Super Shred: The Big Results Diet: 4 Weeks, 20 Pounds, Lose It Faster!

VERY COMPLICATED and meant to be JUST for a QUICK LOSS not the Regular Diet, That's the SHRED DietWARNING NOTE: If you CAN'T do 40 minutes of HIGH INTENSITY exercise DAILY or chow down your meals quickly (WLS folks who must eat slowly will be challenged). This means, in many cases, this is a DIET for The YOUNG. If you're older and in great shape and just want to DROP 20 lbs that crept on over the holidays or something, this could be a cool short term tool for you.My sister really loved the SHRED diet and highly recommended it, so, right after I was out of the hospital for a long time and my weight yo-yo'd, I was interested.A few notes.This really is a fairly complicated diet. Dr. Smith makes a point to emphasis that the SUPER SHRED Diet is JUST meant to be done for 4 weeks. So those who are doing THIS version of his diet are potentially jeopardizing things. Part of what he says makes this particular Super Shred so effect is that it mixes things up for a short term outcome.I found it both quite complicated and hard to follow. I've read, own, and love the FMD Fast Metabolism Diet which is also a bit complicated, but I found actually quite doable. The format and the layout for an overview of the Plan and then summary things later throughout the book for FMD I found MUCH more helpful and understandable. There were always some helpful bits about if you're lost or confused, you can always eat food, a few very certain foods. Nothing like that here that I've run across. I haven't actually read every word yet because I got bogged down in trying to follow the instructions and get a grasp on what I was supposed to do EACH of the 4 weeks. Dr. Smith keeps pushing his prepackaged foods like his Popcorn or Snack Bars, neither of which is ever my thing. I kept looking for something helpful like, if you're lost, you can always snack on any of these 7 free vegetables, like celery, green lettuce, or cucumbers.Secondarily, I've had WLS Weight Loss Surgery. The result is, I still must manage my weight. The surgery is only a TOOL. Which means, I have to eat slowly. Resulting in, I cannot eat my meal quickly in under 30 minutes. So the whole planning your meals with certain increments of time in between is a challenge. Additionally, I CANNOT drink a whole glass of water just before a meal and then eat. It's either eat or drink. So, I merely sip a bit of water during a meal and do my daily water in between meals. Haven't run across any DISCUSSION of water, just the instruction to drink the water before a meal.I like Steel Cut Oats, but he kept suggesting Cream of Wheat instead of simply having a LIST of food for EACH WEEK segmented by meal. This is part of what I found so confusing. And he suggest whole grain bread without giving requirements such as this much fiber or something. Maybe it's deeper in the book than I got. And he started suggesting soups but only 1 cup of them, even homemade. Well, is that 1 cup of the stuff (my chickpea, spinach, zucchini and shredded chicken), with the broth (homemade, veg, very little sodium) as a bonus? Or is he really saying 1 cup of the whole thing is a meal when it's mostly broth and about 1 TBS of food? Yes. I got lost and confused.I wish he had devoted more time to discussing things about how our bodies work and process stored fat than he did, like water is essential for our bodies to process and use that stored fat for energy.About 80 pages of the book is the DIET and the remainder a number of lovely recipes and a tone of smoothies.But parts of it are just annoying. For example, cucumbers. The only real nutrients are in the skin. He has you peel them (there goes the nutrition) and pop it into a smoothie. There goes the fiber.I appreciate having some smoothie recipes because they are easy to transport with us, but too much dependence on them for my needs. I need to interact with FOOD, not a shake for 4 weeks.FMD vs SUPER SHRED: I prefer how FMD has you eating and interacting with real actual FOOD. Which makes maintaining more realistic because you don't have to move from smoothies to eating again. And just because of my relationship with food and all the emotional components which Dr. Smith NEVER mentions so far as I've seen, and as a Doctor more than other, I would have expected him to say SOMETHING, I need FOOD and only having to do something SUPER DIFFICULT for 2 days, not 7. He said something like, "You can do anything difficult for 7 days." Mmmm, not readily. 2 days, aka Phase II if FMD for me, I could do.I'll take a look at the SHRED Diet and see if I can figure that out and follow it for at least 2 weeks.I have diminished physical energy and stamina. It's much better than it was 10 months ago, but exercising 40 minutes a day is likely impossible, and even on the 2 days a week where if I spread that out with going Square Dancing and sitting out every other tip, it would put me in bed for 1/2 the day for the 2 subsequent days. How would I manage the eating intervals?I mention the PHYSICAL thing so much because there are plenty of women with different HEALTH ISSUES who would not be able to exercise HIGH INTENSITY for 40 mins a day. (Or 27 mins a day if you want to purchase yet another product of his.)Right now, this is NOT the diet for me. I will likely revisit it again in a few months should I want a JOLT while pursuing my health weight and living lifestyle goals.Still, I appreciate that this FAST WEIGHT LOSS Diet is MEDICALLY sound. Just don't do it for more than 4 weeks consecutively as some here attest that they did and are. THAT IS NOT how Dr. Smith directs participants to do this. THAT could jeopardize things. Please read that section of the book carefully and consult with YOUR doctors for your medical management.

