We encourage metabolic testing to see where a person's metabolism is before they start the program. For people with very slow metabolisms we can usually give them a better idea of how long it will take for the system to kick in. For some it is as little as 1 day and others it has taken two to three months because of the amount of damage their metabolism has taken over the years. For those with normal to fast metabolisms - It helps us guide them to cutting their calories without harming their metabolism like a lot of diets do. MetaRevive supplements are there to maintain and boost metabolism through the weight loss process. Diets tend to slow your metabolism because of the negative calorie balance that is needed to lose weight by burning fat. This is why people will often lose weight on a weight loss program initially only to hit a plateau or a brick wall and they stop losing the weight. That is where the supplement comes in. It is there to keep people from hitting that plateau and get more weight loss. They first have to get into a negative calorie balance. It is possible this is where you are having trouble. If you have a slow metabolism to start then it may be a challenge to get you into a negative calorie balance. Some people are easier than others. We truly have some people that take the product and the pounds start immediately falling off. In the absence of metabolic testing, the general guidelines below can be used to enhance the effects of MetaRevive.

1. Restrict your total calories to 1800 per day since we do not know what your current metabolic rate is. We may have to adjust this later. These calories need to be spaced evenly through the day with 5 small meals. The reason for this is that skipping meals slows the metabolism so reverse logic and studies have showed us that small frequent meals will speed it up. Speeding your metabolism gives you more energy and makes you burn more calories. This means that each of the 5 meals needs to be around 350 calories in your case. This also means you have to plan your meals in advance. This does not work well with eating on the go unless you know the calorie counts of the foods you're going to be getting later that day. There is a website www.calorieking.com If the food you are eating does not list the calorie count then this site will tell you. It has been reliable for our clients. This at first seems about as hard as exercise with the change you must make to your lifestyle to do it but after 2-3 weeks it will be very routine and part of your new life.

2. Exercise 3 - 5 times per week. Twice a week is not enough. We know you are thinking... How in the world am I going to find time to do this? It is not easy, but you have to figure out what works for you. When exercising, you need to choose 75% or more cardio-type work outs. It cannot be a leisurely stroll though. Within a minute of being on the treadmill or exercising, you should be starting to get out of breath and within 5 minutes you should be into a sweat. If the average person walks 5 miles they burn less calories than if they run 5 miles. We are not saying you have to go this far or even run or workout, but you must push yourself. Each exercise session should be 45-60 minutes. In the first 30-45 minutes of exercise you are burning mostly an energy storing molecule called glucagon. After that time frame you start burning the fat. You may need to build up to these times. This is a good calculator to calculate how many calories you are burning: http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

3. Take the supplement twice daily. If you are on the capsules you may want to open them to get the powder in its true form. This can be mixed in with a little juice or similar and then ingested that way. Our research has shown that some people do not digest any capsules well, thereby not fully releasing the product into their system. Maximum allowable on the capsules is 9 per day. Some patient have gone to 5 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon for a while - then back down later to 3 and 3. Some people just require more at times to get the energy boost. When they get that boost ... we encourage them to use it for exercise.

4. Log in a diary or notebook EVERYTHING you eat. This is a very important tool. It is amazing to see what we do in a day. When patients start the program ... many think they have a pretty healthy diet. When they start logging in all of their meals and snacks, they are often shocked, ingesting 3000 plus calories a day at times. We don’t realize how calorie-packed many foods are. It was my first step in changing how you eat. Plus ... patients find that when they go to the pantry at night and grab for those Pringles .... they’ll pull back because they don’t want to have to write it down. We are creatures of denial and writing down what we eat on paper makes it real. Plus, it will help you plan out the 5 small meals a day you will need. Use the calorie king website to help you.

5. In that same notebook ... log in your exercise and how many calories you burned. Vary up your exercise. Don't spend your whole time on the treadmill. Get an aerobic tape or something else to do. Work out other areas of your body. Don't focus 100 percent on cardio either ... you need some strength training as well. Muscle burns fat!

The above steps are the first step in the weight loss program. It is only the first step and at the end of the first month we review the notebooks and look for mistakes as well as trends. We find that some people have trouble controlling their appetite. We find that some are stress eaters. We find that some people just are not really into it. No problem from any of those aspects. We are there to encourage, educate and re-direct.