Dr. Ian Smith, New York Times #1 Bestselling author, is once again taking the weight loss world by storm with his new book 4 Day Diet. The weight loss guide outlines the 4 Day Diet program that is designed to help dieters defeat the common pitfalls of healthy eating, such as boredom, not allowing treats, too much repetition and plateaus, to support a genuinely healthy lifestyle and real long-term results.
The 4 Day Diet program
The 4 Day Diet plan comprises seven different stages or modules that last for four days each, offering a unique and interesting approach to dieting. Dr Smith believes that breaking the process up into varied intervals is sure to keep you motivated and focused on your health and weight loss goals, and keeps the metabolism working well because the body is kept guessing and it doesn’t have time to adapt to the diet.
Step-by-step dieting
The program is even flexible enough for you to customize your diet, choosing to either follow through the seven phases in the below order, or start with the first two and then rearrange the remaining modules.
The seven dieting modules include:
• Induction (detox/cleansing)
• Transition (to reintroduce all food groups)
• Protein Stretch (to avoid plateaus)
• Smooth (when you can have some formerly forbidden foods like pizza and French fries)
• Push (the sprint just before the final stretch, back to a stricter eating plan)
• Pace (a comfortable module for you to catch your breath)
• Vigorous (the final module to lose those last few pounds)
Body and Mind
The 4 Day Diet program also places great emphasis on the psychology of dieting and weight loss, recognizing that the journey is 80% mental and 20% physical. Dr Smith equips his readers with psychological tools such as visualisation and goal setting to help ward off temptation and keep motivation and focus high throughout completion of the program.
4 Day Diet (Pan Macmillan Australia, $45) is available at www.dymocks.com.au