I am going to be starting the original FS diet again next month. I have had excellent success with it in the past. I have gained weight back that I had lost on FS...so, I am ready to lose it again. I know that Dr. Ian Smith has the Shred diet and the extreme fat smash diet as well as others....but, I feel like for me that the fat smash diet works well. I hope that there are others who will join me!

Sherry

What is the fat smash diet?? what does it involve?

The Fat Smash Diet is by Dr. Ian Smith. You can Google it and get more details. But, I will just give you the highlights. There are 4 phases. Each phase has a food list of acceptable foods. Phase one lasts 9 days. It is the Detox phase. I lost the most weight on this phase. You can eat all of the fruits and veggies you want on all phases. Here is a link to the Fat Smash Forum that used to be on here....http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/fat-smash-diet-211/

You can also access the recipe thread from there. It recommend this diet. The first 9 days are the most challenging...but, if you get creative and keep things from being boring, it can be done easily.

Sherry

Hi Sherry, I'm Jewwell. I agree, Dr. Ian's original FS is more suitable For me as well. Actually, I believe I read that those if us with a substantial amount of weight to lose should opt for the original FS. I am currently 259 and am going to hit goal at 180-190. Today is day 1 detox for me. How are you doing so far? How successful have you been in the past?

Hi Jewwell,

Good luck on your detox. I haven't started yet. I have decided to wait until the 21st. I will be able to focus on detox then. I lost 30 lbs on FS in the past. I am leader of the Fat Smash diet board on Sparkpeople. You can come check it out if you want to.

Here is the link for Sparkpeople.



http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/g....asp?gid=10806

i started yesterday!
i really love this diet and have no problem at all with the food. i make a vat of hummus and eat all different kinds of veggies and greens dipped in the hummus. i also eat spinach salads with a homemade vinaigrette. this way, i can control the amount of oil that goes into it.
i have 20-30 lbs to lose.
good luck!!!

I agree with you Sherry - the original FS diet seems to work the best for me. I do have Dr. Ian's other books and have tried them with little success so I am going back to the one that I know works for me. Years ago I lost about 30 pounds on the original FS and over the years some has crept back on so it is time to smash it again.

Good luck to all - I will be starting my detox on Monday Apr 8th.

good luck, 4cats!

i have lost 3 lbs so far, even cheating on saturday night. but i couldn't help it. we were at a wedding and they served lobster and filet. SO good!

i am almost finished with my first vat of hummus. i will be making a new round tomorrow. i think i am going to soak dried chickpeas this time instead of buying the canned. i read that they have a lower glycemic index. since i have pcos, i thought that would be a good thing.

i was researching over the weekend and ran across a diet that is based on your blood type. i have a pos so it says that i should do well on a vegetable based diet. ironic that this diet is the one that i lose the most on!

anyways, good luck to everyone!

I'm starting my detox this Thursday, the 15th. Trying to come up with an easy meal plane for the next 9 days. Any ideas?

I'm starting the Extreme Fat Smash this week. I am doing a couple days of just normal "good eating" before I start Day 1 of EFS.

GWatkins, how are you doing?

Hello,
I would like to do this but am not sure about the EFS versus the regular FS. Have read a little, but would like a typical day's menu.

I'm ready to start the Fat Smash again. I felt good on the plan.

I'm down 8 pounds! I love this diet!