When you are overweight and you set yourself the goal of getting back in shape, the paths you can take to do so are different. There is no surefire way for success, a lot depends on the starting condition, on personal motivation, on what you are willing to do, from the results you want to achieve and the time you are willing to invest to reach the goal.
These are just some of the aspects to take into consideration when deciding to take a weight loss course, in which the diet is only one of the elements.
One of the latest trends in terms of getting back into shape is the META method, Medical Education Transform Action, a protocol developed by dietician Monica Germani, who has been applying it for over five years.
Another new, more conscious approach to food is the Nutritional Plan method.
Other diets quite in vogue are the Paleo, the Cheto and the pescetariana.
Attention
Before deciding to follow any type of diet, it is essential to go to a competent doctor who can guide the patient along this path. It is never desirable to apply the "do it yourself" method to diets, medical supervision is always required.
. The basic belief is instead broader, and embraces the well-being of the person as a whole. Often one begins to make a diet inspired by a very specific model or by aesthetic stereotypes coming from the outside, without dwelling on oneself and one's physicality. The META method, on the other hand, starts from the certainty that the acceptance of the body and one's nature is fundamental for the construction of a positive and harmonious self-image.META Protocol: Approach
This method can be applied to anyone and more than a diet we are talking about a protocol aimed at the total psycho-physical transformation of the overweight person, to be achieved thanks to a series of therapeutic steps designed to act on the body but also on the mind. The method works on any level of overweight, from the mild to the most severe forms of obesity, and the reason is because it is a highly personalized approach.
The team of experts who follows the patient, in fact, builds on him the best path to rebalance the body weight, mixing moments of reflection aimed at acceptance and physical re-education, with the use of innovative techniques resulting from the most advanced researches.
Because weight is not the most important aspect
In most slimming programs the starting weight and the target weight are very important. In the META method, on the other hand, the weight is framed in a broader vision, also taking into account its link with history and culture and with emotional and psychological aspects that are often little considered.In the face of several extra kilos, in fact, a discomfort can be hidden, not necessarily serious, but still existing and on which to work, even before dealing with what is on the plate.
Once all these elements have been put together, with the META method we try to direct the patient towards an educational path that combines the care of the external appearance and physical and mental health.
.The nutrition experts of this method, first of all try to make the patient or patient aware of their strengths, since the wrong perception of the body in front of the mirror is one of the first insecurities to unhinge.
Subsequently, the lifestyle is analyzed, the time that the subject can make available after work and personal attitudes, proposing actions that do not go in the opposite direction but that can be better included in his daily life. For example, imposing endless cardio sessions on those who normally marry an extremely sedentary life is counterproductive because it is an "action perceived as a force and which is unlikely to be maintained for a long time.
Only after having overcome this action, do we move on to real nutritional indications, which are also not standardized but designed to bring the person to his best state of well-being, following his nature.It is essential to achieve the right ratio and the right body composition but if you tend to be curvy it is useless to aim for a small size at all costs.
Getting to this moment can be an immediate but also a long process, depending on the time it takes for everyone to enter the dimension of change, both internal and external.
Scientific basis of the META Protocol
In addition to introspection, the META method is based on a solid scientific basis. The starting point of the treatment, in fact, is a saliva sample that analyzes the DNA and provides information on the biochemistry of each body, in order to understand, depending on the genetic predisposition of each one, what actions to suggest. At the origin of this method, also the scientific knowledge deriving from the discovery of leptin, from which the human genome began to be studied under the metabolic aspect.
