Oh believe me my son I can put away the pasta!
And of course I have loads of veg and becuase I'm eating less junk I'm more nourished so i'm maybe not eating as much, but I've gpt a big appetite.
And you also have to make sure that you get fibre and calcium and a healthy amount of whichever one you're not eating.
I also exercise. I haven't bought anything, but it's the one 'diet' I've found that doesn't pour scorn on carbs and also keeps me healthy, while helping curb my bad habits.
In theory, they just say you can eat tons of something, because like you say, they know you can't.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 14:34, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Yeah, but you could do all that
without "separating" food groups, just by stopping and thinking about what you are eating. separating food groups, without becoming immensely dull, is a bad idea, because you require certain things from meat to help absorb certain things from vegetables and so on. You're trying to short-term "trick" your body like the early stages of Atkins, essentially, and it ain't good for you.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 14:39, Reply)

it does tell you to have a proper healthy protein portion every day.
Be it meat or the vegetarian equivalent. I do it the way I do it because I ain't fussed on meat so will happily have Quorn or not.
i wouldn't advise anyone to spend money on it, but the few tips I've picked up have worked for me and several of my family members. It's about removing those tiny but over time, dangerous things that you have too much of without thinking. it honestly is a healthy balanced diet, i just do it in my own fucked up way.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 14:42, Reply)

wait, I'm confused now
I thought you were talking about separating food groups?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 14:44, Reply)

You just tailor it so that you get the food you like the most.
I think it developed from that separating/food-combinging thing, but it doesn't make you deny any kind. On a carb day you have as many of those as you like, but have only a healthy measured portion of meat/protein and vice-versa. And yes, it's probably a 'trick' but you can do it long term because you ARE still getting the required amounts of the necessary food groups.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 14:51, Reply)

I'm lost now
so, you're still weighing things, then?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 14:57, Reply)