Drop 12 pounds in 7 days
In a compelling new twist on keto, nutrition pro Jorge Cruise reveals the treat cheat that tricks your body into thinking that fasting is feasting!
Over the past several years, intermittent fasting has emerged as a darling of the weight-loss world. Countless experts have chimed in to recommend extending the time between meals, and research shows impressive results in the lab too: In an animal study at the University of California at San Diego, mice that had access to unlimited food for just nine hours each day lost 73% more weight than those with access to food all day.
“It’s the magic formula for accelerating your metabolism,” asserts nutrition and fitness pro Jorge Cruise, bestselling author of more than 20 books, including his latest, The Cruise Control
Diet. “By lengthening your period of not eating, you can trigger effortless weight loss and increased energy.”
Why is intermittent fasting so effective? Because the body switches between two states: the fed state and the fasted state, explains Jason Fung, M.D., author of The Complete Guide to Fasting. In a fed state (after a meal), the body burns some of the incoming food as fuel—but it doesn’t need much. The “excess” fuel is ferried to fat cells by the hormone insulin, where it can be stored for later. “If we spend our entire day in the fed state, then we are constantly storing fat,” explains Dr. Fung. In a fasted state (when you haven’t eaten for several hours), insulin levels are lower. Because there’s no excess fuel, there’s no need for the hormone,
“I found a scientific loophole that demolishes hunger pangs and keeps energy revved up so no one has to struggle to get the benefits of intermittent fasting.”
—Jorge Cruise
so the body switches to burning stored fat for fuel. That’s where the weight loss happens, Dr. Fung asserts. But it’s also where things fall apart for many busy women: The “hanger,” brain fog and fatigue caused by switching from one fuel to the other, make it hard to stick with the plan in the real world.
Fortunately, Cruise has discovered how to trick the body into thinking you’re fasting… without actually forgoing food! “I found a scientific loophole that demolishes hunger pangs and keeps energy revved up so no one has to struggle to get the benefits of intermittent fasting,” cheers Cruise.
His delicious, easy secret: healthy fats. “It turns out, certain healthy fats don’t disrupt the body’s fasting state, so you can eat them during your fast, but your body won’t ‘know’ you’ve eaten—it just keeps burning up fat stores as if you haven’t eaten anything at all.” According to Dr. Fung, pure dietary fat has almost no effect on insulin levels, so the fat isn’t stored in fat cells. Instead, it is immediately burned for fuel, providing an instant energy boost. That means you can eat pure fat snacks without “breaking” the fast, putting the brakes on fat burn or stalling body-fat loss. “The results are almost unbelievable,” says Dr. Fung. “Patients lose hundreds of pounds, seemingly effortlessly. Patients come off their diabetes medications.”
What’s more, the weight loss comes without any of the uncomfortable hunger pangs that make dieting so frustrating. “Dietary fats kill hunger pangs, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of fasting without feeling deprived,” asserts Dr. Fung. Indeed, researchers at Texas Tech University in Lubbock report that eating fat decreases the body’s production of key hunger-promoting hormones and increases the production of satiety hormones—and the combined effect reduces calorie intake by 40% for four hours each time you enjoy a pure-fat snack.
The results go beyond hunger-free weight loss. “You really can reap all the benefits of intermittent fasting with none of the adverse effects. You don’t have to exercise or restrict calories,” promises Cruise. “This strategy transforms health dramatically—I regularly hear stories of women being taken off blood pressure medication, of radiant skin, of shiny hair, of clarity and focus that’s been missing for years.” In fact, studies show that burning fat for fuel boosts energy by 88%, improves sleep quality by 21% and boosts mood as effectively as prescription antidepressants—often within as little as eight days. Ready to start your transformation? Read on for the easy plan!