In the long term, the dieter will see 5lbs that they have lost reappear when they return to their ‘normal’ eating patterns. Again, this is a diet – a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly – and cannot be a lifestyle – a typical way of life.
Metabolism Diet (The Diet Channel). This diet is similar to the 3 Day Diet in that it has the dieter eating specific foods in certain quantities and is said to increase the dieter’s metabolism. As with the 3 Day Diet, this diet is only recommended for a specific period of time.
The menu for a typical day includes coffee or tea (using artificial sweetener if desired) for breakfast; 2 hard-boiled eggs and cooked spinach for lunch and; 6 oz. of meat with a lettuce and celery salad for dinner. Only after day 1 does the individual add a water cracker with their coffee or tea in the …show more content…
In order to keep the fire going strong, we must provide fuel (in this case, wood) consistently. If there is a lapse in supplying wood to the bon fire, the fire will die down and eventually burn out. The same holds true with our metabolism. In order to keep ourselves going strong, we must provide fuel (in this case, healthy food) consistently. When there is a lapse in supplying food, our metabolism will slow down and we may become shaky, weak or tired. This slow down occurs so that our bodies can sustain the minimal needs to function, this includes brain functions! A slower metabolism burns FEWER calories, which leads to weight gain. Keeping our metabolism operating at its peak is accomplished by a healthy lifestyle of balanced nutrition and