While for most people, simply switching from eating standard foods to the modern multicultural macrobiotic approach to eating will certainly help reduce excess weight, some body types (mainly endomorphs) may benefit from following the macrobiotic weight-loss diet. However, as with all diets, losing weight should also include getting plenty of daily exercise, to help tone up and get healthy.
Lose Weight with Macrobiotic Foods
A healthy weight is identified as being between body mass index (BMI) 20-25, with those in the BMI 25-30 category classed as being overweight and those from BMI 30 being labelled as obese. Due to the massive amount of strain placed on the heart through being either obese or overweight, if in this danger category, it is well worth considering following a macrobiotic diet, not only to lose excess weight, but also to improve physical health.
In Macrobiotics For Dummies, Varona (2009), highlights key aspects associated with the macrobiotic weight-loss approach, to include the following:
- eat a large percentage (around 40%) of vegetables
- reduce grain consumption
- cut out all flour products (if possible)
- eat plenty of onions, leeks, chives, radishes - diuretic effect, reduces fact accumulations
- consume small protein sources twice daily - protein has slight diuretic effect
- light usage of sea salt - just as sprinkle of soy sauce on vegetables