The Metabolic Diet promises great weight loss in a very short time. The focus is on maintaining a constant blood glucose level, which should have a positive effect on metabolism. However, the diet is not without risks.
WHAT THE DIET PROMISES
- up to 5 kilos in 14 days
- healthy metabolism
- normal food after the diet
- no weight gain for a year
- no exercise necessary
The metabolic diet is designed to help you lose up to five pounds in a very short time. The promised period is usually two weeks. The focus is specifically on metabolism: attention is paid to a constant blood sugar level, which is intended to positively influence and improve metabolism.
This diet focuses on a high protein and high fat diet. Carbohydrates are consumed in small amounts. Exactly what foods you can and cannot eat varies depending on the type of metabolic diet.
The diet promises that after two weeks you will be able to eat normally without regaining the pounds you lost.
METABOLIC DIET INSTRUCTIONS AND DAILY PLAN
As mentioned above, the Metabolic Diet focuses on maintaining a constant blood glucose level. It is based on a protein-rich diet with lots of meat, fruits, vegetables, little salt and little oil.
Forbidden foods on this diet are sugar and alcohol. Carbohydrates are allowed in very small amounts.
This way of losing weight is based on a predetermined diet plan. Deviations and exceptional days are not allowed.
A diet plan is designed for one week, the second week it is simply repeated. A 13 day metabolism diet plan might look like this:
Three main meals
No snacks
Drink plenty of water
Coffee or tea in the morning
1 day
Breakfast : Black coffee or unsweetened tea
Lunch : Vegetable salad, plus 2 hard-boiled eggs
Dinner : 1 plain chicken or turkey schnitzel, plus a salad with lots of vinegar
Day 2
Breakfast : Coffee with a shot of milk, 1 corn roll without topping
Lunch : 1 plain chicken or turkey schnitzel, plus a salad with lots of vinegar
Evening : 1 large pineapple, plus 1% fat yogurt
Day 3
Breakfast : Coffee with a shot of milk, 1 corn roll without topping
Lunch : 2 boiled eggs, 1 can of tuna without oil, 1 corn roll, with salad
Evening : 10 dag ham, with 2 tomatoes
Day 4
Breakfast : Black coffee, 1 roll without topping
Lunch : 1 plain chicken schnitzel, plus a salad with lots of vinegar
Evening : Boiled potatoes with dill, plus cucumber salad
Day 5
Breakfast : Coffee with a shot of milk, 1 corn roll without topping
Lunch : 2 tomatoes, 1 can of tuna (without oil), 1 corn roll, salad with lots of vinegar
Evening : 20 dag ham, fruit of your choice (except bananas)
Day 6
Breakfast : Tea with lemon juice
Lunch : 2 boiled eggs, 2 tomatoes, 1 corn roll
Evening : Dinner of your choice, but oil and sugar are taboo.
Day 7
Breakfast : Coffee with milk
Lunch : Half a grilled chicken with salad
Evening : Asparagus, tomatoes, fruit (but no bananas)
ADVANTAGES OF THE METABOLIC DIET
Requires little initiative thanks to meal plans
No calorie counting
Rapid weight loss at first
Inexpensive diet
DISADVANTAGES OF THE METABOLIC DIET
Crash diet
JoJo effect very likely
First pounds lost are mostly water
Increased risk of metabolic disorders
Possible deficiencies of nutrients, vitamins and minerals
Increased risk of food cravings
CONCLUSION ABOUT THIS DIET
This diet will not lead to a change in eating habits in the long run. The lack of exercise and sports in the plan is also to be criticized. There is no scientific proof of the success of this diet. From a medical point of view, this diet, like all crash diet is not recommended, the effect has not been scientifically proven, and a yo-yo effect is practically inevitable.