Congrats! You’ve completed the Fast Metabolism Diet. You lost weight, and even hit your goal. But how do you maintain the weight loss? This is the topic of this new video.

By now, you’ve realized that the Fast Metabolism Diet isn’t a “diet” at all. From now on, think of it as “D.I.E.T” or “Did I Eat Today?” Did I eat for my health? Did I eat clean? Did I eat to feed my mind? Did I make strategic choices?

A few things to keep in mind as you head into “Phase 4”:

• Try eating like you’re on Phase 3, but incorporate ALL the foods from all the phases. So use the style of eating from Phase 3, but expand your grocery list.
• Try adding grains at dinner. Some people can tolerate a grain every night without gaining weight, but others may do better with just three or four days.
• When adding the occasional treat, go for organic dairy. Keep alcohol clean — sulfite-free wine, clear top-shelf liquors.
• Use the Fast Metabolism Diet strategically. Some like to do a round of the diet once per quarter. Others like to do one week per month. You can also try doing Phase 1 on Monday, Phase 2 on Tuesday, Phase 3 on Wednesday, then incorporating all foods the rest of the week.

Check out the video below for more details, and for one way you can re-introduce coffee into your system (it’s not what you think it might be!).

Also: I realize I say “Phase 3” in this video — I mean “Phase 4”