Diet "myths"....

Metalcherry · 15th January 2006, 1:46pm

as a soon to be skinny person yeh right i have been talking to a lot of girls in my work and who i hang around with who are currently dieting. At the moment i am currently watching what i am eating but i have heard many people swear by certain items to help speed up losing weight.

the main one is Grapefruit - eat it after every meal and apparently it helps your weight slowly disappear.

the other vinigar - take a spoonful or put it on items you eat and the same above is suppost to happen.

any truth in this "advise" or is a lot of pooey!

any other items which you have heard are suppost to work - "stop eating" not being one of them

Largest of Gregs · 15th January 2006, 1:49pm

diets are crap. Celebrity diets are a waste of time. Fad diets dont work on the long term.

I lost 2 stone in the last year by eating better and walking more places. I didnt follow any diet plan, just stopped eating shite between meals. I still eat the same meals but with none of the crap inbetween. Instead of driving across to the esso, i make the 1 minute journey on foot.

Moral of the story. Stop eating crap and walk more. thats it

Fenntastic · 15th January 2006, 1:49pm

i think the vinegar on your food might work coz it'll make it all taste ming and so you wont eat as much

im trying the Paul McKenna thingy

Quiz Bhoy · 15th January 2006, 1:50pm

Well there is such a thing as a Grapefruit Diet and Cider Vinegar tablets do get sold to aid in weight loss. Summat to do with breaking down fatty cells and flushing them outta teh body. Neilther work on their own but as part of a balanced healthy diet with exercise should work!

MarkMono · 15th January 2006, 1:51pm

As long as it includes:

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Originally Posted by Largest of Gregs

Stop eating crap and walk more.

then you should be fine. I don't understand why people need all the window-dressing though. I mean, how gullible can people be?

Crystal Mighty · 15th January 2006, 1:52pm

Shelly you know I did dietetics in uni for a bit, speak to me on msn if you want

Metalcherry · 15th January 2006, 1:52pm

at the moment i have stopped all sweets and choco passing these lips - and doing well. had a bit as a treat a week ago but im doing v.well.

but i cant believe how much i read the back of cans to see the calories - EVERYTHING i pick up i read.....its becoming annoying now lol.

at the moment i am sticking to using 2000 calories each day - i cant see any improvements but i feel a bit better.

the vinegar thing would be cool if it was true because i put that stuff on everything. if it was i should be about 6 stone at the moment!

Dyno · 15th January 2006, 1:58pm

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Originally Posted by Largest of Gregs

diets are crap. Celebrity diets are a waste of time. Fad diets dont work on the long term.

Dieting is not crap, celebrity fads are though. Watch what you eat, watch your calorie intake (it'll take a good while to get used to how much you are eating, how much you can eat and how much you should eat to lose weight) and do exercise, sprints and interval training is best.

Withnail · 15th January 2006, 1:59pm

I discovered the great secret to dieting about 4 months ago.

There is no magic recipe.

All the quick fixes, the magic recipes, the gimicks... are just rubbish - old wives tales.

There are some things that will *assist* you in losing weight if you're already in a position to lose weight. That is, if you're burning more calories than you're eating.

I'm sticking to 1500 calories per day (give or take 250or so), and it's working. It's been about changing eating patterns, rather than dieting. It took me about 5 years to get that out of shape (and that was - A LOT - out of shape) - so i'm happy to spend a year or so sorting it out.

The thing that worked best for me was keeping a food diary - what is was, calories, fat. It makes you realise what you're eating much more and really does change the way you're eating - i'm exactly the same as Tsunamibabe - i HAVe to know how much i'm eating. After a while, you get used to it though and start to know.

I still eat chocolate, and have desserts, chips - all the things i used to eat loads of - the difference i know exactly how much of each I can have.

To date I've lost about 33lbs. Still a fair bit to go, but i'm increasing my running/jogging now, so that helps too. Just cutting back on your intake will get you to lose weight, but starting exercising made a dramatic difference to me - and it meant that as I lost pounds, i lost inches as well. I've got clothes that I haven't had fitting for YEARS on just now. Pity it's only the jeans and stuff I could keep - the rest of it was hiedeously dated looking...

Bunnylingus · 15th January 2006, 2:00pm

Brush your teeth after eating, and keep sugar free chewing gum on you. It means you wont eat anything else (in theory) because it mings.

Works for me.

Also, sugar free jelly is the way to go.

No offence, but is 2000 not a bit much if you wanna lose weight? I tend to stick to about 1400, if I can.

Also, eat soup before a meal, helps fill you up quicker so you dont eat as much.

Largest of Gregs · 15th January 2006, 2:01pm

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Originally Posted by Dyno

Dieting is not crap, celebrity fads are though. Watch what you eat, watch your calorie intake (it'll take a good while to get used to how much you are eating, how much you can eat and how much you should eat to lose weight) and do exercise, sprints and interval training is best.

what I meant was; following any kind of set diet is a bit shite. Just watch what you eat, and when you eat

Crystal Mighty · 15th January 2006, 2:02pm

2000kcal is what is usually recommended for men and 1500kcal for women so yeah, you might actually want to take that down a bit...

If you're interested, and if I can be bothered I can work out your metabolism for you roughly

Withnail · 15th January 2006, 2:03pm

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Originally Posted by Dyno

Dieting is not crap, celebrity fads are though. Watch what you eat, watch your calorie intake (it'll take a good while to get used to how much you are eating, how much you can eat and how much you should eat to lose weight) and do exercise, sprints and interval training is best.

Come on man... dieting is crap. If it's a diet, then one day it'll end, and you'll go back to eating what you were before, and put the weight on again. Lifestyle changes, all the way.

Withnail · 15th January 2006, 2:04pm

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Originally Posted by Coruscate

2000kcal is what is usually recommended for men and 1500kcal for women so yeah, you might actually want to take that down a bit...

If you're interested, and if I can be bothered I can work out your metabolism for you roughly

Isn't it 2000 and 2500?

If you do all this stuff... can you tell me if www.caloriesperhour.com 's rates of burn are accurate? Cause i work my daily amount out on that...

Bunnylingus · 15th January 2006, 2:04pm

Oh, and dont deny yourself stuff. Have a bacon sandwich if you want one. Cut off the fat, grill the bacon and have it on brown bread. Tesco do amazing lowish calorie chocolate mousse. Use extra light mayo. Drink loads of water/ diluting juice if you find it a bit too plain.

Its easy enough, its just sticking to it thats the problem.