Rosedale Diet - Another Low Carb Diet?

Hi. Just started the Rosedale Diet 4 days ago. I try to eat 1400 calories a day. If I eat under 1100-1200 I don't have energy and lose muscle. If I eat too much, I will gain weight.Does anyone out there count their calories? On Rosedale how do you know you are keeping your fats under 50% of your total calories? There isn't enough time in my day to eat the amount of veggies necessary to make up the total calories i try to eat. How are you guys doing it?

Hi Sue,

I started the program about the same time you did. Concurrently, I joined my-calorie-counter.com, a free (or $5 per month for extra features) service that has really helped me track the right percentages of fats, protein and carbs. There is a daily journal where you enter everything you eat (selecting from lists so you don't have to manually enter) and you can view a pie chart that shows how your food calories are distributed. I aim for 50-60% fat and about 30% protein and less than 20% carbs. You can see it right in front of you. After each meal, I check the pie chart and can then see what foods I need more or less of to stay in balance. It has been very helpful to me to have this visual aid. The site also has other great tools and resources. The basic (free) membership is good, I chose to pay $5 per month because that allows me to enter my own custom foods, which has been very helpful when following Rosedale.

As for the Rosedale plan, I've lost about 12 pounds since Jan 5. I feel great, have more energy, and am already noticing my clothes are looser. I rarely have cravings, and when I do I have been able to make it through without much trouble. And a diet has never been easier for me to follow. The foods I used to consider "treats"--nuts, olives, avocados, etc.) are exactly what I am supposed to be eating, and they really curb my hunger.

Good luck!

Jill

Rosedale is a god send. It is the easiest and most effective diet I have ever been on. I have fully converted my life around this diet.

I was diagnosed with high cholesterol, gout and type II diabetes before I found Rosedale.

A commitment to Rosedale, 3 months and 30 pounds later, I re-took a blood test and they were so radically different that the nurse thought they had a different patient!

My tip to everyone on the board. Rosedale recommended La Tortilla tortillas are from heaven. I make Turkey hotdog wraps, egg burritos, etc. Anywhere I would have used bread, I use these tortillas including pizza, baked chips, etc. It won't feel like you are dieting!

I started Rosedale in an effort to control my type II diabetes. I didn't need to lose weight but my blood sugar was way out of control. I was trying to follow the diabetic diet plan my nutritionist had given me, but I was hungry all the time and I had to exercise an hour every day plus take a combination of two medications. It still wasn't working. When my doctor prescribed a third med. I decided to try something else [enter Dr. Rosedale.] Within three weeks I discontinued all my medications, and three months later the results of my blood tests where nothing short of miraculous. I have now been following the diet for over 4 years. I recommend it to everyone with type 2 diabetes having trouble controlling blood sugar.

I just read the book and would like to begin the diet. However, the sample menus are mainly from his recipes, which I don't want to use. After figuring out how much protein I need, how do I know how much fat and carbs to eat? Do I simply take the recommended cod liver oil, eat lots of vegetables and snack on nuts, and hope I'm complying?

I started the Rosedale diet on 1 March as a last resort. My type II diabetes was out of control and my insulin doses just kept increasing along with my weight. I have lost 15 lbs so far and feel so much more alert and energetic. I never have cravings for breads and sugar like before. Most of all, my blood sugars have gone down so much that I rarely need insulin to bring it down. This diet has saved my life.

Hi all. My husband and I have just started the Rosedale diet. We have spent 2 weeks reading and shopping and chucking stuff out of the fridge. Last week we began eating along the guidelines until I had a couple of days off to do the grocery shopping needed. I have lost 2 lbs in the first 6 days of pseudo dieting along the guidelines and my husband has lost 10. Just by cutting out cream and simple carbs. Now we get serious.
This morning, we measured and weighed and figured out our grams of protein. Then a question popped up: "does one keep re-measuring and adjust the # of grams of protein as one loses weight?" Might be an obvious question....but not to me. Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm Judith's husband. Neither of us eats a lot of food at individual meals. We did the computations and she needs about 64 grams of protein and I need 97 grams daily. We can't figure out any way to get that much, especially without red meat. How many nuts can a human being stand??? Any help with her and my questions would be muchly appreciated.

