The Protein Power diet differs only slightly from the Atkins diet, and is really more like a cross between a ketogenic diet (like the Atkins diet), and Barry Sears’ Enter The Zone. 

The key to this diet is the drastic carbohydrate reduction required for the initial phases of the diet. Phase 1 is to be implemented by those individuals who are 20% and over their ideal body weight. These folks need to reduce their carbohydrate intake to a maximum of 30 grams per day.

Phase 2 is for those individuals who are less than 20% over their ideal body weight. They need to reduce their carbohydrate intake slightly less drastically - to 55 grams per day!

I like the 2 phase approach. Low carb dieting is difficult to do for extended periods, and many folks don’t need to severely reduce carb intake. A substantial reduction (like that recommended on Phase 2 of the diet), and a later switch-over to good carbs will be plenty effective.

However, the biggest difference between the Protein Power and Atkins diets is the way caloric values are determined.

On the Atkins diet, as long as you don’t exceed your daily carbohydrate intake, you can eat whatever and whenever you want. This is good!

On the Protein Power diet plan, your daily caloric intake is directly tied to your protein requirement. Protein requirements are typically determined by analyzing the activity level of the individual in question. Active individuals may require as much as 1 gram of protein per pound lean body mass, while 0.5 gram protein per pound lean body mass will suffice for inactive people.

The problem with diets that tie total daily caloric intakes directly to protein intake is that those individuals who are on the sedentary end of the scale end up having an extremely low caloric intake. In many cases it’s lower than the 1,200 calorie minimum standards for men, and 1,000 calorie minimum standards for women. This a serious detriment. Reduce calories too much, and your metabolism slows to a crawl. Lean tissue is also threatened.

And of course, there’s always the “battle with hunger.” Of course, you’re not actually supposed to ever be hungry on the Protein Power diet, but if you follow it to the letter, you will be.

If you’re going to try the Protein Power diet, I suggest you ignore the protein requirements chart and the daily caloric intake limits. Eat when you want, and don’t ever go hungry. The important aspect of this diet is the severe reduction, and elimination of simple carbohydrates. If you can manage this, you’ll be able to eat all the meat, eggs, and cheese in the world and still be successful on this diet.

One of the strengths of Dr. Phil’s program is the emphasis he places on lifestyle changes. He asks dieters to accept the reality of obesity and take the steps necessary to change their lives for the better.

Dr. Phil’s approach is different from others in that he focuses on long-term and sustainable weight loss, rather than opting for a quick fix of pills or other products. Dr. Phil does not promise easy or fast weight loss and he does not offer any miracle cures. As he succinctly states, you may be looking for “something that melts fat off like sun melts ice,” but he notes that “losing weight is not ‘quick and easy’ and you know it.”

He describes why conventional dieting does not work, the role that family and media play in weight loss or weight gain, along with the differences between how men and women approach weight issues.

With Dr. Phil’s prescription, you first have to face your personal truth—what you think about yourself and your weight. You then have to replace “toxic” messages with positive thoughts. Dr. Phil then goes through, step by step, how you can combat emotional eating, change your environment, control impulse eating, choose foods, adopt an exercise routine, and assemble a support circle.

The advantage to this approach is that each step is explained and personalized with research studies, charts, and self-tests. His menu calls for foods high in nutrition but low in calories. The food also cannot be eaten quickly because it is high in fiber—as a result, you’re far less likely to overeat.

Dr. Phil’s general aim is to change “what you eat, why you eat, where you eat, when you eat, and how you eat.” Dr. Phil’s approach is also individualized, offering that “personal touch” that can help to inspire an otherwise reluctant dieter. As Dr. Phil himself states, “If you are overweight, you are out of control. That’s not a natural place to be.”

The major disadvantage of Dr. Phil’s approach is that it delivers very little practical advice: no calorie-counting or tracking carbohydrates or fat, no menus or meal planning are provided. Since most of us aren’t diet experts, we expect an “A-B-C-D” solution to weight loss, where everything is laid out clearly and precisely, with no guesswork invoved.

His plan has also garnered some high-level criticism too…

According to the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest, Dr Phil’s diet is a “tough-love manual that relies more on Dr. Phil’s opinion than on science.” 

The CSPI also charges that Dr. Phil’s line of expensive “Shape Up!” dietary supplements (shakes, pills, and nutrition bars) that accompany the diet rate high on “quackery” and won’t help anyone lose weight. The supplements didn’t go over too well with the public either, and even spawned a class action lawsuit. To make matters worse, Dr. Phil later admitted he had “no expertise” in making the diet pills he had previously been so eager to endorse.  

Dr. Phil maintains that the rewards of his plan are well worth the effort. As the lifestyle coach himself says, “Permanent weight loss is about changing many things in your life, and The Ultimate Weight Solution will help you do just that—change yourself, change the way you think about dieting, change the way you think about food, change the way you think about your health.”

The Ultimate Weight Loss Solution is a probably a decent choice if your overweight is a result of emotional overeating rather than poor diet habits and faulty nutritional knowledge. Dr. Phil is a pyschologist after all, not a diet guru, and his knowledge and expertise will likely hold him in good stead here.

However, Dr. Phil has seriously damaged his credibility with this foray into the weight loss field (which appears like a pretty transparent attempt to “cash in” on the situation), and unless your issue with food is a pyschological one, I’d be more inclinded to turn to a diet guru – like Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat, for instance - for help losing weight!

