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Topic: Diet and Weight Loss : What has worked for you ? (Read 3254 times)
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 Apr 07, 2007, 12:50:12 PM | #1 |
I thought this would be an interesting topic to start considering there are so many people trying to lose weight and there are so many different diest out there (South Beach, low carb, Atkins, etc).
If you've used a particular diet method to successfully lose weight and keep it off, please share your experiences here. |
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Apr 08, 2007, 04:38:13 AM | #2 |
In February ,after Chinese Spring Festival my body weight was up to 183 pounds,i am 69.3 inches .  bcz short of exercises. When i reached the 7th floor of the teaching building, i felt out of breath. 
I must try to lose my weight,i told myself, have to abstain from drinking beer, i like drinking beer, especially Pabst Blue Ribbon.Now i never beer it up. No long eat meat except the fish . And go jogging in the park in the early moning as the old people.Now my weight is just good, about 165 pounds, and i don't want to be a slight guy.  |
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Apr 08, 2007, 08:13:39 AM | #3 |
I've no weight problem as my weight is ideal for my height but I would like to comment on Atkins diet
from what I've heard on the TV.
There was a school girl who collapsed & died of a heart failure while she was on Atkin diet. She didn't follow the instructions properly & the parents blamed it to this diet as she was healthy except a bit overweight.
Atkins diet is a low-carb & high protein diet. It depends on where the protein comes from. If it is from
animal protein, then people with heart problem have to careful about it as the high saturated fats can't
be good for anyone if you ask any nutrtionist or dietitian.
I can understand why this diet will help to lose weight as protein is more satisfying & takes longer to
digest. So you don't feel hungry that quickly. As a result of it, you eat less.
When I was a student dietitian, I'd given advice to overweight patients. We always ask the patients
to reduce the calories intake daily & eat the right types of food, eg.
1. avoid refined carbs - sugar, white flour, white rice, etc
2. avoid fried foods
3. minimise meat esp. red meat
4. avoid alcohol
etc.
Instead, eat enough fruits & vegs which also have fibre & this makes you feel full.
After doing a lot of research whilst writing my book, I don't eat a lot of meat as high intake of animal protein can lead to oesteoporosis due the the inbalance of calcium/phosphorus & this causes the
leaching of calcium from the bones. I've to stop as I may be going off the topic.
In general to lose weight I will stick to the traditional way of reducing the calories intake & eat the right
types of food.
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Apr 10, 2007, 02:50:34 PM | #4 |
I've no weight problem as my weight is ideal for my height but I would like to comment on Atkins diet
from what I've heard on the TV.
There was a school girl who collapsed & died of a heart failure while she was on Atkin diet. She didn't follow the instructions properly & the parents blamed it to this diet as she was healthy except a bit overweight.
Atkins diet is a low-carb & high protein diet. It depends on where the protein comes from. If it is from
animal protein, then people with heart problem have to careful about it as the high saturated fats can't
be good for anyone if you ask any nutrtionist or dietitian.
I can understand why this diet will help to lose weight as protein is more satisfying & takes longer to
digest. So you don't feel hungry that quickly. As a result of it, you eat less.
When I was a student dietitian, I'd given advice to overweight patients. We always ask the patients
to reduce the calories intake daily & eat the right types of food, eg.
1. avoid refined carbs - sugar, white flour, white rice, etc
2. avoid fried foods
3. minimise meat esp. red meat
4. avoid alcohol
etc.
Instead, eat enough fruits & vegs which also have fibre & this makes you feel full.
After doing a lot of research whilst writing my book, I don't eat a lot of meat as high intake of animal protein can lead to oesteoporosis due the the inbalance of calcium/phosphorus & this causes the
leaching of calcium from the bones. I've to stop as I may be going off the topic.
In general to lose weight I will stick to the traditional way of reducing the calories intake & eat the right
types of food.
Thanks for your information i aprecited it,
May i ask, i want to ask about some artist method to keep her body look well. Some of them do a restrist diet and be vegetarian, but i'm very interesting with Chaterine Zeta Jones tips, i ever read she look good looking especially her body coz he avoid to eat up to 5 PM, so she never dinner to keep her body like that. Is that right if we don't eat after 5 PM we can manage our body to avoid gettin fat.
My friend have analize she said maybe right coz at night our body have less activity so the fat not burn, but if we eat below 5 PM we still have activity and we can burn our fat, maybe she right i add it for some usefull information.
Thanks i'll wait your comment for add information, so i can share it too to my friend  |
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Apr 10, 2007, 03:19:27 PM | #5 |
Thanks for your information i aprecited it, May i ask, i want to ask about some artist method to keep her body look well. Some of them do a restrist diet and be vegetarian, but i'm very interesting with Chaterine Zeta Jones tips, i ever read she look good looking especially her body coz he avoid to eat up to 5 PM, so she never dinner to keep her body like that. Is that right if we don't eat after 5 PM we can manage our body to avoid gettin fat. My friend have analize she said maybe right coz at night our body have less activity so the fat not burn, but if we eat below 5 PM we still have activity and we can burn our fat, maybe she right i add it for some usefull information. Thanks i'll wait your comment for add information, so i can share it too to my friend
She may be right as I don't eat anything after my last meal at around 5pm as I go to bed early.
You don't need much energy while sleeping & if you eat just before bedtime, those calories will not
be burnt off & will be stored as body fat.
I don't advise people to skip meals & it's better to eat smaller meals than skipping them. Skipping a meal
may make you feel hungry & this may result in eating more than you need.
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Apr 11, 2007, 01:45:47 PM | #6 |
Thanks for your information i aprecited it, May i ask, i want to ask about some artist method to keep her body look well. Some of them do a restrist diet and be vegetarian, but i'm very interesting with Chaterine Zeta Jones tips, i ever read she look good looking especially her body coz he avoid to eat up to 5 PM, so she never dinner to keep her body like that. Is that right if we don't eat after 5 PM we can manage our body to avoid gettin fat. My friend have analize she said maybe right coz at night our body have less activity so the fat not burn, but if we eat below 5 PM we still have activity and we can burn our fat, maybe she right i add it for some usefull information. Thanks i'll wait your comment for add information, so i can share it too to my friend She may be right as I don't eat anything after my last meal at around 5pm as I go to bed early. You don't need much energy while sleeping & if you eat just before bedtime, those calories will not be burnt off & will be stored as body fat. I don't advise people to skip meals & it's better to eat smaller meals than skipping them. Skipping a meal may make you feel hungry & this may result in eating more than you need.
How about opinion said we can eat up 4 times in one days but we eat with smaller eat, each we eat there are have separate time between 4 hours, i mean if we eat at 6 am we should wait up 4 hours at least 10 am to eat again and so on. It more good than eat 2 times in one days but with huge meals, we eat lack food in one moment. Is that right too or not ?
Thanks for your usefull answer before
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Apr 12, 2007, 10:37:45 PM | #9 |
Yes 3 or 4 small meals are better than 2 huge meals but not just before bedtime.
I usually do fitness too, to keep healthy. If i'm not fitness in long time and do fitness again, i feel i'm work hard and usually i got sick after that. What should i do if i meet this case again, i need your suggestion about meals i must eat to prevent me got sick. Sometimes i don't have time to do fitness. Thanks
I'm not quite sure how you feel about getting sick. If you read my blog (WorkAtHome & Healthy Living in my signature) , I do talk about exercises which can be gentle & don't make you feel sick. I don't want to advise you about your meals as I don't see you in person.
However, eating small meals & the right types of foods, are important to keep you in good shape & healthy.
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