I am diabetic, on oral meds. I am very carb sensitive. I lost 20 lbs in 6 months by controling carbs. I came across The Rosedale Diet form an article entitled "Diabetes is not a Disease of Blood Sugar by Dr. Ron Rosedale. My aim is not to lose weight but gain some understanding of how I can better control the disease. I exercise, but other factors affect this disease and most of the information I have gathered is repetitive and not very helpful. If anyone has obtained good glucose control out there I would be very interested in your experiences. I understand this is a very individualized diesase,and you can't compare yourself with anyone else, but there are no support groups and information is limited. The ADA has very elementary information.

This diet is OK but only for a couple of dayz---at least for my body i know for sure---it is good enough to put ur body back in balance so that u can resume eating all types of food normally again and that includes carbohydrates,even da bad ones, yes sir!! ppl r foolz if they can believe that they can 100% give up white flour, white rice, pasta, etc---if u r already twenty yrs old, then u cannot give it up entirely,---however u should reduce da amount of it i do agree--after all eating too much of it made u fat and obese in da first place, so this diet will work for a day or two or maybe three---it will put ur body in a shock enough to start normally accepting da bad carbohydrates---but if u think u can forever give up pasta, pizza, white rice etc then ur just deceiving urself---how long will u suppress urself; after two or three dayz u will not b able 2 control and go after such food like a madman or madwoman and gain even more weight---i have followed the Rosedale diet to the letter as well as couple of my close friends and after three days and for another friend four dayz, that was it----u psychologically becum a zombie and ur bubble bursts---for a day or two is OK for most ppl or maybe three with a few others since it will give u enough shock to ur system to regularly accpet carbohydrates but anything more than that, then ur body will interpret it as some starvation and go into lock up mode and it will caused stress and depression---most ppl know what im talking about---and o yeh, one last thing, moderate exercise is a MUST, not an option, half an hr to hr walking every day for six days a week is a MUST---unless u work as a laborer constructing roads, u need a little moderate exercise everyday and since most ppl in america r doing deskjobs it is a MUST to burn off those modest carbohydrate calories.

skeptical

rosedale sounds great and very logical...but so did
Atkins...is seems like there is actual medical research to support this plan....
I haves rampant diabetes and heart disease in my family as well as obesity....I am very very interested in this plan as I am overweight, lethargic and generally unhappy w/my overall health...nothing serious yet....
can anywone direct me to a good website with medical approval of the Rosedale diet....just looking for some solid evidence this isnt a fad diet or a fad in general.

i'm about to start the diet to combat insulin resistance, i'm encouraged by your comments and support!

i have a question! i've read the book and the recipes...some of the recipes and daily menus listed have "B" foods on them during the "A" phase. has anyone used them and did it make a difference for you?

Dispite the fact that I exercise and weight train I was packing on weight mostly in my belly where it never was before. I was confused with all the information and choices when it came to dieting, I found Dr.Rosedale's book in a clearance center and picked it up with no expectations. It is the first diet book I read from cover to cover, I had been hearing from my trainer "fat doesn't make you fat sugar does" but was having trouble getting that in my head. I believe in organic, unprocessed foods so I was against anything prepackaged etc. After reading the book I felt informed and hopeful, I started the diet 3 days ago and love the food. I follow the guidelines and adapt them with my own recipes. I felt a bit tired for the first 2 days but woke up energetic and alert today. I do exercise alot, spin classes, aerobic etc. I won't stop that, I will cut back, does anybody on this diet workout and how have your results been?

Thank you to everyone for their comments on this site! They are soooo incredibly helpful!

Just started the Rosedale diet last Tuesday and so far doing really well. I have struggled with weight my whole life, always knowing I was eating healthy and exercising, but could never get ALL the weight off. Then I'd get discouraged, say "screw it" and eat whatever I felt like eating. Even got to the point a few years ago when I was training to jog a half-marathon, running about 25-30 miles per week and couldn't get under 200 lb (currently about 250 lb). Crazy!

Had my first child 3.5 years ago and decided to get myself completely healthy because I wanted to be able to keep up with him and subsequent kids! Have changed my diet to organic, very raw and have been seeing a holistic practitioner for the last 1.5 years. My adrenals are shot, so we thought that was the weight issue until......I ended up seeing a really holistic PA who did labwork on me and found my leptin level was SKY HIGH! I'm not kidding, it was the highest she'd ever seen, 95.4. However, all my other bloodwork was beautiful - obviously some leptin resistance going on.

