1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 9:12 am PDT

Personally I have found that the "Dinner for Breakfast" diet works wonders. I eat a large breakfast, a small lunch, a very light snack, and then by the time dinner comes I am still satisfied from my light snack, that I have a small dinner, and am set until the next morning. I am not ravenous by the time dinner comes around because I do not set a specific time for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If I am hungry I eat some fruit or veggies though the day. Breakfast and Dinner are really the only "meals" i eat (cause I pick at food all day). I have lost about 20 pounds and am now in the healthy weight zone for my height.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 9:26 am PDT

Losing weight is not by dieting alone it requires, a good diet of 6 meals a day, excercise and sleep to recover. Your six meals can be as small as a piece of fruit, but portion control is the key. Excercising is a must for all, otherwise we become couch patatos and any diet is doomed to fail from the beginning. Rotate your vegetables by type and color as well as your fruit and meats.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 9:34 am PDT

If people would educate themselves, they'd realize that detox/cleanses are not about losing weight, they're about detoxing. In other words giving the organs a break from years of abuse and all the work it has to do to try and get rid of the garbage people put in their bodies daily (like the white sugar and flour and countless processed foods). Yes, the natural purpose of the organs is to cleanse toxins. But they weren't naturally designed to tolerate large amounts of chemicals and processed foods. They're not magic, they break down when overworked too. If good health was all about the numbers on the scale, that would also imply that a person is automatically healthy because they're skinny? HAHAHA! Yeah, maybe a cup of brown rice and a cup of white rice are 'similar' in calories but one will be beneficial to your body, the other one will contribute to illness and bad health. Seems like an obvious choice to me. Respect my body or not respect my body. Hmmm. It's such a simple concept.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 9:46 am PDT

This author is really reaching for things to write about regarding diets. Don't pan a diet because you have no ability to transform and change old habits. Some do and some don't. I like that you listed proc and cons ... but don't put diets in the mud because your trying to come up with clever things to say. The Standard American diet is pathetic when it comes to balance of anything, and supporting true health. Avoiding non-whole and processed foods is very good for health. Substitute with whole non-processed foods is the most basic precept of healthly eating. Also you are wrong in saying that the elimination organs do just fine in detoxing themselves. That is true in a truely healthy body .... but most people have a compromised elimination system. I agree that a detox deit is not the way to go. Raising the overall health of the body and elimination systems is what to do and then let the organs do the detoxing. So we agree in part. There is no substitute for a person learning the depth of healthy food, healthy cooking, and what it will take for their body to get there. --Joel

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 9:53 am PDT

I appreciated the comments on the diets. Not bashing all the good things they accomplish, and pointing out some pitfalls one could fall into. There are no magic wands for health. Actually, all these diets are good ones, blended together. People who are chronically or morbidly overweight have real troubles with feeding themselves well, and that will take eating differently than one "likes" to eat at present. Radically different, but done one thing at a time--like cut out the sodas and start drinking water. Then replace white bread with whole grain; then add one veggie to your lunch plate. Try an organic apple! Make it your realistic plan for the "long haul". Then go back and eat some of the stuff you used to--you'll be surprised how it tastes now. I do the detox style diet one day every-other week, and I don't eat white refined grains, white starches or cow dairy (goat and almond milk okay). I have a medium sized dinner for breakfast--grilled fish or roasted meat, fruit on lettuce, finishing with brown rice (go ahead, put it in a bowl, drip on some honey and pour on the milk if it makes you feel more breakfasty), or even a piece of sprouted grain toast or homemade oatmeal. I have a container in the fridge of healthy snacks to grab and munch during the day: carrot sticks, romaine lettuce, pepper strips, broccol, asparagus-- whatever I find at the market--cut up and ready to dip in hummus, with a side of raw almonds, walnuts, etc. Add some sliced whole grain bread to dip in olive oil and vinegar--not just for fancy Italian restaurants any more! And fresh squeezed juices are terrific. Try one, and you will make popsicles for the kids out of all that bottled/frozen stuff. I am 44 years old, and lost 45 pounds, from a size 12 to a size 5. Weight has been off 2 1/2 YEARS. No bouncing up and down. My cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure are fabulous. My acne disappeared, as did my stomach pains and constipation--life long troubles. I've had my glasses changed twice, because they got too strong. This is a real person with real improvements. People say my skin glows with health. And you can still go out with friends for dinner, just modify the menu; since I avoid any kind of starch in the evenings, I have my grilled chicken over veggies instead of rice or pasta. Or a big dinner salad. Or order an egg white omelete for dinner. Just pass on the bread basket--have sliced tomatoes or your favorite steamed veggie. Voila! Dinner. People look at how beautiful and colorful my plate is and are envious, not sad that I'm "missing" a burger and fries. Flavor. Color. Feeling good. I would never go back to my frappucino, packaged/processed food, McDonalds-on-the-run life. I am worth the pinch of extra effort.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 10:03 am PDT

