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. Read the rest of this entry »

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