The 2468 diet is another fad diet which is popular among those who seek a fast weight loss with little thought of the future. I tried to find out who came up with this plan, but couldn’t find any book or website which teaches it.
This is a very low calorie diet. What you eat is irrelevant. The only thing which is important is how much calories you eat.
The diet is very simple. You have a 4 day eating cycle which you repeat as long as you wish.
- On day 1 you consume 200 calories
- On day 2 you consume 400 calories
- On day 3 you consume 600 calories
- On day 4 you consume 800 calories
Then the cycle begins with day 1. The amount of calories that you eat each day is what gives the 2468 diet its name.
As you can see, there isn’t any method or too much thinking behind this diet. You just cut down your calories to near starvation level at times and so you lose weight.
2468 Diet Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Can yield a short term weight loss
Cons:
- An unhealthy diet plan
- Will likely lead to long term weight gain due to metabolis slowdown
- Too low in calories
- May cause tiredness, headaches, irritability, and other health problems
- Very hard to stick to
- Near starvation
In Conclusion
Don’t use this diet under any circumstances. It is just not healthy. If you want to lose weight without exercising but do it in a healthy and gradual manner, try the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet
