by OneMoreBite | Nov 24, 2004 | Dumb Things
This site proclaims that every “diet” from low calorie to low carb and everything in between doesn’t work. Have they never heard of starving to death? You can’t get more low calorie than that, and it indeed does cause weight loss. Permanent weight loss in the form of death, but permanent none the less.
The FDA is finally cracking down on bogus weight loss claims and losing 9 pounds every 11 days is a prime target. You cannot lose weight that fast, and you certainly cannot continue it, yet their title claims you can.
I smell a rat, and it doesn’t taste like chicken. Run, don’t walk, away from bogus weight loss claims.
by OneMoreBite | Nov 23, 2004 | Weight Loss News
Don’t be a stastic. Make small changes like taking a bowlful of chips instead of the entire bag. Practice portion control by eating a piece of fruit and then waiting an hour before eating something else. Cut your sandwich in half and eat the other half later as a snack, instead of a candy bar.
Notice how often you put something in your mouth out of habit or because “it’s there,” and then take steps to break that pattern. It begins with awareness.
Enjoy what you eat, take time with it. Notice it, smell it, taste it. Don’t just inhale food any more! Savor it. Take teensy bites. Let a piece of chocolate melt in your mouth. Every chew releases flavor and texture into your mouth and that is where the pleasure in eating lies.
Together we can work to bring down those annual deaths from obesity by focusing on ourselves and what we choose to eat.
by OneMoreBite | Nov 16, 2004 | Diet Plans
Twice a year the National Weight Control Registry asks participants about their eating and exercise habits. Recent findings appear to support the conclusion that, “People who started eating more fat … regained the most weight over time,” said Suzanne Phelan, a Brown Medical School psychologist who presented results of the study Monday at a meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
Experts Weigh In with Opinions on Low Fat vs. Low Carb
Other experts had differing opinions: Dr. Thomas Wadden, a University of Pennsylvania weight loss expert who was not involved in the study, said it is too soon to say which approach is better. Several longer-term studies of low-carb and low-fat dieters are in the works, he said. But he did say, “I do think that people who are keeping the weight off are eating a low-fat, high-carb diet.”
Colette Heimowitz, a nutrition expert and spokeswoman for the Atkins diet organization, noted that the study considered 90 grams to be low-carb, while Atkins recommends 60 grams for weight loss and 60 to 120 for weight maintenance.
She said that for many of the dieters studied, “the carbs aren’t low enough for them to be successful.” They also should have replaced carbs with more protein rather than fat, she said.
Should I Eat Low Fat or Low Carb?
Frankly, I think it’s best to eat what you enjoy, watch portions especially if you eat meals in restaurants, limit treats and get your body moving. The more active you are the better.
by OneMoreBite | Nov 15, 2004 | Health Concerns
Could it be an Allergy?
Recently I was asked about an elimination diet so I went looking for resources. I found what I think is the best site on the net which not only covers this subject but can help you detect if food sensitivity or allergy may be part of why you can’t seem to lose weight. The site is called FoodIntol.com. Register (no obligation) and you can access The Symptoms Matrix. Join The Tuesday Club (for a very low annual fee) and you have access for an entire year to all the resources you’ll need including daily journals, the 9-day diet trial, the 35-day detection diet, and the Compleat Guides to Yeast-free, Daily-free, Gluten-free, Wheat-free (not the same as gluten free), and Fructose-free.
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
There is also references in The Food Sensitive Life, and The Recipe Collection including yeast-free, dairy-free, wheat-free, fructose-free and gluten-free recipes.
One membership entitles your entire family to keep journals. I have no association with this site (unfortunately), but I genuinely believe it is the best resource for detecting unknown food sensitivities.
If your doctor suggests you may have food sensitivities, intolerance, or allergies, he’ll first suggest a battery of expensive tests. If those tests come back with positive results, then your doctor will suggest (drum roll please) an elimination diet. Save yourself the trouble and try FoodIntol.com first. By completing your own elimination diet you then will be able to easily proceed into the maze of what to eat when you have food sensitivities.
Tell them OneMoreBite.com sent you 😉
by OneMoreBite | Nov 12, 2004 | Dumb Things
Feast on your favorite foods and lose 2 pounds a day!
If you don’t think you can be fooled by bogus weight loss ads, check out this “new” weight loss product called FatFoe. It promises to let you lose weight without diet or exercise. Looks pretty darn good, I’ll have to admit. Who doesn’t want to take the easy road to weight loss success? Go ahead and click on the “Order Now” button.
If you don’t have flash installed and cannot see the page via the above link, here is a screenshot of the order page for FatFoe
Bogus weight loss products are a multi-billion dollar industry. Remember, you cannot lose weight unless you change your eating and exercise habits. Period. There is no magic bullet and there never will be. If they do develop a pill that helps people lose weight with no effort, undoubtedly it will be shown to cause liver cancer and kidney failure and be removed from the market after a few hundred or few thousand people die. Only those that didn’t die will cry that they wish they’d bring it back.
Weight loss is not impossible. I’ve successfully lost 80 pounds and kept it off for 17 years. So can you. Learn EFT, take my 8-week course, read the numerous articles about common sense weight loss at OneMoreBite-Weightloss.com and start today to get on the path to better health.
