For this information and more go to the Quick Start Guide on the Zone's website.
Basic Zone Rules
- Eat a Zone meal or snack within one hour after waking.
- Eat every 4 to 6 hours after a meal or 2 to 2½ hours after a snack, whether you are hungry or not.
- Assess your hunger level and mental focus before every meal or snack. Lack of hunger and clarity of mind are signs you are staying in the Zone.
- Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
- Start every meal or snack with low-fat protein. Next add low glycemic-load carbohydrates (i.e. vegetables and fruits) and good fats (i.e. olive oil). Remember, a typical serving of low-fat protein fits in your palm of your hand and is no thicker than your hand (about 3 ounces for most females and 4 ounces for most males) A typical snack contains 1 ounce of protein for both women and men. At first, a kitchen scale may be helpful for measuring. Don’t worry. You’ll be able to eyeball it in no time. If your plate looks like this, you’re on the right track:
- Supplement daily with a highly purified Omega-3 concentrate like OmegaRx®.
- Don’t beat yourself up for straying here or there. Your next meal or snack can get you right back on track.
