Comments on: 2 Rather Curious Fad Diets

By: Julia

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

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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.

By: stephW

stephW — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:50:20 +0000

A couple of years ago, when Atkins was really popular, my friend Tricia tried it out. I distinctly remember her calling me two weeks in to tell me that she had finally pooped. That kind of put me off of trying that. I almost tried the South Beach diet, but then I found out that for the first two weeks there is no alcohol.

By: frumpiefox

frumpiefox — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:28:05 +0000

The grapefruit one is more similar to South Beach–fruits and veggies are carbs!

The one hard core diet I’ve tried is the Victoria Principal Bikini Diet. It’s basically a week-long super calorie restricted diet. One of the staple dishes is a steamed vegetable plate that nearly put me off of cooked veggies permanently. I found it almost impossible to stick to–it made me really cranky. I was not fun to be around by day three.

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:06:32 +0000

Back in the early 70s my doc said I was at an unhealthy weight (210 lbs) and suggested a diet – gave me a little flyer with a suggested menu which totalled 800 calories a day. I pointed out that people at Buchenwald had an 800 calorie diet and they were certainly thin – he didn’t see the humor.

I made my own diet. I cut my servings in half and ate slowly, so my stomach (which is notoriously slow in reporting things to the brain in everyone) would generate a feeling of full. It took me nearly three years, but I got my weight down to 175 (80 kg). 30+ years later I still weigh 175.

Buffets are wasted on me, other than the obvious benefits to the F&B managers who save $$. I eat one small plate and am happy. Mega-servings and supersized menus are a waste of time – I always ask for a go-box when we eat out – have the leftowers for lunch the next day.

And yes, I remember the grapefruit diet. Never cared for the fruit, anyway.

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:38:15 +0000

Antinous–I rather hope that your last sentence was not an intentional pun. :)

For a while, I was on my own little diet, the All-Fiber Diet. Interestingly, it worked for the first week. Then, I began to faint periodically, and decided to get a bit more protein in there.

By: Antinous

Antinous — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:45:41 +0000

I did the Atkins diet, mostly to get my hypoglycemia under control. I also lost 50 pounds quite easily. What nobody mentioned is that rapid weight loss causes gall stone formation in a large percentage of people. I found out the hard way.

By: tona b.

tona b. — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:28:23 +0000

My mom went through Slim-Fast, low-calorie Tab, and over-the-counter diet pills. She’d eat barely anything, so of course she was thin. Then she gave up a few years ago; now she’s quite hefty.

I recall reading an article about the grapefruit diet possibly causing breast cancer. Yowch!

I just try to eat healthy and exercise… emphasis on “try” ;p

By: the creature

the creature — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:57:23 +0000

the grapefruit things seems really similar to the Atkins diet. (all protein, no carbs)