Questioning whether to Fat Smash...

I am restarting my weight loss journey after losing 27 pounds. I want to lose another 12 to reach my goal. Before, I simply watched my calories (less than 1400 a day) and ate as balanced of a diet as possible, and lost around 2 pounds a week almost every week. However, I am concerned that because I have less to lose, it will be harder to do by simply cutting calories. PT seems to be a big fan of Fat Smash so I was considering doing Phase I at some point as a kind of "reset" before going back into a sensible, non-restrictive, lower-calorie diet.

All that to say... I am curious about what exactly makes Fat Smash "work". I am a big believer in "calories in, calories out, that's it" and so I am skeptical about the "magic" of not eating certain foods and eating others. Is the reason you lose so much with Fat Smash that you are simply eating less calories because the only foods you are allowed to eat are low calorie? I have a hard time imaging being able to get up to 1400 calories with only the foods allowed on Phase I, even if I ate all day long. If that's the only trick, then why not just restrict your calories? Or is there something really special about Fat Smash besides making you eat less? I know the results are great and its a healthy plan, but couldn't it just be water weight from such a drastic change in diet? I'm not worried about gaining it all back because I wouldn't go back to an unhealthy diet after Phase I, though I probably wouldn't follow Phase II to the letter. I am just wondering if its worth all the agony of deprivation for the results!

Fri. Dec 21, 3:44am

I tried the Extreme Fat Smash because like you I didn't have much to lose. I stuck with it through Phase 2 then found another site where I log my food and it gives me fat, calorie, fiber, protein content and I stopped losing after phase two so I felt it was time to kick it up a notch and add back in some good fats, a little more calories etc. IT will do you good to at least do one cycle of Fat smash, this way you get the concept of eating several small meals a day. I SWEAR that it what is working for me. I no longer follow the book but still use the concept and also the idea of "book ending" my work outs. I also learned of certain foods such as whole grains, brown rice and even beans and how they can help me. I HATE BEANS BY THE WAY, but I ate them. All of the concepts in the book do work, you just have to decide how far you want to take it. There are several great meal plans in the book and you can use them to incorporate into your own style of "dieting." I say it's worth a try. There is a team on this site for the Fat Smashers and EFS' folks and you will get a lot out of reading through their community posts, recipes, what's allowed on phase one, etc. It really helps as they answer many questions! Good luck on whatever you decide.

Friday, December 21, 2007, 8:18 AM

Hey, PP, could you give me the points behind Extreme Fat Smash? Thanks!!

Friday, December 21, 2007, 6:05 PM

I think the "trick" to Extreme Fat Smash is the exercise. It calls for exercising twice a day.

Friday, December 21, 2007, 7:23 PM

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