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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 help dieters to lose 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.
Lesley, though we don’t recommend this diet, I’m pretty sure it’s an ebook. You should have received a confirmation email with your payment that included the link to download it. No physical products will ever be sent.
i sent for this diet on the 3rd of march and i have not recieved it yet. can someone please send me his email so i can ask where it is.
thanks.
i need 2lose wight asap so ill try this diet !! do you see any difference in 3 days?
Please I find extremely hard to believe this one!
hi there, ive just started this diet today and thought i would share with those who are considering it also. I looked at many weight forums prior to starting and was very sceptical of all the weight loss stories as they all said they lost a lot…not sure whether these where true testimonies or like others had suggested people promoting the diet i decided to give it a go myself!its the end of day one and so far it has been ok meals are a little boring but actually not that bad…i do have to say though i have cheated already (not a good sign) but i only ate another apple instead of 1 hopefully this wont make a huge differnce! I have not suffered the low energy levels some others have said to have experienced however it is a sunday and so has been a very lazy day, i expect to notice tomorrow when work starts again!i will check in every day for the next 4 days and let you know how i get on …hopefully this will help others to decide if this is the diet for them.
Cris- If you read through the comments, people have already shared their experience with this plan.
Can someone share the diet with me who has already been on it??
I think its not only water loss, this diet is activating your metabolism as well, so you burn more than when you’re simply starving for 4 days, which I did before. I think your body starting to burn more than you consume plus water loss as well. Of course, nothing is miraculous, if you are not supporting yourself after that not to eat the same way as before. The important thing for me is you loose more than you are simply starving, and after that you are on your own. Just try to maintain properly after that with exercise etc.
I weighed yesterday. 386 lbs!!! Noooooo!! Well, I start on Monday. I’ll fill you in as I go.
message —-> MASSAGE THERAPIST! LOL
I’ve read all of this blog back to the beginning. I think I’m going to try it. I’m going to weigh tomorrow and this weekend clean out my cabinets and buy the food. The only thing I’m going to add is using Sensa (from Oprah show). It works, supresses appetite gently. I believe with them together, I should get through 4 days. Also, my new message therapist told me if I drank my weight in water per day, even doing nothing else, I would lose around 5 lbs in a week. I did up my water and began doing organic flushes and eating organic around 8 years ago and lost 156 lbs without even noticing it. I started out at 486 (I know I weighed 500, no documentation)and in January 2009 weighed 324. But when I noticed how thin my neck and arms were (I wasn’t exercising) I got scared and STUPIDLY started eating wrong. I gained 50 lbs in 6 months. So I’ve got to get back in the game. I want to do it right this time. I can actually see my weight difference. I couldn’t before. Being over 350 for 20 years makes the eyes see what they want.
So…..I’m going to see what this 18 in 4 is all about. Hey, 10 in 4 would be fine with me, but I’m going to stick to the program with my Sensa each meal and 3 gals of water per day.
Here’s hoping.
PS. I’m glad to see all of the responses. They all help in their own way.
People aren’t being selfish, at everydiet.org we respect copyright and will not publish or allow the distribution of other peoples property without the permission of the publisher. Thank you for understanding. If you can’t afford this plan there are many free plans available and are actually a healthier option.