Discover what foods to eat to increase your metabolism to lose weight and be healthy!
Metabolism is the process our bodies use to change the food we eat into the energy we need to breathe, digest, and carry out all other important life functions. The speed of a person’s metabolism or metabolic rate impacts how much food that person will need to function effectively.
Two of the most common ways to increase your metabolism are eating often, and exercise. You can also increase your metabolism by eating the right foods.
Most of the more popular diets tell you to eat at least 5 times a day; this includes meals and snacks, and they encourage you to add some exercise to your plan. I found two top weight loss products that also use metabolic typing as a way to develop individualized meal plans designed to increase your specific metabolism.
The idea behind metabolic typing is that each person has a unique metabolism, therefore the foods that will work to increase metabolism for one person would actually slow it down for another.
Two weight loss products that use metabolic typing are:
The Diet Solution, by Isabel De Los Rios, a 180 pg e-book which focuses mainly on getting the right foods into your body.
Burn the Fat, Feed the muscle, by Tom Venuto, a 341 pg e-book which also focuses on what foods work with your body to help you burn fat, but adds weight training as part of the program.
I reviewed these two products. You can see my product reviews at the bottom of this page.
I was the most impressed with The Diet Solution and decided to learn more.
“Stop dieting, Start eating, and Start living!” is what Isabel says. This is a plan for a better life overall.
What The Diet Solution is NOT:
· A Starvation diet
· A One-size-fits all diet
· An All-or-nothing diet
The book begins by getting your mind ready for success. Then Isabel lays out 3 steps to weight loss:
1. Determine your metabolic type
2. Create your personal meal plan
3. Choose the best foods
I began by taking the metabolic type test. I read more about metabolic typing. I learned why some people seem to be so successful-at least over the short term- on popular diets while others fail miserably on the same diets.
It’s because success with any diet depends on the dieter’s metabolism type; in other words, the one-size-fits-all dieting approach simply will not be effective. I also learned that certain foods are ideal for each metabolism type.
There are 3 metabolic types; protein type, carbohydrate type and mixed type. I am protein type.
Protein types typically:
· Crave rich, fatty foods such as pizza, sausages, and salty roasted nuts
· Don’t usually feel satisfied after a snack
· Often feel hungry even soon after eating a large meal
· Eating too many carbohydrates causes sugar cravings
· When protein types eat the wrong food, they may notice energy problems- extreme fatigue or a wired ‘on edge’ feeling.”
Carb types typically:
· Have a weak appetite
· Can get by on small amounts of food
· Don’t really think about food until they feel hungry
· Often skip meals
· Skipping meals drastically slows down your metabolism
Mixed type typically:
· Has an appetite that varies greatly throughout the day
· Hungry at meals but not in between
· Extremely hungry at times and no appetite at others
· Can share characteristics with both protein and carb types
Next I learned about calories. For The Diet Solution Program you need to make sure you get enough calories for your body to function properly, burn fat and be healthy. I used the calorie calculator to get an estimate of my daily calorie requirements. I need around 2744 calories a day.
I found out what percent of what I eat should be proteins, carbohydrates and fats. I printed out the success journal and checked the allowable servings guide to find out how many servings of protein, carbohydrates and fat that I should eat for each meal and snack. I looked over the food choice chart for my type and I was ready to start creating my meal plans!
Isabel suggests you eat organic and all-natural foods. She says it’s not completely necessary for this diet to work but it will help and here’s how;
The liver supports the digestive system, controls blood sugar, and regulates fat storage. One of its most important functions is the chemical breakdown of everything that enters the body, this is crucial to weight loss.
It’s also the livers job to filter out the toxins that enter your body. There are many toxins in much of the regular food we eat. This keeps your liver busy with filtering out toxins which makes it less effective at its other tasks. So if you take fewer toxins into your body, your liver can work more effectively.
Isabel makes several suggestions for changing the food you eat. She recommends that you make only 1, 2, or 3 changes at a time. This keeps you from getting overwhelmed.
