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I’ve been trying to lose weight for the past year with mild success though I’ve read several books including one by a medical doctor specializing in weight loss.

There’s nothing wrong with what they teach - in fact, I learned a ton of knowledge about weight loss from them. It’s either there is no fixed diet (with just general principles) or the diets are too specific…

Then I chanced upon FatLoss4Idiots which was becoming very popular too. So, I decided to give it a shot and follow the DIET MANUAL that gives a specific 10-day diet first as it allows flexibility in what I choose for my meals. Subsequently, I will personally follow the DIET GENERATOR that generates a specific 11-day diet that makes the bold promise of losing 9 pounds in 11 days.

10-day diet according to the Diet Handbook

This is my own case study which I like to share that documents the results of following the diet closely and yet not too strictly:

Day 1 - 29th Mar 2008

Weighing in at 82.6 kg (or 181.7 lb), I began to follow the this 10-day diet. I ate 4 meals and took a 30-min walk (which fell short of the 45-min that is recommended).

Day 2 - 30th Mar 2008

I was disappointed as my weight actually increased a notch to 82.8 kg (182.1 lb). Feeling frustrated, I still followed the 4 meals but skipped the recommended exercise totally!

Day 3- 31st Mar 2008

Hey… I was a little surprised as my weight dropped to 82.4 kg (181.3 lb) which was even lower than when I started. I resumed and took a 30-min walk.

Day 4 - 1 Apr 2008

Today is April Fool’s Day - but this is NOT a joke… my weight actually plummeted to 81.6 kg (179.5 lb)!

That’s already 2.2 lb in 3 days and I didn’t even follow the diet and exercise strictly And now it seems possible to reach the bold promise of losing 9 lbs in 11 days!!

Well, I’m thoroughly motivated to lose weight now and look forward to the next few days… it’s EXCITING!

Day 5 - 2nd Apr 2008

Still weighing in at 81.6 kg (or 181 lbs) which is the same as Day 4.

Glad I could maintain this weight which is 1 kg (2.2 lbs) lesser than when I started.

Day 6 - 3rd Apr 2008

I jumped with joy when I hit the scales this morning!

This is my ABSOLUTE LOWEST body weight in the last 5 years: weighing in at 81.0 (178.2 lbs)!!!

Can you imagine how happy I was? In fact, I sent out text messages to a few of my close friends and they were all so envious

Day 7 - 4th Apr 2008

Oops…

Got a bit saddened when my weight shot up a few notches up to 81.4 kg (179.1 lbs)

What can I say? I didn’t follow even the light walking exercises recommended. Today I’m going all out to do just that!

Day 8 - 5th Apr 2008

Glad I went back down to 81.0 kg (178.2 lbs) this morning.

I vow to follow the recommended diet of proteins and carbs according to the specified proportions closely.

Day 9 - 6th Apr 2008

Still weighing in at 81.0 kg (or 181 lbs).

Day 10 - 7th Apr 2008

Finally, I reached Day 10. However, the Diet Menu was staring at me with these words: “Begin with Day 1 again”

That being the case, I decided to take a break before doing these 10 days (oops… should be 9 days because Day 10 instructs me to go back to Day 1) .

SUMMARY:

Over the last 10 days, I managed to drop 1.6 kg (3.5lbs). I did not follow the diet nor the exercise strictly - I probably fulfil around 70%.

But the BEST part is that… I was indeed looking forward to food in most of the days - deciding on what to eat in the next meal. It was fun and rewarding because this diet is not totally strict. And I can do the diet any time from beginning - it’s really not hard to follow.

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