Question by Chris: Is GNC 7 day weight loss an effective product?
I am interested in trying GNC’s 7 day weight loss program but my wife is unhappy with the idea. She thinks that dietary programs are basically scams. Has anyone tried it and how did it go for you?

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Answer by Chris Smith
To answer your question I would say no. To tell you an effective way to lose weight I would need some more information, Depending on your body-fat level the method to loose weight is different. If you are lean 15% or less I would recommend a CKD (Cyclic Ketogenic Diet) http://www.scivationbooks.com/gameover.htm Scivation has a great free e-book on this. Now If you are high body-fat I would recommend simply following a hypo-caloric zone diet (40-30-30) This means 40 % Carbohydrate, 30 % protein, 30% fat.
Eat 6 meals through out the day
First 3 Carb+Protein Meals
Last 3 Protein + Fat meals
Make sure you get mostly good fats, Peanut butter, Eggs, Olive Oil. Monounsaturated, Polyunsaturated. Keep saturated fats minimal. All low Gi Carbs such as, Oats, Brown Rice, Sweet potatoes. And all protein from lean sources such as Tuna, Chicken (White Meat), Turkey, Whey Protein, Egg whites.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

If you are interested in taking a thermogenic product I would recommend you go to bodybuilding.com and do some research…I personally make my own, with 200-mg caffeine, 3 grams L-Carnitine, 600-mg Green Tea extract, and 20-mg Synephrine. I take the whole stack twice daily 45 min before 2 meals.

I would also recommend you take a multivitamin/multi-mineral

As for Cardio, I personally use Tabata training, however this might not be for you. If you are out of shape I would recommend starting with 45 min of Cardio at 50% Vo2 Max (Link To Calculator at bottom)
3 times a week.

http://www.concept2.com/us/interactive/calculators/vo2max.asp

Best Of Luck To You!

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