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I got my newsletter from Beachbody, and I do have to say that as much as I love their products, I wonder about their research at times. Here is a clip of the article I received giving an overview of all the new popular diets:
The Other Way Park Avenue Women Get Thin
By Monica Ciociola
If you've been to the bookstore lately, you may have been tempted by the latest crop of hot, new diet books. Sonoma is the new South Beach, rice is the new low-carb, and Park Avenue princesses are the new French women. These authors, like Dr. Atkins before them, probably believe their diets provide the key to real, long-term weight loss. Yet some ideas sound downright gimmicky, like eating nothing but lemon flavors all day long (?!) or eating every other day (I don't know about you, but I like to eat every day). See for yourself . . .
The bottom line is that you don't need a special, new diet for long-term success. Just eat more natural foods, get more exercise, and you'll feel better, lose weight, and live longer. That's the Beachbody way, and you can experience it online at www.MyBeachbody.com, or simply refer to the diet guides that came with your fitness program.
OK - Here's my bone to pick:
Rice Diet Solution. This diet focuses on foods like rice that are low in fat and sodium but high in calories and fiber. Salt is an appetite stimulant, so when you reduce salt intake, you lose water weight and are less inclined to overeat. The Rice Diet also limits saturated fats and instead relies on carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans) as the main source of nutrition. The fiber cleanses your system and satisfies you so you feel full quickly. Hmmm, I wonder how much fiber is in my Atkins book.
My question? Have they ever looked at the fiber content in rice? Or it's nutritional value? Like the person who wrote this even READ his Atkins book
Funny, the diet they bash the most - How The Rich Get Thin - is what the Atkins diet essentially is. I noticed that it was bashed because it was too expensive, not because it was unhealthy. Oh , the ignorance
The Other Way Park Avenue Women Get Thin
By Monica Ciociola
If you've been to the bookstore lately, you may have been tempted by the latest crop of hot, new diet books. Sonoma is the new South Beach, rice is the new low-carb, and Park Avenue princesses are the new French women. These authors, like Dr. Atkins before them, probably believe their diets provide the key to real, long-term weight loss. Yet some ideas sound downright gimmicky, like eating nothing but lemon flavors all day long (?!) or eating every other day (I don't know about you, but I like to eat every day). See for yourself . . .
- Rice Diet Solution. This diet focuses on foods like rice that are low in fat and sodium but high in calories and fiber. Salt is an appetite stimulant, so when you reduce salt intake, you lose water weight and are less inclined to overeat. The Rice Diet also limits saturated fats and instead relies on carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans) as the main source of nutrition. The fiber cleanses your system and satisfies you so you feel full quickly. Hmmm, I wonder how much fiber is in my Atkins book.
- Sonoma Diet. Sonoma cuisine, with its diverse flavors and emphasis on local fare, is another spin on the Mediterranean diet: enjoy your food without guilt and select the highest quality, freshest, and most wholesome foods, including fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, olive oil, lean meats, and wine. Wine and nuts and olive oil, oh my! This is my kind of diet.
- QOD Diet. Eating QOD means eating mostly every other day so you lose weight gradually without pushing your body into starvation mode. During your ON days, you can pretty much eat what you want (as long as you don't binge) so you don't need to feel deprived. During your OFF days, you need to limit food intake to 300–400 calories, but your mineral intake (sodium, potassium, and calcium) should be kept constant. While periodic fasting is very Zen, I'm not sure I've reached that height of enlightenment.
- Flavor Point. The Flavor Point diet is based on the premise that flavor variety stimulates your appetite while flavor repetition pacifies it. You can eat a variety of flavors over time, but eating too many flavors at any one time puts your brain's appetite center into overdrive. So you need to organize your flavors into days; for instance, lemon day will kick-off with lemon-poppy seed muffins for breakfast, Lemon Tabbouleh Salad for lunch, lemon-flavored tilapia for dinner, and lemon sorbet for dinner. I love the fact that I can eat muffins and dessert, but what do I do after lemon day and how do I make tilapia anyway?
- the Rich Get Thin. In this book, Jana Klauer, a Park Avenue diet doctor, shares the secrets of her fabulously wealthy and skinny clientele. The women exercise daily and consume high-quality protein, calcium, and complex carbs, but stay away from all processed foods. It's quality over quantity. And of course, some nip and tuck and Fifth Avenue fashion helps, too.
- Supermarket Diet. This book from Good Housekeeping tries to provide weight loss solutions for real people by making the diet plan as easy as going to your local supermarket and picking up ordinary fresh and packaged foods and avoiding fast food. You'll learn how to read food labels to eat healthy, shop for packaged foods that won't sabotage a diet, and stick to a healthy, balanced menu. So more supermarket, less Super Size Me.
The bottom line is that you don't need a special, new diet for long-term success. Just eat more natural foods, get more exercise, and you'll feel better, lose weight, and live longer. That's the Beachbody way, and you can experience it online at www.MyBeachbody.com, or simply refer to the diet guides that came with your fitness program.
OK - Here's my bone to pick:
Rice Diet Solution. This diet focuses on foods like rice that are low in fat and sodium but high in calories and fiber. Salt is an appetite stimulant, so when you reduce salt intake, you lose water weight and are less inclined to overeat. The Rice Diet also limits saturated fats and instead relies on carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans) as the main source of nutrition. The fiber cleanses your system and satisfies you so you feel full quickly. Hmmm, I wonder how much fiber is in my Atkins book.
My question? Have they ever looked at the fiber content in rice? Or it's nutritional value? Like the person who wrote this even READ his Atkins book
Funny, the diet they bash the most - How The Rich Get Thin - is what the Atkins diet essentially is. I noticed that it was bashed because it was too expensive, not because it was unhealthy. Oh , the ignorance
. Probably would get a bit of attention.
The arrogance was just gob-smacking. So I told him I wasn't paying for his unprofessional point of view and walked out. He's never chased me for the money, either. Maybe his jaw is stuck to his desk. I sincerely hope so.
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