Fat Flush Diet & Constipation

The fat flush diet works both to promote weight loss and for detoxification of the body by reducing water retention and boosting the metabolism. Like all detoxifying diets, the fat flush diet flushes waste and toxins from the system, helping to relieve constipation and other digestive disorders as well. There are three phases of the fat flush program, which begins with a flush of the body and culminates in a maintenance program.

1. Phase One

   • The initial phase of the fat flush diet lasts one to two weeks. During phase one, which lasts for two weeks, dieters consume 1,100 to 1,200 calories a day. Many foods are restricted during this phase, including bread, grains, starchy vegetables, dairy products, oils and fats, some herbs and spices and alcohol. The intention of the first phase of the fat flush is to decrease bloating in the body.

     Aside from limiting the intake of many foods, phase one also adds a few important foods to the diet that aid the digestive system in the elimination of waste. Psyllium, flaxseed oil and cranberry juice are consumed several times a day as part of the fat flush diet. All of these supplements to a diet will help ease constipation.

     During this first phase, you can also begin the healthy daily routine of moderate exercise and eight hours of sleep per night. These changes to lifestyle are recommended as part of the fat flush diet.

   Phase Two

   • While phase two of the fat flush diet plan contains many of the same restrictions as the first phase, the maximum calories per day is raised to 1,200 to 1,500 calories per day, depending on body weight. Eating within this daily calorie range is intended to further weight loss and is continued only until a dieter has reached his or her goal weight. Since you will continue to consume psyllium, flaxseed oil and cranberry juice as part of your daily intake, you should be getting enough fiber to keep constipation at bay.

   Phase Three

   • Once the goal weight has been reached, the fat flush diet enters phase three. In the third and final phase of the diet, the goal of the plan turns to weight maintenance. The calorie limit is lifted entirely and a person should return to a level of caloric intake that will maintain his or her weight. The number of calories each person needs per day for weight maintenance is dependent upon a number of factors, including a person's weight and muscle mass. Starchy foods and some dairy products are reintroduced to the diet in phase three, making it a healthy eating plan that most people can maintain.

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