After years and years of dieting I finally understood that if I have a slow metabolism I’m never going to see obvious and persistent results. When dieting, it is very common not to meat the expected result. It has happened to me many times, because I was choosing diets without knowing my body’s tolerance to certain products. The metabolism plays and important role in everything I do and my body has a specific speed of digesting aliments, and this speed is the one that contributes to weight loss. The more active the metabolism is, the more efficient the weight loss is. When I digest something slowly it gets deposited and transformed to fat, even if it is scarce in calories. After reading several materials that claimed to effectively change the metabolism I decided to try some small daily tricks and diet plan, which in the end manage to make a visible change. Morning light contribute a lot at changing the metabolic rhythm. This is why it is essential to wake up early in the morning and then eat a breakfast that has at least 400-500 calories, based in oak cereals mainly. These cereals have helped me decreasing my obesity risk which was evaluated by my doctor and they give a lot of energy for the entire day. As a matter of fact, it’s a known thing that people eating cereals for breakfast have a better calorie burn rate rather than those who skip it. Another thing I like for breakfast near cereals is raspberries. Just a small cup of raspberries have 90 milligrams of vitamin C, which means they go over the minimal recommended daily dosage. And vitamin C is not only an efficient immune ally, but will also aid in burning fats. When I’m going to work in the morning, I try to walk longer distances, because the morning light help change the metabolic rhythm for night rhythm to accelerated day rhythm. At work I try not to stay glued to the desk. I get up often to talk to colleagues or simply walk about the room. This way I keep the metabolism active. A cup of coffee is also helpful while at work. My nutritionist says that coffee contributes to a faster metabolism and stimulates the nervous system, helping to burn a few calories. But the trick is to drink it slowly. The morning snack I eat at the office is never more than a yogurt or a fruit. Because digestion also burns calories, I try to have snacks often, at least every three hours. Since the spring arrived, I became increasingly aware of the winter’s marks on my weight. The small metabolic changes obtained by little tricks were not enough anymore. So, I needed a diet that could speed up your metabolism. After read a lot about several diets claiming to speed up metabolism, I’ve decided on one that seemed reasonable enough, not to restrictive, but not too allowing either. It is a rather complicated diet with lots of possibilities and scheme, depending on how much you want to burn and how long you are willing to diet. The diet has the following schemes: Period I scheme A – one week and B – two weeks, Period 2 scheme A – two weeks and B – four weeks, period 3 scheme A – three weeks and B – six weeks. Depending on the gained weight and metabolism speed, scheme A guarantees to speed up your metabolism by 5% – 8%, and scheme B will speed up your metabolism by 10. The weight loss associated has the same percents, out of your total weight. For people

that are after losing more weight the schemes can be repeated. Scheme A: can be repeated 3 times a year, at an interval of 4-6 weeks Scheme B: can be repeated 2 times a year, at an interval of 6-10 weeks. A complete diet is one that completes a period. That means you first choose your scheme, A or B, and then go through all the three periods attached to it. I personally did scheme A, for a total of 6 weeks, and so far the effects are visible. The diet ended a few weeks ago, and I feel different and even if I eat normally, I’m not gaining any weight. The diet is based on the theory that the body creates its own balance out of custom. Practically, if it is over-alimented frequently, it will regulate the alimentary need to the level obtained by over-alimentation so that it consumes the daily needed nutrients and then stocks up the rest of them, causing obesity. The diet works something like this: during first period it destroys the existent equilibrium, during the second period it lowers the level of alimentary needs and during the last period it manages to speed up your metabolism and resettles the balance at the new healthy levels. As a general rule for all schemes and periods, you need to drink half a liter of water in the morning, half hour before breakfast. Also, coffee and alcohol are agents that cause hunger, so, even if they are not prohibited, they should be reduced as much as possible. Period 1 (scheme A- one week, scheme B – two weeks) Forbidden aliments: Sugar, Honey, alcohol, flour products( bread, pasta, some cereals and so on), milk products, any type of animal fats, pork, veal, chicken, potatoes, beans, soy, bananas, green melon, apricots and other fruits with high sugar counts. Recommended aliments: Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, apples, lemons, oranges, grapefruits, carrots, olives, corn, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries and other berries, cauliflower, cucumbers, celery and so on. Exceptional aliments: Eggs, fish, sea fruits, no fat milk, oil without cholesterol. Period 2 – scheme A two weeks and scheme B four weeks Forbidden aliments: Sugar, Honey, alcohol, flour products( bread, pasta, some cereals and so on), milk products, any type of animal fats, pork, veal, chicken, potatoes, beans, soy, bananas, green melon, apricots and other fruits with high sugar counts. Recommended aliments: Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, apples, lemons, oranges, grapefruits, carrots, olives, corn, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries and other berries, cauliflower, cucumbers, celery, fish, sea fruits, no fat milk, eggs. Exceptional aliments: Chicken, low fat cheese, cereals, oil without cholesterol. Period 3 – scheme A 3 weeks and scheme B 6 weeks Forbidden aliments: Sugar, Honey, alcohol, flour products (bread, pasta, some cereals and so on), pork, bananas. Recommended aliments: Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, apples, lemons, oranges, grapefruits, carrots, olives, corn, tomatoes, peppers, raspberries and other berries, cauliflower, cucumbers, celery, fish and chicken, sea fruits, low fat milk, eggs, low fat cheese, cereals. Exceptional aliments: veal, potatoes, beans oil without cholesterol. General alimentation rules for all schemes: The recommended aliments can be consumed in any quantity and in how often as it is needed, because they way they are distributed can speed up your metabolism. The exceptional aliments will be introduced only if it’s needed, but in moderated quantities. The forbidden aliments will not be consumed at all. There can be very small exceptions, as long as they are rare. You can consume and avoid aliments by analogy with those in the presented groups. Please post your thoughts in a comment below.

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