Know the right portions of food you get to eat in The Fast Metabolism Diet!
The Fast Metabolism Diet
gives us abundance of food than the traditional, chronic dieting. We get to eat
a lot of food, eat at least 5 times a day and a very nutritional meal map is
provided in every phase. But then we are anxious of the amount or
portion of food we get to eat in each phase. Is it the right portion?
Am I eating too much? Am I eating less than the recommended one?
Now we can’t certainly
have that! Remember? Don’t work yourself up! Don’t increase your stress levels!
Focus on loving food and enjoy your experience every phase! To ease your
anxiety, here is the food portion guidelines as you take the fast metabolism
diet program.
Food Portion Guidelines.
- If you want to lose
20 pounds, all you need to do is follow the standard portions
provided in the book.
- If your goal is to lose
additional 20 pounds, add ½ portions to the standard portions..
- If you want to lose
more than 40 pounds:
- Eat 1.5 portions of all the required
meal and snack elements.
- Go nuts with veggies. Remember that you
should not ever feel hungry! So eat vegetables like you’ve never eaten them
before.
To explain further on
how the food portion guidelines work, let’s apply this in our daily map. Let’s
take for example our Phase 1 breakfast meal map. In a standard meal map we get
to eat one cup of oatmeal and one cup of fruit.
- If you want to lose
additional 20 pounds, your food portion for Phase 1 breakfast will be:
- 1 ½ cup of oatmeal and 1 ½ cup of fruit.
Now you might be
confused that the second and the last guidelines seemed to contradict each
other. The second rule, states that in every additional 20 pounds that you want
to lose, just add additional ½ portions in your meal map. But then if you want
to lose more than 100 pounds that would mean you need to eat 3 cups of oatmeal
and fruits. That’s too much for your normal stomach to process in one sitting!
Instead, apply the last guideline and stick to the 1.5 portions of all
required meal and snack elements and double up the veggies! This is because
these veggies help stimulate your digestive enzymes and increases fat burn. It
can increase your metabolic rate.
Frequently Asked Portion
Questions:
Q: What’s the minimum
amount of veggies you should eat?
A: Eat 2 cups of
veggie with meals that requires a veggie and 1 cup with snacks. But
never restrain yourself into eating more veggies! Eat as much as you want!
Q: Still hungry! Should
I eat more?
A: You should not be
hungry since the meal map setup was intended for you to be full and sated. But
in any case you are hungry, as advice in the earlier inquiry, eat more veggies
to be full.
Q: I am confused
about healthy fats and proteins on Phase 3. Do I need to eat both or just
choose one?
A: For meals, you need
to eat both. For snacks, you should eat healthy fat plus veggies.
Q: For fruits you say 1
cup or 1 piece. What about small fruits like kiwi? How do you measure that?
A: Eat two pieces or 2
cups for small fruits. Try to imagine cutting the fruit, will it fit one cup?
If not, you can add another half of a piece or 1 piece.
Q: What about the
portion sizes for packaged breads and tortillas?
A: - 1 slice of
phase-appropriate bread
- 1 8-inch
phase-appropriate tortilla
- ½ of a
phase-appropriate bagel
Now that the issue has
been addressed, focus in your phase, eat the recommended meal map and do the
exercises given. Most of all follow your defined portion of food to eat! Don’t
let stress take you down! Enjoy food and enjoy your journey in the fast
metabolism diet! Achieve a healthier, fit and sexy body with an incredible
burning rate of metabolism!
are the portion amounts per day or per meal, nothing tells you thisw
ReplyDeleteHi Judi!
ReplyDeleteThe portions are per meal (e.g. eat 1.5 portions on "all required meal and snack elements"). Hope this helps!
How many eggs can I have for breakfast on phase 3. Also is seltzer water allowed on this diet
ReplyDeleteHi!
DeleteYou can have 3 egg whites in Phase 1 and 2, while one whole egg in Phase 3. You can have seltzer water but only after meeting your regular water requirement. You can have some lemon or lime in your water to make a fizzy lemonade! Hope this helps! :)
I feel I am eating so much food. 5 oz can of tuna is a ton to eat for lunch. Is it important that I consume these large portions?
ReplyDeleteHi Anita! You can read this article to know more about reducing your food portions: http://thefastmetabolismdietcommunity.com/things-to-do-to-avoid-skipping-meals/ . Hope this helps! :)
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