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

i've been on this. it's kind of horrible... my muscles ached and ached for days. i stayed the exact same wieght throughout, too. stupid diet.

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

been a vegetarin many times on and off.

3. Vegan (absolutely no animal products)

did this for a year, then my kidneys got upset. it's easy to do... you just have to have enough variety.

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

i'm from israel, this is pretty much how i live. i don't eat mammals or avians, though. i stopped eating eggs and dairy for a while too... i'll get back to them eventually.

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

interesting. haven't done that. i won't eat meat... and i usually only drink tea and water... maybe i'm almost in the stone age!

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

not done that, but i have eaten at cafe gratitude where they don't cook anything. it's trouble for my stomach...


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.