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400 Calorie Fix
A practical diet that promotes portion control and great food.
BACKGROUND
Prevention's 400 Calorie Fix is a practical, calorie-counting eating plan that allows you to eat your favorite foods and still lose weight.
This non-gimmick diet created by the health experts at Prevention Magazine lays out a flexible eating plan in which you eat four, 400-calorie meals throughout the day for a total daily intake of 1,600 calories. By allowing your body to eat the foods you love while also practicing portion-control, you will feel satisfied and keep your metabolism fired up all day long.
The book provides 400 ideas, recipes and tips for what to eat when you're cooking for yourself, dining out, running through the drive-through or stopping by your favorite coffee place for a quick, on-the-go breakfast.
For those who want to lose weight quickly, the 400 Calorie Fix features a 2-Week Quick Slim diet that requires eating three, not four, 400-calorie meals a day for a total of 1,200 daily calories rather than the traditional 1,600. On the 2-Week Quick Slim, you are encouraged to add in a few extra exercise sessions each week, keep a food log, weigh yourself regularly and strictly adhere to the 400-calorie meals and recipes.
Prevention Magazine is also the brainchild behind the Flat Belly Diet and the Peanut Butter Diet.
The 400 Calorie Fix diet is available for purchase via the Prevention magazine website.
PRO
- Can be used with any food, in any food setting or with the 400 Calorie Fix recipes given
- Practical and easily-applied in real-world settings
- Teaches portion control and moderation
- Offers structure and flexibility
- Teaches creative ways to eat your favorite foods and still stay true to your diet
CON
- Requires that you monitor and count calories for every meal and snack
- Calorie of some foods may be difficult to estimate
- Promotes fast-food consumption
- May need to eat three, 400-calorie meals a day to lose weight and not the recommended four
DIET and NUTRITION
The 400 Calorie Fix is a clear eating plan that allows you to eat four, 400-calorie meals every day in order to lose weight. Whether you grab a sandwich at Subway, enjoy happy hour with friends or cook a homemade dinner at home, by just allowing yourself 400 calories for each meal, you will not just stay in a calorie range that promotes weight loss but you'll feel satisfied, eat the foods you want to eat and keep your metabolism stoked all day long.
Here is what you need to do to follow the 400 Calorie Fix: Simply check the nutrition labels and serving sizes of your favorite foods, eat a 380 to 400 calorie portion anywhere or anytime and you're on your way to weight loss.
Prevention's 400-Calorie Fix provides you with 400 recipes,meal and snack ideas and dining-out guides that all have 400 calories or less. Plus, the pictures, clear portion instructions and variety of all of the 400 calorie fixes are creative, easy-to-understand and will accomodate a rainbow of taste-buds.
A day on the 400 Calorie Fix might look like this: A Hearty Egg Sandwich (recipe given) for breakfast. A McDonald's hamburger and vanilla ice-cream cone for lunch. Greek yogurt with blueberries, granola and honey for an afternoon snack and Crab Cakes and Mandarin Orange Salad for dinner (recipe given).
The book also features handy guides and lists to portion control examples, vending machine food favorites, movie theater eats, bar food and even ballpark fare.
The website is also filled with numerous 400-calorie ideas from sandwiches to snacks and from breakfasts to milkshakes.
EXERCISE
Exercise is a hallmark feature of any Prevention Magazine diets. While the 400 Calorie Fix does not lay out a complete exercise plan, it does strongly encourage you to move more.
Prevention Magazine and its accompanying website is full of sample fitness routines that will accommodate any dieter's fitness and weight loss goals.
CONCLUSION
The 400-Calorie Fix by Prevention Magazine is a clear, calorie-counting diet in which no food or food-related event is off limits as long as you adhere the basic rules of the diet. Those rules are eating four, 400-calorie meals throughout the day in addition to getting in regular exercise and activity. For those who want to speed up weight loss, there is a 2-Week Quick Slim plan, which pares down the usual four meals a day to just three.
This practical and real-life diet plan is a perfect diet plan for anyone who requires both structure and flexibility in their weight loss plan. Just make sure you know how to read nutrition labels correctly and read up on the nutrition stats of restaurants before dining out.
Common Misspellings
400-calorie fix, four hundred calorie fix, 400 calorie diet, 4000 calorie diet, 4000 calorie fix, 40 calorie diet, 40 calorie fix, prevention's 400-calorie diet
Related Diets: 100 Calorie Diet, Calorie Count, Calorie King, Prevention's Peanut Butter Diet, Flat Belly Diet Cookbook, Prevention's Firm Up in 3 Weeks
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Hello i just got this book from fishpond.com.au if any1 is looking for it within australia. umm i will incorporate this with alot of veggies will be interesting to know portion sizing as i cannot will not live solely on junk fatty food yuck.
it's just easier to plan your meals/calories before you eat it.
I am in Australia and I am having trouble finding this book anywhere here...At present to buy online from Prevention gives only the option of Canada or USA.
brooksy
I'm thinking about purchasing this book, but as most people can agree on here, fast foods shouldn't be considered as much, maybe once a month or just Subway (with a whole grain bun!). Since I started dieting, my fridge and cupboards have been more bland, because I just got rid of most of the junk in it. I want this book for the purpose of portion control (that's my problem), and it should help me cook a little more, which I think is fun. I'm 19 so I'm not much of a cook, this should help. :)
I just received my two cookbooks - The 400 Calorie Fix and the 400 Calorie Fix Cookbook. I am using this in conjunction with the Flat Belly Diet Plan. The recipes look great and I love the fact that there are menu plans included. I can't wait to try the recipes out on my family. Healthy eating everyone.
I have ordered this book, because from what I have seen online, it seems doable. Now I am not going to eat at McDonalds or any other fast food place, I do not do that now. But I understand that for many people not having this option ever is what kills a diet.
Ashton points out that this diet is not healthy because you need to eat every 3-4 hours to prevent your body from going into survival mode (storing fat around the mid section and eating your muscle mass). What Ashton didn't do was the math. Under his math you are only allowed to sleep for 4 hours at a time, which is not healthy nor recommended. Individuals needs between 6.5 and 10 hours of sleep depending on the individual. For example sake lets use the 8 hours rule. If you sleep for 8 hours that leaves you awake for 16 hours. If you eat every 4 hours then you are eating 4 -400 calorie meals. For those who feel like a 400 calorie snack is to much for them there is the option of eating 2-200 calorie snacks to keep your metabolism going. This diet is based on the principal of eating every 4 hours. It is also based on the principle of eating enough to keep your body and brain going. I am excited to get the book, and see what other fun recipes. I have dietary restrictions, like I can't eat anything with artificial sweetners and so many diets rely on those items, but none of the preview recipes in this book did that instead they recomend non-fat greek yogurt (my favorite) and honey.
The one thing I will agree with Ashton on is that this needs to be a lifestyle, a short term change will lead to short term results with rebound at the end. This program looks doable as a lifestyle.
I have been looking for a good calorie driven diet for years. I have Crohn's so Atkins doesn't work for me any more. I need a diet that I can adjust to meet my dietary needs. I look forward to getting my book and getting started.
This does NOT promote fast food consumption, but rather realizes that not everyone can fit their eating habits in to a box, and shows you what you can eat at varied restraunts. It does give great insight into how to eye portions when you might not be able to count calories. It also explains how much a portion of the various food groups really is. It also has a 4 star rating system for 4 important nutrition aspects. All in all, I think it's a great system for people needing to learn how to eat food in everyday life, not just diet-- which in all honesty is so much more important.
I started this recently and I really like it. Only one time in a week did I feel hunger pains. I also feel pretty full all the time. Focusing on 400 cals makes counting easy, and I am already getting better at estimating. I do eat about 500 cals for lunch and usually clock in at 1800 (as a male). I'm losing about 4 pounds a week. Even though the book suggest you can eat anything you will find yourself choosing more healthy foods since you know one thing can send you over the edge....I am also mixing it with the principles of south beach no bad carbs like mashed potatoes, a lot of pasta, etc.
This is a great cookbook. You don't have to tweek anything. A good suggestion is to possibly eat three of the recipes from the book and two 100 calorie snacks to the meal plan and still stay under 1600 calories a day to loose weight. I used the cookbook for my 3-hour diet and still lost 14 lbs.
It sounds like a sensible and easy food plan and I ordered the book today.
Looking forward to following the 2-week Quick Slim plan and seeing the results from following that.
I have not purchased the book, but I get the prevention magazine, and when I saw the article, I started counting my calories everyday...I don't drink soda anymore, and eat lots of fruits and veggies and proteins. I'm actually eating more and not starving..this plan is very effective..and since I started it, I have lost 40 pounds!
just got the book....looks pretty good........eat a less calorie breafast , lunch and dinnerand you can have a snack thus eating every 3 hours
It's just like other diets. You have to tweek it to make it work for you. I've incorporated aspects of atkins to make it work for me. Hamburgers a few times a week is bad but once in a while satifies any craving you might have without going for the double whopper with cheese.
Ashton makes some great points!!! I am started the 400 calorie diet yesterday but I am also only eating healthy foods on it! No fast food or junk. Lean meats, yogurt, nuts, oats, and veggies. I think if you balance the 2 this could be a productive diet!
I hate to break it to everybody, but gimmicky-diets such as this one is NOT the way to go if you want to successfully lose weight and KEEP it off. First off, you need to eat at least every three hours or your body goes into survival mode in which it breaks down muscle rather than fat (which is why when you do diets like this you just can't seem to lose that pudge in the stomach). Another thing, if you want to diet-diet right. I'll make it simple: if you can't grow it or shoot it, don't eat it. [cheese and eggs being an exception] For example, you can grow potatoes, but you can't grow potato chips. Another thing, someone was right when they mentioned mc donalds has trans fat, which should be avoided by all means! Eat unsaturated fats, like nuts and avocado. Eat greens, eat grilled chicken, lean beef, and turkey. Stop making excuses to eat bad things by following diets like this. One last thing, you should diet to be HEALTHY. I don't think four meals a day, which consist of fast food and ice cream, sounds very healthy. Change the way you eat the RIGHT WAY and I promise you'll get the results you want.
I'm glad I've finally found something that works for me. I don't mind the calorie counting. It's a small price to pay for success!! Great book. Thank you , thank you thank you!!!
Definatly think this will work for me!..calorie countin with easy to follow guildlines, throw in some exercise! goodbye baby weight!!
I like your article and it is knowledgeable point of view. Thank you very much for your advice of 400 calories per meals. God bless you.
WebGoddess
That diet plan does seem to make a lot of sense. Most people will lose weight on a 1600 calorie diet with exercise. But I don't recommend eating much fast food; Subway isn't too awful but burger joints usually are loaded with trans fats.
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