Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 I don't know if anyone has heard of or read this book. It's a diet developed by Dr. Adele Puhn. The diet is similar to Atkins, in that it is low carb. Adele's basis is that if you keep your blood sugar in balance, you'll get rid of cravings and thus have an easier time dieting. I did this diet about a year ago and was sucessful on it for two months (during which time I shed 20 pounds and actually never gained it back). The major fault of the diet (and the reason that I couldn't stick to it) is that it is very rigid. The diet requires that you eat specific things at specific times starting from the moment you awake. You are required to eat within an hour of waking, whether hungry or not. You then must eat very specific items every two hours until you go to bed. I think it's a promising diet if you have you can be bothered with it. The reason I am brining it up is because I actually want to recommend the BOOK. Adele spends a large portion of the book discussing the psychology of eating. She makes you figure out what your trigger foods are and WHY you eat. I think it's important to know why you eat. What I've figured out (and this is related to my previous post) is that I eat to protect my dad. I've always been a daddy's girl and have always been very protective of him. I love my father to death and have always worried about him every single day. If it wasn't for Adele's book, I'm not sure I would ever have really explored my own motivations for eating. I'm not sure it's possible to lose weight and sucessfully maintain it if you don't understand why you eat. The book is pretty affordable (I got mine from ebay for $1.50). Zsas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 Zasa. Can you give an example of the menu for one day? Gail --- gadjerose@... wrote: > I don't know if anyone has heard of or read this > book. It's a diet > developed by Dr. Adele Puhn. The diet is similar to > Atkins, in that > it is low carb. Adele's basis is that if you keep > your blood sugar in > balance, you'll get rid of cravings and thus have an > easier time > dieting. > > I did this diet about a year ago and was sucessful > on it for two > months (during which time I shed 20 pounds and > actually never gained > it back). The major fault of the diet (and the > reason that I couldn't > stick to it) is that it is very rigid. > > The diet requires that you eat specific things at > specific times > starting from the moment you awake. You are required > to eat within an > hour of waking, whether hungry or not. You then must > eat very > specific items every two hours until you go to bed. > I think it's a > promising diet if you have you can be bothered with > it. > > The reason I am brining it up is because I actually > want to recommend > the BOOK. Adele spends a large portion of the book > discussing the > psychology of eating. She makes you figure out what > your trigger > foods are and WHY you eat. > > I think it's important to know why you eat. What > I've figured out > (and this is related to my previous post) is that I > eat to protect my > dad. I've always been a daddy's girl and have always > been very > protective of him. I love my father to death and > have always worried > about him every single day. > > If it wasn't for Adele's book, I'm not sure I would > ever have really > explored my own motivations for eating. I'm not sure > it's possible to > lose weight and sucessfully maintain it if you don't > understand why > you eat. The book is pretty affordable (I got mine > from ebay for > $1.50). > > Zsas > > ===== " The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman friend. " --Toni on __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 I don't have the book available but I'll try to give the basics. In the morning you are supposed to have a 1 grain and 1 protein. Two hours after that you should have what is called a " hard chew " . A hard chew is a veggie or a hard fruit (like a carrot or an apple). Two hours after that you should have another hard chew. Two hours after that you have lunch, one protein and a salad. Two hours after that you have either a hard chew or a " soft chew " . Soft chews are fruits like strawberries or grapes (but bananas are no-nos on the diet--and in the beginning she recommends only hard chews). Two hours (and subsequently every two hours until supper) is another hard or soft chew. Supper is another protein and salad dish. I think she also recommends that pre-lunch hard chews not be fruits. To combat cravings, when blood sugar isn't balanced, she recommends eating a hard chew or things like half a slice of bread or half a pretzel--just enough to stop the craving. Another part of the diet is that once your sugar is balanced and you aren't having cravings, she has a free day. On that day you can have whatever you want to help you not MISS your foods. But, if I recall correctly she recommends avoiding trigger foods. She also says to eat only as much as it takes to make you happy, no more and no less. That's the basic diet. It's a lot more difficult to stick with the schedual than it sounds. Don't try to follow it based on my retelling of it though, because I might be off. Here is my typical menu: (one of my difficulties was that the diet became very boring because this was what I was eating everyday) BREATFAST: 1/2 bowl cereal with milk to cover (grain/protein) 1st, 2nd SNACK: Carrot sticks LUNCH Half a can of tuna fish with mustard (mayo is out on this plan) 1st, 2nd, 3rd SNACK: Apple DINNER: Half steamed squash with steamed kale and a couple tablespoons of low-fat cottage cheese. Hope that's the info you were looking for, Zsas > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List >To: Atkins_Support_List >Subject: Re: 5 Day Miracle Diet >Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:04:11 -0700 (PDT) > >Zasa. > Can you give an example of the menu for one day? >Gail > > > >--- gadjerose@... wrote: > > I don't know if anyone has heard of or read this > > book. It's a diet > > developed by Dr. Adele Puhn. The diet is similar to > > Atkins, in that > > it is low carb. Adele's basis is that if you keep > > your blood sugar in > > balance, you'll get rid of cravings and thus have an > > easier time > > dieting. > > > > I did this diet about a year ago and was sucessful > > on it for two > > months (during which