The David Kirsch Diet Plan, also called the New York Body Plan, claims to help you lose two dress sizes and up to 12 lbs. in 14 days. This diet and exercise program tones your muscles, redefines your body and allows you to experience short-term results that should last your whole lifetime, according to the diet website. Once you enroll in the program, you can access the diet's online support tools that include a daily progress report, calorie counter, health journal and bodily measurement log.
Theory
Kirsch, fitness trainer for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Weight-Loss Edition," told Janice Lynch Schuster, a health writer contributing to the Washington Post in 2005, that his two-week diet and exercise program is a "realistic" time frame for you to develop good exercise habits and learn good nutritional principles. The rigorous training also allows you to feel and look better, notes the UltimateNewYorkBodyPlan.com.
Methodology
To follow the exercise and diet program, drink two protein shakes per day and eat foods such as salads, egg-white omelets, poultry, fish and vegetables, writes registered dietitian Juliette Kellow on WeightLossResources.co.uk. Adhere to Kirsch's "A, B, C, D, E & F Nutrition Plan," which includes abstaining from alcohol, bread products, starch-containing carbohydrates, dairy products, extra sweets, all fruits and most dietary fats. The company also advises that you purchase and consume the "Ultimate New York Body Wellness Kit" that includes vitamins, minerals, protein shakes, energy pills and appetite suppressants to supplement its recommended eating program, according to the diet website.
Take a fitness test before the program to assess your current fitness level. If you are not physically fit enough to begin the diet, enroll in the company's pre-plan to ease you into the program's physical demands and dietary restrictions, says the Ultimate NewYork Body Plan website. Complete the pre-plan, if necessary, and begin the program's regular exercise schedule, which includes thrice-weekly 45-minute sessions each of cardio-sculpting and cardiovascular exercises.
Continue on the maintenance phase of the program indefinitely, if desired, to maintain your new physique, according to the diet website. The maintenance plan includes mostly sticking with Kirsch's "A, B, C, D, E & F Nutrition Plan," with the exception of getting to eat one to two of the diet's restricted foods occasionall if you do not gain any weight. Also, work out your troubled areas -- such as your legs or abdomen -- one day per week. Challenge your body by changing your workout routine each month to work out your troubled areas three days per week and perform the recommended exercises one day per week.
Expert Insight
You will stick to the Ultimate New York Body Plan's rigorous exercise and diet plan only if you are a "die-hard" dieter, writes Kellow, adding that it is not the right plan for you if you have not exercised in a long time or have more than 14 lbs. to lose. Kellow calls Kirsch's program a quick fix that will only cause you to gain the weight back once you end the program.
Warning
Speak with your doctor about the advantages and disadvantages of the Kirsch diet and exercise plan before you start the program. Your doctor might suggest that you follow a medically proven diet plan that does not involve strenuous exercise or a strict diet to achieve your weight-loss goals. Additionally, your doctor might recommend that you abstain from the Ultimate New York Body Plan due to your individual medical condition or predisposition to injuring yourself while on the program.
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