Cheat to Lose Diet

At a Glance

By Myatt Murphy

The Cheat To Lose Diet is divided into three stages: Priming, Core and Maintenance. In the Priming Phase, dieters follow a three-week plan, which starts by eating foods that are low-carb for the first week, foods that are low on the glycemic index for the second week, then foods slightly higher on the glycemic index for the third week. In the Core phase, dieters simply follow a mini-version of the Priming Phase. You’re told to eat low-carb foods on days one and two, low glycemic foods on days three and four, slightly higher glycemic foods on days five and six, then you eat whatever you want on day seven. Dieters repeat this until they’ve hit their target weight. After that, they begin the Maintenance phase, which follows the same guidelines as the Core Phase, only there are no more low-carb days, dieters can decide which days they wish to eat low or higher-glycemic foods, and you’re allowed to have three ‘cheat meals’ during the week.