Lose 30 lbs in 14 days!
America’s hottest weight-loss trend has an official fan in America’s favorite doctor. Dr. Oz explained his enthusiasm this way: “All it takes to make your body rid itself of fat is to eat the right fats. Science shows us that it absolutely works!” Dr. Oz is so eager to get us to try the strategy, he recently teamed with healthyfat advocate David Perlmutter, M.d.—author of mega-bestsellers Grain Brain and Grain Brain Whole Life Plan: Boost Brain Performance, Lose Weight and Achieve Optimal Health— to create a healthy-fat-packed jumpstart. The docs say their mini plan can reset your metabolism so you slim down fast. You can even cheat and “you don’t gain weight,” Dr. Oz promised. Adds Dr. Perlmutter: “We hoped that if people could see a dramatic change in a short time, they’d be encouraged to continue—which is what we see happening quite a bit.” In fact, folks report shedding a pound a day, two sizes in three weeks, even 30 pounds in just 14 days. Long term, they’re dropping 60, 100, 136 pounds. “The results are motivating!”
Your get-slim cheat sheet
Here’s everything you need to know in a nutshell . . .
● How fat fights fat
Wholesome fat sources like olive oil, nuts, salmon and even grassfed butter, dark meat chicken and dark chocolate have all been proven to “soothe a type of chronic inflammation in our cells that drives many diseases, including obesity,” says Dr. Perlmutter. Turns out, chemicals released during inflammation shift the body into “starvation mode,” so “we burn fewer calories for energy and store more as body fat,” he says. “Healthy fat helps shift us into fat-burning mode.”
To benefit even more, take Dr. Perlmutter’s advice and increase fat intake while decreasing carb consumption. Carbs— especially sweets and foods made with low-fiber processed grains— “drive up blood sugar and raise inflammation,” Dr. Oz said. The bottom line: “Fat is your friend.”
● Why you won’t be hungry
Research shows that healthy fat improves the body’s sensitivity to stop-eating hormones, reveals Dr. Perlmutter. Appetites shrink so much, making healthy choices becomes easy!
● Eat like this!
To make getting started simple, Dr. Oz and Dr. Perlmutter came up with an ideal meal for beginners: a small serving of fat-rich protein, such as two eggs or 3 oz. salmon; at least 1 1/2 cups of nonstarchy veggies prepared with healthy fat; and 1/2 cup of chickpeas or beans. Once daily, you can swap the peas/ beans for berries or a healthy gluten-free starch like oatmeal, brown rice or quinoa. (Gluten, a protein in wheat, is inflammatory for many.) Bonus: You’re free to snack on foods rich in healthy fat (such as guacamole with veggies) and enjoy a few squares of 70% dark chocolate (which gets most of its calories from cocoa butter!) as dessert.
“A life-changing diet!”
Embarrassed by “unlosable” belly fat, a British fitness instructor tested Dr. Perlmutter’s plan and whisked off 10 pounds so quickly she was stunned. Meanwhile, a former New Orleans TV reporter with severe arthritis also tried the approach; she got out of her wheelchair, shaved off 44 cholesterol points and dropped 30 pounds of flab—all while enjoying bacon, eggs and butter galore! Meanwhile, Sheila Robinson finds herself in the best shape of her life at age 66. Since seeing Dr. Perlmutter on TV two years ago, she’s shed an astonishing 136 pounds of body fat, including 40.5 pounds in seven weeks. “As a lifelong carb and sugar addict, I wasn’t sure I could make it through a single day on the plan, but it got easier and easier,” says the Arizona retiree, who made swaps like eggs for cereal and buttery mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes. “This diet will change your life!”