Where are the diet rules?

[nipper]

How do you do this diet?? Can't seem to find out on this website

[Mango]

Hi, nipper. This is the best place to start:

http://morningbanana.com/morning-banana-diet-rules

[shyningwaterfal3]

Eat a banana for breakfast


You can eat more than one, and in fact the inventor of the diet often ate four (smallish Philippines) bananas in the morning, but don’t stuff yourself to the point of fullness or discomfort.
Eat only raw, uncooked, unfrozen bananas.
Other fruit may be substituted.
If other fruit is substituted, some variants require it be restricted to one type of fruit per meal.
If you are still hungry 15 or 30 minutes after your banana, you can eat other food (the Japanese inventor of the original Asa Banana Diet sometimes ate a rice ball two and a half hours later, about 200 calories worth; Morning Banana forum members have suggested oatmeal, although it’s not as portable as a rice ball).
Eat normally for lunch and dinner


Dinner must be eaten by 8 p.m. at the latest (6 p.m. is better).
There are no explicit limits on the types of food you can eat for lunch and dinner, or the amount. But in practice dieters report on Mixi that they try to cut the amount of rice they eat and find substitutions for fried foods. As with many diets, the mere fact you have decided to go on a diet tends to make you more aware of what and how much you are are eating and how healthy it is. The diet avoids strict food rules to prevent a sense of deprivation.
However, you should not eat a dessert with dinner or any of your meals; you’ll need to satisfy your sweet tooth during a snack, but we’ll get to that later.
At all meals you should eat only until you’re satisfied but not full or stuffed. The Japanese have a proverb, Hara hachibu ni isha irazu, “A stomach eight-tenths full needs no doctor.” American dietitians define this level of fullness or satiety as a 7 on a 1-to-10 “hunger scale,” and they teach their clients to recognize this feeling.
Drink only water


The only beverage allowed at most meals is water, preferably mineral or filtered.
The water must be at room temperature, not chilled or hot.
The water should be drunk in small sips and not used to wash down food.
There is no quota of water to drink, and you should not drink it in excess.
Outside of meals non-caloric beverages like tea, coffee, and diet soda are generally allowed but somewhat frowned upon, and in general water is encouraged as much as possible; frequent consumption of milk products is discouraged.
On social occasions you may drink beer or wine.
Eat your food mindfully


Chew your banana and other food thorouoghly and be mindful of its taste.
You may eat an afternoon snack


A sweet snack of chocolate, cookies, or the like is allowed at about 3 p.m.
Ice cream, a donut, or potato chips are not recommended.
Some substitute fresh fruit for their snack, but if you want sweets you should not deny yourself.
Some Japanese who like salty snacks eat salted konbu (seaweed) snacks and some Japanese who are very hungry in the afternoon substitute a filling, fist-sized rice ball for sweets.
A good alternative if a salty or more filling snack is needed is popcorn according to Morning Banana forum members, but watch out for excessive fat content.
If you are hungry after dinner, you may have a second snack of fresh fruit, but this should not be a habit.
Early to bed


Go to bed by midnight. If you can manage to go to bed earlier, all the better.
Try to aim for a four-hour period between your last meal or snack and bedtime (which is why 8:00 p.m. is the latest you should eat dinner).
Exercise only if you want to


Put no pressure on yourself to exercise.
If you want to exercise, go ahead: the test is to do what puts the least stress on you.
But try to get some walking in every day if possible (but again, don’t force yourself if it stresses you out).
Keep a diet journal


Because the original Japanese banana diet was developed on the internet, many successful Japanese dieters naturally documented their daily food intake and progress online via blogs, forums, or social networking services, and they felt this gave them extra support (we have prepared a Morning Banana Diet Forum (http://morningbanana.com/community) with individual food blogs for your use).
Because of the diet’s emphasis on digestive processes, some Morning Banana Diet journalers record a bit “too much information” — so remaining anonymous may be advisable.

[sayantan]

Eat a banana for breakfast


You can eat more than one, and in fact the inventor of the diet often ate four (smallish Philippines) bananas in the morning, but don’t stuff yourself to the point of fullness or discomfort.
Eat only raw, uncooked, unfrozen bananas.
Other fruit may be substituted.
If other fruit is substituted, some variants require it be restricted to one type of fruit per meal.
If you are still hungry 15 or 30 minutes after your banana, you can eat other food (the Japanese inventor of the original Asa Banana Diet sometimes ate a rice ball two and a half hours later, about 200 calories worth; Morning Banana forum members have suggested oatmeal, although it’s not as portable as a rice ball).

Eat normally for lunch and dinner


Dinner must be eaten by 8 p.m. at the latest (6 p.m. is better).
There are no explicit limits on the types of food you can eat for lunch and dinner, or the amount. But in practice dieters report on Mixi that they try to cut the amount of rice they eat and find substitutions for fried foods. As with many diets, the mere fact you have decided to go on a diet tends to make you more aware of what and how much you are are eating and how healthy it is. The diet avoids strict food rules to prevent a sense of deprivation.
However, you should not eat a dessert with dinner or any of your meals; you’ll need to satisfy your sweet tooth during a snack, but we’ll get to that later.
At all meals you should eat only until you’re satisfied but not full or stuffed. The Japanese have a proverb, Hara hachibu ni isha irazu, “A stomach eight-tenths full needs no doctor.” American dietitians define this level of fullness or satiety as a 7 on a 1-to-10 “hunger scale,” and they teach their clients to recognize this feeling.

