18 Pounds in 4 Days
18 pounds in 4 days (18in4) is a weight loss program that was created by James Zeta.
In his search for the solution to his own weight loss concerns he states that he discovered a special combination of foods that enabled him to lose weight rapidly.
Zeta claims that his program can show dieters how to lose weight and even up to 18 pounds in 4 days. He says that he managed to lose 20 pounds in less than a week simply by following the principles outlined in his plan.
18 pounds in 4 days or 4.5 pounds a day is an unrealistic goal and most will set themselves up for disappointment!
18in4 Diet Basics
There are two parts to the program. The first part is the diet and the second part concentrates on maintaining the weight loss.
This diet aspect of the plan is a four-day calorie restricted diet, which is based around mainly vegetables with lean proteins and small amounts of fruits.
He advertises his program as not requiring any special foods, but rather as involving specific combinations of regular foods that supposedly jump starts the weight loss process.
Zeta asserts that there is no need for supplements, meal replacements, or exercise in order to achieve rapid weight loss.
He provides a detailed outline of what dieters should do for the first four days of his program along with a complete meal plan. He then offers tips to dieters that will help them to keep the weight loss in the long term.
Breakfast every day includes half a grapefruit and the rest of the diet is centered on vegetables with some eggs, chicken and meat.
Foods to Lose 18 Pounds in 4 Days
Vegetables including butternut squash and green beans, beef, chicken, eggs and small amounts of fruit including grapefruit.
Recipe ideas can be found here.
Exercise Recommendations
Dieters are forbidden to exercise during the four-day program but exercise after is fine. He states that his clients actually achieve better results when they don’t exercise.
Costs and Expenses
The program costs $17 and payments are accepted via PayPal.
Pros
- Includes a detailed 4-day meal plan.
- Appeals to those who want to lose weight fast for a special event.
- Rapid weight loss may increase motivation to stick with a longer-term approach to weight management.
- Offers suggestions to help with maintaining weight loss.
Cons
In the comments below, many have complained about this diet by leaving negative feedback.
- Most dieters will experience fatigue and hunger on such a low calorie diet.
- Gives dieters unrealistic expectations in terms of weight loss.
- Majority of weight loss will be water rather than fat.
- Any weight lost is likely to be regained as soon as normal eating is resumed.
- No scientific evidence is offered in order to support his claims.
- Most of the support for the diet is in the form of testimonials.
- Author of the diet has no nutrition or health credentials.
- Expensive for a short program.
- There are some reports of failure of the author to follow through with the money back guarantee.
Conclusions
Even if it were possible to lose 18 pounds in 4 days, it is certainly not a healthy approach to weight loss. If dieters experience any significant results on this program this will be largely attributed to water rather than true fat loss.
Zeta is encouraging a quick fix mentality that will ultimately leave dieters feeling discouraged when the desired results are not achieved. In addition his lack of credentials and the various reports of his failure to honor the money back guarantee brings his credibility and that of his diet into question.
Why not try 28 pounds in 28 days which is a healthier, more realistic option.
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I lost 14 pounds in 4 days. It works!!
Can you please tell me what exactlly i should eat Ashleigh lanier ? pleaseeee…
This diet absolutely worked for me. I tried it 2 times. The first time I tried it I lost 11 pounds and the second time 9. I did use coffee creamer because I can’t live without it in my coffee
sweet n low & splenda are great. You do feel like you’re starving the first two days but it goes away. I was able to keep the weight off for a year. I lost 146 to 131 in a short amount of time. I gained a little of it back and started the diet again and lost 9 pds. After the diet, I was more conscious of the things I ate. Today I weigh myself on a daily basis because the pounds can creep up on me so it’s important for me to do that. I did cheat both times by using coffee creamer and eating one hershey kiss a day 
but everything else was exactly followed as plan. I understand these diets might not be the safest because of the limited caloric intake but the food is healthy and it’s an amazing jumpstart to any long term diet plan. Yes I would recommend it only if you do it for a short time, are able to eat a limited amount of food & have strong willpower.
For all you preachers, no one is listening. If they haven’t gotten it before now, there is no way they will get it from a random comment on a DIET WEBSITE.
Ted, I gave up cigs and alcohol last year I eat well and exercise few times a week so my weight is fine but I always feel tired and bit bloated I know its not a medical prob , I love this website and have looked through many of diet plans would just love somethin that would make me feel more healthy if that makes sense
Ted I have been lookin into lots of diets , I would love to know more about u have u tried many diets what’s ur view on this ?
Hi Eve, I’m one of the editor’s of this website so I spend a great deal of time researching diets. I have a background in Biology and Education. I do a whole foods vegetarian diet and regular exercise to maintain my healthy weight, but allow a few treats on the weekends. 18 Pounds in 4 days isn’t a healthy way to lose weight nor is it realistic. What type of plan are you looking for? I can then steer you in the right direction.
