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Surprise: Everyone has some belly fat, even people who have flat abs.
That's normal. But too much belly fat can affect your health in a way that other fat doesn't.
Some of your fat is right under your skin. Other fat is deeper inside, around your heart,lungs, liver, and other organs.
It's that deeper fat -- called "visceral" fat -- that may be the bigger problem, even for thin people.
Deep Belly Fat
You need some visceral fat. It provides cushioning around your organs.
But if you have too much of it, you may be more likely to get high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and certain cancers, including breast cancer and colon cancer.
Good to Know
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The fat doesn't just sit there. It's an active part of your body, making "lots of nasty substances," says Kristen Hairston, MD, assistant professor of endocrinology andmetabolism at Wake Forest School of Medicine.
If you gain too much weight, your body starts to store your fat in unusual places.
With increasing obesity, you have people whose regular areas to store fat are so full that the fat is deposited into the organs and around the heart, says Carol Shively, PhD, professor of pathology-comparative medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine.
How Much Belly Fat Do You Have?
The most precise way to determine how much visceral fat you have is to get a CT scan or MRI. But there's a much simpler, low-cost way to check.
Get a measuring tape, wrap it around your waist at your belly button, and check your girth. Do it while you're standing up, and make sure the tape measure is level.
For your health's sake, you want your waist size to be less than 35 inches if you're a woman and less than 40 inches if you're a man.
Having a "pear shape" -- bigger hips and thighs -- is considered safer than an "apple shape," which describes a wider waistline.
“What we’re really pointing to with the apple versus pear,” Hairston says, "is that, if you have more abdominal fat, it’s probably an indicator that you have more visceral fat
I’m not normally one to endorse ‘quick-fix’ diet plans with catchy headlines, but if you’re looking for something to jump-start your weight loss efforts and provide a structured, custom plan you can follow for quick results, Brian Flatt’s program 3 Week Diet program is a good place to start.
Author Brian Flatt markets the program as a a foolproof, science-based weight loss program that’s 100% guaranteed to help you lose weight quickly – faster than any other diet out on the market today. How well do these bold claims live up to the hype? Find out below with my full review of the program including pro’s, con’s, recommendations and final verdict.
What is it & Who’s it for?
As the name suggests, The 3 Week Diet is a comprehensive science-based weight loss program designed to help you lose between 12 to 23 pounds (5 to 10kg) of body fat over the course of 21 days. Naturally, you can choose to continue the diet beyond this period if desired. While the program is suitable for anyone looking to lose weight and get in shape, irrespective of age, body type or experience level, it is particularly well suited to those seeking quick and sustainable results – busy parents, upcoming holidays/weddings, or perhaps those who are new to weight loss who don’t know where to start or are frustrated with other approaches which have failed to deliver results.
Pro’s of The 3 Week Diet
COMPREHENSIVE: First, as the name misleadingly suggests, it’s not just a diet. The actual program covers all aspects of healthy weight loss and provides 4 separate manuals, each covering one key component (Introduction, Diet, Exercise and Mindset/Motivation). This is great to see as sustainable weight loss is as much about building healthy habits, getting active and being happy as it is about eating the right foods.
You access each of these PDF manuals via an online digital portal, so you can read and learn whenever, wherever while on your Tablet, iPad, Mac or PC. To give you a better idea about what each manual covers and what you can expect, checkout this page from the Introduction Manual(click to enlarge).
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EASY TO READ: Unlike some diet books, you don’t need a PhD to make sense of the information. Each manual is written with the user in mind and is broken down into bite-size chunks of information which are easy to digest and apply. The presentation of the manuals is also neat and clean with pictures and illustrations used where suitable.
PERSONALIZED PLAN: One size cookie-cutter diet plans are out. If nutrition and weight loss research has shown us anything it’s that were all different. The 3 week diet takes into account factors including your goals, starting weight and lean body mass to create a unique plan tailored to fit you.
