Today on the Rachael Ray Show the upcoming diet book, 400 Calorie Fix, was debuted. One woman claimed to have lost 6 pounds in 2 days using the plan in this new book. The 400 Calorie Fix diet has been causing quite a stir. The details have been mostly kept under wraps until now, but everyone loves a rapid weight loss plan, so the buzz has been huge.
Written by Prevention's Editor-in-Chief Liz Vaccariello, the author of NY Times Best Seller Flat Belly Diet!, the 400 Calorie Fix seems to focus mainly on calorie counting and portion control - nothing new to the diet world. The main premise is that you can eat anything, anywhere…as long as you eat 4 meals every day consisting of 380-400 calories. It seems too simple to be true.
The book includes 400 recipes, but it also promotes eating fast food by allowing foods such as a McDonald's ice cream cone to add up to your 400 calories. While it's true that your meal remains at around 400 calories by counting the calories and portion size, you would also be increasing your sugar, sodium, and fat intake by often eating at fast food restaurants. Another potentially dangerous downfall to this diet is that everyone's caloric requirements vary based on their height, weight, age, and activity level. Eating only 1600 calories may not be enough to fuel some people, while for others it may be low enough that even a daily walk would be sufficient exercise to still lose weight.
The upside to this diet is that it teaches you simple tricks, such as sneaky words often hidden in the ingredient list that can raise the calorie count. They recommend cutting out breads and show you how to "eyeball" correct portion sizes. These things are essential in any healthy eating plan.
The theory behind weight loss is simple: burn more calories than you eat, and the weight will come off. This book seems to follow that theory, because 1600 calories a day isn't a lot for most people, and small bursts of exercise will burn off those calories quickly. But will 400 Calorie Fix be the miracle weight loss plan the world has been waiting for?
The book is available January 4, 2010, but can be pre-ordered now. It includes a 2-week slim plan, over 400 recipes with a nutrition-rating system, and special menus for low-carb, low-sodium, and high-fibre diets.
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I have a question about the 400 calorie diet fix book, Rachael Ray. Is artificial sweetener used in any of the recipies?
Hi Debbie,
I believe some recipes do use artificial sweetener in place of sugar. But you don't have to use all the recipes - the main idea is the theory behind eating 400-calorie meals 4 times a day so that you're never hungry but your daily caloric intake is still fairly low.
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