The 10 Rules for Resetting your Metabolism

1. Eat a minimum of six (and up to eight) times per day. These feedings will consist of snacks and main meals.

2. Make lists of your favorite protein and carbohydrate foods. You should have at least five different protein foods and ten different carbohydrate foods to choose from that include vegetables and fruits.

3. For each meal, mix any one protein and any one carbohydrate food from your lists.

4. Each meal or snack will be eaten approximately 2 to 2 ½ hours after the last one.

5. Eat only one carbohydrate per meal. Never have two different carbohydrate foods (or a double portion of one) at the same time.

6. Keep your sugar intake under 10 grams per serving.

7. Keep your fat intake to no more than 10 grams per meal and 20 to 30 grams for the entire day.

8. Each meal should ideally consist of 60 percent carbohydrates (from grains, vegetables, and fruits), 30 percent protein, and 10 percent fat.

9. Eat only one serving of each food and one plateful for the entire meal. Never have a second serving.

10. Never skip meals or snacks between meals.

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Mickey Harpaz, PhD is a physiologist and nutritionist and is the author of Menopause RESET!