Are those for real? Sounds like a joke to me. Still want your professional opinion on Clinique Science Weight Loss. TheScienceIsRight.com

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 10:06 am PDT

Are those for real? Sounds like a joke to me. Still want your professional opinion on Clinique Science Weight Loss. TheScienceIsRight.com

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 10:21 am PDT

Great info.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 10:49 am PDT

Joy is on the money. It all comes down to healthy choices and portion/calorie control. I'm all for sensible, heathy food choices, mild calorie restriction and increased activity level as the only real lasting ways to lose weight. Many fad diets work well to drop pounds initially. Pick one you will enjoy, or at least can live with long enough to follow it by the book and you will see good results. After that is done, you can't just go back to life as usual unless you WANT to pack it back on. This is why eating natural, non-processed foods rich in lean protein, veggies, color, and low in fat (as many of the previous comments have mentioned) is really the way to go long term. In addition, to keep the weight off, you need to exercise...a lot. That's just the way it is, folks. It can be walking, aerobics, resistance training, or a combination. The key is to shoot for 6 days a week. Studies of long term losers bears this out. Again, you don't need to exercise if you WANT to pack it back on. Assuming you don't want to re-gain the weight you worked so hard to drop, you will have to do both- eat well and exercise. It is a lifestyle, and it is absolutely worth it! You can do it! Kevin J. Kane, MD www.TheFitDoc.com

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 12:31 pm PDT

The person who writes these stupid articles has obviously never had a weight problem. I am more interested in seeing articles from people who have successfully tackled a weight problem than some size zero health nut.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 5:46 pm PDT

Joy, great diet breakdown - nutrition & common sense! So many ppl reach for a gimmick (fad) when they actually need to learn basic nutrition & get some creative strategies for specific issues.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 8:31 pm PDT

Unfortunately the author is absolutely wrong about detoxification. I am a physician that actually tests the elimination organs like the liver, kidneys and prescribe specific whole food detoxification programs and see miracles everyday with all diseases like cancer, autoimmune and degenerative conditions turning around. I do agree that the juice fast and master cleanse is absolute garbage and is a gimmic as it does nothing to really cleanse...advanced detoxification is so much more than that and needs to be done annually if you truely want to prevent the many diseases that are caused by heavy metal and chemical toxicity, presciption drugs that can hung up in the liver and kidney, etc...

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 10:08 pm PDT

Does eating after 8:00 p.m. induce more weight gain? Thescienceisright.com answers this question.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 03, 2007, 7:06 pm PDT

Okay I se all this common sense and Im still not motivated you would think being 69 would get me past the seets and on my treadmill. But no luck. Even a slim size 2 that I was is not motivating any more. Maybe because people don't much care about what you look like if your over 30, That was always my thing looking good was vey important when it did seem to matter to others. I want to do it for myself too, but Im not much of a self starter.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 03, 2007, 11:58 pm PDT

The 11 day on & 3days off diet is a very good and healthy diet. My DR. also agrees with this! I don't belive this is a fad and it sure is working for me..:)

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