Your Health Reporter has been covering Fatloss4idiots. The weight loss program is popular because you can lose 9 pounds in 11 days following a simple plan. There are some things I would like to point out that you should remember before you buy fatloss4idiots.
The low fat or fat free rule of thumb: Read beyond the marketing and check the food label. Fat Loss 4 Idiots addresses the fact that just because a product is low in fat does not mean that it is low in calories or that it belongs on the menu. Often, the calories in a low fat product are very close to the calories in the full-fat version.
This is not to say that low fat or fat free products are all bad. Many diseases can be attributed to diets high in saturated and trans fat. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and certain types of cancer are a few of the many problems associated with a diet that is too high in fat. What you have to remember is that you are still at risk for any of those diseases if you eat TOO much of anything. This is because when we eat too much, we gain weight. Plain and simple!
Think about it this way. If you drink milk, purchase low fat or fat free milk. You are drinking it anyway, so make sure you do not add unnecessary fat to your diet. If however, you purchase fat free cookies so that you can eat cookies and still lose weight, DO NOT. The cookies are still loaded in calories and sugar and they do not belong on a weight loss plan.
Another important thing to remember is that restricting too many calories (very low calorie diets) is a bad thing. Fat Loss 4 Idiots does offer rapid weight loss, but they do so by using their shifting calorie theory. This weight loss plan provides 4 meals per day for each of the 11 days and it is not a very low calorie diet.
Also, regarding the low-carb craze, it is not about carbohydrates. It is about which carbohydrates you should be eating and which carbohydrates you should be avoiding. Whole grains, fruits and veggies HAVE to be on the menu if you want to lose weight. Most low carb diets fail to include the good carbohydrates.
Fat Loss 4 Idiots incorporates these good carbohydrates into their diet plan. Junky carbohydrates like chips and cookies are full of calories and have very little nutritional value. However, veggies are excellent, low calorie sources of important nutrients that keep you healthy and in perfect condition to lose weight correctly. So, leave out the junk and add in the good carbs.
One final note, there are many choices concerning weight loss programs. Many people ask me about Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. Both programs offer healthy ways to lose weight, but so does Fat Loss 4 Idiots (and many other programs). What you have to decide is whether the program is affordable and whether it will help you become thin?
When you make this important decision, keep in mind everything we just talked about as well as the will it work for me? factor. Is the diet something that you can afford? Is the diet simple? Will I meet my weight loss goals with Fat Loss 4 Idiots?
