The 4 Day Diet Review
The 4 Day Diet plan is arranged by a series of seven phases, each lasting four days, with an expected weight loss of 10-12 pounds in the first 28 days. During each phase, you focus on specific food categories and various exercises without calorie counting. The changes between phases is meant to keep the dieter from getting bored with the food.
The phases of the 4 Day Diet:
-Phase 1 "Induction". This phase is designed to remove "toxins" that have accumulated in your body. Dieters can eat fruits, leafy greens, and other non-starchy vegetables, beans, brown rice, and low-fat or nonfat yogurt or milk. No meats, poultry, or fish are allowed.
-Phase 2 "Transition." Dieters can eat lots of unprocessed foods that are high in fiber, which is supposed to make you feel fuller longer with less calories. Specifically, calorie count is supposed to be around 1,300 a day, which is firmly in the starvation diet range.
-Phase 3 "Protein Stretch". Dieters are allowed to add lean meats, fish, milk, and eggs. Adding these food items is supposed to keep your weight loss from plateauing.
-Phase 4 "Smooth" . Eat what you like in moderation. Now there's some good advice!
-Phase 5 "Push". A return to a more restrictive diet, such as the beginning of the diet.
-Phase 6 "Pace". Dieters can add a few more foods to the restrictive diet.
-The final phase "Vigorous". Back to very strict diet to lose the last few pounds.
Commentary- two main points: contrary to all the endless hype, there is no scientific evidence behind this idea that the body needs to be "de-toxifed". Highly restrictive diets always work in the short-term and almost never work in the long-term. But, some simple advice from the 4 Day Diet, eat what you like in moderation and do some exercise.
