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Hi, this is the first diet I've ever even considered. I'm 17 years old, and I don't think that I'm horribly fat, but I would like to loose 20-30 pounds. I am currently at 150 lbs at a height of 5'8. I have heard good things about this diet, but I was wondering how fast you see results. I was also wondering what the portion control factor was. I tend to eat a lot because I am a very competitive athlete. Will this diet affect me in any way athletically? I want to know if this is a good diet. Also, Can I drink milk during this first week? Plus, how long can I continue on the diet.
Thank you,
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Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:19 am |
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| RedRox
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Wow, lots of questions. I usually hate to say, did you read the book, but I think you need to do some more basic research on the program, although I suspect that is partly while you are here on this forum.
Let me start at the end, "how long can I continue on this diet?". Well it is not a diet in the short term sense of the word. It is a lifestyle change kind of program that is intended to help teach you how to eat in a healthy way for both weight managment and overall heart and body health. As such it is generally intended that once you start, you pretty much continue for the rest of your life. That's my plan anyway!
"Is this a good diet?" Depends who you talk to I guess. My view is a resounding yes! It also dovetails very nicely with the recently released healthy eating guidelines from the US gov't. Now normally that doesn't mean too much to me, but it is also fairly similar to the Harvard School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Pyramid. (google it if you want to know more about it.) It encourages consuming whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruits and reducing saturated fats and replacing them with the more healthy poly and monounsaturated fats. It avoids packaged and highly processed foods, shakes, meal replacement bars and those foods higher on the glycemic index which tend to make us hungrier rather than fuller.
"How fast do you see results?" Depends on the person. As a teenager, you should probably just start in Phase 2 anyway. If you can create a 3500 calorie deficit of calories in and calories expended you can lose a pound a week. Double it and you can lose two pounds a week. More than that and you will likely put your body into starvation mode and your body will cling to every last calorie you consume and you may not lose at all!
"Portion control?" There are some meal templates in Kimboroni's FAQ. Look in my sig file for a link. Probably a good thing to read through anyway to learn more about the program. Yes portion control matters, but SB encourages you to eat until you are satisfied, but not necessarily "stuffed". If you are very athletic and active, you may need to eat larger portions to support you activity levels. You will have to learn how much is enough to keep you fueled for your sports and still allow you to lose weight at the healthy level of 1-2 lbs per week. In general we aren't too concerned about counting and weighing things on this program. It is more of a try it and see how it goes and adjust from there kind of thing.
"Can I drink milk?" Yes. It is good for you and at your age you need the calcium as well. Although not originally allowed in P1, 2 - 3 cups of milk/dairy are allowed and encouraged on a daily basis. There are a number of studies that link calcium and dairy consumption to effective weight managment.
"Will it affect me athletically?" Do you mean positively or negatively? ;) You may need to tweak the basics to meet your athletic needs, but there are people here who run marathons, ride/race bikes and do all sorts of high energy activities and have found a way to make it work for them.
I firmly believe that the basics of the program are just the way our bodies were really meant to eat. But I strongly suggest finding a copy of the book somewhere and read it through to get a better idea of how and why it works and what to expect. Good luck! |
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Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:35 am |
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