Dieting - Share Your Experience

SAND·n·SUN asked:


I know a girl who has been dieting since she was 13 and still is (she’s probably around 15 now). What are the chances of her getting an eating disorder? I’ve heard that like 86% of girls who diet at that age end up with one, is that true? What statistics do you have/know? I really would like to warn her parents, especially since they see nothing wrong with her behavior. I’m not sure if she’s throwing up in a bathroom or anything like that, but she definately is watching what she is eating, eating foods marked “low carb”, keeping track of how many pounds she has lost, and exercises for the benefit of weight loss. Also looks like she could use a vitamin if you know what I mean..
Thanks to all who help.

Eric

Linda Miller asked:


One of the hardest things for dieters to deal with is the feeling that they are being deprived of the foods they love. Healthy, nutritious foods tend to be thought of as boring and lacking in flavor. On the South Beach Diet, you will learn that this myth couldn’t be further from the truth.

The South Beach Diet is wildly popular, and that is largely due to the wide variety of recipes that come with the South Beach Diet. Cooking your South Beach Diet recipes is almost as satisfying as eating them because your choices are nearly endless.

The South Beach Diet doesn’t feel as restrictive as other diets and it is easier to stick with, because all the South Beach Diet requires you to do is make smart food choices. The South Beach Diet recipes incorporate differing food prep techniques with a variety of delicious ingredients so you will never be bored with your South Beach Diet meals.

Seafood is a staple on the South Beach Diet. This is a wonderful treat for those of you who are already seafood lovers. If not, the superb South Beach Diet recipes will make a seafood lover out of you. Simple recipes like Gulf Shrimp or Rosemary Grilled Salmon will have your mouth watering for your delicious South Beach Diet dinner.

You may face a bit of anxiety when you see grains go completely missing from your plate, but you have to remember that grains come back with a bang after Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet has detoxified your system. In any case, you can always fulfill your cravings by eggs, salads and roasted vegetables.

Many South Beach Diet recipes use vegetables - both raw and cooked. Add flavor and nutrition to your veggie dishes by tossing them with some olive oil. By introducing olive oil to your traditional vegetable servings, you are improving your health while boosting the flavor of your foods.

When it comes to soup options available in the South Beach Diet, there are plenty to choose from. Here are some highly recommended soups: (i) egg drop soup (made using eggs or egg whites) and (ii) tomato bisque, a thick and filling soup that can even be substituted for a light lunch or works well as a side dish to a meaty menu!

The South Beach Diet has so many different recipes, you will never feel like you are sacrificing taste on your weight loss journey. When you make the decision to start your South Beach Diet, check out all of the delicious foods available to you. Once you start mixing and matching the delicious South Beach Diet recipes, you will forget you are even on a diet and really start enjoying your food!



Tina

Catie N asked:


Ive tried so many dieting techniques, some im not proud of, and i can’t seem to lose weight. Im 16 and i do 4 hours of excersise at school a week, and 2 hours out of school.
Help!

Rachael

paradiseforever2003 asked:


How do you think dieting is becoming more mcdonaldized or socialized. Suddenly it seems all women are dieting in some way, and corporate america has caught onto this creating diet programs, diet pills, and all that jazz for women. Do you know of any other ways dieting has becoming mcdonaldized?

Dwayne

greenherbal asked:


Diet free weight loss is an all natural, all safe way program design to help anyone at any level loses weight quickly and easily. Who can benefit from diet free weight loss? Anyone who interested in losing weight and getting in shape, it doesn’t matter your age, size or shape anyone can get involved and succeed in this program. How can diet free weight loss help you? Diet free weight loss will give you all the necessary steps and instructions for you to do in order to reach your goals quickly and easily. Diet free weight loss don’t require that you take any drugs, pills, or to go on any crazy starvation diet.

Some rapid weight loss diets declare that they can help you lose lots of weight in a matter of days. This reason for this rapid weight loss does of course come at a price; you are limited to eating only select fruit and vegetables only. You can either cook these or just eat them raw, the choice is yours. Should you choose to cook your fruit and vegetables you will have to look at your cooking methods. It is no good going on a rapid weight loss diet if you are going to use a load of oil, grease, and fats in your cooking process.

Weight loss supplements come in many forms including powders, capsules, tablets, liquids, and soft gels. This article will discuss weight loss supplements and whether or not they are absolutely necessary for weight loss. Many people lose weight without the use of a single supplement. If you eat the proper diet and exercise regularly, you will lose weight. However, you will lose weight much more rapidly if you take weight loss supplements.

Probably the most popular free healthy weight loss options found in the internet today is the free diet recipe. Thousands of websites are providing free diet recipes for people who are interested. These recipes focus on taking a low calorie diet, ingesting either in protein-rich foods or cutting back on overall intake altogether. Although there are hundreds of free and healthy weight loss diet plans out there, there are also tons of fraudulent recipes. The key is to find the safest and most effective recipe. In order to do so, you have to consult an expert, such as a doctor or nutritionist.

