Dr. Ian's diet is called the fat smash diet and consists of four parts over nearly three months, according to the Fat Smash Diet website. Dr. Ian Smith contributes medical knowledge to various television and radio programs and has written books about dieting and health improvement.
Background
The Fat Smash diet is quite lenient and allows for mistakes when you give into temptation and find it difficult to avoid foods you're supposed to avoid. Smith also notes that it's important to add regular exercise into your diet plan. You don't have to train extremely hard, just enough to give your heart and lungs a good workout, according to the Fat Smash website.
A New Attitude
Smith tells the Diet Channel website that you need to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables in the first phase due to their high vitamin and mineral content to help your body with detoxification, basically a full body cleansing. Make sure you incorporate a positive attitude about this new diet your starting and tell yourself that your going to lose weight. Incorporating positive self-talk is an effective method for building self-confidence. The website Every Diet explains that this part of the diet is only nine days.
New Foods
The second part of Smith's diet introduces new foods. You need to eat about four smaller meals per day. Stay away from fried foods as well. The first phase included large amounts of fruits and vegetables, keep eating those foods as often as you can. Every Diet explains that certain foods such as seafood and lean meat are now allowed in this three week phase. Smith points out the importance of physical exercise as this is how calories are burned off.
More Freedom
The third part of Dr. Ian's diet gives you even more freedom for foods you enjoy. Smith's diet tries to teach you about eating less healthy foods in moderation. Every Diet points out that physical activity gets more demanding over the diet's last two phases. Smith's overall goal with this diet is to re-structure your lifestyle.
Conclusion
This part of the diet focuses on body maintenance, according to Every Diet. Smith says that the body should be treated like a beautiful building, taken care of with the utmost respect, care and discipline. You can also go back to the first part of the Fat Smash diet if you've gained weight. Make sure your workouts are still a large part of the diet. Speak with your doctor before making any drastic change to your diet or lifestyle.
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