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
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.
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
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.
Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM
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I will answer no to all of them.
02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM
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Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not referring to these as 'loose weight" diets
02/09/2009 04:14:26 PM
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Re: Meh. No.
02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM
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I think for atkins the energy is based on protein
02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM
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You can't spell diet without die...
02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM
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I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too...
02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM
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Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender
02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM
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Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'...
02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM
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She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere....
02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM
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how do you fail to get protein
02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM
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you copied my answers *NM*
02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM
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IMO
02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM
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Comments on a few, just because.
02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM
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Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients
02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM
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No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect.
02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM
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like i said, it's true enough it can be said...
02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM
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That's a very confusing question.
02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM
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Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale.
02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM
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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
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Whydat?
02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM
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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
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That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right
02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM
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I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean
02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM
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South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really.....
02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM
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i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM*
02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM
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