Metabolic diet makes you thinner the more you eat! Develop these four habits, even beginners can do it

The Fast Metabolism Diet (FMD) was developed by American nutritionist Haley. Haylie Pomroy designed a weight loss method that is different from other methods on the market, and perhaps beginners may find it a little complicated. Based on our actual experience, we recommend that you remember the following four key points and make them a habit.

The four most important habits to develop in FMD

Habit 1: Drink Water

During the FMD period, you need to drink 30cc of water (boiled water, mineral water, or filtered water) equal to your body weight every day. For example, a person who weighs 60 kg needs to drink 1800cc (60x30cc) of water. Other liquids such as lemonade, scented tea, smoothies, soup, etc. cannot be counted towards the amount of water you should drink that day. When I wake up every day, I drink two glasses of water first, and then use the timer reminder function of the App to drink enough water for the day. Don’t drink water after dinner to avoid affecting your sleep.

Habit 2: Eat five meals a day

The second most important habit is to eat five meals a day and eat every 2.5 to 4 hours. You can use the Google keep App to record the time when you should eat. When you eat breakfast every day, calculate the time for the other four meals. Don’t eat before the time comes. Drink water or hot scented tea when you are hungry. There are two benefits to developing this habit. First, it trains your body to feel slightly hungry only when mealtime is approaching. Second, it helps you control your desire to eat without restraint.

Habit 3: Memorize the ingredients that Hailey forbids to eat

In her book, Haley clearly points out the ingredients that cannot be eaten, including wheat products, corn, dairy products, soy products, refined sugar, caffeinated drinks, alcoholic beverages, dried fruits and juices, artificial sweeteners, and fat-free "weight loss" foods. After years of implementation by our friends in the community and asking Haley, we put together a list of prohibited ingredients. It is best for novice students to print it out and refer to it at any time.

Habit 4: Keep a regular log of your body shape

On the first day of the first stage of each week, when you get up in the morning, remember to measure your weight, body fat, muscle mass, waist circumference, abdominal circumference, hip circumference, and thigh circumference on an empty stomach, and keep records. Just measure once a week, no need to measure every day.

If you can buy a scale with a body fat meter, you can measure your body fat and muscle mass at the same time. Home body fat scales are generally not very accurate and can only be used for reference. If not, just weigh yourself. In addition, you should prepare a tape measure and measure your body shape once a week. Sometimes, even though your weight has not changed, your body size has become smaller. The measurement method is as follows:

Waist: Wrap the tape measure around the narrowest part of your waist.

Abdominal circumference: Wrap the tape measure around the most protruding part of the abdomen.

Hip circumference: Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your buttocks.

Leg circumference: Wrap the tape measure around the thickest part of the thigh.

Author/Isabel Wu, one of the moderators of the Facebook group "Metabolism Diet, Let's Lose Weight Together!"

This article is from the book "Eat More and Lose More in the Local Kitchen" published by Tianxia Culture