Diets have become the closest thing to religion these days.
There are so many disparate views on the subject and so little consensus that it is impossible to know
with certainty which way to go.The controversy over which diet is best will probably never end.
If a study comes along evidencing one conclusion, you can bet that sooner or later there will be another to contradict it.
Diet evangelism is not the point here.
The WW thread offers advice and support for those who have chosen that path.
WW works. All diets work. Compliance is the issue.
I decided to go the low carb route upon the advice of my cardiologist, who said that most of his male patients did best on some version of a low carb diet and that most of his female patients succeeded on a WW type diet. We shall see.
It worked before -
it being a general avoidance of refined carbohydrates.
Over ten months of being incapacitated by three back surgeries and foot surgery, I have packed it on. I need a metabolic reset, and low carb/intermittent fasting is the short term path I have chosen. To be specific, I adhere to (or try to adhere to) the
Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet by Steve Parker, M.D.
It's pretty simple:
1) Unlimited fish, meat, chicken, turkey, eggs, shrimp, lobster, pork skins
2) Fish, at least 4 oz (115 g) daily; ideally half of all animal protein
3) Olive oil, virgin or extra-virgin, at least 2–3 tbsp (30–45 ml) daily
4) Nuts and seeds, 1 oz (28 g) daily
5) Vegetables, up to 14 oz (400 g) daily
6) Wine, 6–12 fl oz (180–360 ml) daily (see alternatives in Miscellaneous Comments)
7) Cheese, up to 3 oz (85 g) daily, optional
In conjunction with the knowledge set forth in Jason Fung's
Obesity Code, I hope to drop enough weight to be able to ski again.
Today is just Day 2. We'll see if I can lose the weight and regain the strength, by the time I am cleared to ski again.
If I am not fit enough to ski to a standard, I will not ski at all.
I am shooting for Tuesdays In The Snow on January 31, which is the 40th anniversary of my rolling into town way back when.
Wish me luck.