Wendy Chant, the author of “Crack the Fat-Loss Code,” came up with a different approach to losing weight. The book is based on the assumption that our bodies will resist starvation by holding on to the fat.

She explains that we can overcome the natural cycle that controls the storing and burning of calories by boosting your metabolism. This can be done by alternating what she calls carb-up, carb-down, and baseline days. She prescribes 5 to 6 meals per day and claims your body’s thermostat will shut off if you don’t eat 5 or 6 times throughout the day. She believes that without frequent eating, your metabolic rate and thyroid function will slow down. This frequent eating prevents your body from going into a survival mode and will “send a red alert to your hormones to store more fat as a preventive measure”. The book controls the balance of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake in a way that “tricks” your body into thinking it is not on a diet.

She doesn’t call it a diet at all; she calls it a change of lifestyle. This new way of eating works but does take planning and commitment. The foods you love are allowed on specified days. She gives you two days per week to eat the foods you enjoy.

If you’ve ever done the Atkins Diet, it starts out similar but gradually changes and allows carbs after the first week. It’s not as drastic and Atkins, some carbs are allowed, even during the first week.

Wendy provides you a lifestyle eating plan, and she doesn’t ‘dump’ you once the weight is gone. It’s an 8-week program broken into smaller cycles, and after the program ends, you can either repeat (if you have more weight to lose), or stay on the maintenance plan and live your life healthy.

You won’t starve. You won’t go hungry. You’ll just eat healthy! So, buy the book, “Crack the Fat-Loss Code” and it won’t get any better than that!