I have never been a believer in diets. The Atdkins, South Beach, grapefruit, low fat, low carb, no carb, this pill, that pill. Find me the diet that is both effective and SAFE. Oh, and one that let’s me eat the food I want too…
Well, it appears the New England Journal of Medicine and Frank Sacks of the Harvard School of Public Health actually agree with me (that’s a joke in case it slipped by you).
The study led by Frank Sacks followed 800 overweight adults for two years. The group was placed on four different diets ranging from low-fat/high-carb to low-carb/high-fat diets. Regardless of which diet group members were placed into, they all lost the same amount of weight, which was 13 pounds the first year and 8 pounds the second year.
One could conclude from reading this study that the common sense approach of Consume Fewer Calories Than You Burn really works.
Just think of all the money that can be saved not to mention the self deprivation from foods truly enjoyed that we can still consume on a moderate basis.
To read more about common sense diet strategies that really work, click here.
One final bit of advice that is key to weight loss: don’t forget to exercise.
9 Comments
March 21, 2009 at 11:11 am
[...] Original post by angellviews [...]
March 21, 2009 at 3:36 pm
It should be painfully simple for Americans to grasp the concept that if the output exceeds the input the result will be weight loss. We as a group would much rather adhere to some bizarre diet practice where we eat 6,000 bananas one day and 20 grapefruits the next or some such nonsense. Since I’ve been injured I’ve dropped 10 pounds – now I’m not really exercising yet (to keep from falling and re-injuring my shoulder) but I am not eating as much as usual – bingo, weight loss. Sheri – it’s just too obvious and Americans want a magic pill instead! Hugs!
Hi Linda – A magic pill seems to be what everyone wants to believe in, doesn’t it?
June 25, 2009 at 11:28 am
When I was 40 – I would have said the same. I arrogantly judged – “just put down the twinky Jabba & walk to the store”. I was fit – I skiied, ran, hiked, etc. All I had to do is eat a hair less less, drink a little more water and increase my activity an iota = weight loss. I had control. However, when I crossed the threshold of menapause & had 3 back surgeries …. my body chemistry changed. If I eat less, my energy sinks. When I drink water, I bloat. When I try to increase activity I go into uncomfortable hot flashes & become so fatigued I just want to collapse. My dopamine fix used to be my drug of choice – I have no fix now. Yes, I would love a magic pill, or a super green tea tonic – and I know I’m not alone in this weight crisis. My style, my head and my heart hasn’t changed …. my body has & its holding me hostage.
March 22, 2009 at 2:45 am
You are an idiot. Did you actually read the study? There is no true Low Carb/High Fat diet in the study. Low Carb is less that 50 Carbs a day & 20 to start. These doctors specifically designed their study to prove their point so they can sell books & get more research money. Otherwise, they would have included a true Low Carb/High Fat diet & it would have disproved their hypothesis. You truly do a disservice to the community when you randomly post “the truth” that you actually know nothing about. Oh, and Atkins is spelled with a “t”.
Hello MD – Thank you for your, hmmmm, constructive comment. Perhaps you missed the point of my post: Consume Fewer Calories Than You Burn. That’s it, just common sense.
If I am providing a disservice the “the community” by delivering this message, my apologies to the community. The study was simply used as a reference, not something to be dissected, criticized or put on blast.
Oh and thank you for the heads up on the correct spelling of “Atkins” My spell check has been severely reprimanded, but I did, however, manage to refrain from calling it an idiot.
March 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I couldn’t agree more. You actually want to take a slow, common sense approach to weight loss. There is a free ebook that you can download at http://www.wholehealthweb.com called “50 Ways to Lose Your Blubber” that supports this kind of reasonable thinking
Thank you for the support as well as the ebook!
March 22, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Oh my I am amazed you actually posted such a hateful rude comment from somebody such as MD. The plain truth is you provide a wonderful service to all — I (and many others) have improved our health thanks to your research and MD can just kiss my lower caloric butt! Love ya sweetie!
Linda – Thanks for having my back. I think everyone is entitled to their opinion and if they make themselves look foolish in the process, then who am I to stop them?!
March 25, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I hate exercise :( I hate going to the gym and working out. I think I need one of those dance off the pounds tapes, er DVD…. sorta like the old “Sweating to the Oldies” or I’m not going to get any exercise. Does fishing count?
Fishing absolutely counts, casting is repetitious, you need incredible extension to cast well. You put weights on your line, so now there’s resistance. Then when you actually catch a fish, your heart rate increases, I’m quite sure that reaches cardio status. Yep fishing definitely counts! Seriously though, I’m with you, the gym is a huge evil to me.
April 6, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I think that if you just eat healthy foods and exercise that you can maintain the weight you want to be. This is what I have done my entire life and it works. Also I only eat when I am hungry not just because it is time to eat.
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