Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet

Does your blood type really affect your metabolism?

When I first heard about the Eat Right 4 Your Type book, I thought it was the silliest thing I had ever heard—there was no way your blood type had any effect on your metabolism. Nonetheless I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and try it.

At that time I was in the market for losing a few pounds, and I wanted something that was going to be healthy and encourage me to continue eating healthy after I reached my goal weight. A few of my friends had tried this diet with success, so I figured it couldn’t hurt.

I am a blood Type O, and according to the Eat Right 4 Your Type diet plan, lean meats, fish and poultry with restrictions on grains, legumes, and beans are the best for my metabolism. That didn’t sound particularly special—that’s the type of diet that I had been utilizing any time I wanted to lose weight. There didn’t seem to be anything new in the book that I hadn’t already tried or heard but since I had already bought the book, I figured I owed it to myself to try it.

I did find with the program suggested in the Eat Right 4 Your Type book, I was not hungry and by following the exercise regiment, I was able to lose ten pounds in about six weeks. I was successful with the weight loss, but I’m not sure that I am convinced eating foods directed toward my blood type is the reason.

The Eat Right 4 Your Type diet is definitely healthy, and when I showed it to my doctor, he was impressed with the diet selections. He did share a giggle with me, however, at the thought of your blood type having anything to do with your metabolism. It felt it was just some kind of promotional gimmick to get people to buy the book.

Since I reached my goal weight, I have been able to keep it off by following some suggestions in the Eat Right 4 Your Type book and incorporating some ideas of my own. Losing weight is never easy especially when you have a busy lifestyle that includes a full-time job, husband and children.

It took a great deal of conditioning in the beginning for me to be able to do all of the things I needed to do. I had to learn to cook more and eat out less, a very difficult choice when you are trying to juggle family and career.

If you are committed to losing weight, this Eat Right For Your Type diet plan will help you achieve that goal as long as you follow the guidelines. The food choices are healthy, and it is a program you can follow in order to maintain your goal weight and continue to eat healthy for the rest of your life.

You may choose to follow the program according to your blood type, or you can follow the program that appears to suit your lifestyle—for me they just happened to be the same. Whatever choice you make, stay with it, and you will be successful.

Review by Jessica Marrero