Comments on: Diet Round-up #1 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/ Get Healthy with Me, One Post at a Time Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:24:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: jeanjeanie http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-87 jeanjeanie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:37:27 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-87 I do the Zone. I lost thirty pounds on it last year when I was working to get in shape for my wedding. After the wedding, though, it was holiday season, and my honeymoon didn't leave me with any willpower for avoiding holiday treats. Since finally getting myself back on the wagon a couple of months ago, though, I've lost ten pounds. It's slow going, but if you do it properly (eating mostly fruits and veggies, lean proteins and healthy fats instead of hamburgers, for instance), you burn fat. That's what I like about this diet as opposed to just restricting calories. You lose weight faster doing the latter, but you also tend to lose muscle mass. On the Zone, if you have fat to lose, eventually, you lose it. Plus I feel ten times better when I eat this way than when I don't. It's also worth noting that when I saw my doctor about hypothyroidism and low blood sugar, she said that this was exactly the way I should be eating, and affirmed that it's also the best diet for my diabetic husband to be on. I'm done proselytizing now. I do the Zone. I lost thirty pounds on it last year when I was working to get in shape for my wedding. After the wedding, though, it was holiday season, and my honeymoon didn’t leave me with any willpower for avoiding holiday treats. Since finally getting myself back on the wagon a couple of months ago, though, I’ve lost ten pounds.

It’s slow going, but if you do it properly (eating mostly fruits and veggies, lean proteins and healthy fats instead of hamburgers, for instance), you burn fat. That’s what I like about this diet as opposed to just restricting calories. You lose weight faster doing the latter, but you also tend to lose muscle mass. On the Zone, if you have fat to lose, eventually, you lose it. Plus I feel ten times better when I eat this way than when I don’t.

It’s also worth noting that when I saw my doctor about hypothyroidism and low blood sugar, she said that this was exactly the way I should be eating, and affirmed that it’s also the best diet for my diabetic husband to be on.

I’m done proselytizing now.

]]> By: JoLynn Braley http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-84 JoLynn Braley Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:39:07 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-84 I completely agree with eliminating high fructose corn syrup from your daily diet. Like David, I also used to feel bloated and very low on energy when I was eating it....actually when I was eating processed food in general. I feel wonderful when eating whole, non-processed foods. HFCS also serves to block your brain from getting the signal from your stomach that you're full...hence, when you eat food containing it, you easily overeat. ;) I completely agree with eliminating high fructose corn syrup from your daily diet. Like David, I also used to feel bloated and very low on energy when I was eating it….actually when I was eating processed food in general. I feel wonderful when eating whole, non-processed foods.

HFCS also serves to block your brain from getting the signal from your stomach that you’re full…hence, when you eat food containing it, you easily overeat. ;)

]]> By: MiddleAgeShed http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-81 MiddleAgeShed Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:21:27 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-81 <strong>Carnival of Dieting Tips...</strong> Welcome to the July 20, 2007 edition of a very public diet!. We are so pleased when people send us the links to their articles to share - the tips and tricks and have helped us stay on track -... Carnival of Dieting Tips…

Welcome to the July 20, 2007 edition of a very public diet!. We are so pleased when people send us the links to their articles to share – the tips and tricks and have helped us stay on track -…

]]> By: David http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-80 David Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:37:15 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-80 Per Atkins, while I don't follow it, I have gotten rid of the high-fructose corn syrup that I used to drink all day in my Coke. And honestly, I feel a lot better; less bloated, less tired and less lethargic. After reading about how bad that stuff was I decided it was time to stop drinking soda, and after a few weeks now I feel so good and have already started losing weight because of the absence of these calories. Per Atkins, while I don’t follow it, I have gotten rid of the high-fructose corn syrup that I used to drink all day in my Coke. And honestly, I feel a lot better; less bloated, less tired and less lethargic. After reading about how bad that stuff was I decided it was time to stop drinking soda, and after a few weeks now I feel so good and have already started losing weight because of the absence of these calories.

]]> By: WeightLadder.com http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-77 WeightLadder.com Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:28:05 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-77 I think you got a couple of things wrong on Atkins... I have never heard the don't exercise. And it does not totally eliminate carbs -- you can each as much salad and other low glycemic vegetables as you can (no carrots no onions). Follow along as I lose 125lbs on an Atkins/South Beach Low Carb diet. http://www.weightladder.com I think you got a couple of things wrong on Atkins… I have never heard the don’t exercise. And it does not totally eliminate carbs — you can each as much salad and other low glycemic vegetables as you can (no carrots no onions).
Follow along as I lose 125lbs on an Atkins/South Beach Low Carb diet.
http://www.weightladder.com

]]> By: Skinny Guy http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Skinny Guy Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:32:07 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-76 I did Atkins a while back and lost 50 pounds in three months. But after that I just couldn't stand being on it any more and stopped. I wound up gaining back the 50, plus some more on top of that. I did Atkins a while back and lost 50 pounds in three months. But after that I just couldn’t stand being on it any more and stopped. I wound up gaining back the 50, plus some more on top of that.

]]> By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win) http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diet-round-up-1/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Blaine Moore (Run to Win) Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:47:12 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/diets/diet-round-up-1/#comment-74 Any diet (such as Atkins) which requires you to restrict your exercise (even if only for the first few months) is one that is not worth doing, in my opinion. Any diet (such as Atkins) which requires you to restrict your exercise (even if only for the first few months) is one that is not worth doing, in my opinion.

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