Shred Diet
Dr. Smith combines low glycemic index foods with meal replacements and meal spacing. His concept, “diet confusion,” is modeled after the muscle confusion idea- when you do the same types of exercises at the same times, you muscles acclimate to the stress and your progress stagnates, by “confusing” your muscle, you can trigger their sustained growth and continue to move towards your fitness goals. Dr. Smith claims that the same thing happens with your diet- you eat the same foods all the time, your body adjusts to that specific diet, your metabolism stabilizes and fat accumulates. In his diet, the types of foods and quantities are varied each week to “confuse” your body. He states that in 6 weeks, most people who closely follow the program lose 4 inches and 2 sizes.
The Shred Diet is based on a 6 week cycle:
