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I also read the Hacker's Diet, but I went to a doctor-controlled diet, and lost about 34 pounds so far (15 kg), in two months (not 6 months). It's fairly simil
by GFischer 17y ago
I also read the Hacker's Diet, but I went to a doctor-controlled diet, and lost about 34 pounds so far (15 kg), in two months (not 6 months).
It's fairly similar to what John advocates actually :) - it's eating WAY less, slower, and mostly vegetables (the main thing about this diet was that the clinic provides the food so you can't overeat).
And yes, I was very hungry at first, what I did was drink lots of soup (the instant-soup type, there are some "light" versions by Knorr over here), and yoghurt (also "light").
I didn't eliminate sodas, I replaced them with diet versions (doctor said they were OK for diet purposes).
PD: as another poster said, NO SUGARS, no flour (that means no bread, etc.. . that part is hard!) and no butter and other dairies except for yoghurt.
- tome 17y agoCottage cheese is definitely an OK dairy for weight loss!
- forinti 17y agoInstant soup is dangerous because it has lots of sodium.
- GFischer 17y agoWow, it's true, and you're right (just checked the back of a package). The one I just checked has 600 mg of Sodium per serving (25% of the recommended daily value). No wonder they are tasty. Still, they did help me get through hungry spells :)
- unexpected 17y agoSodium is not that bad for you unless you have a specific health issue. Our bodies are amazing regulators and can handle sodium just fine.
- pasbesoin 17y agoI've seen some recent news associating low sodium with a possible link to depression. I don't have a news source URL at hand to cite, much less an actual study, but I'm keeping an subconscious eye open for more information.
- kingkongreveng_ 17y ago> no butter and other dairies except for yoghurt Nonsense. I'm 8% body fat and eat loads of butter (almost a stick a day) and whole fat yogurt. I don't exercise that much either. Dairy fat is one of the best possible foods. Excellent satiety and virtually no insulin response.
- GFischer 17y agoWell that's what my (doctor-made) diet involves. I didn't make the rules, believe me, I'd like to have some butter :) I've heard good things about Atkins and such, so maybe butter isn't that bad, but I'm losing quite a lot of weight without butter, so without butter it will be.