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First things first, I am not on the SBD. I joined this forum to learn as much info as I could about the diet for my brother.
Currently I am on The Warrior Diet, have been for about 2 months now and just tweaked it a little recently. I am 5'6.5" and currently weigh in at 146.8, not a clue what my BF% is.
Anyways I felt like I should start the topic for this diet as I could not find any topics on the forum for it.
The Warrior Diet is a rather underground diet, from what I have gathered, big among a lot of hardcore amateurs and it follows what could, in simplest terms, be seen as a diet for soldiers in the classical era and our hunter/gatherer ancestors.
Make no mistake this diet takes a lot of will power and does go against most of the modern thought on diet, although recent studies are beginning to throw more and more support it's way.
I would say that anybody interested should research the diet themselves, teach a man to fish and all, but a general over view of the diet could be as follows:
The diet centers around consuming only one meal a day, in a 4 hour over-eating phase, and fasting the rest of the day, the 20 hour undereating phase. The meal should, preferably, be consumed at night about an after working out to allow your body to burn the most fat coming off your exercise and for maximum nutrient intake.
If anybody has questions or comments I would love to try and answer them or hold a serious discussion on this diet because it has worked wonders for me in more than just a physical weight sense. |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:10 pm |
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| iDuckie
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| I looked up some info on this, and it seems scary. While I can understand that you get used to not eating for essentially 12 hours (since 8 hours, you're sleeping) it just seems very awkward to eat for 4 hours straight. Do you simply cook one large meal and eat it for the 4 hours? |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:23 pm |
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| oldpjams
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| If you've lost weight on it, that's great. Now you need to go maintain that for, oh, let's say 5 years, and then come back and tell us that it was successful. Because I'd bet dollars to donuts that even more people on this diet lose weight and regain even more weight down the road vs. the failure rate attributed to most "diets." |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:28 pm |
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| oldpjams
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Upon further investigation, and much to my delight, there are bars available to support the diet. Anyone that knows me knows how exciting that is for me! I don't quite understand how they fit in with the program, though.
If you eat one meal a day, and then fast, when would you eat these? Or, maybe you are supposed to eat the whole box at once.
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:50 pm |
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BananaNutrition Facts
Amount Per 1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long)
Calories 108.56
Calories from Fat 5.1
% Daily Value *
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Total Fat 0.566g 1%
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Saturated Fat 0.218g 1%
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Polyunsaturated Fat 0.105g
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Monounsaturated Fat 0.0484g
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Cholesterol 0mg 0%
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Sodium 1.18mg 0%
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Potassium 467.28mg 13%
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Total Carbohydrate 27.65g 9%
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Dietary Fiber 2.83g 11%
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Protein 1.22g 2%
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Alcohol 0g
Vitamin A 2 % Vitamin C 18 %
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Calcium 1 % Iron 2 %
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Vitamin D 0 % Vitamin E 1 %
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Thiamin 3 % Riboflavin 6 %
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Niacin 3 % Folate 6 %
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Vitamin B-6 34 % Vitamin B-12 0 %
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Phosphorus 2 % Magnesium 9 %
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Zinc 1 % Copper 6 %
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Calorie Breakdown
Fat
Carbs
Protein
Alcohol
Pancakes, buckwheat
Serving: surface inchcup raw batter yieldslarge pancake (7" dia)medium pancake (5" dia)pancake (1" dia)pancake (1-1/2" dia)pancake (10" dia)pancake (2" dia)pancake (2-1/2" dia)pancake (3-1/2" dia)pancake (4" dia)pancake (4-1/2" dia)pancake (5-1/2" dia)pancake (6" dia)pancake (6-1/2" dia)pancake (7-1/2" dia)pancake (8" dia)pancake (8-1/2" dia)pancake (9" dia)pancake (9-1/2" dia)small pancake (3" dia)Quantity not specified
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per 1 large pancake (7" dia)
Calories 142.62
Calories from Fat 46.2
% Daily Value *
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Total Fat 5.13g 8%
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Saturated Fat 1.53g 8%
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Polyunsaturated Fat 1.19g
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Monounsaturated Fat 1.92g
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Cholesterol 45.76mg 15%
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Sodium 368.59mg 15%
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Potassium 162.03mg 5%
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Total Carbohydrate 19.48g 6%
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Dietary Fiber 2.03g 8%
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Protein 5.43g 11%
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Alcohol 0g
Vitamin A 3 % Vitamin C 1 %
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Calcium 18 % Iron 7 %
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Vitamin D 6 % Vitamin E 1 %
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Thiamin 6 % Riboflavin 9 %
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Niacin 5 % Folate 3 %
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Vitamin B-6 6 % Vitamin B-12 4 %
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Phosphorus 28 % Magnesium 13 %
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Zinc 6 % Copper 5 %
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:56 pm |
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| iDuckie
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oldpjams wrote: Upon further investigation, and much to my delight, there are bars available to support the diet. Anyone that knows me knows how exciting that is for me! I don't quite understand how they fit in with the program, though.
If you eat one meal a day, and then fast, when would you eat these? Or, maybe you are supposed to eat the whole box at once.
I think you are supposed to eat them during the "fasting period." The website I was looking over said if you HAVE to eat during your undereating period, then to eat raw fruits and veggies, soups and light protein foods, such as the bars.
Here's the site: http://www.warriordiet.com/
It still seems terrifying. |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:04 pm |
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| oldpjams
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| Tee hee. But the Warrior Bar gives you 25% of your RDA for protein. |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:18 pm |
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| Adventure
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oldpjams wrote: If you've lost weight on it, that's great. Now you need to go maintain that for, oh, let's say 5 years, and then come back and tell us that it was successful. Because I'd bet dollars to donuts that even more people on this diet lose weight and regain even more weight down the road vs. the failure rate attributed to most "diets."
Very true, I love the skepticism. I think that is the problem with most "dieters" out there is that they go for the quick fix crash diets and aren't skecptical enough. I think the key to any diet is honestly longevity. A diet needs to teach you a lifestyle to be effective.
Saying that I have to say that the Warrior Diet has taught me a lifestyle, and I can see myself sticking to this diet and maintaining results.
As for the do you eat one meal for 4 hours question. My answer to that is no. The point is to consume all your daily calories in that single 4 hour period, which makes it very easy to keep an eye on all your calories.
It did seem very off and like it would be an incredibly tough diet plan to follow, but after the first few days it became rather easy to me and I found myself with more energy, mental acuteness, and recently I have noticed that my overall mood has improved.
I hope this has answered some of your questions. If not shoot some more my way. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:37 am |
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| oldpjams
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| And how long have you been on this lifestyle? |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:18 am |
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| Adventure
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| I am closing in on month three. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:36 am |
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| oldpjams
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Adventure wrote: I am closing in on month three.
Ah. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:00 am |
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| ladybugnessa
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oldpjams wrote: Adventure wrote: I am closing in on month three.
Ah.
such power in two letters.
and such restraint.
Adventure, I'm 2 weeks away from 2 years on SBD and it's awesome. very slow for me but it works. come see me in 18 months and we can talk about how great your plan is. how workable it is
what happens when you go out with friends and its' not your window to eat or drink? what do you do? |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:24 am |
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| oldpjams
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ladybugnessa wrote:
what happens when you go out with friends and its' not your window to eat or drink? what do you do?
Warrior Bar |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:41 am |
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| Adventure
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ladybugnessa wrote: oldpjams wrote: Adventure wrote: I am closing in on month three.
Ah.
such power in two letters.
and such restraint.
Adventure, I'm 2 weeks away from 2 years on SBD and it's awesome. very slow for me but it works. come see me in 18 months and we can talk about how great your plan is. how workable it is
what happens when you go out with friends and its' not your window to eat or drink? what do you do?
First things first,
All diets have to start somewhere and as of now this seems like a very workable diet FOR ME. If it fails so be it I move to another no hard feelings, the way I see it I can't knock it until I try it. So I'd prefer it if you guys weren't rashly putting it down because of how long I have been on it and rather were putting it down with facts and medical reports.
If it's not my window...well I don't eat, or get something light. Plus most people hang out for dinner anyways which is the meal I eat so I personally haven't run into many issues with that. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:48 pm |
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| oldpjams
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| I only did a cursory search of the interweb, but couldn't really find any data that suggests that the Warrior Diet is any more effective than any other diet, and most people here try to focus on SBD as the "undiet." That's just my opinion. If you are surprised by the reaction here, I would take into consideration that you are on a SBD board, you are not on SBD, and your very first post is touting another diet -- a diet that runs contrary to SBD -- and one which you have just barely started. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:56 pm |
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