Weight loss for idiots? in The AnswerBank: Body & Soul

acw

Eat less. Eat a healthy balanced diet. DO EXERCISE.

That's the only cominbation that works!

Crash diets and complicated diets work until you get bored or confused and then you come off them and pile the weight back on again. Most immediate weight loss is also just water. I don't think it's your metabolism that's being tricked hun!

If you are trying to lose weight though, GOOD LUCK! :-)

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dirtyharriet

Totally agree, the get quick slim solutions never usually work long term and who wants to lose weight on a temporary basis on an impossible to maintain diet? You put it back on again and feel worse than you did before.

It sounds dull and people don't want to hear it, but the only way to lose weight and keep it off is by less calories and more exercise.

trionam

Question Author

thanks guys for the solid advice I know this myself, but every now then I get fascinated by a quick fix way to lose weight,I will bear this in mind the next time I see a new fad diet.

acw

Yeah, we've all done a bit of wishful thinking in our time. I'm the same with the "quickfix big boobs" things! Teehee!!

Bigpub

I once tried a diet in which i lost 6lbs in three days. There were different kinds of food which all reacted to burn fat. I felt dizzy on the last day and came off it immediately. It was the British Heart Foundation diet. I don't know if you can find it on the web somewhere. Now i run regular and eat sensibly. Now and again i have a blow out but i make sure i've physically earned it

tiger104

I was angry at myself for paying �18 for this Weight loss for idiots sight, claiming just what u said........but when u log in and it tells you to choose your favourate foods.......It asks you to choose from (their) favourate foods.....not yours !! 3 out of 5 i didnt like !!

Valluga

My humble opinion: it works fabulously! I came across the Fatloss4Idiots diet a little more than a week ago and the theories behind it made so much sense to me that I wanted to check it out a little more. As the reviews and comments I found on the web were mainly positive, I decided to give it a try and bought access to it. At the same time I accepted an additional offer to buy the "Beyond Calories" diet. After looking through both, which are basically grounded on the same principle of "calorie shifting", I found out I would start with the more radical "Beyond Calories". Over the years I have tried quite a few things: starvation, low fat, low carb, no carb, you name it. Never ever before have I observed results like this. After no more than four to five days I could get into clothes that I haven't worn for years, and the xtra padding that I still have is shrinking so fast you can almost see it happening. Friends, neighbors and collegues keep asking what's going on and I still haven't finished the first ten day cycle yet. Then of course comes the big question: what happens when you stop dieting and return to normal eating habits again. Well, the book tells you clearly that you can't and outlines some very sensible changes you have to make to keep slim after the dieting periood is over. In addition you can repeat the ten or eleven day diet cycle as many times as you want. As for the food you eat during the diet period, there is a great variation of groceries to choose from and I have never felt that this is a particularly hard or difficult diet. After trying various forms of low carb diets, I especially appreciate the opportunity to have fresh vegetables. This has been working well for me, so I have no doubts about recommending it to others. In my opinion it's well worth th money.

Valluga

My humble opinion: it works fabulously! I came across the Fatloss4Idiots diet a little more than a week ago and the theories behind it made so much sense to me that I wanted to check it out a little more. As the reviews and comments I found on the web were mainly positive, I decided to give it a try and bought access to it. At the same time I accepted an additional offer to buy the "Beyond Calories" diet. After looking through both, which are basically grounded on the same principle of "calorie shifting", I found out I would start with the more radical "Beyond Calories". Over the years I have tried quite a few things: starvation, low fat, low carb, no carb, you name it. Never ever before have I observed results like this. After no more than four to five days I could get into clothes that I haven't worn for years, and the xtra padding that I still have is shrinking so fast you can almost see it happening. Friends, neighbors and collegues keep asking what's going on and I still haven't finished the first ten day cycle yet. Then of course comes the big question: what happens when you stop dieting and return to normal eating habits again. Well, the book tells you clearly that you can't and outlines some very sensible changes you have to make to keep slim after the dieting periood is over. In addition you can repeat the ten or eleven day diet cycle as many times as you want. As for the food you eat during the diet period, there is a great variation of groceries to choose from and I have never felt that this is a particularly hard or difficult diet. After trying various forms of low carb diets, I especially appreciate the opportunity to have fresh vegetables. This has been working well for me, so I have no doubts about recommending it to others. In my opinion it's well worth the money.

Jazz28

Hi,
There's a review of this diet that you should read. I think it'll answer your questions on this diet method.
It's on http://squidoo.com/fatloss4idiotsdiet

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