Fad Diets and Why They Don’t Work Long Term

I am not a fan of fad diets. Well, truthfully, I am not a fan of diets. Having been on at least 20 different diets in the past 20 years, I found only one thing they have in common. And that is, none of them teaches how to change your life in order to sustain the weight loss for the rest of your life. In fact, some of them are actually dangerous for you. This morning on the Healthy Breakfast Club Call, each member shared what the craziest diet they had ever been on.

We had everything from diet pills (speed) to daily shots of urine from a pregnant horse to the all liquid fasting diet. I have been great at losing weight and always finding it again, thus my nickname of the Queen of the Weight Lost and Found Department. That is why this time, I decided not to go on a diet and instead to adopt healthy eating habits and move my body.

Now 81.4 pounds later, I am still going strong and know this weight is gone for good, not just temporarily misplaced.

This from the American Heart Association:

AHA Recommendation

Our nutrition experts recommend adopting healthy eating habits permanently, rather than impatiently pursuing crash diets in hopes of losing unwanted pounds in a few days.

Why does the AHA care about these diets? We want to inform the public about misleading weight-loss claims. Many of these diets, like the infamous Cabbage Soup Diet (see below) can undermine your health, cause physical discomfort (abdominal discomfort and flatulence) and lead to disappointment when you regain weight soon after you lose it

Scientific View

Fad diets are diets that claim weight loss by mechanisms other than calorie restriction. Many forms of food faddism and fad diets are supported by pseudo-scientific claims. Fad diets claim to be scientific but do not follow the scientific method in establishing their validity. Among the scientific shortcomings of the claims made in support of fad diets:

* Not being open to revisions, whereas real science is.
* Observations that prompt explanations are used as evidence of the validity of the explanation.

The Seven Day Diet

MONDAY -All the fruit you want except banana
TUESDAY - All the vegetables you want (you can use soy sauce, vinegar or mustard)
WEDNESDAY -All the fruit & vegetables you want.
THURSDAY -5 bananas with 5 glasses of milk
FRIDAY -4 (3 oz beef/chicken or fish steaks) with fresh vegetables
SATURDAY 4 (3 oz. beef steaks) with fresh vegetables
SUNDAY 4 (3 oz. beef steaks) with fresh vegetables

Cabbage Soup Diet

Recipe: The cabbage soup can be eaten any time you get hungry, and you can eat as much as you like, oh joy, you can have all the cabbage soup you want! You can have it as often as you want. Just say that a few times and see if it sounds good to you, because the more I say it the hungrier I get.

Ingredients:
1. 6 Large Green Onions
2. 2 Green Peppers
3. 1-2 Cans Diced Tomatoes
4. 1 Bunch Celery
5. 1 Package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
6. 1-2 Cubes of Bullion (if desired)
7. 1 head cabbage

Cut vegetables into small pieces and cover with water, you can use V-8 juice also. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue cooking until vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley or whatever spices you want to add.

Diet Plan: Day One: Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want, but you can't have Bananas!! Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. You can drink unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.

Day Two: Vegetables: Eat all the fresh, raw or cooked vegetables you want. Try to eat leafy green vegetables, and avoid dry beans, peas, and corn. Eat as much as you want, all the veggies you can handle and all the cabbage soup you want. At dinner you can have a baked potato with butter. You can't have any fruit on this day, so just stick to the vegetables.

Day Three: Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want, but you can't have a baked potato.

Day Four: Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.

Day Five: Beef And Tomatoes: Ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken). If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef one of the beef days (but not both).

Day Six: Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables and no baked potato. Eat your soup at least once.

Day Seven: Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Eat as much as you can of this. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.

Michi’s Ladder – Tier 1: Whole grain cereal

Whole grain cereals are powerhouses of fiber and nutritive value. Whole grains include wheat, oats, corn, brown rice, barley, bulgar, millet, wild rice and quinoa. Bran or outer layer of a grain is a rich source of niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zinc.

Bran also provides vital fiber. The endosperm or kernel forms the core of the grain. This part contains protein and carbohydrates and has small amounts of vitamins and minerals. The germ is a concentrated source of vitamin E, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and riboflavina and thiamin.

Low in saturated fat

Rich source of polyunsatured fats, including omega 3 linolenic acid

Cholesterol free

High fiber content

A powerful source of protein

Abundance of B-complex vitamins, including folate

A good source of iron, magnesium, copper, phosphorus and zinc

A good source of antioxidants and phytochemicals

In refined cereals, the bran and germ layers are removed during processing. This leads to loss of fiber, folate, phytochemicals and selenium. Refined cereals tend to cause upsurge of blood sugar on acount of higher GI. Breakfast in most homes is a bowl of cereal. You can opt for breakfast cereals made of whole grain and enjoy the manifold benefits. Wheat or bran or oatmeal cereals can give you a healthy start to the day. Choose a whole grain bagel and you can be assured of a low-fat breakfast. Go in for multigrain muffins or whole-wheat toast.

Benefits of whole grain cereals

~ Phytochemicals such as lignans lower risk of coronary heart disease

~ Phytic acid offers benefits to those suffering from diabetes

~ Phenolic compounds offer antioxidant benefits

~ Saponins and squalene help reduce blood cholesterol

~ Whole grain cereals protect against heart disease

~ High fiber food made with whole grain cereals are ideal for those on a weight management program

~ Due to high fiber content, there is feeling of fullness and digestion takes longer. High fiber also aids in better movement of food through the digestive tract. This reduces chances of colon cancer and diverticulitis.

Whole grain cereals tips

Whole grain cereals must be carefully stored to preserve their aroma and freshness. Keep them in a dry and cool area in an airtight container.

Opt for wholegrain breads, multi-grain bagels and brown rice. Use wild rice or bulgur or kasha in pilafs and risottos.

Substitute rolled oats or crushed bran cereal for dry breadcrumbs.

Look for whole-wheat pasta, pita bread or rye bread.

Add whole grain cereals in soups, stews and casseroles.

Snack on baked tortilla chips, popcorn or toasted oat cereal.

Include chickpeas, kidney beans, split peas and other legumes into your diet.

Use whole-grain bread or cracker crumbs in meatloaf.

"SPECIAL EVENT INVITATION"

You are invited to be my guest for lunch.



Saturday, August 21st | Irvine, California

Team Beachbody® Business Presentation and Coach Training
Nutritional Training with Team Beachbody Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Bill Wheeler

For Beachbody® Coaches, as well as those who want to hear about what Beachbody has to offer! Larry Zimberg, expert in Network Marketing, will be one of our guest speakers at this informational meeting and training. This is an amazing opportunity for you to join the team, get to know more about Beachbody, and bring your friends to see if this is a good fit for them too!

Special Update: We have added Team Beachbody Chief Scientific officer Dr. Bill Wheeler to the program for this event. Make sure to attend to hear his excellent training on "The Athlete in Us All"

TENTATIVE ITINERARY:

11:00 AM–12:00 PM: Beachbody Business Presentation*

12:00 PM–1:00 PM: Lunch

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Whole Grain Cereal

1 cup whole wheatberries
1 cup whole rye berries
1 cup whole triticale
1 cup whole barley
1 cup brown rice
1 cup buckwheat groats
1 cup millet
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup flaxseed
1 cup lentils
10 cups oat groats or slow cooking oatmeal

Mix it up, then cook a pot of it by measuring 2 cups of cereal to 5 cups of water, bringing it to boil, & then letting it sit over night.

Can use oatmeal rather than oat groats.

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