The Two Week Diet (Fat Loss 4 Idiots)

America is in a health care crisis on several fronts. Run-away medical costs and exorbitant health insurance premiums have certainly created a negative impact on the economy but, more importantly, they have eaten away discretionary income for millions of people. They have forced people into bankruptcy. They force millions of people to forego owning health insurance.

America has waged a war on smoking and smokers. In fact, during the early days of the Obama administration the only people paying higher taxes were smokers. So far, no one wants to face an even bigger problem: obesity and overweight Americans.

However, there is a very good chance that you are one of millions trying anything and everything to lose weight. I want to take a few moments of your time to tell you about a fairly simple way to lose weight. You don’t have to look far to find any number of health professionals who shout that dieting will not work. Well, eating without dieting hasn’t worked so well, either, has it?

Let’s talk about simple. You eat. So let me ask you a question: do you eat fast or slow? Here’s what I want you to do. About 30 minutes before mealtime drink 8 to 12 ounces of water. Have a minimum of 8 to 12 ounces of a non-caloric beverage with each meal. That could be unsweetened tea or tea sweetened with a sugar substitute. It could be a diet soda or a glass of water. Do not finish eating until 15 minutes have passed. In other words, make sure there are fifteen minutes between your first bite and your last bite.

Please Note Children and adolescents, pregnant or breast feeding women, and people with significant health problems such as bulimia, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes or psychiatric disorder, should not begin a diet program without written authorization by their primary care provider. People under treatment for other conditions or taking medications prescribed by their health care provider should tell their providers that they have begun a diet because, in some cases, adjustments to medications or modifications to the weight loss program may be appropriate.

Now I titled this article The Two Week Diet and I want to explain that. Of those 14 days, you will have 3 free days. You may have heard some folks talking about the 11-day diet. They fail to mention those all-important free days during which your only guide is your lustful appetite for food…and common sense.

Those eleven days you are going to eat four meals each day and you’re going to eat those meals based on your body. Once you have learned how to eat for at least 15 minutes, let’s think about how you feel during that time. Think about reaching a point during your meal when you feel satisfied. However, we were taught to clean our plates so we keep eating. Don’t do that. Stop when you feel satisfied. I’m talking satisfied, not full.

I stopped writing this article to test something. Yesterday afternoon about 3:00 I ate some red grapes, a few chunks of pineapple and cantaloupe and a handful of walnuts and drank 12 ounces of water. About 6:30 I put six slices of deli roast beef and three boiled eggs on my plate. When I felt satisfied I returned 2 slices of the roast beef and one of the eggs to the refrigerator. And, yes, I did the water thing.

- – A Day Passes – -

Okay, here’s exactly how I did the four meals today. Meal One was at 9:00 a.m., Meal Two at 12:30 p.m., Meal Three at 3:30 p.m. and Meal Four at 7:00 p.m. You should have at least two and one-half hours between these lower calorie meals. Okay, I know what’s on your mind. What kinds of food can I eat?

Here’s a list of protein foods you’ll choose from:

• Lean Roast Beef
• Deli-style Lean Turkey
• Deli-style Lean Ham
• Deli-style Lean Beef
• Low fat Cottage Cheese
• Eggs (scrambled or hard boiled)
• Chicken (skinless)
• Egg Salad (using non-fat mayonnaise)
• Tuna Salad (using non-fat mayonnaise)
• Broiled Halibut
• Broiled Orange Roughy
• Broiled Flounder
• Mixed Nuts
• Tofu Products
• Soy Products

The Simple Way to Diet

There is a very simple way to work the 11-day diet (two weeks with those free days). The best part is that you can use it for as long as you want for one low cost. That cost is less than one month’s membership at some of the more popular weight loss sites. You get an eBook that explains how you can set up your own program. But you also have access to an online meal planner that will generate an entire 11 days of meals. It’s your choice.

To use the meal planner I chose 7 foods from column A and 7 foods from column B and clicked a button to generate the menus. Then I printed it out. Pretty simple, huh? Yes, you can go back and choose different foods or a few different foods or a couple of different foods and generate new menus whenever you want – at no additional cost.

First, I proved to myself that I could participate in this program. Now I can recommend it to you if you are looking for a simple, low-cost way to lose a few pounds…or a lot of pounds. Click here to learn more about Fat Loss 4 Idiots.