What do you all think of this type of DIET??

Question

The diet allows/per day the following servings,
2 starches,
2 lean proteins,
3 veggies,
2 fruits,
2 fats,
1 low fat dairy and
1 free exchange, (something below 100 calories as a treat, including ice cream, pudding, sorbert etc.)
Coffee and tea are allowed in unlimited amounts but only with sweetener.
Spices are allowed in unlimited amount.
8 or more glasses of water and no additional sweets, no salt and no sugar since they cause water retention and high blood sugar levels, respectively.

An Example of a days meals:
Breakfast:
2 eggs (1 protein)
Whole Wheat toast (1 starch)
1 tsp margarine (1 fat)
1 banana (1 fruit)

coffee with 2 ounces 1% milk (1/4 dairy)
1 sweetener

Lunch:
Apple (1 fruit)
2 graham crackers ( 1 starch)
1 cup carrots (2 veggies-1/2 cup carrots= 1veggies)
1 (100g) fruit yogurt (3/4 dairy)

Dinner:
4 ounces salmon (1 protein)
1 tsp olive oil (1 fat)
1 cup asparagus (1 veggie)
spices
1/2 cup Chapmans Ice cream (1 free exchange)

Answer 1

I think overall it's pretty good. I would eliminate the banana from breakfast and make it into a small snack before lunch with perhaps a few almonds if you can eat nuts. For lunch you should definitely add some lean protein and eliminate the graham crackers. If you need some carbs have some high grain low fat crackers, but the grahams have sugar and the fruit yogurt definitely has a lot of sugar. You have to watch your sugar intake too. Grahams are good though if you needs something sweet they are better than cookies. If you eat them though, make sure you get plain non fat yogurt or Danon light and fit etc. Add some turkey, a veggie burger (whole wheat bun) or a grilled chicken wrap (no dressing!) Add another small snack after lunch so you're not starving before dinner and eat the whole contents of your fridge. Try an apple with pb, or celery with a tsp. of pb, or some low fat cottage cheese or a hard boiled egg. Try to stay away from carbs as much as possible after 3pm. Dinner sounds good. Low fat pudding or fat free fudgsicles are good for a sweet tooth as well. Good luck.

Answer 2

On the one hand it looks good, because it appears that all of the nutritional/food groups are covered. Well, maybe. The only whole grain I'm seeing is in the whole wheat toast. Although, with the listings of things like "four ounces" it does seem to be a bit restrictive. Also, I would stay away from margarine. It's chemicalized fat. 100% fake. Somebody with whom I'm closely acquainted and was a chemist in her past life before becoming an assistant director at a Lutheran World Relief volunteer camp told me that it was just a couple of molecules away from plastic; I've also heard that it's just a couple of molecules away from Vaseline. Yum. Good eats there.

Your "diet" doesn't seem to allow for any snacking or anything like that. Also, if you buy pure, real sorbet, you're getting pure fruit that's eseentially been mushed/blended and frozen.

I used to be somewhat restrictive on what I ate. Looking back, I think it was a bit of an eating disorder. Sure, I allowed myself some fun, like the occasional dinner out or buffet, but I didn't go crazy. And when I knew I'd be going out in the evening, I would not eat as much or at all, so that I could "save" my calories for the dinner. At home, I would stick to natural, whole foods. I still do, but I started to get more relaxed even before my pregnancy. Now I stick to natural, whole foods, but more of them. (I even use apple sauce and whole wheat in my homemade vegan chocolate cake.)

I hope I've been of some help.

Answer 3

not bad...but not enough fiber you want 30 grams a day and a lot more veggies. I would also change the whole wheat toast in breakfast to oatmeal or something else that is less processed than bread. the overall fat content is a little low as well. you want to get a minimum of 20% of the daily calories from fat sources

Answer 4

Its too restrictive. And there is no such thing as Diets. You need to change your approach to what you view as food and healthy eating. Eat more veggies and fruit. Diversify your meats. If a diet is so restrictive, you have a higher chance of cheating and blaming it on a good day.

Make your meals smaller and have at least four to six mini meals a day. A healthy snack inbetween.

You cant lose alone just Dieting. You have to work also. At least four to five days a week for 30-60 mins.

Good luck!

Answer 5

It isn't terrible, but it does seem very restictive. I've had really good luck on Weight Watchers. You're just counting how many points you eat in a day, and each food has a point value.

It's very simple, and once you get a feel for the foods that have no points (like veggies) or are low points, you can really eat a lot of food and still lose weight.

Answer 6

This diet will not work unless you continue to eat it for the rest of your life...

The intended purpose of a "diet", usually, is either to lose weight, or to gain muscle-mass. Strictly controlling what goes into your body will only achieve half of this...you need to include exercise to achieve optimum results. A "calorie-restricted" diet may initially help you "lose weight", but you will gain it back (and likely more!) as soon as you go back to your "normal" diet.

A better approach is to continue what you usually eat (assuming it is relatively healthy & balanced), but to eat smaller portions and get more exercise...

Good luck!

Answer 7

It looks pretty good but how long do you think you'll be able to stick with it?

Answer 8

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