Extreme Diets / was New Member / New Vegetarian

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>I can't describe how ill the Atkins' diet made me.

My doctor >warned me before I tried it but it was all

the rage at the time. >Yes at first I did loose some

weight but it all came back plus >10 pounds. My

kidneys shut down and I got very ill.

 

I'm really really sorry to hear that - but I'm so glad

you have mentioned this, considering those members who

are (or have been) or have friends and partners who

are on that or another extreme diet :=(

 

I've tried most weightloss diets over the years, one

way or another. Some work for me, some don't. The best

one I have ever found - and by this I mean 'best' in

taste, healthy content, comfort level, and results -

is a low-fat vegetarian diet in smaller portions. Just

that. Works for me like a charm ;=) Of course, it

takes a little longer than some of the other so-called

miracle diets - for me, at any rate, although others

see dramatic results very quickly indeed. But it

works. Once I am at a weight I like, I find I can

indulge myself beautifully on the diet and not gain an

ounce. It becomes not a weightloss diet but a

lifestyle - and one becomes the envy of everyone who

has to watch everything that goes into their mouths.

 

I admit, it is travelling (and thus not always being

able to control what goes into my meals) or inactivity

that causes me to put on a few pounds now and then.

 

But I've learned the hard way: Stay away from the fad

diets.

 

Best love,

 

Pat ;=)