Fat Loss 4 Idiots - My Personal Experience

Fat Loss 4 Idiots is creating quite a buzz in the world of web-based diet programs. It's being talked about all over the Internet and people everywhere seem to be singing its praises as one of the best ways to lose weight fast.

Well, it caught my attention a few months ago based on a good friend of mine who was trying it and having some success with it. She said the program was really working for her, so I decided to give it a try myself since I have always battled a weight problem. I have been on the program for 60 days now and I want to share a full review of my experience and the results I've gotten thus far.

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet plan is a comprehensive program that also includes an optional upgrade of getting "Beyond Calories". (I discuss that in another post), You'll get immediate access to their website which contains the entire program. There, you can print out the "Idiot-proof diet handbook" as well as use the "Diet Generator" to generate and print off your daily meal plans for 11 day periods.

The signup for the program is pretty straightforward and simple. I do like the colorful graphics. It's a nice change of pace so to speak. Although I found the name to be somewhat strange, I really don't care what they want to call it as long as it works. I'm sure you probably feel the same way. You can view the site here at Fat Loss 4 Idiots.

Program Basics

The basics of Fat Loss 4 Idiots is that by following their system you can lose 9 pounds every 11 days. When I first looked at it I immediately thought it was all hype. It is certainly hard for most people to believe, myself included. It would be difficult to keep losing that amount of weight in that amount of time. But, I decided to keep an open mind. (I will go into my actual results later in this review)

While I admit that it is possible to lose the first 9 pounds in 11 days for most anyone since it will usually be water loss at first, to keep it up would be extremely tough.

Although I can not divulge the exact details of the Idiot Proof Diet Handbook for legal and copyright reasons, I can go through the basics and show you a sample day's diet plan.

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots plan allows you to either use a vegetarian meal plan or a regular meal plan. (I chose the regular)

The Diet Generator then asks you to choose 14 of your favorite foods, which is quite nice, and input them into the generator. It will be these 14 favorites which will help go into designing your meals for the 11 day plan.

Next, your plan will give you 4 meals per day that make up your diet plan, and they stress that you maintain a time frame of at least 2.5 hours apart from each meal.

Why an 11 day meal plan?

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots plan requires you to eat meals according to your individual 11 day plan. After 11 days the plan allows you to eat whatever you want for the next 3 days after that. (In moderation of course) Then, you start back on your 11 day meal plan once again.

Once you get use to it, you'll find it to be a nice way to not only stay on your diet, but to also be able to eat foods you love after a while. It's unlike anything I have seen. It lets you look forward to something special every 11 days instead of having to struggle through the same old monotenous diet plan for months at a time. I've been there and done that.

Sample day's meal plan

Depending upon your choices of your 14 favorite foods, a sample day may look like this: (This is only a sample from hundreds of different combinations)

Meal 1: fruit salad
Meal 2: tuna salad
Meal 3: boneless/skinless chicken breast
Meal 4: banana milk shake

One of the important points here is that you can cook your food any way you want it. For example, the chicken breast can be grilled, baked, and you can even add barbeque sauce to it, etc. It takes the blandness out of the food.

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet system does not count calories or limit portion sizes. There is no carb counting or watching proteins. This makes the plan so simple to follow, hence the name for it. So, what this means for you is that you could have a huge chicken breast or a big bowl of fruit salad. You will find yourself getting filled up, but not overly full if that makes sense to you.

The plan essentially eliminates the starchy carbs such as breads and potatoes and also limits alcohol consumption to 1 glass of wine a day, if this is something you enjoy to begin with.

One thing I do like about the plan is the fact that this system does not force you to buy special foods or certain brands such as Nutri System or Jenny Craig that prove to be quite costly. You simply purchase the food you like at your groocery store which saves you money over the long run.

What are my results?

As I mentioned earlier I have followed the plan for 60 days now and closely tracked my results.

When I started the plan I weighed in at 218 pounds and my pants size was a fairly tight 38. After 60 days I weighed in at 192 pounds and my pants size has been reduced to a somewhat loose 34. I have lost a total of 26 pounds and counting. Not only am I very pleased, but the results have been quite surprising to say the least.

Will Fat Loss 4 Idiots work for everyone?

No. That may be surprising to hear, but it will only work if you follow the plan. Fat Loss 4 Idiots doesn't require you to check in every week at a diet center or be accountable to anyone, and therein lies the problem. Some people will naturally not stick to this plan, or any other diet plan for that matter when they know that no one is looking. So, if you have difficulty in trying to lose weight without checking in to a weekly weight loss center I would not advise the program.

For those who do follow this system and have struggled with weight loss over the years, I can say that it will most likely work for you. Fat Loss 4 Idiots is a simple, inexpensive, easy to follow diet plan that produces results. There is no starving yourself every day to see results and the food choices are good since they are based on what you like.