Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Manfred's new diet

Today's the day! Manfred just started his NEW DIET. It's the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet (fatloss4idiots.com). For the curious -- it advertises "lose 9 pounds every 11 days". I checked out (on the internet) people who had tried it, and they figured the weight loss was between 6.5 & 10 pounds. You pay $39 and you get a downloadable book.pdf and unlimited access to an online meal plan generator. It asks you to choose your favorite foods from 2 lists, then generates an 11 day regimen for 4 meals each day. You must eat four meals, and you can eat as much as you like, but don't stuff yourself. The meals are super-easy eg. turkey slices, cheese slices, yogurt; tuna salad plate, walnuts, apple; etc. There is an all-fruit day, an all-vegetable day, an all-protein day, and some meals are all-meat. The idea is to change the eating habits so there is no longer a pattern, which ups the metabolism (and puts you into a different frame of mind). After the 11 days, you eat whatever you want for 3 days and then get a new meal plan and do it again. You get to make new food choices, if you like.