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    Tonight I watched the last half of a show (I missed the first half ) called 'You on a Diet' on the Discovery Health Channel.

    The first half must have included the WOE, the second half focused on the exercise. I did see some things that intrigued me so I got up and looked up the web site. http://health.discovery.com/fansites...k=fsmain_feat3

    It's low carb. I'm sure to appeal to the public and the AMA, ADA, AHA, and other establishments, the saturated fat, trans fats and hydrogenated oils are limited...but ONLY those. It limits saturated fats to 4 grams per serving. I've never paid attention to my fats except for the percentages. So I went and played around in fitday. Other than red meat, everything I eat pretty much falls into that category, including mayonnaise, butter, olive oil, etc.

    What's frustrating to me is that Dr. Atkins and his WOE is still regarded as "dangerous" to so many, yet a new book comes out, or a new tv show comes out and it will be all over the media about how wonderful it is. It will be compared to Atkins--we will hear, again, how dangerous Atkins is, how their diet is NOTHING like Atkins, blah, blah, blah. When the reality of it is that once you've gone through all the rungs of OWL as I have, my diet is virtually the same as what they are introducing as "new".

    I'm going to be on the lookout for another airing of the show so that I can see the beginning. Did anyone else see it? What are your thoughts?
    ~Joy

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    Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

    didn't see it as tonight is mother's tv night but will set the recorder for a rerun.

    I loved this ised from the website link

    Put a stationary bike in front of your TV and only watch while pedaling.
    by the book atkinseer

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    • #3
      Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

      There are lots of good tips, he makes excellent points (of course, they're excellent because so many of them we use here LOL)

      He does allow up to 4 grams per serving of High Fructose Corn Syrup...ACK!
      Don't buy foods where high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), or another simple sugar, is more than 4 grams per serving, or one of the first five ingredients. You're avoiding simple sugars in foods not just because of the calories but because they induce highs and lows in blood sugar that put you into a cycle of craving more high-calorie foods.
      If he recognizes that HFCS and simple sugars induce blood sugar spikes than I wonder why he doesn't limit them even more. Or, even prohibit them except to separate himself from Atkins, South Beach, etc.
      ~Joy

      Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
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      QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


      Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
      http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ride2joy

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      • #4
        Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

        http://health.discovery.com/tvlistin...15&channel=DHC

        Joy here is the schedule
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        • #5
          Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

          Thanks, 2big. The next airing is only like an hour and 10 minutes from now.
          ~Joy

          Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
          268.5/196/185
          QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


          Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
          http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ride2joy

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          • #6
            Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

            Originally posted by ValidRouge
            Thanks, 2big. The next airing is only like an hour and 10 minutes from now.
            Thanks for posting that it was coming on. I jumped up and turned on the television at the start of the program. I had seen the girl Jody and the 44 year old on Oprah Thursday and definitely didn't want to miss the whole program.
            I thought it was interesting that the doctor tells them to suck in to measure their waistline. I am much closer to a health waist by doing this, yay! Anyone that hasn't caught the program yet tune in, it is very interesting.
            My hubby & I in the Smokies!




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            • #7
              Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

              I did go back and catch the first half. I don't think the show is detailed enough for people. They talk about "good fats" but then don't tell people exactly what the good fats are. They just target bacon and the trans fats. Poor misunderstood bacon. Maybe that is to distinguish themselves from Atkins????

              The one thing I did think was positive about it was going through the people's kitchens and getting rid of anything in the cupboards with sugar, corn syrup, enriched flours, and hydrolized oils! That just THRILLED me! I'm glad that they recognized the perils of these foods.

              I suppose they were a bit vague on the "diet" aspect because they want you to buy the book.
              ~Joy

              Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
              268.5/196/185
              QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


              Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
              http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ride2joy

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              • #8
                Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                yep about the fats most folk don't know that in beef each cut has a mixture of mono poly and saturated fats and there are even 7 cuts of steak with kless fat then a chicken breast wehick all thelow fat folk tout as a great protein source.

                Glad you got to see it.
                by the book atkinseer

                started 6/1/02 at 313
                goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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                • #9
                  Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                  The show, You on a Diet...Is each show promoting the same "diet" or is each diet a little different, tailored to a person's likes/dislikes? I haven't watched the show, but it really looks interesting.

                  I DID see another show, however, and it was on FitTV I think, where each week a different WOE is profiled and an actual person begins the plan. I saw the French Women Don't Get Fat diet (that looks like a fun way to eat--but there's no way I could control portions with chocolate!), and I'm pretty sure there was a low-carb (probably South Beach) one advertised.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                    I saw Oprah and forgot to watch the show. But according to Dr. Oz I am okay, but I am only 5'4 with a 32 inch waist. I have always been thick waisted even when I weighed 112 lbs a few years ago........Dawn


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                    • #11
                      Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                      I didn't see the show - but I get really pissed off when I see the "new" diet books in Norway - some of them are such a take off on Atkins.

                      One time on TV I saw Susan Sommers talking about her "diet" and the plate she showed had on it - a steak, some brocoli and another vegi - uh excuse me - Atkins induction.

                      Dr Atkins is the founder of the most wonderful Way of Eating around and he getting none of the credit......but what he does have is all of us. We are a walking testiment (sp) to Atkins. Atkins works when you work Atkins

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                      • #12
                        Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                        I just watched the show tonight! It was quite good. I thought the 4 grams of sugar per serving was a little high, but compared to what the people were eating, it's quite stringent. It was actually pretty interesting and very disgusting when Dr. Oz showed the hearts, aortas, etc. UGH gawd I never want my insides to look like that!
                        START 8/16/06 @ 270+~MG1: 220-12/2/06~MG2: 210-1/07~MG3: 199-3/2/07~MG4: 190-4/27/07~MG5: 180-7/04/07~GOAL: 170
                        RESTART 11/2/09 @ 224.6~MG1: 215~MG2: 210~MG3: 205~MG4: 199~MG5: 195~MG6: 190~MG7: 185~GOAL: 180

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                        • #13
                          Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                          Is this supposed to be related to the new book that's out called "YOU on a diet"?? Or is it something completely different? I don't have cable so I'm kinda in the dark about this stuff...
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                          • #14
                            Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                            Lyssie, yes.
                            ~Joy

                            Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
                            268.5/196/185
                            QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


                            Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
                            http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ride2joy

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                            • #15
                              Re: Discovery Health Channel 'You on a Diet'

                              Other little known facts about animal fat....pork fat is only 40% saturated, duck and chicken fat is 30-35% saturated, beef fat is 50-55% saturated. So you don't have to go vegetarian to decrease saturated fat intake. And if you eat a variety of Atkins foods and eat them in moderation, you can surely eat your bacon and porterhouse steaks. The problem arises when people gorge on these foods by overeating them or by believing that Atkins is a stuff-yourself-with-meat diet. We see that here on ADBB where people mistakenly believe the lower your carb intake the better...Well, if you're too scared to eat more than 5 net carbs of veg daily, you'll fill up on meat. So not only do you run into the excess protein converting to glucose problem you'll also run into the over-eating particular fats.

                              http://www.mercola.com/2002/aug/24/saturated_fat3.htm
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