Fat Loss 4 Idiots™ is a popular online diet program which looks to quickly and safely lose weight by "calorie shifting" and varying your food intake. This is intended to boost your metabolism in the process.

It is based on a cycle of 11 days where you follow a structured set of food guidelines followed by 3 "cheat" days of unrestricted eating. You repeat the cycle until you've reached your desired weight.

The Fat Loss 4 Idiots™ diet boils down to the following components:

• Eating 4 meals a day
• Switching off between protein and carb intake
• Drinking lots of water
• Walking for exercise
• Eating until you feel satisfied (not full)

These are just the basic guidelines to follow. The Diet Guide covers the whole process in more detail.

In addition the Fat Loss 4 Idiots™ Diet Generator looks to make it easier for you by automatically creating meals plans for each 11 day diet cycle.

After you reach your ideal weight the diet changes to a maintenance plan which is designed to keep the weight off while allowing more freedom of food choice.

Both phases of the diet do not specifically restrict the total calories that you consume only that you follow the recommendation to eat until satisfied

Overall the foods are made up of lean proteins, fruit, vegetables and sources of quality fats coming from real foods. The diet is not anti-carbohydrate and does include quality carb sources.

Fat Loss 4 Idiots™ does have a vegetarian version for those who are inclined. Soy foods are substituted for many of the meat products.