I’ll try it a hope it works
It does work!!! you must follow it to the letter and granted you have no health problems it works. I did it after first child and lost 7lbs in 4 days so continued it for 8 days and total los was 1st 7lbs and I kept up the elements of no salt butter milk alcohol eating after 6pm and eating half grapefruit everday for breakfat and continued to lose weight. If you only gonna do this half heartedly don’t bother you’ll put weight back on after cause you weren’t serious and too lazy in the first place. it teaches you to re-think portion sizes you actually start to eat normal amounts when finished not massive portions and you don’t snack cause it maintains blood sugars. it’s a lifestyle choice not a diet
I need this diet
I USED THIS DIET ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. AND I LOST 15LBS IN 4 DAYS AND I DID LOOSE THE WEIGHT. ITS WORTH THE MONEY IF YOU FOLLOW IT TO THE LETTER AND IF YOUR SERIOUS ABOUT LOOSING WEIGHT.
can you ple\se share your diet plan
I KEPT IT OFF. GO FOR IT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOOSE EXCEPT WEIGHT.
I really want to lose weight.
just by reading all the comments on here this dose not work at ALLLLL DONT WAST YOUR MONEY
i know because more they show the same means that it doesnt work and the product just wants money.
DONT PAY FOR THIS THATS SO REDICULOUS GO TO GOOGLE SEARCH AND TYPE 3 DAY DIET ITS THE SAME DAMN THING. THIS PERSON IS SCAMMING YOU OUT OF MONEY MY WRESTLING COACH USED THIS DIET WHEN WE NEEDED TO DROP WEIGHT FOR A TOURNAMENT.
Just as a warning, I’ve been training as a nutritionist. I’ve yo-yoed my entire life and learned the hard way that “rapid” weightloss fads are actually more dangerous for you than following a steady plan. I was bedridden 3 months ago and have managed to lose 90lbs but that’s through careful excercising and a proper diet. Training as a nutritionist I’ve learned the importance of really speaking with your doctor and really doing the research you need to stay healthy. I’m currently on the Biggest Loser plan simply because of personal restrictions and would suggest that you research at least 5 different diets then speak with your Doctor or a Dietician/Nutritionist before setting out. Please be careful. I’ve seen people I love get sicker and sicker just trying to do the right thing. Please watch yourselves!
This program will not work if you suffer from hypothyroidism (found out the hard way), and Zeta intentionally makes it difficult for you to get your money back (also found out the hard way). In order to qualify for the MBG, you have to buy ALL the groceries required, EVEN if you already have these things on hand at home. I bought the information, and as I read the list of groceries required, I was thinking “YES!! Good for me! I save money and a grocery trip because I already have most of these foods!” I followed his program to the most minute of details, and I suffered from hunger & fatigue the whole time…ONLY to lose 8 and a half pounds!!! That’s about HALF of what I was promised to lose! And what’s worse is, as soon as I went back to sensible eating, it ALL came back in 2 days!!! I was SO mad having suffered for NOTHING! I asked for my money back, and I received a reply from Zeta himself. I heard back, only to be asked for a copy of the grocery reciept that proved I followed the program by buying the required foods. I explained that I didn’t go to the grocery store except for a couple of things like prune juice. He was very condescending in explaining that was the stipulation in qualifying for a refund: you have to have proof of purchase of all the foods in the diet in the form of a receipt and he has to see it in some way, shape or form. Even if I had a receipt, my scanner was not working. I told him this, and he suggested I snail-mail a receipt to him. I explained my concern that by the time he gets it in his mail, the time to get my money back would have elapsed. His response was basically “oh well!” AND he ACTUALLY HAD THE NERVE TO UPSELL another “more intensive” unadvertised diet “for hard luck cases”…not even with a discount! If the 1st one didn’t work for me, what makes him think that I’d be so eager to lose even MORE money? That guy is EVIL! He also was condescending in telling me to read the disclaimer that his plan may not work for people with hypothyroid, his demeanor basically saying “it’s in the fine print! DUHHH!!!”. I went back to his site just to look for this…nope, not there. I would offer to give his info away for free, except I have just moved and my PC is in storage, sorry lol. I will tell you that it’s not very different from the 3-day diet you can find virtually anywhere on the internet FOR FREE!
thats bad, anyways, many life experiences have turned into greedy business ventures, we can’t really do much about it except, ask as many questions before we spend on them. I think if they are genuine they will keep answering and helping at no cost yet, if not, they won’t even bother to give you a single response.
what does this diet plan includes? can anyone please guide me?what meals do we have to follow i m willing to do it but as i m not in US, so hesitating to order online, i will be grateful if any of you who took this plan can let me know the diet for 4 days as in breakfast, lunch and dinner..
awaiting response
Good tutorial and suggestions. Looking forward to drop a couple excess pounds. I’ll offer some feedback just after i consider this. Bless you!
What!! It so doesn’t work!! Not every girl or boy can lose that much. And you know I did it for a week and it never worked!! Don’t post things if they don’t work!!