Some changes I was able to make right away were changing the salt, oils, and sweetener I use. Like Isabel says, this is not an all or nothing program, every change will bring you closer to your goal.
I have been overweight most of my life. That’s why I like the fact that Isabel has had her own weight issues. She played the "dieting game" for years; searching for a diet that would work for her. She would find diets to help her lose weight, but she always gained it back. Isabel became frustrated with the yo-yo effect that came with all the diets she tried. Through 15 years of research she developed a diet solution that has worked for her and many others.
The Diet Solution basic package includes:
· The Diet Solution Manual
· The Diet Solution Metric Edition
· The Quick Start Guide
· 14 Days To A Sexy Body
· Metabolism Type Test
· The Success Journal
· The Recipes Guide
· Completely Done For You Meal Plans
· The Top Ten Mistakes Keeping You Fat
I ordered the book online. It was immediately available to me as book downloads. (You can get a hard copy of the book for an additional $20.) I was offered upgrades and other products but stuck with the basic, which costs $47. This is a one-time payment. My account was billed correctly. I received all downloads and emails as promised. I was able to pay with PayPal. So I didn’t have to put my credit card information in. It comes with a 60 day money back guarantee.
The Diet Solution by Isabel De Los Rios
"Stop Dieting, Start Eating, and Start Living!"
The Diet Solution is NOT a one-size-fits-all diet plan! This is a diet solution that is customized to you! The Diet Solution was developed by nutrition expert Isabel De Los Rios. She has created a diet solution designed to optimize your mind and body’s abilities for optimum weight loss. This is NOT a starvation diet! There are NO pills with side effects or pre-packaged food to buy! Isabel wants to help you " Stop dieting, Start eating, and Start living!".
The Diet Solution utilizes 3 steps to weight loss;
1. Determine your metabolic type,
2. Create your own personal meal plan, and
3. Choose the best foods.
There are three metabolic types, and when you find yours, you will learn what kinds of food will actually boost your metabolism and which foods slow it down. In The Diet Solution manual Isabel discusses these three metabolic types and she includes a simple questionnaire to help you quickly determine your own type.
Once you know your metabolic type, you will find out what foods are best for your type, and then you will learn how to create your own meal plan. A guide with completely done meal plans is also included, which contains an allowable servings guide, and food choices chart. This will help you choose the best foods. Isabel shares some of her favorite recipes in the recipe guide and includes the most common mistakes that keep you fat.
The cost is a one-time payment of $47 for the basic package which is delivered in e-book form. Upgrades are available and you will have the option of purchasing a hard copy of the book for an additional $20. PayPal is available as a payment option and the product comes with a 60 day money back guarentee.
Click here to learn more about The Diet Solution
Burn the Fat; Feed the muscle by Tom Venuto.
“Transform Your Body (Forever) In 90 Days Flat!”
Tom is a renowned fitness trainer with over 20 yrs experience of working with people to help them lose weight. He dedicates the biggest part of his 341 pg book to giving you information about fat loss and nutrition. His plan is about using metabolic typing to form a diet and exercise plan that is designed for you and your body type. This program provides a starting point and from there you adjust the amount of protein, carbohydrates, fats and total calories until you start seeing the results you want and then that is the plan you stick with. Weight training is also a main focus of this program; sample workouts are included.
The basic package is a one-time payment of $39.95, upgrades are available. You can pay with PayPal if you like and there is a 60 day money back guarantee. It comes with 4 bonus books; Foods That Burn Fat, Foods That Turn To Fat, The A Food B Food Lecture- Food Choice Grading Guide, How To Measure Your Body Fat, and Free upgrades to the e-book. The membership is extra but also includes audio files, recipes, a nutrition guide, articles, reviews, a forum and other extras. There is a trial offer available so you can check it out before you commit to the membership.
Click here to learn more about Burn The Fat; Feed The Muscle