For me, the Rosedale Diet isn't too different in the way I've learned to eat, so I think that's making it a little easier. I'm still having some cravings for sweet things (like all fruit smoothies and my carrot/orange juice fresh), but it may be more of a habit than a true craving.

I found the mayo recipe in the book was ridiculous, and broke out my "Joy of Cooking" to find a decent one compatible with the diet. The whole family has decided they don't like mayo made with olive oil, even the really mello stuff.

Does anyone know if agave syrup is as good of a sugar substitute as stevia according to the diet? I didn't see it mentioned in the book. I noticed he mentioned Splenda in the book, but that stuff is just all chemical...ugh. Agave is just as sweet and approved for diabetics because it doesn't mess with blood sugar.

If there's another resource (book, website, etc.) for more first 3-week recipes, meal ideas or even just recipes during the next phase, I'd really be interested.

Again, thanks to everyone for their feedback - it's very helpful, especially at the beginning!

This is a great idea, posting inspirational comments about the Rosedale diet. I am on my 7th or 8th month now, I'm 55 years old, have lost 25 lbs. and still have 20 more to go, but I'm not complaining. I look great, and I'm stable in my weight for the first time in my life. I started out as a size 12 and now I'm size 8, sometimes a 6! And I weigh 152 lbs! I have been exercising, mostly belly dancing (which I credit with giving me a great waistline!) alternated with other forms of dance and some bike riding with my husband.

I'm finally confident that I'm going to keep on losing, even if it is slowly, for the first time in my life, thanks to Dr. Rosedale. I'll confess it right now, I'm a recreational eater; I treat life like one long meal. So how am I still losing? Well, I think the omega 3 fats help me fight cravings the most, balanced with lots of green vegetables. My 40 minutes of dancing daily helps, too. Dr. Rosedale mentioned flax seeds as an important omega 3 source, then I saw some flax seed crackers at the health food store, and that's what did it! I ate the flax seed crackers and discovered that they're a fun snack. But they're too expensive, so I figured out how to make my own (combine 3/4 c. flax seeds & about 10 T. of organic mild salsa and microwave until crisp). I top them with guacamole, Laughing Cow lite cheese and thin slices of turkey or chicken. They're great as a snack with a huge mug of British style hot tea, while reading a Jane Austen novel. I told you I was a recreational eater. But apparently, even recreational eaters can lose weight and stabilize...

Why crash/fad diets, skimpy meals and skipping meals do not contribute to permanent weight control...by: Kevin Melville Simpson DNA

Enough emphasis cannot be placed around the unhealthy/unsafe actions that come with fasting/crash diets, skimpy meals and/or skipping meals. They do not contribute to permanent weight control; short term only! It is essential that any diet or eating programme contain at least ten calories per pound or twenty-two calories per kilogram of our ideal (goal) body weight, otherwise, our bodies are placed under a tremendous amount of stress, robbing Peter to pay Paul so to speak, that sets off anti-starvation triggers that can have us starving one minute and eating uncontrollably the next.

Dieting slows our metabolism. Our bodies are so finitely tuned that our Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), is automatically turned down (with fasting diets) to save as much fat in the body possible until the starvation period is over, because fat is the body's level reserve. Our body does not understand the concept of 'dieting' other than seeing it as a warning sign that we are 'starving' and immediately jumps into action to protect our energy (fat) reserves. Our BMR is also known to carry on beyond our dieting period which can cause the far too-familiar yo-yo effect, where we lose some weight only to rebound to a higher weight than when we started. This in turn can also lead to the likes of exhaustion, depression and irritability.

Add to that, the well intentioned mother/father, spouse or boy/girl-friend who teases perhaps that you're a tad pudgy and no matter how strong a person one may be, bulimia (binge-eating) seems to find its way into one more life to destroy. No one can say for certain this can or will happen to you, but history and science proves otherwise and as a Diet & Nutrition Advisor I'd be short changing all my readers if I did not address the risks involved with such stringent dieting habits.

In closing allow me to add that binge dieting/weight-loss shortcomings are not a moral failing, but rather a natural biological and physiological consequence (a God thing) that defies stringent dieting. Common sense says, it took time to gain the weight and it's only fair to assume to lose it, it must also take time to be safe.