There are a million and one diet and weight loss books out there — by people much more qualified than myself. What’s the point of one more? And why is my publication. “The Ultimate Fat Burning Diet Primer” different? That’s a good question. To answer it, I’ll need to tell you my two main reasons for writing it…

1) As I did my research for this Web site, and my further develop and deepen my own knowledge of the various complex issues surrounding weight loss, I had an epiphany…

Some of the most brilliant people in the weight loss and dieting field had a serious communication problem. They had great ideas, great strategies, even great diets… but no one would ever try them. Heck, no one would even figure them out.

That’s because their 8-billion page publications were about as boring as… well, you know what I mean. Add a dull, dry, humorless tone on top of it all, and what you get is a great cure for insomnia.

In essence their material was inaccessible because it too long, too boring, and too hard to figure out.

2) Because so much of the dieting material “out there” is inaccessible, it’s hard for you to educate yourself — to learn the in’s and out’s of how your body reacts to the food you put in it. Therefore you’re much more prone to succumbing to the ridiculous claims made by many of the supplement manufacturers.

I use supplements myself, and believe many to be of great value. Nonetheless, many supplement manufacturers take advantage of the helplessness and the gullibility of their audience.

To get back to my original question…

I wrote The Ultimate Fat Burning Diet Primer to be a light hearted, easily-accessible publication. While I do cover everything you need to know,the reading is easygoing — there is nothing long-winded or intimidating about this publication.

The goal was simply to write a publication that you would read… not leave sitting on your coffee table. I figured that, hey — if you do acquire a solid foundation in knowledge, not only will you be successful at losing weight, you’ll avoid scam products as well!

Of course, it has never been my goal to provide my publication to people who already have the knowledge I provide in it. That’s why I offer, and honor a 100% money-back guarantee on this product. Use it, and if it doesn’t help you… ask for a refund. It’s as simple as that.

Bottom line?

My book provides you with an easy and lighthearted introduction to the weight loss with a “zero intimidation factor”. I recommend it for beginner and intermediate dieters.

For information on how to purchase “The Ultimate Fat Burning Diet Primer,” click here!

Anyhow, I guess what I’m saying is that Shawn is an extremely credible guy who knows his stuff (he’s also got what many consider to be the “best set of abs” in the industry. That’s got to count for something, wouldn’t you say?). As such, anything he publishes is worth checking out.

Tom Bilella is a nutritionist who runs a Nutrition Treatment Center located in Red Bank, NJ. He has the real-world clinical experience that adds a completely new level of credibility to this program.

OK, so what’s the gist of “7 Eternal Laws For A Red Hot Fat-Scorching Metabolism”?

Well, it’s quite simple really — it’s about getting your metabolism back on track so you can burn more calories over the course of your day. Wanting a “fast” metabolism is really synonymous with wanting a leaner, sexier, more energized body! If you want to look better, feel better, and shed those pounds like never before, then you need a “red hot” metabolism!

Your metabolism is usually measured by BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) or RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) which is the measure of the amount energy required to “sustain” your body’s most elementary processes — breathing, heart beating, body temperature elevated, and so on (no exercise of any sort is factored into this equation.

You and I both know someone who can eat whatever they want, whenever they want, and not gain an ounce. Of course, if either you or I tried doing that,we’d be unable to fit through the door in no time. You of course, attribute your friend’s stroke of luck to a “fast metabolism” and your own ability to lose weight as the result of a slow metabolism. After all, you’ve dieted like crazy and never lost an ounce — and worst of all, once you started eating right again, gained a ton of extra weight!

Not fair!

And here’s the thing…

Most people attribute this “slow metabolism” to age. According to Shawn, they’re only partially correct. While the metabolism does slow down with age, the real decline in your metabolism has more to do with neglect than the “natural aging process.” In other words, a sluggish metabolism is more likely to be the result of a lifestyle of neglect than simply aging.

According to Shawn (and this is important), the most common reasons the metabolism slows as you age are…

Makes sense, right? After all, as you’ve gotten older the demands on your time have increased, and the time you’ve had to yourself has decreased. Between your spouse, your kids, your work, your colleagues and your aging parents… it’s so hard to find time for yourself!

The good news, Shawn is quick to point out, is that you can reverse a sluggish metabolism and attain a lean, sexy and energized body — at almost any age.

And that, in a nutshell, is what the “”7 Eternal Laws” are — 7 laws you can adopt to speed up your metabolism to burn fat and energize your body. Some of these should not come as a surprise to you. For example, it should not come as a shock that Shawn recommends everyone adopt some sort of resistance training. Resistance training builds lean muscle mass — tissue that requires calories to sustain itself even at rest — and elevates metabolism. As such, resistance training comprises a critical element of almost any sensible diet on the market today.

Aesthetically, “7 Eternal Laws For A Red Hot Fat-Scorching Metabolism” is a professionally designed PDF file that both looks great and easy to read — either in front of the computer or printed off to be enjoyed in a favorite easy chair. The publication also comes with a 1 hour MP3 file (a conversation between Shawn and Tom Bilella) that really emphasizes and illustrates some more critical points of the publication (it even covers how Tom gets individuals into resistance training — even if they are well into their 40’s and have never resistance trained before!).

Bottom line?

I highly recommend this publication. It’s well-written, easily understood, and a “steal” at $29.99! Plus, it’s sure to get you well on the way to obtaining the body you’ve always wanted!

Click here to learn more about “7 Eternal Laws For A Red Hot Fat-Scorching Metabolism!”