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The No-S Diet: Keeping Dieting Simple
The No-S Diet is the simplest diet I've ever come across. It has just three rules:
- No snacks
- No seconds
- No sweets
Except (sometimes) on days that start with an S. » more
Extreme Diets Losing Popularity?
Before I go on, I would like to wish everybody a happy "Break your Diet" day. That's right - as I write this on March 18th, this is the day where the average person who starts a New Years resolution diet breaks it - 78.6 days. Well a newly released survey shows that more people are opting to measure their diets in years, rather than days - at least in the UK.
» moreStop Fighting: Commonalities of Diet and Exercise
The world of nutrition and exercise is one of decided polarity. My battle cry for the day is this: Can't we all just get along?
Instead of focusing on the divergence of opinion, let's try and cut some common threads when it comes to diet and exercise and see where we all agree... And then we can debate about those!
» moreThe 5 Bite Diet
Not four and not six.
Apparently five is the perfect number of bites to take at your next meal. Dr Alwin Lewis's book Why Weight Around recommends the five bite approach to weight loss.
Weight Loss Approaches Around the World
When we read studies about weight loss approaches and attitudes, we often tend to hear about the American perspective. But what does the rest of the world think? And what are they doing about the growing obesity problem? A recent global survey of over 9,000 people in 13 countries over five continents contained some intriguing contrasts and surprises.
For example, which country would you guess has the most "emotional eaters?"
» moreIs Your Bodybuilding Diet Plain Stupid?
If you are a bodybuilder and you just read the title of this article you will no doubt start to feel your temperature rise. Your grip on the mouse might start to tighten and your knuckles might even start to turn white!
The idea that your precious diet is "plain stupid" really just makes you mad.
» moreWeight Watchers: Is it a Diet or Not?
The word "diet" is so last year... so every diet company out there is scrambling to call their diet a lifestyle change or some other nice-sounding phrase.
Weight Watchers has provoked some thoughtful(?) response with its new advertising campaign.
The new slogan is: "Stop dieting, start living. Weight Watchers works because it is not a diet."
» moreCosts of Diets Compared
Most diet books contain a large selection of meal plans and recipes. Often, these recipes contain exotic ingredients and expensive foods.
Forbes have compared the costs of a number of popular diets based on the cost of each food listed in the meal plans.
Here is a summary of the findings:
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- Sam on How To: Achieve Lasting Weight Loss:
I found a great blog article about keeping the weight from coming back...
- Mike H. on Nutritionism: What Is It and Why Is It Ruining Our Diet?:
Hi Quito,
I concur with your sentiments regarding the epiphany when r...
- claire on McDonald's Menu to Go on Diet in 2005:
umm guess what? salads (the one with chicken and ranch dressing?) - th...
- Mike H. on Why on Earth Should You Read Another Weight Loss Book?:
"There are plenty of books that will tell you what to eat and how much...
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