RESULTS-DRIVEN:Did you know? New research has shown that contrary to popular opinion, ‘crash’ diets work just as well as steady, long-term approaches to weight loss — and this is part of what makes The 3 Week Diet so appealing. The human body is highly adaptable and it’s ability to lose weight is no different.
You don’t need long, drawn-out diet plans, and honestly, who has the time? The 3-week period is designed to help you lose weight quickly and safely, keeping your motivation levels high, before employing a ‘maintenance phase’ based on fun, healthy and sustainable food rules. It’s a terrific system and one which blows conventional weight loss wisdom out of the water.
What’s more, the programs testimonials, 7000+ Facebook recommendations, independent blog reviews and 60-day ‘lose weight or its free’ guarantee, all speak volumes about the diets efficacy and confidence of the author, Brian Flatt.
NO-RISK GUARANTEE: One thing I always look out for (and that the 3 week diet gives you) is a money-back guarantee. In my experience, all respectable weight loss programs do this (or something similar) which goes a long way in showing that the author(s) have have faith in their product and aren’t just out to make a quick buck at your expense. This gives you a chance to try the program, see what it’s about, and make your own judgements before deciding whether or not it’s right for you.
HEALTHY EATING ENCOURAGED: Perhaps most importantly is the fact that the 3 Week Diet actively encourages healthy eating. By healthy eating I don’t mean limiting yourself to salads and celery sticks, I mean real, natural foods from balanced sources including lean protein, complex carbohydrates and healthy fats, none of this diet pill rubbish or food rules based on fads and starvation.
Con’s of The 3 Week Diet
THE NAME: It’s not a crazy as it sounds. Let me explain. The 3 Week Diet, while a marketable term, lends itself well to over-hyped headlines and quick-fixes too often seen in the weight loss marketplace, which is a shame. While the 3 week diet is based on its efficacy over 3 weeks, it has the capacity to be marketed and applied as more of a long term weight loss solution built on healthy eating (and exercise) habits.
UP-SELLS: They’re not really a bad thing. In fact, they can often be useful additions to help you reach your goals even faster. Last I checked, the program did have 1 or 2 and while you can easily skip them, they are something to be aware of during your purchase. Your goals, experience, level of support and other individual factors will ultimately determine whether or not they’re right for you.
Considerations & Final Verdict
As with any type of program, weight loss or otherwise, you need to put in the effort to see results. It won’t happen overnight, but with the 3 week timeline and risk-free guarantee there’s really no excuse not to try it. Overall, the 3 Week Diet gets my stamp of approval and offers a highly effective, novel way to lose wight and get in shape fast, without the fuss.
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We always get lots of promises on how following a diet plan will help us to lose some pounds. The 3 Week Diet Plan by Brian Flatt is no different. You may want to ask if it’s possible to burn off some pounds and have that great shape you’ve ever dreamed of by following the program.
Hey Daniel here, and welcome to my uncensored 3 week diet review. I bought the program myself and have gone through it all the way down. Here I’ll share all the facts about this diet plan.
Is It Really Possible To Lose Up To 23 Pounds In Just 21 Days?
Answer: Yes, it’s possible. I have done it myself and so I can say without doubt, that this is absolutely achievable.
That’s Me
I personally lost 30 lbs within 2 month and could keep it off. Honestly, I didn’t follow the 3 week diet plan to lose all that weight. When I started my weight loss journey, I did my own research and based on that I created a plan for me. My own diet plan, was about the same as the 3 week diet plan. I completely changed my eating habits, reduced my calorie intake, started eating more proteins, did drink loads of water instead of sugared drinks and I integrated some fasting days. This is more or less the same plan as the 3 week diet plan.
I also started doing workouts (from the Old School New Body Program) 3 times a week and each workout session was only around 30 minutes, just like it is with this plan, if you also do the workouts.
You could do the same on your own and you can successfully lose weight too. I personally would recommend you invest in a program, like this one. It makes it much easier to get started (believe me) and you get everything you need. Plus you can save a lot of time, because you don’t have to do any research and you also don’t need to create your own meal plans. All that is already included within the 3 week diet plan.
