-fed beef, wild salmon, or turkey) equal to the size of your palm and the thickness of a deck of playing cards
2. A half cup of a nutrient-packed complex carbohydrate like half a sweet potato, quinoa, barley or beans
3. A cup or two (eat all you want really) of fibrous veggies like asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, peas or a dinner salad. (Use a bit of olive oil and seasonings to flavor.)

You should also drink at least 6 to 8 large glasses of water per day (very important). I enjoy several cups of green tea during the day as part of my water intake.

Then, one day a week, you will take a day “off ” the One Day Diet plan and eat regular meals all day. (Saturday is usually a good day for that, or any day that isn’t your normal work routine) I’ll follow the One Day Diet for 30-days and then take a full week off and repeat.

To keep things interesting, I constantly switch up my fat-burning milkshake recipes. Go to my website at HallMark Bodies.com, enter One Day Diet in the subject line, and I’ll send you a copy of Dave Ruel’s, the Muscle Cook, Metabolicious Smoothies absolutely FREE.

It is packed with 21 different smoothies you can make with normal ingredients at home and your whey protein shake drink of choice. (I prefer Advocare Muscle Gain Whey Protein) Smoothies like Cinnamon Chai Latte, Choco Mint and my favorite PB&J!

Delicious dieting to ya!!

Mark