ABC Diet

So recently on Project Wellness, some of the girls mentioned doing an ABC diet. I had never heard of it before at the time, so being the curious cat I usually am on a daily basis, I decided to look it up. Turns out, it's called the Ana Boot Camp Diet. As if anorexia isn't a boot camp itself in the eating world, there happens to be an Ana boot camp. I couldn't stop laughing when I read about the ridiculous calorie restrictions and the random days of fasting.

So the diet plan of the ABC diet goes like this:


Day 1: 500 calories (or less)
Day 2: 500 calories (or less)
Day 3: 300 calories
Day 4: 400 calories
Day 5: 100 calories
Day 6: 200 calories
Day 7: 300 calories
Day 8: 400 calories
Day 9: 500 calories
Day 10: Fast
Day 11: 150 calories
Day 12: 200 calories
Day 13: 400 calories
Day 14: 350 calories
Day 15: 250 calories
Day 16: 200 calories
Day 17: Fast
Day 18: 200 calories
Day 19: 100 calories
Day 20: Fast
Day 21: 300 calories
Day 22: 250 calories
Day 23: 200 calories
Day 24: 150 calories
Day 25: 100 calories
Day 26: 50 calories
Day 27: 100 calories
Day 28: 200 calories
Day 29: 200 calories
Day 30: 300 calories
Day 31: 800 calories
Day 32: Fast
Day 33: 250 calories
Day 34: 350 calories
Day 35: 450 calories
Day 36: Fast
Day 37: 500 calories
Day 38: 450 calories
Day 39: 400 calories
Day 40: 350 calories
Day 41: 300 calories
Day 42: 250 calories
Day 43: 200 calories
Day 44: 200 calories
Day 45: 250 calories
Day 46: 200 calories
Day 47: 300 calories
Day 48: 200 calories
Day 49: 150 calories
Day 50: Fast

I love how each day is calorie specific, as if every food you eat has the exact same calories as what it says on the label (NOT!!!). The random days of fasting is what really makes this whole thing just crazy. You'll lose weight while fasting, but you'll lose MUSCLE TISSUE, NOT FAT, and saying that you don't want to gain muscle is absolute bullshit. Just because you gain a pound or two from muscle tissue doesn't mean you're going to look super bulky. I recently worked on a model who happened to be VERY muscular, though she works out like a demon and lifts VERY heavy weights. Muscle tissue increases your metabolism.

Greater metabolism = more calories burned = more fat loss = better bodies = happier life. 

How are you suppose to exercise effectively if you are eating around 200 calories a day? I swear, these diets are made for lazy people who don't want to work out, and just want to focus on dieting alone. Hey, I'm a lazy ass myself, but if I can push myself to workout, so can anyone else. Also, what happens if you eat 400 calories instead of 300 calories on day 7? Do you have to start over? Good luck sticking to this diet if you plan on doing it because this diet screams fail.

From my experience and research, the BEST AND FASTEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT is 

1. Eat foods every 3 hours that are NUTRITIONALLY DENSE. 

2. Eat up to 1200 calories

3. Don't over-eat during meals

4. Avoid artificial sweeteners and high fructose corn syrup

5. Do workouts that work out more than one muscle group and keep your rest times EXTREMELY short. 

So...........

Diet Tip of the Day

My plan works better. Its proven. ABC diet is another stupid fad-diet that doesn't work. 

Take Care, 

Lots of Love

Saara