Rules 3 and 4 of the 7 Rules for Weight Loss

3. Drink 8 glasses of non-caffiene containing beverages per day. I used to say it needed to be water but actually fruit juices, vegetable juices, and milk have worked their way into what I advise as most people don't get enough fruits, vegetables, or dairy products in their diet nowadays. So why is this so important, you ask? A waste product of fat breakdown is a class of chemicals called ketones. Ketones are flushed out of your body in the urine. If you don't flush out the ketones, your body will disable fat breakdown plus to many ketones can make you feel bad.
4. Eat 3-4 servings of fruits/vegetables plus 3-4 servings of breads/cereals each day. I'm embarrassed to admit that in my homestate of Oklahoma our adult population eats an average of less than one serving of fruit per day. That puts at number dead last of fifty states. I've recently instructing patients to drink juice as a way of getting their fruits/veggies. The breads/cereals need to be whole grain and preferably not highly refined.