Comments on: 2 Rather Curious Fad Diets

By: bo

bo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:07:32 +0000

Amphetamines and cheap liquor – works.
Losing weight quickly – yep, gallstones. And saggy boobies, which defeats the whole purpose.
Grapefruit – interferes with common medications, won’t be kind to your stomach, especially if you’ve already had the gallbladder out from the last diet.
Atkins – doesn’t work when you’re on certain psychotropic or epilepsy meds. Read all the way to the end of the book before you start the diet.
Personal favorite fad diet – spanx and bronzer.

OK that covers it.

By: BioloBri

BioloBri — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:29:01 +0000

My supervisor, a nurse, went on a 3 day fruit diet and lost the 6 promised lbs and tried to convince me to do the same. I was surprised as a nurse she was willing to do it. I don’t really care what the scale number says, I just want to be trim. I’m not so sure those 6 lbs would come off where I want them to (love handles, anyone?). They would probably just mean 6 lbs of lean muscle loss. No thanks.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:46:29 +0000

Er, good for them* – that is. Yes, you must maintain your weight so that it is good for me. I expect weekly reports from everyone. Heh.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:44:54 +0000

I am baffled that the Atkins diet can really seem appealing to anyone. I mean, I love my carbs! And they can have a perfectly happy place in a well-balanced and healthy diet. No matter how much we wish it weren’t true, eating \right\ in terms of nutrition and serving size, and appropriate amounts of activity will always be the best and most reliable way for the majority of people to maintain a weight that is good for me.

In short, the only good diet is a healthy one [with exercise].

By: Roxie

Roxie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:24:44 +0000

I think it’s stupid that for the most part society puts all the emphasis on the scale and how you look, and it doesn’t matter what you shove in your mouth (or don’t) to get there. Why aren’t people concerned more with eating a healthy, nutritious diet? The weight loss often follows.

By: Hyacinth

Hyacinth — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:43 +0000

You’re right, Eve. Better to be chubby and happy than skinny and crabby (or sick, or dead).

By: Eve

Eve — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:47:29 +0000

Ugh. The stupid crap we do to ourselves to try to modify our size.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:45:00 +0000

Fad diets come and go but what I have found to work the best is Phentramin D. I have lost 35 pounds and 38 inches from all over. I couldnt be happier. I was never starving myself. This is the greatest stuff ever. http://www.SlimEffects.com

By: bionic bunny!

bionic bunny! — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:21:17 +0000

being in high school in the 70′s i had several friends that were on the wrestling team (i was going to be team manager if we hadn’t moved), and the guys did all kinds of weird things to meet their weight. looking back, one of the saddest things ever was the 17 year old guy who permanently ruined his stomach eating nothing but grapefruit to fit into a lower weight class. damn near killed him, too.
i lost 90 lbs. the year i turned 40 doing an almost atkins type diet with a little medical help. i was almost to my goal when i blew my back out. two years in a wheelchair + depression adds weight back pretty quick! ah, well.

By: orangepanda

orangepanda — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:17:42 +0000

is there any proof the grapefruit diet worked!? why choose that one fruit and say “that one lowers insulin levels”seems stupid to me.