My Daily Diet Tips

[~SC~]

I suppose that's well stated! Good to cover all bases!

~SC~

SC
No offense taken at all. As a matter of fact, challenges to my "tips" is what makes this thread interesting (as least to me).

Look at it this way: 99% of dieting advice is already out there and should be readily known. You will see the most basic of questions being asked on this diet board by individuals who are viewed as being very knowledgeable by others.

My point is this: never assume that the basic essentials of dieting are known and therefore should not be explained. This point may be proved by asking whether most individuals are following these basics of dieting. Most will probably say "yes, for the most part." I believe most are not - this is the reason obesity is so widespread.

You can delve into higher concepts such as nutrient timing but you have to realize who exactly your audience is. Most on here have a difficult time merely attempting to "get into shape" and/or maintaining an aesthetically appealing physique. Not everyone can have the body of SC.

 

[NJRipped]

Although my book quickly recites the basics of diets, the main premise is overcoming ones addiction to food. Think about it, if you didn't concern yourself with the enjoyment any particular food, what would you eat? Of course you would eat only those foods which provided you with optimal benefits. How do you think you would feel/look after a year of eating only those foods that provided optimal benefits. Pretty damn good I must say!

Nope, and I never claimed you had to be a celeb...all I said was one needs "referrals" or people who have read the material, implemented the info., and have positive feedback. Let me explain in laymens terms.

John purchased Atkins book. John lost 30lbs in 6 weeks. Joan asked John how he lost so much weight. John told her to read Atkins. Joan bought atkins and lost 20lbs. Jill asked joan.............following???

You'll get far with a book on general knowledge in this day and age.....good idea. Hey, seriously good luck.

 

[JKurz1]

AND I agree with that statement..........however, there is a way to make the food you eat every day for nutitional purposes taste good, i.e. sugar-free syrups, spices, etc....

 

[NJRipped]

This is where we disagree. As a matter of fact, it's my opinion that this is why all diets eventually fail. I've read all of the major diet authors (for comparison purposes) and they all advocate eating great tasting foods in moderation. If this was possible, obesity wouldn't be such a great problem in the US. Everyone knows they must eat in moderation. They simply cannot do it.

Then you have members of fitness boards such as Elite. Members probably have ten times the knowledge the average non-fitness oriented person has. Even with all that knowledge, they still aren't able to control their eating. As I've said, most know what foods to eat but they can't stop themselves.

AND I agree with that statement..........however, there is a way to make the food you eat every day for nutitional purposes taste good, i.e. sugar-free syrups, spices, etc....

 

[velvett]

This is where we disagree. As a matter of fact, it's my opinion that this is why all diets eventually fail. I've read all of the major diet authors (for comparison purposes) and they all advocate eating great tasting foods in moderation. If this was possible, obesity wouldn't be such a great problem in the US. Everyone knows they must eat in moderation. They simply cannot do it.

Then you have members of fitness boards such as Elite. Members probably have ten times the knowledge the average non-fitness oriented person has. Even with all that knowledge, they still aren't able to control their eating. As I've said, most know what foods to eat but they can't stop themselves.

I agree with you in concept for the everyday joe but I have to tell you I can make any veggie or animal flesh taste fabulous and still be within the guidelines of one's diet plan.

That said - most people are just lazy and don't want to work at put the right foods together or learn of to cook the right foods to taste good.

 

[JKurz1]

I agree with you in concept for the everyday joe but I have to tell you I can make any veggie or animal flesh taste fabulous and still be within the guidelines of one's diet plan.

That said - most people are just lazy and don't want to work at put the right foods together or learn of to cook the right foods to taste good.

WHY would you cook when you could stop at BK on the way home????????

 

[jenscats5]

I agree with you in concept for the everyday joe but I have to tell you I can make any veggie or animal flesh taste fabulous and still be within the guidelines of one's diet plan.

That said - most people are just lazy and don't want to work at put the right foods together or learn of to cook the right foods to taste good.

Yep, I can do that too......

That being said, it would be interesting to find out how to "get over" eating for taste/pleasure & to eat solely because it's fuel....

 

[NJRipped]

Velvett

Everyone fights me on the taste issue. lol Sure you can make great tasting, very healthy foods without too much effort. But you're still addicted to great tasting food.

Let me ask you a question: Do you have the body you want or do you need some work? If you answered yes then move on, you don't need my diet. Most will answer "not yet" to that question. If you answered "not yet" then ask yourself why? You're able to cook very healthy foods that are tasty but why aren't you there yet? When, in the foreseeable future, do you expect to attain your goals? And what will you do to get to your goals?

My point is that everyone here has been trying for so long, has so much information available to them yet still have not attained their goals. I understand that people want to be optomistic but I'll tell you straight out that it won't happen. Why would it? Ok, I've rambled on enough.

I agree with you in concept for the everyday joe but I have to tell you I can make any veggie or animal flesh taste fabulous and still be within the guidelines of one's diet plan.

That said - most people are just lazy and don't want to work at put the right foods together or learn of to cook the right foods to taste good.

 

[JKurz1]

There is more to life my friend.......you have to have balance....no one reading your book is going to be stepping on the Las vegas stage come October, so it's going to have to appeal to the majority of people who live to eat instead of eating to live......there are way too many great foods out there that 95% of the population are not and WILL not give up......If so, the resteraunt business would crumble, grocery stores would be a thing of the past, and the nation would falter because everyone who fails to plan would have to rush home to cook..........it ain't gonna happen. Not in your lifetime. A book, that shows people the proper way to feed their bodies, with the ingredients that taste GOOD and are ALSO GOOD FOR THEM, will be muich more lucrative in the long haul.........

 

[velvett]

Velvett

Everyone fights me on the taste issue. lol Sure you can make great tasting, very healthy foods without too much effort. But you're still addicted to great tasting food.

Well, you're assuming I'm addicted to great tasting food. I could assume that you have control issues with food and body image - but I choose not to.

And I'm not sure why cooking healthy foods that don't taste like shoe leather is to be considered an addiction?

I "get" what you're saying but let me also point out to as someone very familiar with those with eating disorders and issues of control you might be balancing on the edge of a whole other kind of addiction (or obsession).

So be mindful how you choose to word your advice.

Otherwise, I'd be very interesting to read your book.

(not because I'm diet obsessed but because I'm reading obsessed.)