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18 Pounds in 4 Days
Background
18 pounds in 4 days 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.
There are two parts to the program. The first part is the diet and the second part concentrates on maintaining the weight loss.
Diet Basics
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.
Recommended Foods
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 $27 and payments are accepted via Pay Pal.
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
- 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.
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.
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:(
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.
hmmm this sounds cool but i dought it works
I tried this diet that “no thank you” posted i lost 15 pounds and a dress size, if you can try, give it a go and see what happens but it wont work for everyone,
I did a lot of exercise during these 4 days i used weights and cardio so that probably helped, you can say that this is short term but its been 2 weeks and i haven’t gained any weight back even though i’ve been eating quite a lot of junk food recently.
The reason i started this diet in the first place was because i was going on holiday for a week to New York and i wanted to look better i went from a UK size 16 to 12/14, i was well aware of the risks of doing such an extreme crash diet but after 2 days i saw a difference huge difference especially when i tried on my clothes and they were loose!, im going to start dieting again soon, only planning on losing 2-4 pounds a week at the most with a healthier and more balanced diet and exercise.
Good luck to anyone out there who is dieting and trying to lose weight, i’ve been through a lot of stress with dieting and exercise. This diet tasted very nice except for the last day with all the prune juice, be prepared for going to the toilet A LOT on that day also to make the celery taste better peel the outer layer off put it in salty water overnight it taste SO much better that way.
I weight about 185 pounds and in the past i did alot of biking and a got alot of muscles in my thighs so im aiming to get to 140 pounds in about 4 -5 months, this diet can work for a lot of people but it is not something that should be done unless you are sure your body can withstand the change in the the foods and the fewer amount of calories you will get, if you do your math correctly you’ll know that i was 200 pounds before this diet, the more fat you have on your body, the more this diet can effect your body and lower you weight, of course that isn’t the only factor that effects how much weight you can lose on this diet. I’ve been on alot of diets that i hated doing that had me eating around of 800 – 1200 calories which is too low, it has taken me around a year to realize that losing weight at a slower pace with a diet you enjoy doing an your happy with is more important than extreme dieting that can harm your body and skin.
I know this may sound confusing because i just said that i did a crash diet that i didn’t disliked and worked for me, its not a diet i would like to do again, and a warning to women who want to do this: fast fat loss doesn’t allow the skin to adjust, you can’t guess where you you will lose fat, it can be anywhere including your breasts, after i did the diet i noticed my breast looking more saggy which upset me a a a lot but it wasnt too noticeable. But i’ve spoken to women in a weight loss group who lost weight slowly around 1-5 pounds (they all weigh different) and noticed a small amount of breast sag, so imagine if you did this kind of diet or any kind of diet that causes fast fat loss how it causes the skin not just around your breasts but around your whole body to sag too. also a lot of the women in the group also said that their breasts were one the first things to lose fat when they started dieting so take into consideration a lot of things when starting a diet cuz it could affect you for the rest of you life.
Btw the rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t lose more than 1-2% of you bodyweight a week e.g. if you weigh 150 you shouldn’t lose more than 3 pounds a week and this obviously has to be adjusted and lowered as you lose weight(a lot of people say 1-2 pounds but it all depends on how much you weigh)
Sorry for the long read :3
Good luck Fellow dieters!
Tanzy girl
My husband has had cronic pain for 3 years…a million doctors…..on a ton of medication. He also gained weight.
He has been on an anti-inflammatory diet and it has done wonders for him. He lost 10 pounds within a couple of weeks (it is pretty restrictive) and his pain level has gone done. He has more energy than I have seen in many years.
Just an FYI…it takes a good 10 days before you start feeling better so if you decide to do it, you need to give it at least 2 weeks.
Good luck!
I thought I’d try this because…
1. I’m not as mobile as I use to be. I live with chronic pain and take 5 different meds. That in itself has help to pack on the lbs. The “no exercise” drew me in.
2. I need to lose as much weight as I can within a 5 wk period. Next month, hubby and I will be Celebrating our 25th.
But after reading all of the latest comments, this will NOT be something I’m going to try! THANK YOU guys for being so honest!!
It’s so frustrating because I hardly eat much of anything but still, I gain weight and working out is so difficult due to my pain. I drink a lot of water and I do eat my veggies and fruits. When I eat chicken or beef, it’s never fried. As for snacks? If I’m craving something sweet, I’ll eat it but instead of eating the entire piece of cake, candy, etc., I only eat half of it.
My husband is an AMAZING cook and for the most part, everything he makes is healthy however, there are those rare occasions when he does make Mexican food (I love me some Mexican rice, lol) which of course, is not healthy. Though when I do eat that type of food, I limit my intake. That’s a little tough to do when the food taste as gooood as it does! LOL At this point I’m just so frustrated because no matter what I do, the lbs. are not coming off!!!
I stand 5 ft tall so even an extra 5 to 10 lbs. are very noticeable. I use to weight between 110 to 115. Now? I don’t even want to tell you how much I *think* I weight. I haven’t been on a scale in a looong time!
With all that being said, I’m wondering if there’s anyone out there who can help me? Does anyone else have to take several meds a day, who’s limited to the amount of exercise they can do, etc.? If so, have you found a successful weight loss plan? As long as I don’t have to pop another pill (I take far to many as it is!), I’m open to any suggestions.
I wish someone would develope a program that could help people like myself. I know for a fact that I’m NOT alone in this situation. This is something I’ve been struggling with for over 10 yrs. Trust me, if I had the ability to go back to school to obtain the knowledge needed, I would have come up with a program by now. The fact that everyday household chores is a battle for me, that pretty much sums up why I can’t go to school, not even online. Please don’t feel pity for me. That’s not why I told my story. I told it because I need help… period. What amount of time I have left on this earth, I want to be as healthy as I can be and live life to the fullest!!!
Should there be someone who can help, please let me know here first and then we’ll take it from there, thanks. Best wishes to you all. I hope that each and every one of you are able to find your path to reaching your weight loss goals, safely!! And Thanks for taking the time to read my ~Novel~.
I ordered this plan and first of all I was not able to download it or even open the file, so I’m grateful that someone posted the plan. As far as reaching him and or them…….. GOOD LUCK!!
He does not respond to any of my request’s or questions…getting your refund, it won’t happen.
Those who comment about it taking a few days for him to get back to you etc. are either very lucky, did it earlier before people caught on…or work for him to write these statement because they certainly are not true. Good luck to you that are awaiting a response and or a refund from him….he takes your money then he is gone! Jail is full of people doing that same thing!