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Have you tried out a trendy diet plan, such as a juice fast, the 17-Day Diet, Wheat Belly, the Paleo Diet, or the Dukan Diet (a.k.a. the “Kate Middleton Diet”)? Or are you committed to an older weight-loss plan, such as Weight Watchers or South Beach? If you’ve found success with a popular diet—or want to rant about your bad experiences with one—we want to hear from you for an upcoming Gourmet Live feature on the best diets for food lovers. Please cut and paste the following questions and send your answers to gourmetlive@condenast.com.
DIET QUESTIONS:
- What is the name of (and any books associated with) the diet you tried?
- How did you choose this diet?
- What foods and drinks—if any—are you required to give up for the diet?
- How would you sum up the other “rules” of the diet in three or four sentences?
- How did you feel while on the diet (emotionally and physically)?
- How long were you on the diet and did you lose any weight (if so, how much)?
- What were the best things about the diet?
- What about the worst things about the diet?
- Would you recommend this diet to a food loving friend? Why or why not?
- Can we quote you by name? If so, please supply your name as you’d like to be listed, and (if you are comfortable with this), your age and gender.
Thanks for participating!
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I’m a 19 year old college student and for me, it’s all about eating whole, plant-based foods when I’m hungry. After educating myself (Nutrition & Dietetics Major) on how to eat, diets don’t make sense. If we eat healthfully, and in moderation all will be well. Juicing, low-carb, or paleo diets may seem like trendy ways to loose weight fast, but when it comes right down to it, those diets just aren’t sustainable. In the end, most diets either turn into an obsession, or leave the dieter feeling like a miserable failure. Moderation and pleasure need to be reintroduced to our diets and we’ll be all set!
Life is way too short not to enjoy good food.
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I changed my way of eating entirely, eliminating most carbs. I read “Eat for Life,” and mostly follow that plan, except that I do eat a little fish now and then, and also add good quality olive oil to my veggies on a daily basis. On this diet I no longer have headaches, or suffer from aches and pains the way I previously did. I get a sick feeling after eating high sugar or high carb foods (any white sugar, potatoes, rice, pasta, all breads); plus I no longer eat red meat and most dairy. I have lost nearly 30 pounds and my pre-hypertension blood pressure has dropped, and I no longer take medication for that. I feel very healthy, and most people think that I’m younger than my nearly 60 years.
PS: I don’t consider this a diet that is short-lived. This is my way of eating from now on. I have kept the weight off for more than a year, and have no cravings for unhealthy foods like sugars and thick, fattening, and debilitating starches. I have to say, though, that I will, on occasion, have a treat so don’t feel like I’m living a too spartan life.
I’ve been using Tim Ferriss’s book & diet “the 4 Hour Body”. He calls it a slow-carb diet. Best part? Every week you are encouraged to go wild: eat all you like, no rules apply, eat yourself silly. then back to simple, easy “rules”: no white carbs (bread, pasta, potatoes); he recommends using simple meals over again (makes sense to keep it simple) of protein, legumes & veg, the variations are endless, but easy for someone trying it for the first time; don’t drink calories, encourages you to drink lots of water; don’t eat fruit (except on the “cheat day”); and take one day off per week and go nuts. The book is an amazing encyclopedia of information, the blog (fourhourbody.com) is full of more info and support if for some reason you can’t find the book. I’m not sure how much I’ve lost (he recommended taking measurements & all, I didn’t want to know how far gone I was), but I’m down a full pant size, all my clothes fit better, and feel great. It helps immeasurably to keep the cheat day in mind: I can forgo this, because I can have it in 2 more days…. no problem. I would definitely recommend to friends, and have, when they’ve commented on how good I look. They can see the weight I’ve lost.
the book says you can lose 20 pounds in 30 days. More important to me, in the month + that I’ve been doing this, I’ve dropped inches, my belly is flat-ish, my jeans are too big, and my old jeans fit loosely again!
It’s been amazing and easy! good luck; but take measurements, you’ll be glad you did!
I like the question! What I would add as a sub-question: How active do you live(d) during your diet – sports, daily life?
After my son was born 20 yrs ago, I was size 22. When he was little, I went to Weight Watchers meetings and lost some weight. Several yrs later I joined WW online and lost more. After getting sloppy, I rejoined WW online this yr and lost 10 lbs. I am now size 4-6, and feel great. I do exercise–I walk and practice yoga, plus I have an active job. I am gluten-intolerant, so many baked treats aren’t for me (which is good!); I bake gluten free cookies, etc. occasionally. I avoid most processed foods; the great thing about avoiding gluten is that I read every label and find out what chemicals are in food, which is often quite disturbing. I avoid these. I’m far healthier now than when my son was born.
Mary – Who is the author of ‘Eat for Life’, seems to be several books of similar title? Thanks.
I’ve been low to zero carb now for 8 years. At first it seems like a preposterous diet going against every conventional wisdom out there regarding health. But I did my research. I read probably over 100 peer reviewed journal publications focusing on clinical studies rather than observational studies. I also spent time understanding the biological metabolic pathways for various foods and food compounds. It’s hard not to come to the conclusion that carbs aren’t the cause of most of our modern ailments – metabolic syndrome and the associated diseases, Alzheimers, cancer, etc. I’m 44 now and I look better than when I was in high school. And certainly my blood metrics have never been better. For the most part I eat only meat, fish, and eggs. Even my vegetable intake has decreased after learning cruciferous vegetables are goitrogenic and lead to hypothryroidism. Certainly the Inuit never ate vegetables.
I read the Dugan Diet and thought it sounded thoughtful and healthy
I followed the diet for 9 days
I lost almost 10 lbs and felt ” this is great” not really hungry using non fat meat and dairy and healthy
vegetables
Woke up on the 9 day,showered and felt very faint.
I am on Warfrin and had on my own blood level tested the day before
Fortunately I had a secheduled appointment internest that morning
My Dr found my blood pressure was much too low and Warfrin count went from a normal 2.7 to 6
I was told stop this diet and just eating regularly eat some salad and stop your blood thinner and have your
Level checked in 3 days
This is a diet that should not be tried unless you check with your Dr and have your health regularly monitored
I almost had a major problem
Robles
Correction
I meant to say Dukan Diet
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[...] working on an article about trendy diets for Epicurious’s sister site Gourmet Live, and I would love to hear from Epicurious members [...]
[...] working on an article about trendy diets for Epicurious’s sister site Gourmet Live, and I would love to hear from Epicurious members [...]