Posted on 01/06/2010 4:16:37 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
I have been on some truly embarrassing diets. From the moment my flat places became curves I have tried to melt them away with the help of a series of fads. I have "food combined" with Dr Scarsdale and nearly bankrupted myself buying tropical fruit for the Beverly Hills regime.
I have farted my way through a week of cabbage soup, existed exclusively on tomatoes, gagged on miracle milkshakes and even taken a mysterious jab in the buttock from a sleazy Harley Street medic. Thanks to Dr Atkins and his unappetising low-carb meat diet, I have even experienced the metabolic processes of a hyena, not least carbon-copied a hound's halitosis.
The good news is I have not been on a crazy diet for more than a decade, yet I have lost weight in dramatic style. I have given nothing up. I have not eaten my last croissant, drunk a final goblet of Tariquet or ordered the ultimate crème brûlée in a restaurant.
*SNIP*
Snacks: pieces of favourite cheese, crudités with mayonnaise and hummus, salami, cornichons, olives. Occasional pieces of dark, 70 per cent cocoa, solid chocolate – nice before bed and very good for you.
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I lost 35lbs with my special diet. I ate less.
That usually works for me, too. I cut out the alcohol and drink more water, take smaller portions and NO seconds on ANYTHING!
Except dark chocolate. :)
Guess what made me lose 50 lbs >:D
I like food.
Especially crab meat dipped in hot butter.
I don’t care if it makes me fat.
I am going to eat it, and I am going to enjoy it, and when it comes time for me to leave this rock, then I’ll be going with memories of damn good food.
That is all.
Sounds like a low glycemic index diet. Probably how most people should eat anyways.
I lost 130 pounds by simply spending 2 months in a hospital, but it’s trying to creep back.
What has always worked for me is simple.
-No seconds except on Thanksgiving.
-Moderation in all things eaten.
-No snacks 3 hours before bed... that’s generally 9PM.
-Walk, walk and then walk.
-Eat 5 or 6 times a day instead of 3... graze on smaller amounts... don’t pork out.
-Drink lots of water, especially before each meal.
-Cheat on all of the above once a month.
For me, the most important thing is walking. If I don’t walk each day, I bulk up in a heartbeat.
If anyone reading this drops a few pounds, please send me $29.95.
i did hear an interesting talk today by an MD who was talking about how the food industry (and probably some fine bakers) are creating addicting foods with the perfect combination of taste, texture, visual appeal so that you can’t just eat one.
he did say one interesting thing which made me wonder and that is that msg (which is in so many products) affects your insulin in such a way that it spikes and then drops in a short time, causing you to get hungry.
now i would have to say if this is part of what is going on (puposefully causing spikes, etc in body chemistry to get the desired effect) that is about as bad as the tobacco industry spiking and tweaking tobacco to addict you.
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Some major points for losing weight from a guy who routinely has to get in shape for football:
-Up your lean protein
-Cut back on carbs and eat as many whole grains as possible
-Eat lots of veggies ( Try recipes such as whole wheat penne pasta with asparagus and tomatoes, citrus salmon, tuna burgers on whole wheat bread)
And exercise everyday...not as hard as it sounds.
I went paelo and went from a 4XLT to 2XLT and a 50 inch to a 40 inch waist in 6 months.
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