FAT FLUSH DIET PLAN

Looked it up. I wouldn't do it.

It has a very low recommended initial calorie intake, highly restricted fat intake, no dairy. Also, medical professionals question the validity of most detox diets as there is little empirical evidence to suggest that any detoxification occurs.

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Phase 1 – 2 weeks
This is a restrictive phase of between 1100-1200 calories per day. The intention here is to “lose bloat” – which refers to reducing water retention as well as some fat loss. In this phase you are not allowed to eat; margarine, alcohol, sugar, oils or fats (except flaxseed oil), grains, bread, cereal, starchy vegetables, dairy products. Even the herbs and spices are restricted to a small list.

Eating this way, you are not going to be losing just fat. First week, a lot of your loss will be water weight. As you continue with this your body will go into a catabolic state. In plain English, this means your body will be in survival mode since you would be eating an amount that would be less than your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR), which is the bare minimum your body requires for essential functions and maintenance of active tissue (e.g. your muscles). The body has to get the energy someplace to make up the difference, so it will scavenge it from your body - from both fat AND muscle - indiscriminately. Since RMR is based is based on the maintenance of active tissue, and fat requires no energy for maintenance, you will have effectively lowered your RMR since you have now decreased the amount of muscle tissue in your body.

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Phase 2 – Ongoing
Here the calorie allowance is lifted – to 1200-1500 calories. The idea is to continue on with the program until the desired weight loss is achieved.

Still eating below most healthy individuals' RMR. You will be continuing pushing your body into that catabolic state mentioned above. Losing weight, sure...losing muscle mass, definitely. I saw that they talk about exercise too, but if your body is busy tearing itself down in survival mode, it can't build capacity no matter how much you exercise it.

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Phase 3 – The maintenance phase
Essentially a weight maintenance phase, with a caloric intake of 1500 calories or over. Some starchy carbs are gradually re-introduced, along with gluten-free grains, and some dairy.

Now comes the fun part. After starving your body, and lowering your RMR, you're now starting to eat at what your RMR might have been when you started. Funny thing is, because you've now lost muscle along with the fat and water, your RMR is now lower and your body is much more efficient with whatever calories you put into it. When normal consumption is resumed the weight quickly rebounds because the body is now burning fewer calories to sustain itself.

Still sound like a good idea?

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i just started it , after doing WW since December,, and only loosing 5 lbs after following the program, i just want to eat healthy and loose about 20 lbs, i started using MFP as a way to make sure i was getting proper nutrition and wanted to see what my macros was.
i know a few friends who have done it, over 50 like me and have had good outcome,, so im going to give it a go. Anyone have a tips?

ivysb wrote: »

i just started it , after doing WW since December,, and only loosing 5 lbs after following the program, i just want to eat healthy and loose about 20 lbs, i started using MFP as a way to make sure i was getting proper nutrition and wanted to see what my macros was.
i know a few friends who have done it, over 50 like me and have had good outcome,, so im going to give it a go. Anyone have a tips?

Um, how about don't resurrect zombie threads and rely on good old-fashioned calorie counting instead?