I am Audrey Hayes, 37 years old and 5 foot 5 inches tall. Currently I weigh 136 lbs, having lost 146 lbs from 282 lbs that I weighed 12 months ago.

I grew up on a "meat and potatoes" diet. After breaking up with my boyfriend, my diet worsened. I'd avoid breakfast, and gorge myself with french fries and beer at night.

Like many overweight 'victims', I tried out many different weight loss programs and diets. None of them worked to give me permanent weight loss. I always gained back the weight that I had lost soon after I ceased applying the diets or programs.

Being overly fat, I stayed away from swimming pools because I was too embarrassed to let people to see my huge belly, and the repulsive cellulite on my thighs. Deep down inside I was scarred. My self-worth nose-dived. I was distressed.

Then my cousin told me about a diet plan called Fat Loss 4 Idiots (also known as Idiot Proof Diet Plan). She referred me to a very good review article of the Fat Loss 4 Idiots program.

After reading it, I gave Fat Loss 4 Idiots a try.

Simplicity is the key

I guess this diet plan is called Fat Loss 4 Idiots because it is so simple that anyone can follow it.

This weight loss program's core strategies include meal planning, calorie shifting, and portion control.

The unique feature of Fat Loss 4 Idiots, in my opinion, is that it allows me to eat whatever I like (including "forbidden foods") on the "free" days after the end of each cycle. Like all other users of this program, I did not feel "deprived". This makes it very easy for me to follow the program's instructions.

Another unusual feature is that the meal plans are generated online automatically by the Online Diet Generator. This is extremely convenient. The meals are made from many combinations. They are nutritious and delicious.

My entire weight loss campaign was simply satisfying. I was never required to starve myself. I was never short of food. I was allowed to eat more than 3 times a day. And I didn't need to count calories.

I was utterly amazed by the power of Fat Loss For Idiots -- I melted 6.2 lbs in just 2 weeks! Although I didn't "lose 9 lbs every 11 days" -- the claim made by Fat Loss 4 Idiots -- I was very contented with losing 6.2 lbs in 14 days. None of the other programs and diets I had tried had ever helped me lose 6.2 lbs in 2 weeks.

Why did Idiot Proof Diet Plan work so effectively for me?

I think it's because I didn't cheat but followed all the program's recommendations exactly. And this is really not hard at all to do.

But if you don't control your meal portions, Fat Loss For Idiots will not give you the best results. I believe this diet will work magic for people who are serious about changing their lifestyle -- people who are so desirous of losing fat to look good and stay healthy that they are willing to make some small changes to their eating habits.

But this is just my point of view. You'll never know if you don't give it a try.

I took a 30-minute walk daily as recommended by the program. In addition, I did a 10-minute rope jumping workout 3 times a week. I believe this helped accelerate my weight loss.

Within only 4 months, this Idiot Proof Diet Plan had helped me lose 50 lbs of fat. In the subsequent 8 months, I took off a further 96 lbs. In 12 months, Fat Loss 4 Idiots has taken a total of 146 lbs off me! From 282 lbs a year ago, my weight is now down to 136 lbs.

I have never experienced weight disappearing so fast with the other diets and weight loss programs I have tested.

Therefore I don't hesitate to recommend Fat Loss 4 Idiots to anyone who is desperate about losing fat.