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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? random thoughts Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM
I'm going to list some different "diet systems" that are based on nutritional factors (directly or indirectly). So not things like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. I have included a short summary (please note most diets have more to them than what I note) of each diet. Please note for each diet your opinion of them and if you would follow them (for whatever reason).

1. Atkins Diet (minimal carbs, no starch, high meat protein)

not as it is written. I think there is some value in the diet but it allows to much saturated fat. The manintance postion isn't so bad but that is about it.

I prefer the South Beach diet whish has more focus on healthy fat and less on total carbs. It limits carbs but no where near as much as the Atkin diet. I lost 40 pounds using a modified version of it and I have kept the wieght off for over a year now.

2. Vegetarian (mostly fruits/vegetables, sometimes dairy and eggs)

I could be a Vegeterian. I only eat meat once a day now. I probably would never be a strict vegetarian though since I there are certain things I would not be willing to never eat.

3. Vegan (absolutely no animal products)

no to restrective. I like eggs and meat and cheese and I see no reason why I shouldn't eat them.

4. Mediterranean Diet (high plant consumption, fruit desserts, olive oil for fat,cheese and yogurt,white meat, eggs, low red meat, wine)

I don't know a lot about the diet but it sounds pretty much how I ma eating right now except fo rht wine. Alchol is not a good choice if you are trying to lose weight.

5. Paleolithic Diet (no potatoes, grains, dairy or beans, encouraged lean meat consumption, most plants, mostly water/tea as beverage)

sorry. No offense but it seems like a fad diet. Cavemen ate what they ate because they had no choice. I have not seen any evidience that it is a healthy diet. I like grains and beans.

6. Raw Food Diet (mostly like Paleolithic diet, but NO COOKING ALLOWED)

No sorry anohter fad diet that has no real science behind it.


I'm sure I'm missing some, but these are some of the more common/more noisy diets out there. They're at least the only ones I care to ask your opinion on at the moment :P


My personal opinion, is that all of them except the Raw Food Diet have their merits and for the most part are all based on reasonable nutrition. I just read some articles on the Paleolithic Diet and of these, I think it would be the one I followed. I just like potatoes too much. And feta. And Ice cream. But besides that, I really good do it. The bean thing sounds out-of-the-blue, but if you research the thought behind it, it does make sense.


Not everything works for everyone but what I found is just eating smart helps a lot. Avoid simple sugars and saturated fat. Keep your portions to reasonable sizes, if you have trouble doing that try small healthy snacks to keep hunger at bay. I know I make poor diet choices when I am hungery. I don't think you need any set diet to do these things.
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Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM 1136 Views
I will answer no to all of them. - 02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM 823 Views
Re: Meh. No. - 02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM 778 Views
I think for atkins the energy is based on protein - 02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM 735 Views
Re: I think for atkins the energy is based on protein - 02/09/2009 04:43:58 PM 802 Views
oh i would never actually follow a strict paleolithic diet!! - 02/09/2009 04:49:35 PM 736 Views
well, I think fat is allowed in an atkins diet too. *NM* - 02/09/2009 05:06:06 PM 447 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM 842 Views
I think I would go mad if I had to follow any one diet - 02/09/2009 04:24:54 PM 695 Views
The mediterannean sounds the most practical - 02/09/2009 04:26:28 PM 1533 Views
O.O the no chocolate had not occurred to me... - 02/09/2009 04:29:52 PM 702 Views
You can't spell diet without die... - 02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM 803 Views
I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too... - 02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM 756 Views
Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender - 02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM 840 Views
Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'... - 02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM 856 Views
She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere.... - 02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM 862 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM 805 Views
how do you fail to get protein - 02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM 850 Views
Not really? - 02/09/2009 04:55:29 PM 802 Views
i think lentils are technically beans >.> - 02/09/2009 05:00:32 PM 758 Views
That explains that... - 02/09/2009 05:15:28 PM 756 Views
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM 876 Views
you copied my answers *NM* - 02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM 513 Views
They were good ones. - 02/09/2009 09:04:02 PM 700 Views
I always knew you were a wise women - 02/09/2009 10:14:42 PM 774 Views
IMO - 02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM 855 Views
by "diet" - 02/09/2009 05:05:41 PM 820 Views
Comments on a few, just because. - 02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM 826 Views
Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM 820 Views
No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect. - 02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM 744 Views
like i said, it's true enough it can be said... - 02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM 723 Views
Fair enough. That certainly sounds sensible. - 02/09/2009 05:31:58 PM 705 Views
see below *NM* - 02/09/2009 05:34:58 PM 406 Views
Commentation! - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM 819 Views
That's a very confusing question. - 02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM 814 Views
have YOU ever seen a healthy vegan? - 02/09/2009 05:11:12 PM 751 Views
*grin* No. - 02/09/2009 05:20:47 PM 813 Views
perhaps... - 02/09/2009 05:27:06 PM 785 Views
Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale. - 02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM 813 Views
I'm of the opinion that the Raw Food Movement is the most idiotic thing I've heard - 02/09/2009 05:15:18 PM 755 Views
Whydat? - 02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM 793 Views
as i said earlier, it's a myth that cooking food affects positive nutrients on a practical level - 02/09/2009 05:34:33 PM 812 Views
That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right - 02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM 709 Views
note "when done right" *NM* - 02/09/2009 06:16:03 PM 416 Views
Meaning fresh meat and washed hands *NM* - 02/09/2009 06:18:15 PM 467 Views
interesting... - 02/09/2009 05:17:25 PM 786 Views
I hate diets... - 02/09/2009 05:37:36 PM 878 Views
My opinions/ideas - 02/09/2009 06:43:01 PM 757 Views
she's fat... - 02/09/2009 06:44:08 PM 753 Views
exactly. - 02/09/2009 09:28:39 PM 895 Views
I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean - 02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM 737 Views
I'd only call it Mediterranean in the loosest sense - 02/09/2009 06:54:58 PM 643 Views
You could always try... - 02/09/2009 06:57:35 PM 736 Views
South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really..... - 02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM 705 Views
Most (most) don't tell you not to eat one of the NUTRIENT groups - 02/09/2009 07:43:42 PM 692 Views
I wouldn't follow any of them - 02/09/2009 08:06:25 PM 799 Views
I follow mostly a cross between paleolithic and mediterranean. - 02/09/2009 08:22:11 PM 702 Views
it's such a pain to avoid the processed crap - 02/09/2009 09:14:59 PM 1072 Views
Here are my thoughts... - 02/09/2009 11:05:47 PM 807 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM 751 Views
i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM* - 02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM 397 Views
Two reasons combined... - 03/09/2009 12:10:21 AM 786 Views
that's fair enough *NM* - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 AM 405 Views
I would always follow my opinions; I thought you knew that. - 03/09/2009 10:59:15 AM 752 Views

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