When I was younger, about 13 I struggled with weight very bad…. I did this diet for a whole month 4 days on a couple days off and back on. It worked very well for me. I did cheat a little, simply becasue it was a month in the summer, a time when the fair is going on and all the good food is out. but i stayed strong. I was never a big work out person and was so depressed with weight and this really did work. I have kept off most of the weight i lost back then. im not 18 and am looking to do it again and to anyone i would def reccomend it. yes you loose 15-20 pounds in 4 days, but if you dont keep doing it then u wont take anything away and it will be wasted money. I have also learned that after doing this you can not eat big meals. after a month of this i couldnt eat more than half a slice of pizza. and even after 8 days this was the case. i think it is because u have been foreced to eat such small portions. your body learns to adapt. if you have a good drive to loose weight u can do it. at 14 i could do, and most of you im sure are older, if you cant do it then you dont want it that bad, ora atleast bad enough. after the diet i had then transferred to measuring out food i was going to eat and did do alot more calorie couting and did small excercises around the house. anything from 100 crunches to looking up work out video son youtube. again if you want it, you will get the results. you just need to be determined enough.
how did u do it becuse i am 130 and i cant lose it
i just started this with a friend of mine. This first day. I cheated because i was extremly hungry and ate some crackers and a piece of beef jerky. Im feeling really tierd. And very hungry. Day two i hope it gets better.
I have lost 25lbs. was it easy NO,can you cheat NO
is it bland YES,do you really want to lose weight?
start on tuesday finish on friday eat light 3 days
start over.
I love your program, i need to lose weight for an event holding on the 30 of this month
Plz tell me in Urdu how to lose weight in 4 days I can’t understand much eng plz send me in my email plzzzzzzzzz I really need lose weight plzzzzzzzzz help me:(
Check out dr. Furhmans diet…the best and healthiest!
I’m soo confused!
I don’t know wether to buy it or not. I mean i’ve seen a bunch of perspectives but stil ll, nothing.
Is it good or is it bad. I need to lose wieght ASAP. -sigh-
If only I knew. So no refunds? It’s probably possibly going to work im guessing. Or it’s a scam. If I buy it and it is a scam ….
I WILL SUE! >(
Veeta – I’m sorry, but I couldn’t stop laughing at the horrific end result you experienced! I sympathize – $65 down the toilet! Incredible! One think I’ve learned in terms of losing weight is to take your time. I can recall two times in my life when I lost weight pounds by excessively exercising simply esp over a 2 week period. It was great to be thinner so fast, but I wasn’t used to myself, the attention, the change in my face. I maintained it for a good 8 months, but then regained on the two occasions because of some deep emotional upset. I’m getting ready to be married now and could be manic about losing weight, but instead, I want to aim to be toned more than skinny stick like.
Enjoy life & those around you and learn to love.
hello im 13 and a girl and i started the diet a few days ago im on day 3 now and so far i have lost 5 pounds so i think this works ! good luck !
I never comment on things like this but after reading all the comments i thought i would.I purchased this plan the other day, I weigh 155lbs, I am currently on day 2 of the 4 day plan and i feel fine, i just feel like any other day. i did feel a little hungry between breakfast and lunch but it wasn’t extreme!! I’m not sure if this diet is going to work I’ll get back to you when i finish, but its not dangerous, you eat 3 meals a day and drink water. Plus its only for 4 days!!
I did the diet exactly as outlined and after spending $65.00 on groceries I lost 2 pounds which is probably due to the diarrhea from all the prune juice on day 4.
Waste of time and money and DOES NOT WORK!!
Hi.
I would like to tell all dieters to stop dieting. Ive had my fair shares of diets, vomitting, diet pills you name it. So what I do is I eat to lose weight. I eat healthy food but I spice it up with cayenne pepper or spices. My breakfast is 4 egg whites,2 slices oh ham,lettuce and 30g light cream cheese. Coffee with sweetener and water all day. I usually hate salad so I found a salad dressing that I like. It’s all about how you put the food in your mouth.
Eg I wouldn’t eat lettuce on it’s own, it’s tasteless. So put some Ham,lettuce,cream cheese on your fork. Only then do you get a good taste out of it. Lunch time I have chicken fillet cook with my favorite spices. And salad or veg and my favorite dressing.
Also it’s better keep salad dressing apart from your salad. Rather dip each time. You actually use less dressing. You need to get flavor of of healthy food. But I will never waste money ever again on diet pills or books. Every time I eat something new I go on the Internet and check out the calorie content and nutritional info. You don’t have to be a nutritionist, it just a matter of checking what’s going in. And if you do happen to eat something unhealthy, don’t fuss about it. Just try again. But one thing at a time. I hate exercise, so I cant exercise and diet at once. So what I do is walk. But I can’t stand being in gym. Even if I’m walking in the mall it’s the same thing. I’m just sick of people always showing their perfect diets and perfect exercise routine. Good for them,but not everybody is like that. Like I say one thing at a time. Pressure sets you up for failure! And stop comparing yourself because theirs always going to be someone thinner than you and fatter than you. Live and learn! Beside skinny is not always attractive!
What a SCAM…not only does the diet not work, I doubt that the person selling it is using his real name….no way to contact…no way to get a refund….DON’T FALL FOR IT….You’ll never see your money again, but somebody somewhere is getting rich.