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The 3 Hour Diet by Jorge Cruise is rather interesting.  In a nutshell:  eat pretty much anything you want, but at three-hour intervals.  (Yes, there is more to it, but that’s the nutshell version.)

Mr. Cruise is (or at least was) the AOL Weight Loss Coach.  What he came up with is a way to keep your metabolism running at full strength by eating smaller meals every 3 hours.  And yes, it does have to be exactly every three hours, give or take 5 minutes.

On the 3 Hour Diet, you don’t count calories for meals or worry about what you are eating.  Although you do care about the amount (it isn’t license to stuff yourself silly every three hours), the "what" is left up to you.  With a few guidelines.

Every meal should include proteins, carbs, fats and a fruit or a vegetable.  Page 87 of the book has a picture that gives you a very good idea of the size of the portions — and how to easily judge them by using everyday objects.

Your snacks should be around 100 calories each for the morning and mid-afternoon, and about 50 for your before-bed munchie.

Overall it’s a pretty decent diet program, but I do have one or two minor concerns.  At one point, Mr. Cuise mentions that you can grab whatever is on hand for a snack, and mentions a candy bar.  Any sugar like what’s found in your average candy bar will send your blood sugar through the roof!  Suggesting some almonds or even peanuts for an emergency snack from a vending machine would have been better said.

The other concern is that you do have to eat every three hours, on the dot.  Now if your schedule allows that, this may indeed be the diet for you.  For most of us, 3 hours on the nose is tough (although if you want it bad enough, you’ll find a way).

Anyway, The 3-Hour Diet is an interesting book, and worth reading.  And as I said before — if your schedule permits, this might be a good diet program for you.