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Review: Fat Loss 4 Idiots Round 2

My second round of the Fat Loss 4 Idiots computer-generated diet is now complete. This improved version is easier to tolerate since it allows more than one food per meal. It’s still pretty limited, I think, for a person who likes to have carbs and proteins and fats in the best proportions at most meals. And the days of fruits only and veggies only make you crave even the blandest cottage cheese or anything with some protein in it. Still, this is better than monomeals and the overall plan isn’t likely to cause malnutrition even if you did it repeatedly.

But how did I fare on it? Keep in mind that I have been following a fairly conscious plan of eating for some time so I will not show the huge water losses that some people do when they first start a restricted eating plan like this one. In short, your results may vary, as the legalese goes. I lost 4 pounds on the 11 days of eating exactly what was on the list every day. Even though the plan says no exercise, I did take 40 minute walks on about five of those days, in addition to my usual 2 miles or so that I put in just doing the daily things. I gained one of those pounds back back after a weekend that included some yummy carbs like whole grain bread, brown rice, and pizza dough. So, in two weeks I lost 3 pounds. Not exactly the 9 lbs promised on the website, but a noticeable loss nontheless.

So, at this juncture, I would say one advantage of this program is that it is very easy to follow. You just choose what you like from two lists, generate the diet plan, and then go buy the stuff on the list and eat it as the days go by. Your eat four meals a day from the list in any order.

Since there are no specified quantities for anything, it is essential, as the directions say, to stop eating the moment you are no longer hungry rather than waiting until you are full. That’s good advice no matter what plan you are or aren’t on.

The variety of foods is better so boredom is less and the nutritional value higher than the previous version of the plan.

One big plus is there there are no sugary sweets whatsoever so you (I) can begin to lose your craving for those diet spoilers. You eat fruit and artificially sweetened (or not) drinks. No sugar or high fructose corn syrup or honey or any of those things.

It was reasonably effective. Really fast weightloss is usually all water and muscle and does not do a body good. This is a reasonable rate. A bit more restraint on the proportions and a bit more exercise would have made it work better for me, I’m pretty sure.

So I’m going to raise my overall rating from 2 stars to 3 1/2. If you would like to give it a closer look go here and check it out. Cheers! –Di

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