Oprah show on weight loss

[wnt2b skinny]

I was wondering if anyone saw the weight loss stories on Oprah yesterday. It was amazing how much weight some of these people lost.. One guy caught my attention named (David) lost nearly 400lbs. The only thing that was said was that he lost it by switching between high and low-carb days to avoid plateaus. Has anyone heard of this? I would love to talk to him (I have emailed the Oprah show) to see how he really does that.. What do you people think about that?

[*Emma*]

Yes i have heard of this to an extent

Look up "slimming world"

its a UK diet, held like a weightwatchers meeting

Veggies are unlimited

one day you would eat as much protein as you want

the other day as much rice/potato/pasta as you want

you can either alternate days or do two days on each, or even stick to one day forever

I lost 30lbs in uh, about 6 months, but it is not a WOE you can stick to for life, ive known so many do it and so many are back where they started.

[*Alexa*]

That's interesting - my brother in law just started something which sounds low carb, but they give them two weeks 'off' for Christmas - which I said was crazy because you'd get all your cravings back and doesn't address underlying causes, etc. (not that I can talk today).

Emma - just out of interest, why id you find it hard to stick with?

[dreamof145]

Yesterday I sat down to watch it and don't you know the power went off. I was in the dark and no tv. So....missed the show.

I listen to Bob Greene on the radio and he always talks about going from low-fat to low-carb on special occassions. I like his exercise tips, thats why I listen to him....I just ignore all the low-fat crap cause I know it doesn't work for me. I've heard him mention Oprah having great success on modified low carb.

As we all know tho, if you don't eliminate the cravings and keep teasing your mind with excessive carbs all the time, you'll become a yo-yo. Its so much easier to find the life-style that is comfortable and pleasing and stick to it.

[*Emma*]

Emma - just out of interest, why id you find it hard to stick with?

the carbs and meats on their particular days were unlimited - breads however were not included in those counts (white or wheat) and had to be used as "sins"

You got 10 sins a day, but you could save them up for the whole week if you wanted, i used to save mine for alcohol on a weekend, which didnt even equate to half a night out for me, which meant literally nothing other than the allowed foods on those days, which isnt as great as it sounds....

I could prolly do this NOW, i'm more disciplined that i was back then, i was just a kid...

At the end of the day you can lose weight on any controlled diet if you have the will power ( i am not wanting this to leap in to a debate!) you just have to find which one works for you and well, this one works better for me.

[*Alexa*]

I see. It sounds complicated!

[Hoping]

Sounds like your body would ge confused at first. I had never heard of that diet.

[*Emma*]

apparently thats why it does work, because your body doesnt know what youre doing next.

[Hoping]

Is that healthy?
Well, I guess it can't be too bad...I mean we were gatherer/hunters at one point, so we didn't really know what was coming next. Very interesting.

[*Emma*]

but its all purely low fat no matter which day, which i guess is why i couldnt stick with it.