Fat loss for idiots is one of the fastest, safest ways to lose weight without spending a lot of time in the gym. They claim you can lose 9lbs every 11days. This post is all about what you get when you sign up for Fatloss4Idiots.
When you go to the FatLoss4Idiots website, you are first taken through a series of pages explaining the basic principles of the program. I found it interesting what they had to say about low-calories and low-carb diets and why they don't work.
"You are overweight for the most simple of reasons -- because you're eating the wrong foods, the wrong types of calories per meal, and you're also eating meals in the wrong patterns each day."
Now that intrigued me. Eating wrong foods at the wrong time? Hmm...
- After you pay, you're taken to a page where you can download your ebook(s), depending on whether or not you also bought the Beyond Calories ebook. (I will write about Beyond Calories after I've given it a go.) This promises even more accelerated weight loss! I haven't tried it, but I got it anyway. It's only an additional $16.95 I think, so I will look at it if and when I have some really tight deadline for losing weight.
- Access to the online Diet Generator is also from the download page. Before you go any further, the online software takes you though a quick overview of the FatLoss4Idiots system and the 10 basic rules to follow. Many of these are common sense, but serve as good reminders before proceeding with the program. Click the reminder away and off we go!
- A checklist of about 50 foods is presented to you and you get to pick 30 of the food groups. When you click submit, you instantly jump to the page with your 11-day meal plan. You can print it straight out, or like I do, copy it and stick into a word processing app and reformat a little so it doesn't use so many sheets of paper.
- There are instructions on meal plans, including what you can and cannot eat during the 11 days, food groups, condiments and drinks that are allowed or not. I liked the fact that I didn't have to read a whole lot of material before getting on with it. The website explains principles very clearly and a quick read through the downloadable ebook makes things very clear and easy to follow.
- Follow the diet for 11 days, and for 3 days after that, you can cheat and eat anything you want or crave... but if you want to maintain the weight loss, make sure to not pig out or you'll find you've put back what you worked so hard to lose! The key is moderation. Have the chocolate cake. Or pizza. Or ice cream. Have whatever you want, but in smaller portions. Better yet, share with someone.
- If you want to lose more weight after those 14 days, then you can go back to the Diet Generator and print out another meal plan. Then just keep going till you reach your goal weight!
Great Tip!: Make A Visual Reference of Your Meals
You can print meal plans straight off the website, put the fonts will be huge, and that takes up a lot of paper (about 15-20 pages), and the formatting is all weird. If, like me, you'd reformat the meal plans anyway (copy, stick into Word processor), a little extra work here makes things a lot easier: I got some images of the different things I will eat, and created a visual reference for my meals in a day. At a glance, I can see what my meal combinations will be. I have my 11-day cycles in 3 pages, full colour. Easy to take on a shopping trip or refer to when I want to know what I'm eating on a particular day.
Easy Shopping Lists
Shopping for groceries is a lot easier now since I know exactly what i need to buy. After the first cycle, you get a very good idea about quantities too. Generally, count the number of times you will eat a particular food group, and multiply by the amounts you will need. Like, if I know I have to eat sausages 3x in a 11-day cycle, and I eat 3 links at each meal, I know I have to buy 15 sausage links.
What are the Portion Sizes?
There is no portion-control. The recipes do not specify amounts since we're all different and need different quantities. We're supposed to eat until we're satisfied. For convenience, I prepare certain food in batches, so only cut and mix things up once during the entire 11-day cycle.
I've found that I eat healthier, i eat more regularly, and I feel more energetic. I haven't felt hungry and have actually felt sometimes like I couldn't eat another meal that day! But I know I should - keep the metabolism burning and all that, so I do. And obviously, it works!
I Don't Have Hours to Spend Working Out
Who does? FatLoss4Idiots recommends walking as exercise. (I no longer feel guilty about spending time in a mall.) I'd ike to look a bit firmer though, so I started working out too, to complement eating well, and it's starting to show.
My Next Goal
I cannot tell you the elation I felt when i could put on clothes that haven't fit for ages. I now have a size 30 pair of skinny jeans that are my target. I'm giving myself 2months to get there. That's another 20lbs to lose gradually, which should be pretty reasonable (I've been told that weight loss slows a bit the closer you get to your goal weight). If i could do cartwheels to show you how liberating this feels, I would. I haven't felt so good about myself for ages. I'm healthy! And looking good in nice clothes!
People say that it's superficial to want to look good, but you know, they're just comforting themselves. I look better so I feel better. I have more energy, I feel healthy. Lighter. I don't feel so awkward about meeting people. I'm recently divorced, and when I was heavier, i didn't feel like getting into the whole dating scene again. But I've been out a couple times now, and things are definitely looking up ;-)!
All you fence-sitters out there who want to lose some weight, you really should give this a try. I really like the fact that this program is so affordable. And the food recommended is affordable and easily available too! Anyone can do it. You pay $39 for the basic FatLoss4Idiots program and a little more if you want the Beyond Calories ebook, but that's not necessary unless you need to lose weight really fast, I hear.
You could just read this, and look for more reviews to read. And read those too. And think about it. And wonder whether it's worth your time, and whether you will stick to it. I did all that, and stayed fat the whole time. Before i knew it, weeks had past. Then I met some old friends from high school and I remembered what it was like to be in better shape. I had avoided reunions because of my weight, and suddenly bumped into these old friends at a mall, and they smiled, but they also had that... that horrible pity look, y'know? The "Oh... look what happened to her." That day, i went right home and bought FatLoss4idiots. 11 days later, I lost 8lbs. A month later, I lost another 5. I'm on my third cycle now, and halfway in, I've lost another 4lbs!!
Can you imagine how much slimmer you could be in a month? Maybe 15-20lbs slimmer! Think of the clothes you could wear again! And the look on people's faces when they bump into you and say, "Oh...! You look really good!" And that feeling inside when you know it's true, and the real you is starting to shine... there's nothing like it.
There's a time for research and a time for action. I took the step, and if you're serious about losing weight, well come and join me! Click here and start losing the weight that's hiding the real you!
Hi Amanda. I really like the idea of making a visual reference for meals. It can be hard to remember what to eat. I personally haven't tried this diet, although I have heard quite a bit about it. Does the programme provide information on food preparation and recipes? I usually have trouble sticking to diets because the food is so plain or boring.
ReplyDeleteHi again, Janine!
ReplyDeleteI don't like reading lots of text so the visual reference works great for me. I started using pix when I was trying to figure out how much of what I needed to buy on FatLoss4idiots. I'd lose count and flipping back and forth between the many pages of meal plans, I thought that there had to be an easier way to organize things. And this's what I came up with.
For people who wonder whether the diet is healthy, well, once you print out all your meal plans and see the WHOLE 11-day cycle in all its colorful glory, then it makes sense.
In terms of recipes, FatLoss4idiots doesn't come with much, but a little searching online will turn you up some good ideas. I'll see if I can find some good ones to post.
Food preparation can be as easy or complex as you want to make it - when they say you have chicken for a meal, then you can prepare the chicken any way you like, as long as the prep is not too calorie-dense (cos of course, that would defeat the purpose of trying to lose weight). You can use herbs & spices for great flavor. Also, there is a list of allowed condiments that you can have with each meal.
So no, I wouldn't say that meals are plain or boring. My main problem is missing meat at certain meals when it's only fruit or veg. but there's usually meat at the next meal, so I'm ok.
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