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I am sorry I have been negligent about posting. I do have a couple posts in development, but not ready to published.
Today’s question is: What diets have you tried and how did they work for you?
Mine are:
Akins diet -
stayed on it for the two weeks, lost, it worked. I had my free weekend and managed not to binge. Went on it for another two weeks, lost some more, then had my free weekend. I couldn’t make myself stay on it after
that. The weight did stay off.
Zone Diet - worked in stabilizing my blood sugar so I didn’t have huge drops, did help me to lose. Again, I tired of it and quit
Weight Watchers – got tired of counting, not having a partner to go to meetings with, was not good for me
Vegies and Fruits - mostly raw veggies. Stayed on it for 3 months, lost 30 pounds. Basically Slowly gained through the years after that.
TJ soup - ( Dolly Partons) worked for a few days – I loved the soup. Did lose a few pounds
Mayo Clinic diet – had nothing to do with hospital – again, worked for a short while, then dropped it and pounds came back
Cambridge Diet -
this again was working for me, but after a few days, I started getting nausea. The person selling the diet said I must be sensitive to lactose, so that was the end of that.
Jenny Craig -
I have to say that this is the diet for me. I lost 25 pounds in 3 months without starving, or doing much more than increasing my activity. They have good food, it is packaged in the correct healthy combination of nutrition and calories (fat, sugar, fiber). And I didn’t have to measure, count, or cook. At the weekly check ins (which gave me accountability), they educated me on the problems people face and ways to deal with it – like emotional eating, bingeing, etc. I am ‘taking a break’ for a while to get my motivation and thoughts back in line. I will continue to watch what I eat and increase my activity.
Over the years I have tried many different supplements that supposedly you can take and eat anything you want – and still lose weight. Remember – supplements don’t make you lose weight. Some of them do help you to stay on the diet and may help you lose weight a little faster, but the supplement alone won’t do the job. Calories and exercise – just like Grandma said generations ago.
I know I have started many other diets, I just can’t think of them right now. Which ones have you tried, and what results you have.
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I don’t think I could survive the Atkin’s Diet. I like carbs too much, which brings me to the Zone Diet. I’m not on the actual diet, but I have tried to balance my nutrient intake in the 40/30/30 (carbs-protein-fat) ratio, and I do find that it does well to help with my sugar/insulin imbalances. Plus there are enough carbs allowed to pacify my cravings. I hated Weight Watchers. The meetings made me feel like a 1st grader.
I’ve never tried Jenny Craig, nor do I have those kind of finances – so I don’t have an opinion on that one. I did try LA Weightloss, and was not happy with their hard selling business model. The diet itself worked. I wasn’t hungry, I felt I had energy, and I lost 18 pounds in 2 months.