5 Steps to Weight Loss from METABOLIC MENU
Rule 1: Say NO to WHITE
Rule 2: Keep it Simple
Rule 3: Drink Water
Rule 4: Snack right
Rule 5: Give yourself a break
RULE 1 : SAY NO TO WHITE
Basically this means avoiding all White or Refined Carbohydrates. That means avoid all sugar, syrups, bread, bread products, doughnuts, rice, cereal, potatoes, pasta, tortillas, milk and fried food with breading. If you avoid eating these foods you’ll be well on your way in the right direction.
RULE 2: KEEP IT SIMPLE
This means eating the same few meals over and over again. If you research the most successful people that diet, regardless of whether their goal is muscle gain or fat-loss, the simplest habit they have is eating the same few meals over and over again. The odds are stacked against you with the overwhelming majority of products in your local store all full of ingredients that will negatively affect your health.
Here are some products you can use over and again in abundance with no worries:
Proteins
Eggs
Chicken
Beef (preferably grass-fed)
Pork
Fish
Legumes
Lentils
Red or Black beans – try smooshing them into yummy dips
Vegetables
Lots of them, mostly the green ones!
When you eat out most restaurants will give you a salad or vegetables in place of french fries, potatoes or rice.
On this plan you shouldn’t be hungry. Eat 3 simple meals a day plus snacks like this:
7.00 am – Breakfast (within an hour of waking)
10.00 am – Snack
13:00 pm – Lunch
4.00 pm – Snack
8:00 pm – Dinner with a glass of red wine.
RULE 3: DRINK WATER
Drink massive quantities of filtered water and as much unsweetened tea, coffee (with no more than two tablespoons of cream; I suggest using cinnamon instead), or other no-calorie/low-calorie beverages as you like. Do not drink milk (including soy milk), normal soft drinks, or fruit juice. Limit diet soft drinks to no more than 16 ounces per day if you can, as the aspartame can stimulate weight gain. A glass of red wine with your evening meal is acceptable but try avoid all other forms of alcohol.
RULE 4: SNACK RIGHT
When we’re trying to eat healthier we often turn to fruit as the easiest snack food. Humans don’t need fruit six days a week, and they certainly don’t need it year-round. The only exceptions to the no-fruit rule are tomatoes and avocadoes. Fruit’s principal sugar is fructose, which is converted to glycerol phosphate more efficiently than almost all other carbohydrates. Try to include fruits especially citrus and berries in protein smoothies and salads full of fibre and healthy fats and in this way you’ll avoid the insulin dumps they can cause.
We do believe in snacking – we encourage whole heartedly. My suggestion is eating every 2-3 hours to ensure your blood sugar levels stay level. If you’re not a big breakfast person then snack as you wake up and eat a larger meal later. If you’re hungry between meals SNACK. If you don’t have time to make a big dinner, eat your main meal at lunch and then just snack.
But SNACK Right – this means PROTEIN not CARBS and fruit is a Carb!
Eat Nuts, Eggs, Biltong, Cheese, Protein Bars and Shakes.
RULE 5: GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK AND TAKE ONE DAY OFF PER WEEK.
I recommend Saturdays as your Dieters Gone Wild (DGW) day. I am allowed to eat whatever I want on Saturdays, and I go out of my way to eat the things I miss during the week.
I make myself a little sick each Saturday and don’t want to look at any junk for the rest of the week. Paradoxically, dramatically spiking caloric intake in this way once per week increases fat-loss by ensuring that your metabolic rate (thyroid function and conversion of T4 to T3, etc.) doesn’t downshift from extended caloric restriction.
That’s right: eating pure crap can help you lose fat. Welcome to Utopia. There are no limits or boundaries during this day of gluttonous enjoyment. There is absolutely no calorie counting on this diet, on this day or any other. Start the diet at least five days before your designated cheat day. If you choose Saturday, for example, I would suggest starting your diet on a Monday
It’s that simple. 5 easy rules to follow and you’ll start to see results.