All DietsWhat You Should Know
The Fat Flush Diet is another product of Anne Louise Gittleman, a woman with a PhD in holistic nutrition and the author of a number of diet books. The idea behind the Fat Flush Diet is that by cleansing the liver of toxins, the body can drop pounds more readily. The Fat Flush Diet incorporates three phases; the two-week fat flush which will restrict calories to about 1100 a day, the ongoing fat flush that ups the calorie count to 1500 until you meet your goal, and the lifestyle eating habit which allows you to up the calorie count even more by incorporating a variety of healthy foods into the diet.
The Fat Flush Diet is spelled out in Gittleman’s book by the same name, which means dieters will have to keep up motivation on their own to complete the program. We are pleased to see that the Fat Flush Diet also incorporates other elements of healthy living like getting enough sleep, drinking sufficient water and adding supplementation. However, we wish that Gittleman would emphasize the importance of a daily exercise regimen in a weight loss program as well.
Ingredients
It is no wonder that some dieters lose a number of pounds in the first two weeks with such a drastic calorie reduction prescribed. However, we would question whether this decrease in calories is really the healthiest way to diet. First, it seems that many would have trouble sticking with such a strict regimen and second, it would appear that hunger would become a problem without any sort of appetite suppressant in the mix. The recipes that are prescribed in the plan will take some time to prepare and the ingredients may be somewhat costly. This leads us to wonder about the practicality of such a program and once again to voice concern over whether this would be an easy diet to stick to until results are met.
Product Features
The Fat Flush Diet is sold on Gittleman’s website for $14 at the time of this review. Apparently the book includes recipes, menu choices, advice for eating out, tips for sticking with a long term program and other ideas for detoxification of the body.
Advantages
- The Fat Flush Diet stresses healthy habits like getting sufficient sleep and plenty of water.
- The book is relatively inexpensive.
Disadvantages
- Simply offering a book leaves all of the discipline and motivation up to the dieter.
- The diet does not appear to incorporate a daily exercise program.
- The strict calorie reduction and limited food choices may be hard for some to stick with.
- There is not clinical evidence to support the idea that detox is effective for weight loss.
Conclusion
There is nothing wrong with an occasional detox program to flush out the system, but these diets have not been proven effective for weight loss over the long term. Without ongoing support and a strict calorie intake and menu plan, we don’t believe that dieters will be able to stick with the Fat Flush Diet easily. We encourage dieters to look for programs that offer a weight loss supplement with a reasonable diet and exercise to reach their goals.
You obvisouly didn’t read the book, so why do you have the right to review it? There is an exercise program. Those things which are apparently in the book ARE in the book. In the book she offers websites for suuport groups. The program is amazing and yes it takes work, but anyone expecting to loose wieght without thinking it will take time to take care of themselves is a spoiled brat.
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How many types of fat flush diets exist and what are the risk factors of fat flush diets?
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I agree with Kris on every bit of what she has said and i will add for anyone that is reading this and wants to get healthy, feel better and loss weight this fat flush is great! i have the book and she actually has you eating alot is just all unprocessed foods that are very good for you. She does affer supplements on her website to go hand in hand with her program and the are ALL NATURAL with out all the chemicals and crap you should not be putting into your body. Much like the product that is offered at the end of the review above. This review site gets paid everytime someone buys the product at the bottom of the review so of course that is going to always be better than whatever diet they are reviewing. If you want real story about any detox or fat flush go to the direct site and read about it there, read the ingredients and if you start feeling like you need to take a class in chemistry just to know what is in a product its probably not something you should put into your body. Stay as true to nature as possible and you will start to feel awesome!
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I have used the Fat Flush Diet. It does work. It is hard the first two weeks, but after that you have created good eating habits. Once you see the start of weight loss and the hard work you out into the first two weeks, it was easy for me to stick with it. I learned a lot about foods and why some are just not good for the body. I also use the supplements. I feel that she gives you great info. I would rather use natural foods and supplements than a diet pill.
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