You should know that Weight Loss 4 Idiots has a fruit day. Some people don’t like it one bit and find it hard to stick to. And indeed it’s not the easiest thing in the world. However, each 11 days cycle of this diet only has one such day, so you should be able to tough it out. This diet requires to drink at least 8 glasses of water each day. Again, some people find it difficult to do, though I recommend it regardless of the diet since it’s very healthy. Weight Loss 4 Idiots reviews from people who used this diet are overall positive, yet some people do fail with this diet. It’s not 100% foolproof.

Chinese diet tea causes rapid and substantial weight loss. Chinese diet tea prevents the formation of body fat. Experts say that intake of Chinese diet tea significantly increase energy expenditure and also significantly effect on fat oxidation. Chinese diet tea does not contain caffeine that’s why it does not affect heart rate. So it is safe and highly helps in weight loss.



Monica

Gen Wright asked:


In 2004, Morgan Spurlock came up with the documentary, Super Size Me, in which he subjected himself to eat fast food for 30 days. His breakfast, lunch and dinner came from a fast food joint. After his experiment, he discovered several changes in his body including gaining 52 lbs. In that movie, Spurlock mirrored millions of Americans who excessively enjoy fast food. In hindsight, it is really enjoyable and tempting to eat fast food because of the delicious burgers and fries. However, when consumed in large quantities and at a regular period at that, they become dangerous to the body.

The fear that you will no longer be able to eat delicious food must not stop you from going on a diet because this is just a myth?it is not true. Most diet programs come with delicious diet food which will not only help you lose weight and become healthier, they will also make your mouth water.

Take for example South Beach Diet. This diet advices people going through it to avoid bad calories in the program?s first phase. Dieters, however, can enjoy lean meat, nuts, eggs, and eventually, fiber-rich calories. An example of a recipe that you can enjoy even if you are following this diet is taco meatballs. All you have to do is mix lean ground beef, Taco Bell seasoning mix, two eggs, minced garlic, and diced onion. Form a meatball using these ingredients with a small cube of cheese in the middle and then bake the meatballs until they are done. This is definitely yummy and it will only take you a few minutes to prepare it. Another simple dish to prepare is Greek Salad. The first thing you have to do is mix in a bowl the lettuce, onion, cheese, tomato and cucumber. Pour in a little lemon juice, oil, and oregano. Finally, add some salt and toss everything.

Atkins diet is another popular program which has gained the approval of many health and fitness experts and dieters as well. It is a lo-carbohydrate diet. One sample dish under this diet is the chili beef kabob. All you have to do is marinate two pounds of bee sirloin with green onions, garlic, canola oil, salt, red pepper, and chili powder for an hour. Put the beef and green onions in a skewer and then grill them for at least 10 minutes. You can put parsley or other applicable garnishes on the kabob if you want. Another dish under the Atkins Diet is the Asian Shrimp Salad. To do the dressing of this salad, all you have to do is combine a tablespoon of canola oil, and a teaspoon of sesame oil, two tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, two tablespoons of soy sauce, and one teaspoon of ginger. Mix this with 1-inch pieces of cooked lobster, thin scallions, toasted sesame seeds, Chinese cabbage, and red bell pepper and then toss!

Notice that the recipes allow you to enjoy food without overstepping on the boundaries of the diet programs. You do not have to starve yourself to lose weight as most of the foods in these diet programs are really delicious!



Nina

David T Smith asked:


Keeping your colon clean is important but so is the colon cleansing diet recipe that you use to do it. One of the most popular colon cleansing diet recipes is that for the lemonade diet, also known as the master cleanse. This is a fast which requires you to drink only lemonade and use a salt flush every morning. You eat no solid food while you are doing it, so it has been used for weight loss as much as for colon cleansing. If you go online, you will find lots of sites that list the colon cleansing diet recipe for you to cleanse your colon, detoxify your body, and whittle your waist.

Other colon cleansing diet recipes are simple and may be more of a fast than a diet. Herbal teas that have natural laxative properties may be used, along with lots of water, to wash waste and toxins from your body. Unfortunately, when you do a colon cleanse fast, no matter what liquids are on the diet, you risk flushing the natural flora out of the digestive tract.  You should make sure you take pro-biotics to restore your body’s natural flora once you are off your colon cleansing diet. Recipes for colon cleansing don’t usually take these ingredients into consideration, but you can purchase them separately and should always follow a colon cleansing by using them.

Colon cleansing diet recipes that include lots of raw fruits and vegetables are the ones that help you colon cleanse itself naturally and which you can and should maintain for a long period of time. If you can learn to drink a cup of green tea every morning in place of a cup of coffee and eat bran muffins for breakfast instead of fatty breakfast meats, you have already changed a large part of your diet to a colon cleansing diet, and recipes don’t have to be any more specific than that to make a big improvement in your colon’s abilities to cleanse itself.



Kylie