The idiot-proof approach is to change fat-burning hormones in order to lower the storage of fat-storing hormones. Rather than cutting back on what you consume, they claim you will eat more than three times the amount you usually do.

One of the main tenet's of the Idiot Proof Diet is the changing calorie theory. The metabolism burns calories based on an individual's defeating habits. It expects the body to consume in a certain manner. In an effort to surprise the metabolism, the dieter must shift the types of calories eaten to promote the burning process.

After the body has finished burning the calories, it will move onto burning fat tissue. In order for the technique to work, the foods must be fat burning compatible which means they should be simple to burn. With the Idiot Proof Diet, all of the food moves between one type of calorie to the next.