No Flour, No Sugar Diet: Is It That Simple?

Well, it has some good points about eliminating calories but serious how well can someone stick to this diet. I myself would find it impossible and cheating on a regular basics. I don't know it just amazes me some of the diets that come out.

There are many good carb sources out there to choose from. Yams and sweet potatoes taste great. I especially love baked yams with a little salt. Also, there are beans like navy and pinto. Finally you have whole grains like brown-rice, steel-cut oatmeal, cracked wheat, and so on.

One thing I find about sweets is that the more you eat them, the more you crave them. I've been avoiding sugars for quite a while, and now it's quite difficult for me to actually eat them now. I have to "brace myself" for it.

Bread is slightly harder. However, the occasional whole-grain bread isn't all that bad for you.

I like it. The concept is simple. The execution is a completely different matter, but usually, a scheduled “cheat” day takes care of the cravings.

If a person enjoys a little too much pizza, bread rolls, and donuts, I would recommend eating these foods after a workout. Well, let me rephrase that. Those that cannot live without these foods could minimize the impact if they eat them after a workout.

They can do even better if they add some lean protein. Although, skinless chicken breast with donuts could prove a little challenging to swallow.

Since this seems to be the number one fad today, I am invitong everyone to try me new diet. It is called "Turn off the T.V., Put down that dougnut and get up and move your butt."

If you want to get published today don't write something that may help inmprove our minds, write a dieting book. With a new one coming out every second week who knows what they will have us try yet. But one thing is for sure, it will be farther and farther from common sense.

I attended Overeaters Anonymous meetings many years ago, and the mantra at that time was "no sugar, no white flour, no red meat."

I followed that plan, but until I started a regular exercise program of aerobic conditioning and weight training, I didn't lose weight.

I still avoid sugar and white flour, for the most part, but I do eat some of both on occasion. I've lost 43 pounds so far this year, but I have to say I think it's the exercise that deserves the credit.

I've never read this book, but I've been following the advice of no flour, no "added" sugar since April 4, 2005, and I've lost 78 pounds. It's simple advice and it works! I've not been tempted to cheat, because the cravings just go away. The diet, though, is just a low carb diet. You can name it Adkins, South Beach, Sugar Busters...but it's basically the same. You can't really say NO sugar, because there's natural sugar in fruit such as strawberries, but I don't eat any processed sugar.

Robyn: "Turn off the T.V., Put down that doughnut and get up and move your butt."... I think I saw that book in the bookshop the other day ;-)

Seriously, I think you'll find that many people who manage their weight avoid lots of baked products and sweet stuff. Most of those foods are truly "nutritionally deprived".

Actually, with all the bad things being said about refined sugar, you may be shocked to find out that it can be used to your advantage. After a strenuous workout, a drink containing fast-acting proteins like whey and fast-acting sugar will hasten your recovery. This has been highly researched. It's important to note that you're least likely to store calories as fat immediately after a workout. Your muscles and liver soak it all up.

Like others here, I've been following the "no flour, no sugar" (except for post-workout) diet for some time and it works! It's also cured my cravings for "bad" carbs. Although the diet sounds sensible, people will try it, give up because it's "too hard" to follow, then look around for the next quick fix.

Sigh... we really need only one diet book - "Turn off the T.V., Put down that doughnut and get up and move your butt." But somehow, I don't think it will be a best-seller!

That diet book does exist, but it goes by the name "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle". Surprisingly, it was ranked as the #1 diet e-book and #1 fitness e-book on the Internet. It works, and it promotes permanent weight loss. It's all about eating healthy, natural foods, doing cardio, and lifting weights for life, or as long as you'd like to be thin.

One thing it does do that's unusual is address the dreaded weight loss plateau. Most people act like it doesn't exist. They won't sell as well if they tell you your weight loss could suddenly halt, seemingly for no reason. This book gives you many ways to get around it.

The book also has the little tricks that bodybuilders have found over the years that will accelerate your fat loss or bust any plateau.

The only problem I have with it is the author's stance on saturated fat, but nothing's perfect.

Ryan, BFFM is a great book (one of my favorites), and Tom was always quite helpful (although I think far too busy these days to respond).

Please keep comments related to the current post (No flour no sugar diet).

I was reading my post and I have got to quit typing in the dark. That was awful, I feel so ashamed :(

Regardless I think that the general idea behind these books are good. Cutting back on sugar and flour, very good ideas. And I will be the first to admit that the more and more sugar that you cut from your diet the more you taste it in the food that you eat and what you drink. But then again maybe that is the advice that we need to hear. I don't really know. But I do know that most of these books and the supposed science that feeds them are very contradictory.

Don't eat Carbs, Wait, okay now eat them. Coffee is bad for you, this week. But next week we'll find a possible benefit to drinking it. This goes on and on. Makes you almost wonder how trustworthy these studies are. And thank you Jim, it is such a nice thing to see that you read and post responses on these topics. :)

Robyn: People's comments are the best part. With 80 comments across the site in the last 24 hours it's difficult to get to them all.

Anyways, I agree that the premise of this book is good. But in all honesty -- in so many books I see the same info peddled out again and again. And soooo many assumptions are made without source or reference. I often wonder if some of the authors actually use Ghost Writers.

See and that is where I find there is an issue. Anyone can spout out ideas and thoughts but were is the proof. And this isn't about saying that every diet that comes along is a sham and therefore justifying the problem that is facing us about being unhealthy. But there is just too much of it. It isn't about our health anymore it is about making money and there lies the bigger issue. When all of us finally shape up and stop listening to the media, close our mouths and get healthy they will simply find something else to pick our bones about. You stated in an earlier post that the best plan of action is to wade through all of the adivce and just pick out the parts that make sense to each individual and that is so unbelievably true. Heck you could even do it with the titles alone.

Today I will go to the SOUTH BEACH, I will choose to eliminate all FLOUR and SUGAR from my DIET and perhaps chose a healthy dinner and drink some CALIFORNA WINE. Tomorrow I will get up and enjoy my bowl of low-fat,watered down, skim milk, on a single size serving of SPECIAL K ceral. As I sit there eating my cardboard like substance I will think about that crazy Dr, What was his name? Oh right ATKINS who thinks eating four or five servings of meat is great but veggies will get you off track. Then go back to my orginal thought, which was the eternal question of why FRENCH WOMEN NEVER GET FAT.

Que Sera, Sera!!!!!

While you are lying on the South Beach, make sure you earn lots of money -- then you can tell us How the Rich Get Thin... ;-)