The fast metabolism diet works by speeding up metabolism and increasing the expenditure of calories in the body, which helps with weight loss. This diet promises to eliminate up to 10 kg in 1 month, and consists of an eating plan that must be followed for 4 weeks.
Slow metabolism is the main cause of failure of weight loss diets, even when you have a correct diet combined with physical exercise. Thus, it is necessary to increase the metabolism for the weight loss to continue.
This diet, like any other, must be guided with the help of a nutritionist, since it must be adapted to the health history of each person.
Phases of the metabolism diet
Each week of the metabolism diet is divided into 3 phases, with the aim of controlling stress hormones, blood pressure, increasing immunity and accelerating fat burning.
The only foods that cannot be eaten during the whole process of this diet are sweets, fruit juices, dried fruits, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, coffee and products containing gluten or lactose.
Stage 1 menu
This phase of the fast metabolism diet lasts 2 days and the goal is to control hormones that control the body's fat stores.
- Breakfast: Oat smoothie and red fruits or 1 tapioca with chickpea paste. Vitamin ingredients: 1/2 cup of gluten-free oats, 1/2 cup of a blueberry, strawberry and blackberry mix, 1 small apple, 1 ginger, mint and ice cube. Snack: 1 fruit: orange, guava, papaya, pear, mango, apple, mandarin or 1 slice of pineapple or melon. Lunch: Salad with vegetables and vegetables seasoned with lemon, ginger and pepper + 150 g chicken fillet sautéed with broccoli + 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa. Snack: 1/2 cup of diced watermelon + 1 teaspoon of lemon juice OR 1 slice of pineapple. Dinner: Salad with leaves and vegetables + 100 g grilled fillet + 4 tablespoons of brown rice with grated zucchini or 1 whole tortilla with salad + 1 apple.
During this phase, the consumption of all types of fat, even good fats such as olive oil, is prohibited.
Phase 2 menu
This phase also lasts 2 days and the goal is to increase the burning of old fats, which are difficult to eliminate with conventional diets.
- Breakfast: 3 egg whites stirred or cooked, seasoned with salt, oregano and parsley. Snack: 2 slices of turkey breast with cucumber or 2 tablespoons of canned tuna in canned water + stems of fennel at will. Lunch: Arugula salad, purple lettuce and mushroom + 1 pepper stuffed with ground beef OR 100 g tuna fillet stuffed with cayenne pepper. Snack: 3 slices of roast beef + cucumbers cut into sticks at will. Dinner: 1 plate of shredded chicken soup with broccoli, cabbage, chard.
At this stage, in addition to fats, it is also prohibited to consume carbohydrates and grains such as beans, chickpeas and soybeans.
Stage 3 menu
The last phase of the fast metabolism diet lasts 3 days and aims to increase fat burning, with no food groups being prohibited.
- Breakfast: 1 gluten-free toast with 1 scrambled egg seasoned with oregano and little salt + 1 glass of beaten almond milk with 3 tablespoons of avocado. Snack: 1 apple mashed with cinnamon or cocoa powder OR celery stalks with almond butter. Lunch: Vegetable salad + 150 g salmon or roasted chicken fillet + 1 peach. Snack: 1 cup of coconut water + a quarter cup of raw, unsalted chestnuts, nuts or almonds. Dinner: Lettuce, mushroom and tomato salad + ½ cup of cooked quinoa + 4 tablespoons of braised minced meat with olives.
After completing the 7 days of diet, the phases must be restarted until completing 28 days of diets. After this period, foods banned during the diet should gradually return to food, so that weight gain does not return.
This diet was created by American nutritionist Haylie Pomroy, and can be found in the book The Diet of Fast Metabolism. In addition to weight loss, the author says that the diet also increases muscle mass, controls hormones and improves health.
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