Extreme Fat Smash Diet [Paperback]

Ian K. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 3, 2007

Dr. Ian Smith's Extreme Fat Smash Diet is safe, fast and ultra-effective--taking his proven weight loss system to its hard core.  No gimmicks, no denying yourself entire categories of food (like carbs), no nonsense.  Instead, Extreme Fat Smash Diet delivers quick, permanent results.  On Extreme, you'll set yourself up for:
 
--losing up to 12 pounds the first 3 weeks
--learning your dieting profile: are you an alpha, beta or gamma?
--choosing one of three cycles of dieting for three different weight loss goals: 5 pounds,     10 pounds, and 15 pounds and up
--real-world exercise ideas
--fresh recipes for quick, tasty meals
--a schedule that allows both meals and snacks
--Dr. Ian's tips and strategies to keep you on track
--a maintenance plan that's designed to stick
 
If your dieting goal is time-sensitive, Extreme Fat Smash will work for you!
 

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About the Author

Ian K. Smith, M.D., is the number one bestselling author of The Fat Smash Diet, The 4 Day Diet, The 4 Day Detox, Happy and EAT. He is a medical contributor on The View and The Rachael Ray Show, the diet expert on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, and host of the nationally syndicated radio show Healthwise on American Urban Radio Networks. He writes a medical column for Men’s Health magazine. He has written for various publications including Time and Newsweek, and been featured in People, Essence, Ebony and Cosmopolitan, among others. He is a former medical correspondent for NBC and for NewsChannel 4 in New York, where he filed reports for NBC’s Nightly News and The Today Show. In 2007, he created the 50 Million Pound Challenge, a free national weight loss initiative with a growing list of more than 1.9 million people registered. Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College with an AB and received a master’s in science education from Columbia University. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education and graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. A native of Danbury, Connecticut, Dr. Smith currently resides in Manhattan.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (April 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312371209
• ISBN-13: 978-0312371203
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ian K. Smith, M.D., is the #1 bestselling author of THE 4 DAY DIET, THE FAT SMASH DIET and EXTREME FAT SMASH DIET. He is the medical/diet expert and host of VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club". In 2008, Smith created The 50 Million Pound Challenge, a free national weight loss initiative. He has written for a variety of publications, including Time, Newsweek, and the New York Daily News.

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261 of 263 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme is right May 9, 2007

By Best Hubris

Format:Paperback

Yikes, he isn't kidding when it says extreme! How extreme? The diet basically centers around a four meal a day schedule plus two 100 calorie or less snacks. For breakfast you can expect 2 egg whites and a 1/2 cup of fruit or maybe some yogurt. Meal 2 and 3 will be small (veggie only) salads or a 200 calorie or less protein shake or fruit smoothie. Meal four? Four ounces of lean meat (chicken), 1/2 sweet potato, 2 cups of veggies. Oh, and that's only if you fall into the "alpha" catagory (that means diets have worked for you pretty easily in the past). Otherwise, you'll be cutting back from there even (as a beta or gamma). As a six foot tall male, I find myself hungry. I "cheat" by adding an apple or five ounces of meat instead of four. If you're big, you'll be hungry. Of course this book isn't called the No Pain Happy Face Diet.

The great thing about this book is that is exactly as advertised: a hardcore, go big or go home, there's no crying in baseball, give me results now, diet. It's a crash course in small portions and no-nonsense good for you food. You'll eat brown rice, not white and so on. This book does not coddle you or try to pretend that you're making easy changes that you'll never notice. You are going to eat salads and egg whites over and over again. The portions are small. If you want variety you'll have to get it by choosing different vegetables. There is nothing cute or fancy here. (One diet book I read claimed that I could run some cauliflower through a food processor and it would taste just like mashed potatoes -- no it doesn't!)

The book starts with a few chapters to get you accustomed to the science behind what you are going to be doing and then it jumps in with exact menus for every single day. The book also classifies you as alpha, beta, or gamma depending your body. The menus come with adjustments (maybe one serving of veggies instead of two and more exercise) if you are beta or gamma. Once you know if you are alpha, beta or gamma, you can skip the whole book and just follow the menus if you want. It talks about things like metabolism and the glycimic index, but you won't need to know anything about that if you just follow the menus. There is no guessing about what to eat when. Your only freedom comes in the form of two a day snacks of 100 calories or less. There is a list which includes some good snacks you might not have thought of like a small number of hershey kisses for that chocolate craving or chocolate covered raisins. Otherwise, expect to have your meals planned out for you each day. There are 21 total days broken into to 3 "cyles" of one week each. Completing three cycles is one "rotation". The first rotation could theoretically get you as much as 12 pounds of weight loss in 3 weeks. Want to lose more? Jump back to cycle 1 or 2 and start again. There is a "maintenance" section to help keep the weight off, but the book's focus is on losing some weight now. There are some recipies in the book but I'm not sure why. You don't get to eat any of them on the main diet (maybe in "maintenance"). You don't have to be a cook. The menu never says "Twelve Bean Cassarole with Brocoli Sauce." It says "4 oz of chicken," or "1/2 cup beans". Nothing fancy.