Yes you can lose weight and keep it off; I simply encourage you to do so wisely. And now thanks to The U of Minnisota (the discovery) and The U of Connecticut (the clinical studies), it's truely possible for this to happen. Have an awesome day!

Kevin
www.youareworthit.com

I just returned from a conference where Dr. Rosendale spoke on our weight loss product, hormones, insulin, etc. It was facinating. Read about it, contact me, I can help,

Do you know Dr. Oz from Oprah? When asked who the #1 doctor is on weight managenent is, he refers to Dr. Rosendale. I work with him and Steve Scott (google) and Gunthy-Renker.

It is my pleasure to work with Dr. Rosendale. I have a couple of booklets of his that make great reading. Contact me if you want to know how to get your copy. I also have a CD from Dr. Keller about the product I take as well as his book.

To your health - Susan

Would just like to say - when I first started the Rosedale Diet, it was because my blood sugar was at 101 after fast. My Homeopathic Dr said he would like to see me on this diet because in 3 weeks, it could change my body from sugar burning for energy to fat burning for energy. (only happens if you eat good fat) Well, after my first week, I had lost 7 lbs and my blood sugar was where it was supposed to be. I also noticed that the cellulite on my thighs had decreased tremendously. My body metabolism had changed. I have been doing this diet loosely for the past year, and I am at the same weight I was after the initial 3 weeks. Which is fine for me because that was all I wanted to loose, and it was more for sugar purposes. BUT, I have to say, two weeks ago I had eaten really bad (on vacation) and got home, had gained back a few lbs, but more than that...I felt terrible. My joints hurt, my muscles hurt, everything hurt. I realized at that point my metabolism was starting to change back to sugar burning for energy, because of all the "bad" carbs I had eaten. I got home got back on the A list and the lbs gained melted off and the joints are feeling much better. Plus I just feel better in general. This is the best diet there is as far as I am concerned....and it really isn't a diet, it is just a healthy way to eat. Our bodies were designed to be fat burners....

I have attempting to stay on the Rosedale Diet for the last five weeks. Haven't lost the weight, but I did not purchase and go on all of the supplements, so I still have the cravings. From reading the other blogs, I have never heard of Schwartzbein program or Mastering Leptin. I do feel there is a big key with the balance of leptin and insulin. I actually started getting into all this by reading the book The Truth About Beauty by Kat James. She had a lot of health problems and more or less has self diagnosed herself and follows a diet very similar to the Rosedale diet but with more good fat intake and more supplements. My system could not manage that high of an intake of fat, so I switched over to the Rosedale Plan. I have been diagnosed with Insulen Resistence, so I felt this was perfect for me. I think I am headed in the right direction, but not sure I have found the right plan. For these plans to really work, is it necessary to take all the supplements. For those of you that have had success, did you take all the supplements. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

PLEASE can somebody give me the url for Dr Rosedales website. I live in South Africa.....cant find it at all.
Thank you

Does anyone know if it's okay to have soy milk or almond milk on this diet? Since tofu and almonds are on the A list, I'd think the "milk" (really water) would be fine, but he didn't mention them. Thanks.

I am beginning the Rosedale diet. My acupuncturist told me about this after seeing how high my choleterol was and having plaque on my carotid artery. I tried calling Rosedale's clinic but I keep getting a recording that he is in India and is still trying to get back to CO since October!!!! Not sure what to think. It's his voice on the recoding. Doesn't he have a staff? I had wanted to get a blood test since I live close to his clinc in Denver.

Anyone know anything about this?

I have been to Salt Lake City twice to see Dr Rosedale speak - he is amazing to listen to. He makes perfect sense. I have started his diet plan along with the leptin supplements, and have lost 11 pounds in 2 weeks - after years of YO-Yo dieting, I think this one really will work!It really has everything to do with Leptin.

If you want to know how to purchase Dr Rosedale's leptin - rather than spending a fortune on supplements, contact me.

I have just purchased the book and getting the idea of it but my question is after the calculations are done how do I track my protein? How does my husband and I eat following the recipes so that we know the protein? I'm confused?

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Hi to Rosedale info seekers,

I am 63, 5'7 and have tried too many diets to count over the years. My most seucessful was Atkins with a Weight Watcher support group and the most I lost was ten lbs. I could not stay on it and still had cravings for high carb foods. I gained it all back and more. I've gone from 175 aout two years ago and was up to 192.5.

