Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet Review

Weight Loss 4 Idiots is an ediet program that emerged in 2004 and then in 2005 changed its name to Fat Loss 4 Idiots. This budget fad diet loosely claims you will lose 9 pounds in just 11 days with a meal program of lean proteins, fruit and vegetables and very few carbohydrates. The cost to access this diet through its website is $39 for 90 days. The Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet program is also available in book form for about $60.

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Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet Plan

From a pre-selected list of foods you choose your 14 favorites and within about 15 minutes you are provided with meal plans for 11 days. The meal plans are sparse (one entire meal consists only of cottage cheese) and the recipes so simple as to not appear to be recipes at all. For example the recipe for chicken breast is to cook the chicken any way you like, bake, grill etc. and then it’s okay to add some barbeque sauce or certain seasonings. The Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet Plan further recommends eating 4 meals per day a minimum of 2 ½ hours apart and provides the 10 Idiot Proof Rules of Dieting. The Fat Loss 4 Idiots plan can be customized to suit vegetarian diets.

Fat Loss 4 Idiots Calorie Shifting

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet is based on the principals of “calorie shifting”. Basically, calorie shifting involves eating meals with different caloric values. For example at breakfast you may eat 400 calories, for lunch 300 calories, a snack of 100 calories and dinner of 600 calories. It is thought that by switching the times during the day at which your body is given larger amounts of calories to process it will burn calories more efficiently all day long.

Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet Review

The good part about Fat Loss 4 Idiots is that there is no calorie counting or portion size control because they provide you with a diet plan. The negative aspect of this diet is that the diet plan food choices are very restrictive and in many cases not very appealing.

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet Review wouldn’t be complete without a word of caution and a “buyers beware” notice for this quick fix diet. Losing 9 pounds in 11 days is an unhealthy and unsafe weight loss that will be impossible to maintain. The immediate dip in body weight is due to water loss and the reduction of starchy carbohydrates. On a diet such as this you will be looking at muscle loss and a noticeable drop in metabolism as well. At best the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet should only be undertaken on a very short term temporary basis. The website is completely anonymous with no accountability on behalf of the provider. You cannot reach a human being at this site – there is no email, message board or contact information available.