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efficiently. Healthier patients at healthy weights heal faster. My clients can’t just say they feel better; the lab numbers have to change for the better: their cholesterol has to improve, their blood sugars have to improve, their blood pressures have to improve, and so do their numbers on the scale.
    And they do change for the better. And the patients keep coming. As my career progressed, business was great, but the more word spread, the more clients wanted to see me personally. My practice has always been very one-on-one. Clients come to see me weekly or every other week, and as they progress, I continue to tailor their programs to their needs. But with the client load I had, this kind of personal service was becoming increasingly difficult.
    I began to have clients flying out from hundreds, even thousands, of miles away to see me, or flying me out to their homes to help them. I often went to their doctor’s appointments with them and I even cooked with them in their kitchens (in fact, I still do that for some clients). I love that personal contact, but I began to regret that there weren’t more Haylies to go around.
    I couldn’t be everywhere at once, and the people who desperately wanted to work with me couldn’t always get to me. I realized I needed to find a way to be there for them even when I couldn’t physically be there for them. I needed to craft a system for fast, effective, meaningful, and permanent weight loss that I could send out into the world. So I took the concepts and techniques I used with my individual clients and developed them into this book. I did it so that anyone, anywhere, could follow the diet, and it would work. Quickly. Dramatically.
    But there is one catch to this whole “jaw-dropping weight-loss” business: You’re going to have to do what I say. You’re mine now for the next four weeks, and you have to be willing to accept that. If you really want to lose weight, you have to let me be in charge. You have to commit.
    Food can do a lot for you. But it must take a different place in your life for the next few weeks than it probably has up until now. Food is going to wear a different hat. It is your tool, not your entertainment source. It’s definitely not your enemy. It is your servant and you are its master. You are going to put it to work for you, and make it work hard. In 28 days, you’ll feel a profound difference.
    I’ve been told I can be intense. Bossy, even. However, I’m not being firm with you to amuse myself. I won’t be one of those people who encourage you to change your life with vague inspirational guidelines. I will show you
exactly how to do it.
This is a book of action, not theory. Fortunately, it isn’t hard. The plan feeds you, both physically and emotionally. It gives you energy, gets you lots of compliments, and most importantly, can change your health.
    I can be tough when it comes to the plan, but it is tough love. I care about you. I care about your life and I care about your health. I’m here to help you. Committing to Fast Metabolism doesn’t require counting calories, fat grams, or anything else. You want to lose weight, not do math,right? All you have to do is eat food—good food, delicious, real food—in the specific order and way that I tell you to eat it. Give me four weeks and I’ll set your metabolism on fire.
I’VE BEEN THERE AND I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE
    Just in case you are still wondering whether you should go out on the proverbial limb and throw all your trust into my system, let me assure you: I get it. I know what it’s like to be overweight and tired, frustrated and cynical, ready to give up. I’ve been there, personally. I also know what it’s like to battle emotions and try to soothe them with food. I know what it’s like to go through a divorce, to be a single mom. I know what it’s like to try to lose weight under extreme stress; to be sick, to be confused, to feel lost.
    But I also know what it’s like to get better, lose