Seventeen days ago I started reading The Rosedale Diet. The first week I was out of town so I did the best I could on restaurant food. From June 7th I have been following the Menu Pan very closely though not perfectly. I am at 184 lbs this morning: an 8.5 lb loss in 16 days.

The food is terrific. Preparation is more than I'm used to but I will get better with practice. I found many of the oils in my Kroger market, but not the Avocado oil yet.
I was terrified after being diagnosed with Type Two Diabetes about four weeks ago. My doctors were never any help at the Insulin resistant, Prediabetic phase. All they ever recommended was High-Carb, Low fat which was disastrous for me. Four days on that would have me buying ice cream, cakes, cookies etc.
I now am postive that I have found a life-long way to eat. It is worth the extra trouble to feel great, which I do. I highly recommend this diet. Janis

I'm curious why there are no comments in 2009, so I'm going to see if mine appears. Maybe this site isn't live anymore? I just bought the book and have to read for a while before I work on it. I tend to eat the way he advises, but haven't had the protein/fats mix the right way. (We eat lean beef for example, but like Bisson meat, and will happily switch.) We love avocados! My husband has coronary artery disease, so I'd like to hear from people who have taken statin drugs, beta blockers, ace inhibitors.... could you get off of them with this diet? My husband likes simple carbs, so this will take some work for him!

Dear Carol, can I get the Rosendale book in South kg an is Africa or in Namibia. I'm very much obese, I weigh short. Please help me an can you help me with the recipe in Eze 4 of the bread

please help me, weigh 147kg and height is 1.5m. please tell me u sell your book in South Africa or in Namibia I'm in big trouble concerning my weight, got all health problems because I'm obese

So what happened here, the last update is in 2006 I sarted the plan about June 2009 I havn't been very strict at all and I am down 15 lbs. its now Aug. and I can sure tell the difference with my well being when I'm away from it versus when I'm on it. I do slip up quite often but it is so easy to go back to it. but I am getting better, old habits die hard but its the habits dying a slow death, NOT ME

Hi,

I was wondering if you can have fresh figs and what kind of frozen derrest can one have? How is no sugar added frozen ice pops...6 carbs each?
Thank sfor your help...laurette

what is the scoop on using coconut oil, coconut water, shredded coconut on the diet? i use a lot of olive oil, however, would like to add coconut oil.

diana

well, i've finally been scared into action. on my latest blood test, by glucose was 123. dr. wanted to start me on metformin. cholesterol was also high, and she wanted to start those meds, as well. i said, give me a little time, i want to try diet. i have since learned that higher blood sugar in the morning is not unusual. she told me it should be under 150 an hour after eating. so far, it has been. but i hate the higher readings in the morning. i'm doing the diet...but had a few off days due to a trip. still proud of my efforts though. any advice on the sugar front? monitoring is new to me, and results are sometimes puzzling.

as for the diet, my mouth occassionaly wants to party, but my hunger is fairly well under control.
i try to just eat fish/chicken/turkey, and lots of veggies, salads,(with olive oil) and nuts.

Judith & Eric;

I wondered the same thing about the protein requirement and found clarification on Dr. Rosedale's website. The book mentions it in passing but on the website he says to base your protein on your Lean Body Mass, not your current weight. LBM is the weight of everything minus your fat; ie. your muscles, bones, organs, etc. since those are the parts of your body that need it to function (body fat doesn't need protein). There are several websites that will have you measure different parts of your body and then do the calculation for you. Even easier is just to convert your ideal weight to kilograms and your protein requirement is roughly 1g/kg (this is total weight, not LBM). My ideal weight is 108 pounds which is roughly 49kg so my protein requirement is approximately 49g/day. Note that it's based on your ideal weight, not your current weight. He also says that +/- 5g/day is ok unless you're diabetic, in which case you need to be more strict.
And Eric, it's not difficult to eat 97g of protein/day, although I think that once you do the calculations I've recommended you'll find it will be less than that. A single chicken breast has over 50g of protein and that's more than I need in a day. My problem is the opposite...I'm trying to figure out how to restrict my protein to less than that. I've been a big meat eater all my life. :-)

Please give me some ideas on what to have for breakfast. This is the most difficult meal for me.
Thanks