What Is the Fat Flush Diet?

Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., creator of the Fat Flush Diet, began revolutionizing weight loss in the early 1980s. Since the mid-1990s, people have been using her Fat Flush Diet, a blend of detox and diet, to clean their internal systems and lose weight quickly while increasing metabolism and energy levels. According to her website, Gittleman has helped millions of people lose weight and detoxify their bodies with her diet plan

Phase 1

• Phase 1 of the Fat Flush Diet restricts caloric intake to between 1,100 and 1,200 calories a day for a two-week period. Gittleman's website says that this part of the diet jump-starts weight loss by reducing water retention and initiating some fat loss. In this phase of the fat flush, you cannot consume margarine, alcohol, sugar, oil, any fats except that found in flaxseed, grains, bread, cereal, starchy vegetables, or dairy foods. You are allowed only a few herbs and spices. Gittleman says that some people lose up to 12 inches and 25 pounds during this phase. In addition to the meal plan, you are required to drink the Long Life cocktail.
  

Long Life Cocktail

• Gittleman's book The Fat Flush Plan provides a detailed recipe of the Long Life Cocktail. Make the Long Life Cocktail by mixing 1 tsp. of either psyllium husk powder or flaxseed, 4 oz. cranberry juice (not cocktail), and 28 oz. distilled or spring water. During the other phases of the diet, this beverage replaces alcohol, caffeine and sugary drinks. You will need two 32-ounce pitchers of this drink per day because you drink it instead of water in the first phase of the diet. Carry containers with you to work or other daily activities.