"Fat Loss 4 Idiots" program - calorie shifting

Hey everyone. So these days I find myself trying to get more creating with my methods of weight loss, zigzagging calories, switching up workouts etc. But I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. I know I've lost  fat and gained some muscle, which is why im stuck at my current weight, but you know how it is... still trying to lose another 5 pounds.

Anywho the other day I saw this website "Fat loss 4 idiots". So, I dont usually believe in programs, fad diets etc. Especially losing "9 pounds in 11 days" like this site says. Im my opinion, sounds unhealthy and extreme.

However, I'm still interested in this "calorie shifting" approach they use. Apparently they provide meal plans that change around the types of calories you consume (fat/protein/carbs), im guessing the ratios? It sounds like zigzagging food component ratios...

So I was wondering if anyone knew more about it, had sample meal plans, has actually used the program etc.

Thanks a lot everyone!

(ps. I dont endorse or support extreme weight loss programs or supplements such as the one mentioned above. This is just a matter of interest, and nutritional science)

anyone at all....?

Never heard of it.
The diet doctor that was on the radio today said that if you lose to rapidly that your organs take the toll.  You will damage your kidneys and have problems with your gallbladder and lots of other problems. 
I don't know about you, but I don't need anymore problems with my health.  I'll lose slow and not so steady.

no i most definetly agree with you. anything more than 2 pounds a week is usually considered to be unhealthy ( i suppose it depends on your current state or condition...). Ive never aimed for more than over a pound a week.

I was mostly just wondering about the mechanism and how the diet works itself, just out of interest. Im sure theres a way to modify the approach given by the fad itself to make it more accomodating, safe and healthy.

Hi,

I never tried it, but yesterday I read this review on that diet at:

http://www.squidoo.com/Fatloss4idiotsdiet

It looks interesting. I doubt everyone loses 9 lbs. every 11 days, but I read at the bottom that some people lost 6 lbs. What do you think?

I think it's either an unhealthy rapid weight loss method, or that they are exagerating results to get you to by something.  This is just another fad diet.

Get it into your head - THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS!  to lose the weight you have to do the work.  Calculate your caloric expenditure using the tools.  Figure a 500 calorie deficit each day to lose a pound.  Stay above 1200 calories for a woman and 1500 for a man.  Log all you eat.  Make smart food choices.  Get 30 minutes of moderate exercise, such as walking, each day.  That's how you change the way you live and take the weight off.  Good news - it will stay off for life if you continue!!

Hi, a couple of years ago I decided to try this diet or one very similar to it.  It was a weight loss program for Idiots.  I lost about 8 lbs in the 11 days.  (I had a wedding I was going to attend and I wanted to lose the weight quickly)  WRONG MOVE!!!! It is so drastic a change that you will lose weight.  Problem I had was I couldn't exercise without feeling so faint I was going to pass out. (I was exercising regularly before this diet)   I do not recommend this diet.....anything that you lose weight fast at .....usually means you will gain it back again.  Also, they did not recommend exercising......I know why........you aren't eating enough.   There was one day that you only eat vegatables and maybe one fruit.  This is for all day.  You eat at specific times and I was hungry most of the time.  Not a good diet at all.   You get to pick the things you like and then they make the diet up for you.  I was so tired of Tuna........there are only so many ways to have certain foods....all the time.  I agree with claire......there are no Shortcuts!!!  Good luck!

Wow, I have never heard of this but I just followed the link and read about it.  It sounds....INTERESTING! 

So you just eat the same amount of calories but different type of food?  (Like this week doing low carbs, next week doing low fat, another week eating lots of protein, etc.)

I don't understand how eating normal food but rotating them will make you lose weight so fast though...  I don't want to lose fast (only 10 - 15 lbs to go) so I'm not sure if this will be the right diet for me.  Once again, it does sound easy and interesting though ;)

I'm not sure, but it seems to do with getting your metabolism higher. At least that what I understood when I read it.

Has anyone started this diet? How is it going?

From what I understand,the amount of calories you burn every day is what your metabolism will adjust itself to,and I have heard this alot.If you starve and eat 1000 calories/day,your metabolism will adjust to burning 100ocalories/day,if you eat 1500 everyday,same.If you "trick" your meatbolism,it will burn more and not get "stuck" burning the same amount everyday...starvation mode, more burning mode ect ect,sound good?So I switch it up now trying it...we will see

Rapid weight loss in almost all circumstances is not long term. Healthy eating, regular exercise and a calorific defecit leading to around a 2 pound weight loss per week is the best way to lose weight and keep it off. Remember, you didn't put all your extra weight on overnight either so be patient, lose it gradually and make the necessary changes to your lifestyle to keep it off.

I have a friend who lose over 15 pounds in 1 month. All by dieting and he maintained it till today. So maybe some weight loss methods like this calorie shifting do provide faster than usual weight loss                

You don't need to shell out $30.00 or whatever that website is charging for their diet plan. If you do a food journal and count your calorie intake, you can do your own calorie shifting. I have been experimenting with this for about 6 weeks. Based on the weight log calculator on this site, I need to consume 1,700 or less per day to lose weight. I am going for an average of about 1,300-1,500 per day, but I don't consume the same amount of calories each day.

Since I like to go out on the weekends and go to the movies or a diner, I want to be able to enjoy whatever foods I like on those 1 or 2 days out of the week. So on those days, I may consume between 2,400-3,000 calories. During the rest of the week, my calorie intake is adjusted so that over a 7 day period, the average calorie intake will work out to between 1,300-1,400 per day. Some days I may only take in 700 calories and others 1,100 but I average 1,300 per day for the 7 day period.

I live in a nursing home, so I can't cook or shop for my foods - I'm limited to choosing from what's offered on the menus here. But, making the right choices and keeping a food journal have helped me to finally get a handle on my weight. I have been losing consistently each week - not lots of weight, only a lb or so at a time, but then that is supposed to be the healthy way to lose it. And I do have the occasional setback where I have gained several lbs in 1 week, but I'm still experimenting and adjusting and doing my best to find the right way for me. I think that is all that any of us can do. We all need to remember there is no such thing as a 1-size-fits-all diet and what works for 1 person is not necessarily going to work for you.

Just for the record, I was 437 lbs when I came to the nursing home 2 years ago and as of this past Fri., I am done to 305.2. The staff at the nursing home taught me about the importance of journaling my intake each day and making the right choices and Calorie Count has helped me put everything I have learned into practice.

Hi, if you're interested in this diet there's a specific forum on it at http://fatloss4idiotsforum.com

It's only on this diet which makes it a little limited, but on this diet it seems a good source of info

Calorie Shifting can actually be done easily if you know how to do it. Here is a free 7 days diet course to calorie shifting diet. So, you can try it and get a brief idea how a calorie shifting diet looks like.

http://calorieshiftingdietplan.com

If you know how the whole thing works, you can actually start planning your own diet. Pretty easy to do so.