Review Overview
Overall Rating
Summary
Overall, the 3 Week Diet plan is a solid, real plan, containing proper food and it's NOT a scam at all. You get a complete easy to follow and prepare meal plan plus a workout plan, including exercises you can do from home. It's a diet and workout plan which I personally can recommend to my family and friends.
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What Is This 3 Week Diet System All About?
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As the name of the diet already describes it, this system is a complete 3 week diet and workout plan. In fact, it’s more than just for 3 weeks. With it’s different components, you’ll teach yourself a new lifestyle. This will not only help you to lose weight, but also to keep it off.
The 3 week diet plan includes proper food within its meal plan and you don’t have to take any pills.
The main goal of the 3 week diet plan is to help you lose as much weight as possible within these 21 days, so that you can see results fast and remain motivated to reach your weight loss goal. The program can be downloaded as an eBook which contains 96 pages of content, including images.
Who Is The Author?
Brian Flatt, which is a nutritionist, a health coach, has a degree in biology plus he is also the proprietor of REV Fitness, has developed this diet plan. Brian invested more than ten years in research before he Flatt came up with this diet plan.
The 3 Week Diet Plan Components
The program is divided into 3 major parts:
The actual Diet
Exercise Plan
Willpower, Motivation and Mindset
Let’s have a closer look at the different components:
The Diet Plan
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This is the main part of the program and is separated into the following 4 phases with very different elements.
Phase #1 (Day 1 – 7)
This beginning stage works like magic as you’ll begin to see a lot of pounds – around 5 to 10 pounds or even more – fall off within these 7 day period. Following this plan guarantees, that you’re going to lose weight. This phase will cleanse your entire system, most especially the liver which could most likely be having some issues.
This plan offers a detailed explanation of the sort of food you are permitted to eat. These are vegetables and different proteins, such as eggs, meat and fish. Brian also included a detailed explanation on how to best prepare the food plus the plan further carefully analysis a timetable for your diet within these 7days period.
Phase #2 (day 8)
This stage is just a 24 hour fast. The last meal you had in stage one should have most likely being in the evening, which would consist of greens and protein from permitted sources. You will now go on a 24 hour fast, from diner to diner. This is to enable your body to complete the detox, taking off a great part of the fat-burning byproducts from the quick weight loss in stage 1. You are likely to have your next meal the evening of day 8. For this meal, you are free to have whatever you wish, but carbohydrates should be very minimal in the meal. If you can’t stand a 24-hour fasting, then you can copy what you did on day 7 in the previous stage.
Phase #3 (day 9 – 11)
This is referred to as the Fat Phase. Within these days, you will go with recommended calorie assigned, while aiming to have at least 80% of the calories from fat. This low calorie, high fat plan has been confirmed to help shed a lot of fat within a short period.
This doesn’t sound easy though, but don’t fret, you have a comprehensive list of allowed fat sources, how these foods are prepared and the amount of calories you should consume – for men and women – with a sample eating plan included.
Phase #4 (Day 12 – 21)
You will gradually begin to eat normally towards the final stage of this plan compared to your previous 14 days on this plan. Here you are confined to a customized calorie scheme to tally with your unique BMR and the force behind your weight loss goals.
You’ll figure out how to know your BMR, which is simple. Brian gave calculations in U.S. estimations and metric structure. Men and women also have separate calculations. When you have got your BMR, you will figure out how to structure a low-calorie diet plan which will be based on your BMR.
The Exercises
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Although, just the dietary part of this book will make you burn off so much fat in a relatively short period, exercise programs which can give you double the result you got from the diet plan have been added. Most diet programs fail because they are not adequately complimented with the amount of exercise necessary to make it effective. In exercises, fat loss is as a result of the intensity of the scheme and not the duration. With Brian’s plan, the body workouts are just for about 20 to 30 minutes a day and for 3 days a week only.
The exercises in the book combine resistance training and cardio exercises that stirs up your metabolism and causes your body burn off more fat.
