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5 Factor Diet

5 Factor Diet


Author and Fitness Trainer Harvey Pasternak has been linked with many celebrities such as; John Mayer, Jessica Simpson, Orlando Bloom, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, and Halle Berry.

Pasternak first wrote 5 Factor Fitness in 2004. He then updated and expanded the dietary portion into the 2007 release: The 5 Factor Diet.
 
What are the 5 Factors?

The 5 Factor Diet is all about fives.

    * 5 Meals per day
    * 5 days a week of exercise made up of 5 phases each 5 minutes long.
    * Each meal has 5 criteria (see below)

The idea of the "five" is simplicity - but it comes off as rather gimmicky.
 
Diet Guidelines

The 5 factor is based on eating small but frequent meals. Each should comprise; a lean protein, low-GI carbohydrate, adequate fiber, "good fats", and a sugar-free beverage.

Meal Examples - Snacks

  • Celery with nonfat cream cheese and pickle wrapped in turkey pastrami
  • Nonflour toast with nonfat cream cheese, smoked salmon and tomato slice
  • Turkey breast slices wrapped around lettuce and green pepper strips, with some nonfat cream cheese
  • Brown-rice cake with a slice of Veggie salami, fat-free cheese, and mustard Beef,
  • Beef, salmon, or turkey jerky with piece of fruit
  • Pickled herring with nonfat sour cream
  • Celery sticks with nonfat French onion soup cream dip.

A Typical Day on the Five Factor Diet

 

MEAL NAME PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATE
1 Apple-cinnamon oatmeal frittata Egg whites Dries apples
2   Nonfat cottage cheese Apple
3 Curried chicken salad Chicken breast, nonfat yogurt Slice of no-flour bread
4   Veggie salami, nonfat cheese Brown rice cake
5 Lemon salmon Salmon Quinoa, side salad

 

5 Factor Workouts

The exercise portion is critical to the 5 Factor Diet. Pasternak advocates a combination of cardio, strength training (mostly with dumbbells) and bodyweight exercises.


The minimum time for the daily workout is 25 minutes
 
5 Factor On-line

Recently, the author Harvey Pasternak converted the contents of the book into an on-line subscriber website.

The on-line program provides a number of interactive tools including;

    * Daily Meal Planner
    * Activity calculator and journal
    * Message boards
    * Customized fitness plan

Pros and Cons

Pasternak is definitely working off the "celebrity pull factor". His diet and fitness plan has proven to be successful with celebrities - but that doesn't apply to everyone as the celebrities consulted Pasternak to work alongside them.

The plan is called a "way of life" but the "fives" seem a little gimmicky to become a life plan.

The approach of eating frequently is not uncommon and can be seen in Body for Life, BFFM, the 3 Hour Diet, and the Abs Diet.

The nutritional advice is sound however.
 
Source: freedieting.com
Website: 5factordiet.com