Drink only water


The only beverage allowed at most meals is water, preferably mineral or filtered.
The water must be at room temperature, not chilled or hot.
The water should be drunk in small sips and not used to wash down food.
There is no quota of water to drink, and you should not drink it in excess.
Outside of meals non-caloric beverages like tea, coffee, and diet soda are generally allowed but somewhat frowned upon, and in general water is encouraged as much as possible; frequent consumption of milk products is discouraged.
On social occasions you may drink beer or wine.

Eat your food mindfully


Chew your banana and other food thorouoghly and be mindful of its taste.

You may eat an afternoon snack


A sweet snack of chocolate, cookies, or the like is allowed at about 3 p.m.
Ice cream, a donut, or potato chips are not recommended.
Some substitute fresh fruit for their snack, but if you want sweets you should not deny yourself.
Some Japanese who like salty snacks eat salted konbu (seaweed) snacks and some Japanese who are very hungry in the afternoon substitute a filling, fist-sized rice ball for sweets.
A good alternative if a salty or more filling snack is needed is popcorn according to Morning Banana forum members, but watch out for excessive fat content.
If you are hungry after dinner, you may have a second snack of fresh fruit, but this should not be a habit.

Early to bed


Go to bed by midnight. If you can manage to go to bed earlier, all the better.
Try to aim for a four-hour period between your last meal or snack and bedtime (which is why 8:00 p.m. is the latest you should eat dinner).

Exercise only if you want to


Put no pressure on yourself to exercise.
If you want to exercise, go ahead: the test is to do what puts the least stress on you.
But try to get some walking in every day if possible (but again, don’t force yourself if it stresses you out).

Keep a diet journal


Because the original Japanese banana diet was developed on the internet, many successful Japanese dieters naturally documented their daily food intake and progress online via blogs, forums, or social networking services, and they felt this gave them extra support (we have prepared a Morning Banana Diet Forum (http://morningbanana.com/community) with individual food blogs for your use).
Because of the diet’s emphasis on digestive processes, some Morning Banana Diet journalers record a bit “too much information” — so remaining anonymous may be advisable.



The post is really helpful. I'll try to follow it. I am new here. I look around for more health advices.Thanks again.

[shyningwaterfal3]

:D Glad I could help. I figured it would make it easier to see it in plain text rather than follow the link. I hope everything goes well with your diet plan. Did you choose a start date yet?

[reboot]

Thanks from me too. It didn't take as long as I thought it would to find the rules. I have to ask though... is that REALLY it? I mean, not being a milk drinker, about the toughest part would drinking water with meals though I don't see that as much of a problem either.

[shyningwaterfal3]

Yup, that's it. Pretty simple right? Not at all hard to find either. The easier the research is the quicker people can get started on thier journey. Good luck everyone, I know you can achieve you goal.

[sayantan]

:D Glad I could help. I figured it would make it easier to see it in plain text rather than follow the link. I hope everything goes well with your diet plan. Did you choose a start date yet?

Actually I had chosen a start datebut forgot the next morning. I only remembered it when I had just finished my breakfast. I'll try it again. This time I'll make sure that I don't forget.

[Kareennn]

Thanks for posting. Why should we be in bed by midnight? Is that important to losing weight?

[topbanana]

Thanks for posting. Why should we be in bed by midnight? Is that important to losing weight?


The Japanese promoters of the diet have a notion about the daily cycle of digestive processes being tied into your sleep habits.

There is a correlation between getting enough sleep and obesity. The cause and effect is not known, but why not play it safe?

Getting to bed early and at a regular time is a sign of personal discipline in your life that may reflect in other areas, like your eating habits. It's sort of a "broken windows" idea: fix the small things, the symptoms, and the disease may be cured. If for some legitimate reason you regularly go to bed late, at the same time, and get an adequate amount of sleep, it's probably not important, but if you stay up in a nonproductive zombie state, watching TV or netsurfing, it's probably reflective of being a bit out of control of your life, which may also reflect in your eating habits.

And remember: This diet isn't for everybody, may not fit everyone's needs, and won't work for everybody.

[dejavunite@yahoo.com]

Now im a bartender and a promoter so social drinking is highly envolved in my lifestyle but im not much of a beer drinker so is liquor allowed?if so what kinds and mixers? and whats a safe amount so that this diet will still work for me. Plus i take hydoxycut. so will that affect the diet in a negative manner or actually benefit it.....;)

[mayday]

I was wondering, On the post it mentions a workout called Kendama. What exactly is that? I looked online and couldn't seem to find anything.
Is that like morning excersizes?

[embass]

This is great stuff there. A+ for sharing and for having this posted.I love this kind of diet. My friends make all sorts of treats with bananas. They have this potassium which helps the body to maintain muscle tone and increase vitality. Its a simple diet but sure is effective for me and for my friends. Thanks again.