Title: The Fat Flush Plan
Author: Ann Louise Gittleman
Binding: Hardcover
Isbn: 0071383832
Size: 6.2" x 9" x 1"
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2002-12-06

Product Description
Foreword by Barry Sears, Author of The Zone

The Fat Flush Diet Plan is a revolutionary diet program from one of the Top 10 Nutritionists in the United States, according to Selfmagazine. Based on a satisfying, healthful, and cleansing combination of essential fats, balanced proteins, and quality carbohydrates, Ann Louise Gittleman's Fat Flush was first popularized on iVillage.com, The Women's Network, and quickly embraced by millions of women across America. Thousands of dramatic testimonials later, the Fat Flush message board has become one of the most popular diet and fitness boards in the history of iVillage. Now, widely known nutrition specialist and bestselling author Ann Louise Gittleman shares this program with readers.

Simple, safe, and highly effective, The Fat Flush Diet Plan works via a process of detoxifying the liver, thereby increasing metabolism­­an excellent way to begin dieting as well to continue weight loss. This is also the only diet program that can successfully break through the weight loss plateau every dieter faces and "flush out" pockets of stubborn fat. In addition, the program provides an array of other quality of life benefits such as:

• Increased energy
• Sounder sleep
• Improved skin texture and stronger nails
• Decreases in depression and anxiety
• And much more

This phenomenal diet program is worth its weight (loss) in gold to the growing number of women across America taking stock in their health and well-being.

Amazon.com Review
The keys to overweight are liver toxicity, waterlogged tissues, fear of eating fat, excess insulin, and stress, asserts nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman. Her Fat Flush Plan addresses these problems with a targeted diet.

The Fat Flush Plan, filled with nutritional analysis and detailed explanations, is not a quick read. Despite Gittleman's assertion that the plan is "as easy as 1-2-3," it is quite regimented. No white flour, white sugar, margarine, vegetable shortening, artificial sweeteners, or caffeine. The diet emphasizes essential oils (e.g., flaxseed and GLA), protein (eight ounces or more, plus two eggs a day), vegetables, thermogenic spices (e.g., ginger and cayenne), water, and diuretic beverages (eight glasses/day of diluted, unsweetened cranberry juice). In its first two-week phase, the plan is a rigid, low calorie (1,100-1,200 calories/day), low-carb (no grains or starchy vegetables) diet. Phase two lets you increase your calories to 1,500 and add two "friendly carbs." Phase three, the "lifestyle program," moderately adds more dairy, carbs, and calories. Gittleman promotes walking and recommends strength training in phase three.

The book includes 41 recipes such as Grilled Lamb Chops with Cinnamon and Coriander, Breakfast Egg Fu Yung, and Cumin Sautéed Scallops. The Fat Flush Plan is recommended for dieters willing to commit to a strict plan for weight loss. --Joan Price

The Absolutely BEST Way to Get Healthy and Lose Weight
This book has been a lifesaver for me. After trying the old "eat less and exercise more" mantra for years, the weight just kept packing on. I ate "healthy", excercised like crazy, and just generally felt horrible. When I stumbled upon The Fat Flush Plan, I thought, "what have I got to lose??" Forty-one and a half pounds in a little over six months is what I lost! I've been Fat Flushing for almost two years now and as long as I stick to it, I feel great, look great, and stay thin! Thanks, Ann Louise, for all your help!

Are you committed to change your life?
If you are really committed to make some very beneficial changes to your eating habits and lifestyle then this plan is for you. I first received The Fat Flush Plan back in 2003. At the time I was looking to become healthier and clean up some of my bad eating habits - weight loss was on my mind, but i wasn't truly committed to it yet. I used the book to do the two week cleansing and i wasn't quite ready to follow through. Flash forward six years to a few months ago - something finally clicked and i was really ready to say goodbye to the eating habits and lifestyle that left me overweight and low on energy. I realized that I not only was ready to change - but that my my lactose intolerance was really a sensitivity to all things dairy and I might have other sensitivites as well. I re-read the Fat Flush Plan, then I re-read it again....and it all made perfect sense to me.... so i weaned myself off the empty food I was eating - and I started The Fat Flush Plan. This time I was committed - and here it is 9 1/2 weeks later - and I am a new woman. I lost 25 pounds so far and I feel better than I have in a very, very long time.
This plan may not be for everyone. It's definitely not for people who don't want to give up prepackaged mystery foods with ingredient lists that read like a chemisty book and are a mile long.
However it IS for people who want to be able to make conscious decisions and decide not just what is good for you, but instead - what is better for you and best for your body.
Ann Louise Gittleman writes in a prose that is very easy to comprehend and follow. The protocol is laid out along with her philosophy and the science and research behind it. This book will be helpful whether you're interested in the two week cleansing period or the complete three phase makeover of your dietary life. It's not necessarily the easiest 'diet' out there. But it is a very healthy diet and the results are astounding. My weight loss so far has been fantastic - but what i'm really thankful for is the effect that eating this way has had on my self confidence, mood, emotions and hormone levels - for the first time in years i haven't needed to take any pain meds during that special time of the month. I can't wait to see the other improvements as I continue on my journey.

You should really get The Fat Flush Cookbook to accompany this - it makes it a lot easier to follow.

Great book, the only plan that works for me
When I tried the FFP a couple of years ago, it worked like a charm. I was able to loose those lingering 10 lbs that wouldn't budge. ALG's knowledge about nutrition and how food and supplements affect our bodies is very impressive. I can honestly say that I am a lifetime Fat Flusher. If you'd tried every 'diet plan' and nothing has worked, you've got to try this plan because it WORKS!

Best eating plan ever with plenty of support
This isn't just a weight loss plan, it's a healthy rest of your life plan. Along with Ann Louise's books you get 24/7 support on the Fat Flush Forum. To anyone struggling with weight loss and health issues, buy this book and log into a warm and caring community.

Happiness is... The Fat Flush Plan!
Little did I know when I bought the The Fat Flush book, that this would not be the start of "just another diet", but instead the start of a new way of life resulting in a healthy and happy me!

In a matter of 6 months I lost 40 pounds - and I lost a total of 27 inches from my bust, waist, hips, and thighs. Now I know that's absolutely wonderful, but you know what? I discovered along the way that it wasn't all that I was losing that was so significant, it was all that I was gaining that was so extraordinary! I gained a new perspective about food and eating - a new insight into eating, viewing food as fuel for my body and its functions, and an accompanying desire for only the best and healthiest "fuel"! I gained an energy and vitality that I thought had been lost to age and the passage of time. I gained a "new me" - inside and out!!

That being said, I have to stress that the Fat Flush Plan is NOT a quick fix. If you're looking only for a way to change your weight (i.e. something to start and then stop after you've lost X amount of pounds and then go back to your former habits) then this is not for you. However, if what you ARE looking for is a way to change your life - something that will educate you and guide you in your commitment to adopting a healthy new approach to food that will bring about a healthy new you, then The Fat Flush Plan IS for you.