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Without having read the book, I'm hesitant to give a firm answer. In reading a review of the book, I agree that eating a wide variety of foods is beneficial for not only your metabolism but for nutrient value as well as long as you're choice is whole-food based. I don't believe that you can "eat what you want on the weekends". My program is based on whole-food, small palatable changes that provide a "lifestyle" change resulting in permanent weight loss and health. Anytime I hear the word "diet" I'm skeptical as diets usually have a beginning and an end.
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I just looked at the website and a review on WebMD and it looks pretty good. It emphasizes keeping your metabolism guessing. I am a fan of those types of diets. I strongly believe in Mike T. Nelson's Metabolic Flexibility and this seems somewhat similar. I I still don't know a lot about it, but it was created by an MD and the review was written by an RD. That's always better than the person with no credentials that just wants to make money by writing a book.
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A diet is what you eat that is habitual - Not something you stay on for 17 days. Unless you learn to educate yourself on foods to eat and what to cut out of your diet then no pre-formulated diet is going to have a high success rate. It is evident in research as well as in reality - I am sure you know numerous people who have been on diet - ask if it has worked.
Fuel the Movement,
JM
Fuel the Movement,
JM
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I am not defending this diet by no means and I am in the process of reading the book because one of my friends swears that it is working for her.
Actually there are several phases to the "diet"... it's not just something you follow for 17 days and it does in fact incorporate making long-term lifestyle changes to achieve healthy eating.
Days 1 – 17 are to “Accelerate” on a low carbohydrate diet that provides around 1200 calories. You eat unlimited lean meat and no-starch vegetables, two fat-free plain yogurts and two low-sugar fruits, a bit of oil, green tea, and 64 ounces of water a day. Typical for any low carb diet, fat-burning and fluid loss is favored during those days.
Days 18 – 34 are to “Activate” by calorie cycling (aka calorie shifting or calorie zigzagging), which means that the daily calorie intake cycles and recycles from low to high over the course of several days. The goal is to trick the metabolism to prevent it from slowing down. Two servings of whole grains are added to the above to raise the average calorie intake to 1500 a day.
Days 35 – 51 are to “Achieve” good eating habits that last a lifetime. This phase is the same as “Activate” except that lean meat is no longer unlimited and more grains and fruit are added, along with an optional serving of alcohol and a 100-calorie snack. In other words, the low carb diet is 'Out' and a balanced low-calorie diet is 'In' sans the processed food.
Day 52 and on are to “Arrive” at a lifelong eating plan, which is a constant cycling through phases 1, 2 and 3 - until the weekends when you can splurge. But don’t binge, says Dr. Mike, and if you gain more than 5 pounds, return immediately to phase 2
Actually there are several phases to the "diet"... it's not just something you follow for 17 days and it does in fact incorporate making long-term lifestyle changes to achieve healthy eating.
Days 1 – 17 are to “Accelerate” on a low carbohydrate diet that provides around 1200 calories. You eat unlimited lean meat and no-starch vegetables, two fat-free plain yogurts and two low-sugar fruits, a bit of oil, green tea, and 64 ounces of water a day. Typical for any low carb diet, fat-burning and fluid loss is favored during those days.
Days 18 – 34 are to “Activate” by calorie cycling (aka calorie shifting or calorie zigzagging), which means that the daily calorie intake cycles and recycles from low to high over the course of several days. The goal is to trick the metabolism to prevent it from slowing down. Two servings of whole grains are added to the above to raise the average calorie intake to 1500 a day.
Days 35 – 51 are to “Achieve” good eating habits that last a lifetime. This phase is the same as “Activate” except that lean meat is no longer unlimited and more grains and fruit are added, along with an optional serving of alcohol and a 100-calorie snack. In other words, the low carb diet is 'Out' and a balanced low-calorie diet is 'In' sans the processed food.
Day 52 and on are to “Arrive” at a lifelong eating plan, which is a constant cycling through phases 1, 2 and 3 - until the weekends when you can splurge. But don’t binge, says Dr. Mike, and if you gain more than 5 pounds, return immediately to phase 2
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Thanx Debbie,
I've heard of this program but I haven't purchased the book or read any of the reviews. Sounds interesting and I'm always in for any program that provides a wide variety of foods and makes it easy for anyone to follow.
It sounds like a combination or the best of the Zone, Atkins and Zig-Zag with a little bit of Weight Watchers thrown in for good measure and I like that it's really NOT 17 days. Gotta go check it out! Cheers!
I've heard of this program but I haven't purchased the book or read any of the reviews. Sounds interesting and I'm always in for any program that provides a wide variety of foods and makes it easy for anyone to follow.
It sounds like a combination or the best of the Zone, Atkins and Zig-Zag with a little bit of Weight Watchers thrown in for good measure and I like that it's really NOT 17 days. Gotta go check it out! Cheers!
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Let's call it, as you suggest, diet bs. How are your clients going to eat for the rest of their lives? That's the most important question. Clinically or academically I've never read any research that suggests that there is a way to "trick" the metabolic chemistries of digestion, absorption and assimilation into anything other than normal metabolic pathways.
If your client wants to be optimally fit within the envelope of her/his condition, to me, the key is to combine adequate, appropriately vigorous exercise with a sensible diet. It's not a magic 17 day formula. Who said 17 days, anyway? I'd love to see the reviewed research and journals in which it has been published.
Take care.
If your client wants to be optimally fit within the envelope of her/his condition, to me, the key is to combine adequate, appropriately vigorous exercise with a sensible diet. It's not a magic 17 day formula. Who said 17 days, anyway? I'd love to see the reviewed research and journals in which it has been published.
Take care.
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I don't believe in "diets" I believe in eating real food, mostly plant based
Michael Pollan style
As a Personal Trainer I don't give out Eating Plans
Michael Pollan style
As a Personal Trainer I don't give out Eating Plans
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Like a few of the others, I'm not a fan or promoter of "diets." People are so desperate and hopeful of finding the "magic diet" that will fix them and all of their problems, that there are literally 1000's of diet plans out there on the market. Each time a new one hits the market, it's met with much fanfare and optimism. I don't know anything about this specific diet, and so cannot comment about it, but in general, I do not believe in them, nor do I follow the latest fads (it kind of reminds me of a dog chasing its own tail - it never seems to work).
LaRue, CSCS
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LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
larue.cook@lecfitness.com
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Well, I finished reading the book since I posted this.
True the evidence is lacking to substantiate Dr. Moreno’s theory of "tricking" the metabolism to burn fat, but the principles of this diet are really the foundation of a good nutritional plan: Cut calories; eat healthy foods; limit sugars, alcohol, and refined starches; and get regular exercise. Some folks actually need a "plan" in order to drop the weight.
That's pretty much solid advice that will lead to successful weight control.
True the evidence is lacking to substantiate Dr. Moreno’s theory of "tricking" the metabolism to burn fat, but the principles of this diet are really the foundation of a good nutritional plan: Cut calories; eat healthy foods; limit sugars, alcohol, and refined starches; and get regular exercise. Some folks actually need a "plan" in order to drop the weight.
That's pretty much solid advice that will lead to successful weight control.