The book prescribes regular exercise in the form of one sentence instructions like "Do 45 minutes of cardio" at the bottom of each day's menu. You'll need to use your imagination to fill in the workout details.

If you've ever thought to yourself "Yeah, yeah, I know that slow weight loss and long term healthy choices is the best way to a healthy body, but what can I do to drop some pounds now without messing up my health?" then this is the book for you. What I really like is the straight forward no nonsense menus. If you follow them there is no way you won't lose weight, and you'll be getting good nutrition too.

If you are looking for a tamer more long term approach to being healthy and losing weight you are probably looking for The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need (the not extreme one). I like it too, but Extreme Fat Smash Diet is a great way to jump in with both feet and get a quick confidence boosting head start.

242 of 252 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Good September 7, 2007

By Karen NCTMB

Format:Paperback

Lose 12 pounds in 3 weeks claims the book. And after reviewing it, I believe it just might be possible. Written by the author of last year's "The Fat Smash Diet," the idea of this seems to be, if you want big results, you'll have to push yourself beyond normal limits to attain them.

Once again, readers will find Dr. Smith's easy and friendly writing style. At the start of the book, you find out your "dieting type" and then quickly go from there. Since the book is set up for you to lose 12 pounds in 3 weeks, its organized in three 1 week cycles, which is 21 days. For each day, there is a menu plan (four meals a day) and a journal page you to write on. Know too that the exercise recommended each day is cardio. Other goodies include recipes, which easily make up about a third of the book, and a handy appendix ends the book (which contains useful info about BMI's, how to read food labels, etc.).

All in all, I feel like this is a great book that is well laid out and very user friendly. One caveat though. Following the plan may not be easy at times, and the book will tell you this outright. Nonetheless, it should benefit many who struggle with their weight loss demons.

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars For a new lifestyle July 14, 2007

By Fitzgerald Fan VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was an "Atkins girl" for 2.5 years. I lost 27 pounds on the diet, and unlike most, I found it fairly easy to live with. However, after 2.5 years, I grew very bored with the choices, and when I went abroad on an 8 day trip, I found that I fell into old habits (other countries do not cater to the whacko diet needs of Americans and most of the food that was offered was a carb lover's wet dream).
Needless to say, I gained about fifteen pounds back after going hogwild on every carb I could get my mitts on. Once I fell into the trap, it seemed impossible to get out and I was certain of one thing: I did not want to gain all 27 pounds back. I was finally ready to give up my new love affair with Andy Capp's Hot Fries.
I've seen many episodes of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, and while the cast of characters is not necessarily to be taken seriously, some of the weight loss I witnessed was simply profound.
I have just finished the first cycle of the plan (each cycle is seven days long) and I have, indeed, lost four pounds, just as the author promised. I have always been one for exercise, so that part is easy (expect to exercise five days per week for about sixty minutes per day). The food, however, is the best part. Every day you are switching up what you are eating, so you never get bored. Even better, each cycle allows more choices (alas! in Cycle 2 you are allowed to have whole wheat bread etc.) Furthermore, there is a log right in the book so that you can keep track of what you are eating every day (it is very helpful when you can actually look at what you have consumed in a day--I wouldn't recommend any plan that doesn't have you do this).
You will eat four small, filling meals per day and are allowed two snacks. Best of all, there are "free snacks" of which you can have unlimited amounts (baby carrots, celery, pickles (one of my favorite foods, who could ask for more?), pickled peppers...)
Though I have not yet finished the full three cycles, the book has thus far done exactly what it said it would do. This is a lifestyle I can live with, one that I believe most people who really want to lose weight can live with.
Lastly, there is a maintenance phase (just like Atkins). Once you lose the desired amount of weight, you are given guidance for keeping it off.
Believe me, I was leary about doing something so seemingly "popular," but when something works, it works. My only warning is that you must be committed. If you claim yourself to have no will power, you might want to go for lipo. Otherwise, this one is doable and livable for sure.
P.S. If you are a semi-vegetarian (no beef or pork) like myself, you will find that this plan has you in mind. Lots of chicken, beans, fish, eggs...