The 3 week diet workout plan does contain 4 basic exercises which are:
Goblet Squat
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press
Bent-Over Row
Dumbbell Upright Row
To do this, all you’ll need is at least two dumbbells and a bench (optional). You don’t really need to hit the gym, as you can effectively do this at home. Everything – how to go about the exercises, the amount of reps and sets you’ll do – are detailed in the book. You will also find some extra exercises on how to work out your abdominal muscles.
Personal tip: Don’t skip these exercises. The same workouts have helped me to lose the extra weight, which I wasn’t able to lose with just the diet. The workouts do get more important when you age. I have passed the age of 40 as I started with my weight loss journey. Those workouts gave me that extra kick needed to be able to shedding off more body fat.
This section is truly an eye-opener because it disposes a number of reoccurring and common myths about will power that hinders the success of many persons. Not only that this section is captivating, but it is also a vital component of this diet program. The section will enable you scale through those willpower challenges facing you while offering you a lot of easy alternatives which assures you of a successful diet.
Weight loss success like every other success is born of a right mindset. If you can maintain that mindset, then your goal of losing weight becomes successful and less stressful like you never thought it could be.
The Pros & Cons
As with any other diet and workout plan, there are some good and some weak points associated with it. It’s the same for this program.
Pros
Everything is well organized in different sections (manuals). The content is easy to read and understand. Not like other diet books where you need a PhD to understand the information. They are written with the “normal” user in mind.
Can easily be followed. Not only the diet plan but also the workouts are easy to follow and you get a complete plan for every phase, so that you can get the best results possible.
The plan does not only help you to get rid of the extra weight, but will also help you to teach your brain and body living a healthier lifestyle, which is the key for successfully losing weight and keeping it off.
Short, result oriented workouts.
60 Day Money Back Guarantee.
Cons
There are no workout videos included. The exercises you are recommended to follow are described within the manual including some basic images, but there are no videos. I would have liked to see some videos for those workouts to see, how to properly perform them.
It’s easy to find videos for those workouts on YouTube, but that’s an extra step and it would have been nice, if such videos, or even links to videos, would have been included within this plan.
Who Is This Diet For?
Everyone who wants to lose weight and getting results fast. Plus, since this diet plan consists of proper food, it can be followed by people of any age.
The Verdict
A lot of people have been struggling with weight loss over the years, but getting off that extra weight won’t just happen automatically, regardless of the diet plan. If you want to achieve your goal of losing weight, then you must put some efforts on your part. And don’t expect to see all the result you crave for overnight either. Now you have a 3 week Diet Plan with a 60-day money back guarantee, then why not give it a try? You really have no excuse not to try it out, cause if you don’t get results as stated, you will have your money refunded to you, and if it works, then you will be grateful you tried it.
Overall, the 3 Week Diet plan is a solid, real plan and NOT a scam at all. It’s also one, which I personally can recommend to my family and friends. With that being said, I highly recommend you try it, should you want to lose weight and getting started fast. Now, it’s your turn:
Questions & Answers
Is this diet suitable for vegetarian and / or vegan people?
The diet is heavily based on proteins from the following resources: Chicken, Beef, Eggs, Fish, Shellfish, Turkey. If you don’t eat them at all, then you might need to search for some protein alternatives. The sites below might help you with finding them:
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Here are some additional resources and great articles:
Are there any supplements needed to complement the 3 week diet plan?
No, you don’t need any supplements. However, Brian does recommend whey protein, EPA/DHA (fish oil) and Yohimbine with caffeine to get the best results. When I lost my 30 pounds, I only took the whey protein, but you can get good results without any supplements at all. It might take a bit longer to get rid off the wanted weight, but it will work too.
Got any questions?
If you have any questions, regarding the 3 week diet, then please leave a comment below and I’ll try to answer them as good and as fast as I can.
What I always check about a diet is whether it was tested, how it works, and who created it. 3 Week Diet was developed for more than a decade and tested for a couple of years by a renowned trainer and nutritionist called Brian Flatt. I love that the book also reflects on exercise as well as motivation and willpower and decided to take my chances. I read it entirely, followed the rules, exercised, and naturally, came to the desired results! I am so happy with the state of my body and soul that I cannot recommend it enough!
