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Thursday, March 31, 2016

3 Weeks Diet Review

Can You Really Lose 23 pounds in 3 weeks?

The 3 Week Diet is a new diet promising quick weight loss.  It’s creator, Brian Flatt, claims that you can lose between 12 and 23 pounds of fat in just 21 days.  It seems a lot, so do his claims stand up? Does the 3 week diet really work?
The three week diet promises fast fat loss.Unlike some other reviews of the 3 week diet, our reviewer Karen has completed the full 21 days so if you would like to read about how she found the diet,  how much weight she lost and how much she cheated(!) click here 
The 3 week diet is basically a combination of different diets which are chained together into different phases. The diet starts with a detox phase, then an optional fasting phase followed by two different low carb phases.
As you might imagine with a diet promising such quick weight loss, the diet does seem quite extreme – and to carry out each phase to the maximum is not easy.  As Karen found, it can make you feel pretty drained to start with.  But as it’s only for 3 weeks and the final phase is the least daunting, it is achievable.  It is possible to do the diet in a slightly less extreme form, simply knowing that you’re not maximizing your weight loss.
As usual to aid weight loss, the weight loss plan includes an exercise program.  This is split into two parts both with different types of exercises.  The required exercise during the program is to walk every day before breakfast. The optional part is a  classic dumbbell based workout program, which is intended to maximize fat burning. As this workout is optional, if you’re not a fan of this type of exercise, it’s no problem, you will easily lose weight without it, but you will slim more if you put in the extra effort.
To balance against the restricted nature of the diet, standing on the scales each day and finding that you’ve lost weight is a great motivator. And that’s the thing that keeps us going through the hunger pangs of the detox and fasting phases.

Does it work?

As Karen found it, yes it does work, although if you want to get the results the sales video says is possible, then you’ll have to work a bit harder and cheat less than Karen did!
Theoretically, of course, it should work. Most of the diet phases specify low carb eating and there is a wealth of research showing that low carb is effective for weight loss.
The diet’s creator, Brian Flatt, quotes many scientific studies supporting his rationale for each phase of the diet. My personal opinion is that it looks like he’s put the diet together using a process of trial and error and then tried to find some supporting science to bulk out the manual. This would be the reason that the science and the diet don’t always match up. But regardless, the results speak for themselves.

Who is the 3 Week Diet best for?

  • The program is suitable for anyone who wants quick weight loss.
  • People who have the willpower to get them through the hunger pangs.

Who should avoid it?

  • Anyone already on a medically supervised diet (including diabetics)
  • Vegans
  • Vegetarians would have trouble with the detox phase unless they are very fond of eggs.

What’s included in the program?

The 3 week diet system is comprised of 4 manuals, these are:
  • The Introduction Manual – This explains why we get fat and the science behind this particular diet’s effectiveness. It discusses what to do (and not to do) while following the diet and also covers, in depth, the recommended supplements and what they do to help quicker weight loss.
  • The Diet Plan Manual – This gives step by step instructions for calculating your BMR and how it relates to what you need to eat in order to lose weight.  It explains what to eat, and when to eat it.
  • The Workout manual – This gives detailed instructions on how to perform the Full Body Fat Blasting Workout.  It includes diagrams and full instructions.
  • Mindset and Motivation Manual.  Some ideas to try and help keep you on track with the diet.  Hopefully seeing the weight loss and feeling the changes will be motivating enough.


What price fast weight loss?

The program costs $47

How is it delivered?

Electronic Download

Is there a guarantee

100% satisfaction, 60 day money back guarantee.  Lose weight or get your money back!

How can I buy it?

The full 3 Week Diet program is available to buy from the official 3 week diet website.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Karen testing the 3 Week Diet



Testing The 3 Week Diet


I’m Karen. When Kate mentioned the 3 week diet to me I volunteered to test it out.  I have a family wedding in the summer and I really want to be able to buy a lovely dress, surprise my family and look good in the photos.
For me the weight has crept on gradually. It started in my mid 30s and I’ve steadily increased in clothes size since then (I’m 46 now). I’ve tried a few of different diets, but they’ve never worked out well.  I’ve also tried exercising and that’s been good for a few weeks until something happens which makes it difficult to fit into my crammed schedule.  Then the exercise gets dropped. After all, it’s not like I enjoy it :-(
So now I’m the biggest I’ve ever been.  I really notice that all my clothes are tight.  My blouses gape slightly across my bust if I stand with my shoulders back, so I have to be a bit round shouldered to preserve my modesty. I’m on the end hole of my favorite belt. And when I bend down to tie my shoelaces, I have to undo the button on my waistband!  I suppose more that that though, I just generally feel lethargic, and slightly out of sorts. I put it down to carrying all this extra blubber around.
So I’m hoping for a significant weight loss. I know that after dieting a few pounds usually creep back on, but if I lose enough weight even if I gain a few pounds I’ll still be much slimmer than before.  And 21 days is doable.  Although I don’t have huge amounts of willpower, I think if the weight drops as promised, then I’ll be able to keep it up.
At the initial weigh in I was resigned to learn that 44.7% of my body was fat. I know that for optimum health it should be 20% – 30% for a woman so I have a way to go. My BMI of 31.5 was also solidly in the obese category. If I can make it to merely overweight by the end of the 3 weeks, it’ll be a good start!
If you want to follow the diet with me, you can get it here

Intial Weights and Measures

Weight
Stones/lblbsKg
Weight13st 12lbs19488.18
Must Lose Belly Fat - Initial Fat Percentage
Starting Body Fat (top) and BMI Values (Bottom)

Fat Loss Monitor Measurements
% Body fatBMI
44.731.5

Tape Measurements ( I measured in cm and have converted approximately to inches)
WaistBellyThighUpper Arm
cm901107035
inches3643.527.513.75

Body Fat Measurement Notes

Of course the measurements depending on where round the body I take them, so for the arm and thigh I’ve picked handy moles as markers to try and ensure that I measure always in the same place.
For the body fat measurements, as you can see in the picture above I have one of those little machines where you enter your vital statistics, hold the handles and it uses a tiny electric current to measure your % body fat and calculate BMI.  It’s not suggested in the 3 week diet plan instructions, but I thought it would be interesting – and perhaps add motivation.
The one I have is very similar this Omron Body Fat Loss Monitor from Amazon – but a much older model.