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The Metabolic Index (MIDx) is the best way to measure your progress while you're on the Metabolic Diet. The MIDx takes into account all the variables that other methods can't. Not only does it address the height/weight issue but also the degree of body fat. With the MIDx you get a snap shot of your body composition and progress.

What is the MIDx and what does it measure? The MIDx is a ratio derived by considering not only weight and height but also your percentage of body fat. It uses a very easy formula for calculating. In fact, just fill in your weight in pounds, your height in inches and your bodyfat level as a percentage into the following formula and do the calculations.

Or even better just plug in your statistics into our form and get your MIDx immediately. Go ahead and plug in some maybes and see how the MIDx changes as you drop weight and body fat and get toned.

My Metabolic Index
In my case, my MIDx is 185 / (66)² * 7,250 divided by 10%

(185 / 4356) * 7,250 / 10 MIDx = 30.8

Even though I'm heavy for my height, I have a fair amount of muscle mass and a low body fat. So rather than looking fat I look trim and muscular.

Let's say that I go on the Metabolic Diet and get down to a minimal 175 lbs and 8% bodyfat. My MIDx would then be 36. The increase in the MIDx shows that at 175 lbs. and 8 % bodyfat I'm carrying less fat in proportion to my muscle mass than at 185 lbs. and 10% body fat. This shows that I'm making good progress although my muscle mass and body fat levels are more extreme than most men would want but not as extreme as a competitive bodybuilder might want.

The important thing about the MIDx is that it will give you a starting point and from there an indication of how you're progressing every step of the way. Once you've established your baseline MIDx it's easy to objectively see if you're making progress, if you're losing body fat but not at the expense of important muscle mass. If the MIDx is going up, even minimally, you're making progress.

The higher the Metabolic Index, up to a point, the better your improvement and the closer you are to your goals. The lower the Metabolic Index is, the more room for improvement there is and a determination of just how much more you have to go to reach your goals.

The ideal for the average woman is different than the ideal for average man. For women the ideal is around 13 to 20 while for men it's between 22 to 32. In reality the final point doesn't really matter since it's the improvement that counts. As long as the index keeps going up then there is some improvement being made. Once the index gets above 18 for women and 32 for men you've looking at muscle mass and body fat levels that are too extreme for most of us but not to those who aspire to bodybuilding and competitive fitness standards.

In reality, the MIDx is an indicator that when you're losing weight you're close to maintaining or even increasing lean body mass as you lose body fat. In fact, the more lean body mass you have and the less fat the better the index. If someone loses even a lot of weight but loses too much lean body mass the index won't improve all that much. What that means is that even though the person has lost weight they look very flabby and therefore lost the weight by sacrificing muscle mass. This is exactly the opposite of what most people want. They want to lose weight but they also want to look slim and trim.

Now that you've got something to accurately measure your progress, let's get at it by following the Metabolic Diet and working out. And for those who want fast results, taking some of the our MD+ line of supplements that I especially formulated for use with The Metabolic Diet.