How to Follow the Mayo Clinic Diet

The Mayo Clinic Diet is a diet designed for long term use to maintain weight loss. It is a move away from the fad diets that promise quick weight loss in a week. The diet was developed from years of study performed at Mayo Clinic and can help a person easily manage their weight.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Follow the Mayo Clinic Pyramid. Much like the traditional food groups, the Mayo Clinic uses a pyramid for dietary guidelines. The bottom of the pyramid is made up of generous amounts of fruits and vegetables. Carbohydrates and proteins fall in the middle while fats and sweets are at the top.
2. Abide by the serving recommendations. Measure out each serving of food and use the pyramid to track how many servings of each food group you are allowed to have.
3. Perform a daily exercise routine. A part of the Mayo Clinic Diet is that you must perform 30 to 60 minutes of moderate to high intensity exercise. For inactive people, they can begin by taking a brisk walk every day.
4. Set goals. Part of the ideology of the Mayo Clinic Diet is that each person should set food and exercise goals and aim to achieve them. An example would be setting a goal to run or walk a certain number of miles each week.
5. Lose about a pound or two a week. Studies have shown that following the Mayo Clinic Diet can help a person lose weight gradually.

Tips & Warnings

• The Mayo Clinic diet is easy to follow because it limits foods instead of restricting them. A small amount of fats and sweets are permitted each day.
• There is an unofficial Mayo Clinic diet that the organization does not endorse. It is a low carbohydrate diet that has the dieter consume large amounts of grapefruit and salad.