time I shed 20 pounds and > > actually never gained > > it back). The major fault of the diet (and the > > reason that I couldn't > > stick to it) is that it is very rigid. > > > > The diet requires that you eat specific things at > > specific times > > starting from the moment you awake. You are required > > to eat within an > > hour of waking, whether hungry or not. You then must > > eat very > > specific items every two hours until you go to bed. > > I think it's a > > promising diet if you have you can be bothered with > > it. > > > > The reason I am brining it up is because I actually > > want to recommend > > the BOOK. Adele spends a large portion of the book > > discussing the > > psychology of eating. She makes you figure out what > > your trigger > > foods are and WHY you eat. > > > > I think it's important to know why you eat. What > > I've figured out > > (and this is related to my previous post) is that I > > eat to protect my > > dad. I've always been a daddy's girl and have always > > been very > > protective of him. I love my father to death and > > have always worried > > about him every single day. > > > > If it wasn't for Adele's book, I'm not sure I would > > ever have really > > explored my own motivations for eating. I'm not sure > > it's possible to > > lose weight and sucessfully maintain it if you don't > > understand why > > you eat. The book is pretty affordable (I got mine > > from ebay for > > $1.50). > > > > Zsas > > > > > > >===== > " The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman >friend. " --Toni on > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 Thanks.. There is no way I could eat every two hours though.. --- Astrid O'Brien wrote: > I don't have the book available but I'll try to give > the basics. > > In the morning you are supposed to have a 1 grain > and 1 protein. Two hours > after that you should have what is called a " hard > chew " . A hard chew is a > veggie or a hard fruit (like a carrot or an apple). > Two hours after that you > should have another hard chew. Two hours after that > you have lunch, one > protein and a salad. Two hours after that you have > either a hard chew or a > " soft chew " . Soft chews are fruits like strawberries > or grapes (but bananas > are no-nos on the diet--and in the beginning she > recommends only hard > chews). Two hours (and subsequently every two hours > until supper) is another > hard or soft chew. Supper is another protein and > salad dish. I think she > also recommends that pre-lunch hard chews not be > fruits. > > To combat cravings, when blood sugar isn't balanced, > she recommends eating a > hard chew or things like half a slice of bread or > half a pretzel--just > enough to stop the craving. > > Another part of the diet is that once your sugar is > balanced and you aren't > having cravings, she has a free day. On that day you > can have whatever you > want to help you not MISS your foods. But, if I > recall correctly she > recommends avoiding trigger foods. She also says to > eat only as much as it > takes to make you happy, no more and no less. > > That's the basic diet. It's a lot more difficult to > stick with the schedual > than it sounds. Don't try to follow it based on my > retelling of it though, > because I might be off. > > Here is my typical menu: (one of my difficulties was > that the diet became > very boring because this was what I was eating > everyday) > > BREATFAST: > 1/2 bowl cereal with milk to cover (grain/protein) > > 1st, 2nd SNACK: > Carrot sticks > > > LUNCH > Half a can of tuna fish with mustard (mayo is out on > this plan) > > 1st, 2nd, 3rd SNACK: > Apple > > DINNER: > Half steamed squash with steamed kale and a couple > tablespoons of low-fat > cottage cheese. > > > > Hope that's the info you were looking for, > Zsas > > > > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List > >To: Atkins_Support_List > >Subject: Re: 5 Day Miracle Diet > >Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:04:11 -0700 (PDT) > > > >Zasa. > > Can you give an example of the menu for one day? > >Gail > > > > > > > >--- gadjerose@... wrote: > > > I don't know if anyone has heard of or read this > > > book. It's a diet > > > developed by Dr. Adele Puhn. The diet is similar > to > > > Atkins, in that > > > it is low carb. Adele's basis is that if you > keep > > > your blood sugar in > > > balance, you'll get rid of cravings and thus > have an > > > easier time > > > dieting. > > > > > > I did this diet about a year ago and was > sucessful > > > on it for two > > > months (during which time I shed 20 pounds and > > > actually never gained > > > it back). The major fault of the diet (and the > > > reason that I couldn't > > > stick to it) is that it is very rigid. > > > > > > The diet requires that you eat specific things > at > > > specific times > > > starting from the moment you awake. You are > required > > > to eat within an > > > hour of waking, whether hungry or not. You then > must > > > eat very > > > specific items every two hours until you go to > bed. > > > I think it's a > > > promising diet if you have you can be bothered > with > > > it. > > > > > > The reason I am brining it up is because I > actually > > > want to recommend > > > the BOOK. Adele spends a large portion of the > book > > > discussing the > > > psychology of eating. She makes you figure out > what > > > your trigger > > > foods are and WHY you eat. > > > > > > I think it's important to know why you eat. What > > > I've figured out > > > (and this is related to my previous post) is > that I > > > eat to protect my > > > dad. I've always been a daddy's girl and have > always > > > been very > > > protective of him. I love my father to death and > > > have always worried > > > about him every single day. > > > > > > If it wasn't for Adele's book, I'm not sure I > would > > > ever have really > > > explored my own motivations for eating. I'm not > sure > > > it's possible to > > > lose weight and sucessfully maintain it if you > don't > > > understand why > > > you eat. The book is pretty affordable (I got > mine > > > from ebay for > > > $1.50). > > > > > > Zsas > > > > > > > > > > > >===== > > " The loneliest woman in the world is the woman > without a close woman > >friend. " --Toni on > > > >__________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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