Re: Craig diet vs candidiasis

November 16, 2005

Lots of people have success with Craig and then as soon as

they stop they gain the weight right back. The reason most people

eat poorly is because they don't plan their meals. That is why JC is

so successful. It's appealing to people who don't want to think

about what to eat, they just want what's going to make them lose

weight without having to think about it. The problem is that JC

foods are not organic, contain chemicals your body doesn't need, and

if you don't get in the habit of food preparation and planning

yourself, as soon as you quit the food you will get into your same

habits. If you eat whole organic fruits and vegetables, nuts,

natural lean meats, etc. 5-6 times a day, you will lose weight. You

don't need JC for that. If you need the accountability to stick with

it, there are other programs for that or do it with a friend (or

your daughter). Dieting is never healthy, especially when it's

something you will eventually go off. Change your eating habits

according to what your body really needs and you will be much

healthier AND lose weight. Here is a suggested food list for you:

https://www.releasingfat.com/healthy_lifestyle_6.asp

Good luck!

Evie

>

> My daughter and I have both gone on the Craig diet plan but

every meal

> has some form of bread and some sugars...since we both need to

lose the

> weight and the program seems logical with much success for so

many [my daughter

> is doing great] but I don't know which way to turn. For the

longest time

> I have discontinued sugar, all flours and white rice and now they

are all

> back in my diet [as is the itching]. As many of you may know the

program is

> very expensive....

>

> any suggestions or advice greatly appreciated.....thanks

>

November 16, 2005

Definitely be careful on JC...Most everyone I know who was on it ended up with

gallstones. If you preplan your meals, measure everything and stick to

it....you can do it without spending all that money on JC. If you go with the

outside aisles of the supermarket you are best off....meats and produce. Though

organic is better, its not an option for everyone.I know for me, its hard enough

feeding a family of 6 off of $300 a month, organic simply isnt in our budget,

not to mention we would have to drive at least an hr away to get some. Dulcie

November 16, 2005

If you're looking at one with accountability that will help you choose better

foods try weight watchers points. It basically forces you to plan to eat better

foods and teaches you that you can enjoy foods that are good for you and lose

weight. If you don't want to spend the money on their programme and going to

meetings see if anyone you know has a copy of the guidlines and photocopy it and

see how it works for you. Basically you can follow this one and not eat sugar or

simple carbs as you get to choose the food.

Pre packaged food is probably one of the worst things for you as there's lots

of added chemicals that your body could do without.

Organic food is probably better for you but if you're like the majority of

people who don't have the means to spend that kind of money on it then don't get

tied up into knots about it.

The way it helps is that the majority of veggies are very low to no points so

you can fill up on your greens and you haven't blown your points for the day. It

does allow carbs but it pushes you towards whole grains as they're worth less

points as well. It helps to teach you what to eat that's not going to make you

gain weight.

No I'm not a weight watcher's memeber or seller of their stuff. I photocopied

the programme and followed the suggestions and lost 30lbs in about 6 months or

less.

It's not as strict as the candida diet but you can taylor it to match that and

still eat real food.

eviemaddox <evie@...> wrote:

. The problem is that JC

foods are not organic, contain chemicals your body doesn't need, and

if you don't get in the habit of food preparation and planning

yourself, as soon as you quit the food you will get into your same

habits. If you eat whole organic fruits and vegetables, nuts,

natural lean meats, etc. 5-6 times a day, you will lose weight. You

don't need JC for that. If you need the accountability to stick with

it, there are other programs for that or do it with a friend (or

your daughter).

>

> My daughter and I have both gone on the Craig diet plan but

every meal

>

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November 16, 2005

The reason people succeed on this type diet is because you pay good money to

be told what to eat. They make you accountable and because you are on a

restricted amount of calories you will somtimes lose weight. The foods they

let you eat are not healthy and they are still using old food pyramid guides

and even the new ones are a joke. Why do you want to pay someone to tell you

what to eat when what they want you to eat is no good for you??? I help

people all the time with diet and weight loss and don't charge them anything

You have to want to lose weight, its all about lifestyle changes and thats

all JC is helping you do is create new habits. If you want to keep doing it,

just eliminate the foods you know will hurt you.

-- Craig diet vs candidiasis

My daughter and I have both gone on the Craig diet plan but every

meal

has some form of bread and some sugars...since we both need to lose the

weight and the program seems logical with much success for so many [my

daughter

is doing great] but I don't know which way to turn. For the longest

time

I have discontinued sugar, all flours and white rice and now they are all

back in my diet [as is the itching]. As many of you may know the program

is

very expensive....

any suggestions or advice greatly appreciated.....thanks

November 17, 2005

WW is horrible. They mean good, but when you have people so consumed

with points that they will starve all day so that they can have Krispy

Kreme doughnuts for dinner, it is not working. WW is a diet. People go

hungry. They give points for everything, good food and bad food, and

teach that as long as you don't go over your points you will be fine.

That is not so. You should not go hungry while you are trying to lose

weight- limiting calories will make you hungry. If you eat the right

foods, and eat small portions all day, you will lose weight.

Evie

>

> If you're looking at one with accountability that will help you

choose better foods try weight watchers points. It basically forces

you to plan to eat better foods and teaches you that you can enjoy

foods that are good for you and lose weight.

November 17, 2005

I don't think you can blame the plan for people still eating poorly. That's a

choice not forced on you. I've got to say I've never gone hungry while adhering

to a points system. No matter what way you want to " control " your eating habits

it's ultimately up to the individual to choose how. Believe me if you don't

enjoy going hungry then you won't. No matter what way you choose to alter your

eating habits.

No offense meant to you personally but if people want to cheat themselves and

acting like bleating sheep then they will. I don't think it has anything to do

with any eating plan that anyone follows it has to do with a person making a

good or bad decision about what they're going to stuff down their pie holes. If

you're serious about losing weight and eating a healthy diet you can learn to

via whatever method suits. She was looking for a way to have accountability and

this is just one method that may or may not work for her. She wanted a plan

where she could avoid the processed foods. This one allows you to make your own

choices and cook you own food assuming as an adult your capable of doing so. If

your points allotment for the day is 25 and you blow 9 of them on a piece of

chocolate cake that was your fault not the diet plan. If people are going to

make bad choices they're going to do it no matter what they try to follow

whether it's simply the message to eat healthy or something

else. Perhaps they need a little push in the right direction to eating healthy.

It's not rocket science if you want to be full you eat more of the stuff that is

no or low points throughtout the day.