Smoothies For Rapid Weight Loss, Increased Energy & Incredible Health
But the main question is, how likely is it that your metabolism will be boosted enough to continue regulating sustained weight loss after the diet? “Not likely at all, to be frank,” Kennedy says.
“Maybe that’s enough to jump-start you into healthy eating in general,” she explains, “but it could also mean 15 days where you come off and you did really well, and then you go back to eating the way you’ve always eaten.”
Pasternak, on the other hand, relies on dieters to continue eating the way Body Reset is formatted long after it’s over.
That is, through recommended step counts, grazing techniques, balanced food groups, and simple one-item meals.
“The third phase is just your life,” he says.
Kennedy believes it may not be that simple. Although Body Reset will most likely succeed in the fast weight loss it promotes, a person’s will to sustain such vast lifestyle changes (like walking to the most out-of-the-way grocery store to hit the 10,000 step mark) won’t likely hold.
Instead, Kennedy suggests making simpler lifestyle changes, such as eating more vegetables, more lean protein, and smaller portions, to shed unwanted pounds.
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Body Reset doesn’t strip the body of needed nutrients, but it does strip the body of solid food, which is considered characteristic of a “detox” or “cleanse,” according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
In general, dietitians like Kennedy don’t recommend such hard-and-fast diets. “Your body doesn’t need a detox, ever,” Kennedy says. “The body already has a system for removing toxins, so it doesn’t need our help.
As long as they’re healthy, the liver, kidneys, and lungs work to filter any toxins out of the body and remove them.”
Though the Body Reset may just be a solid-food detox, Pasternak still argues the diet is not a “cleanse” because it can still provide all five food groups as defined by the USDA.
Provided, that is, you’re correctly monitoring the ingredients in the smoothies you choose. For instance, many of Pasternak’s smoothies have at least one whole piece of fruit, which could potentially add up to seven servings of fruit a day.
“That’s more than double the average recommendation,” Kennedy says, “and makes it a really bad fit for someone with diabetes.”