I've tried lots and lots of diets. I've tried the cat food diet, hcc drops, diet pills, Mary Kate and Ashley diet, cal counting, south beach diet etc... You name it, and I've probably tried it! Lol. I've tried weight watchers (3 times) and failed each time because I can't eat all of my points! My problem while dieting and working out is not OVER eating it's UNDER eating. This diet helped me get into a routine of eating consistently. Days 1-3 I was a little hungry before meal 3 and 4 because it was an adjustment for my body, but after day 4, I was on a roll!In the beginning I would watch the clock constantly to make sure I didn't miss a meal, by the end of week 1, my body adjusted to the schedule and I would get hungry right at the correct eating times-no clock watching needed! I thought that was cool.Anyway, besides being really effective, I LOVE the fact that you don't have to eat all of your food. He says to just eat some of it. That was amazing for me! I used this diet to jumpstart my metabolism and attitude. After the first 10 pounds basically melted off (2 weeks in), I remained consistent with my work outs and lost 30 lbs before my wedding.Remember, it's normal to plateau at some point, but the important thing is to stick with. If the scale doesn't move, give it a few weeks...your body is stubborn and wants to hold on to the weight, but you will see results.I am not person that's severely over weight with horrible eating habits. It seems as if some of those people can eat a little healthier, cut portion sizes, stop drinking soda and see results In 2 weeks. I am a healthy and pretty clean eater, and have struggled to find a diet that didn't advise me to do what I do on a daily anyway.I do not eat beef or pork. I don't drink soda, I limit juice and sugars, and I'm carb conscious. What I found here was a way to eat well without depriving myself of delicious food or stuffing myself with bland protein.When I started this diet, I wasn't too far from the 200 lb mark and that was the heaviest that I've ever been and I'm only 5'4. This is my new go to diet. I ventured off of the diet and honestly only completed weeks 1 and 2 (without starting over), but it's AMAZING that the weight stayed off!!!! That's how I knew I had a keeper. As long as you change your eating habits and get back on the diet, you will always win.Great book.

Like all these things get boring after three weeks but worked for that period I lost 12lbs

I am three weeks into the book and it is brilliant. I am writing a blog about my experience mandtsupershred.blogspot.com I plan to repeat the cycle and include my recipes next go around.

It works if you work it! Can't seem to manage to ever get past week 3, but at least lose about 5 pounds in the process

Great book - lays out four weeks of meal choices -- pick a meal for the prescribed time and go. Contains your weekly shopping list, plus pages of 100 and 150 calorie snacks you can have pretty well any time. (Who knew a baked potato with toppings could be a low-cal snack?) First week didn't see any real change in weight, but the next week I was down 7 pounds. Down 11 by end of week 3 (I didn't ramp up exercising) and down 14 by the end of the workout. I had a few cheats, so I suspect I might have actually hit the 20 had I followed Ian's plan to the letter. Oh ... and that was three months ago. And because the book changed how and what I eat, and when, I have held the weight off.

Great book. Arrived promptly without any hassles. The format is very easy to follow and I like how he tells you what you CAN eat, not what you CAN'T. I found his program easy to follow and did not feel like I was on a diet. It definitely kick-started my food overhaul, revved up my metabolism and I found it easy to maintain the program long term.