The 3 Week Diet is a new diet promising quick weight loss. It’s creator, Brian Flatt, claims that you can lose between 12 and 23 pounds of fat in just 21 days. It seems a lot, so do his claims stand up? Does the 3 week diet really work?
Unlike some other reviews of the 3 week diet, our reviewer Karen has completed the full 21 days so if you would like to read about how she found the diet, how much weight she lost and how much she cheated(!) click here.
The 3 week diet is basically a combination of different diets which are chained together into different phases. The diet starts with a detox phase, then an optional fasting phase followed by two different low carb phases.
As you might imagine with a diet promising such quick weight loss, the diet does seem quite extreme – and to carry out each phase to the maximum is not easy. As Karen found, it can make you feel pretty drained to start with. But as it’s only for 3 weeks and the final phase is the least daunting, it is achievable. It is possible to do the diet in a slightly less extreme form, simply knowing that you’re not maximizing your weight loss.
As usual to aid weight loss, the weight loss plan includes an exercise program. This is split into two parts both with different types of exercises. The required exercise during the program is to walk every day before breakfast. The optional part is a classic dumbbell based workout program, which is intended to maximize fat burning. As this workout is optional, if you’re not a fan of this type of exercise, it’s no problem, you will easily lose weight without it, but you will slim more if you put in the extra effort.
To balance against the restricted nature of the diet, standing on the scales each day and finding that you’ve lost weight is a great motivator. And that’s the thing that keeps us going through the hunger pangs of the detox and fasting phases.
Does it work?
As Karen found it, yes it does work, although if you want to get the results the sales video says is possible, then you’ll have to work a bit harder and cheat less than Karen did!
Theoretically, of course, it should work. Most of the diet phases specify low carb eating and there is a wealth of research showing that low carb is effective for weight loss.
The diet’s creator, Brian Flatt, quotes many scientific studies supporting his rationale for each phase of the diet. My personal opinion is that it looks like he’s put the diet together using a process of trial and error and then tried to find some supporting science to bulk out the manual. This would be the reason that the science and the diet don’t always match up. But regardless, the results speak for themselves.
Who is the 3 Week Diet best for?
The program is suitable for anyone who wants quick weight loss.
People who have the willpower to get them through the hunger pangs.
Who should avoid it?
Anyone already on a medically supervised diet (including diabetics)
Vegans
Vegetarians would have trouble with the detox phase unless they are very fond of eggs.
What’s included in the program?
The 3 week diet system is comprised of 4 manuals, these are:
The Introduction Manual – This explains why we get fat and the science behind this particular diet’s effectiveness. It discusses what to do (and not to do) while following the diet and also covers, in depth, the recommended supplements and what they do to help quicker weight loss.
The Diet Plan Manual – This gives step by step instructions for calculating your BMR and how it relates to what you need to eat in order to lose weight. It explains what to eat, and when to eat it.
The Workout manual – This gives detailed instructions on how to perform the Full Body Fat Blasting Workout. It includes diagrams and full instructions.
Mindset and Motivation Manual. Some ideas to try and help keep you on track with the diet. Hopefully seeing the weight loss and feeling the changes will be motivating enough.
COMPREHENSIVE: First, as the name misleadingly suggests, it’s not just a diet. The actual program covers all aspects of healthy weight loss and provides 4 separate manuals, each covering one key component (Introduction, Diet, Exercise and Mindset/Motivation). This is great to see as sustainable weight loss is as much about building healthy habits, getting active and being happy as it is about eating the right foods.
THE NAME: It’s not a crazy as it sounds. Let me explain. The 3 Week Diet, while a marketable term, lends itself well to over-hyped headlines and quick-fixes too often seen in the weight loss marketplace, which is a shame. While the 3 week diet is based on its efficacy over 3 weeks, it has the capacity to be marketed and applied as more of a long term weight loss solution built on healthy eating (and exercise) habits.
