Comments on: The Anatomy of A Diet: Why They Work, and Why The Success Never Lasts http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/ Culturally Sound Tools, Tips, and Advice Tue, 22 May 2012 00:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sheryl http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-758982 Sheryl Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:21:51 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-758982 I am so happy that I have found this website. Thank you Erica! I really need help with figuring out what I need to do. I mean it's so easy to say exersize and eat better but in practice if you don't know how to it's hard. I appreciate the recipes and the knowlege I am getting here. And I just bought some muscovado sugar...lol I am so happy that I have found this website. Thank you Erica! I really need help with figuring out what I need to do. I mean it’s so easy to say exersize and eat better but in practice if you don’t know how to it’s hard. I appreciate the recipes and the knowlege I am getting here. And I just bought some muscovado sugar…lol

]]> By: Nichelle http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-630763 Nichelle Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:51:30 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-630763 LOL@ Bandaid on a bullet. LOL@ Bandaid on a bullet.

]]> By: Lilangel http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-138439 Lilangel Sun, 22 May 2011 18:23:46 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-138439 Sooooo True! When I was in grade school my mom would have us try out Slim-Fast shakes (her diet of choice). UGH! I watched her go through all sorts of other diets and as I got older trying to get my siblings and I to do them too! Yuck! They never gave her the results she wanted... I also have friends that have tried every diet you can name! I have one on the Atkins diet (which, I'm sorry, all meat, no carbs, and no fruit is RIDICULOUS!) It worked for her, but I'm pretty sure (based on what I've seen her eat as of late) she quit a while ago. On the other hand, another good friend of mine has just realized that she needed to make a change in lifestyle in order to lose weight! And she's already lost 12lbs doing so. :) I'm so proud of her! I've gained some weight recently and I'm beginning to focus more on whole, fresh, organic foods instead of prepacked boxes and containers of it. BIG difference in taste and nutritional value. I can make as much as I need (not like frozen dinners) until I am satisfied and know that I am healthy! I also start a new workout regime on Monday! Boo diets! Yay new attitude and lifestyle! :) Sooooo True! When I was in grade school my mom would have us try out Slim-Fast shakes (her diet of choice). UGH! I watched her go through all sorts of other diets and as I got older trying to get my siblings and I to do them too! Yuck! They never gave her the results she wanted…

I also have friends that have tried every diet you can name! I have one on the Atkins diet (which, I’m sorry, all meat, no carbs, and no fruit is RIDICULOUS!) It worked for her, but I’m pretty sure (based on what I’ve seen her eat as of late) she quit a while ago. On the other hand, another good friend of mine has just realized that she needed to make a change in lifestyle in order to lose weight! And she’s already lost 12lbs doing so. :) I’m so proud of her!

I’ve gained some weight recently and I’m beginning to focus more on whole, fresh, organic foods instead of prepacked boxes and containers of it. BIG difference in taste and nutritional value. I can make as much as I need (not like frozen dinners) until I am satisfied and know that I am healthy! I also start a new workout regime on Monday!

Boo diets! Yay new attitude and lifestyle! :)

]]> By: Becca http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-91114 Becca Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:22:28 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-91114 I think this blog post could also cover cleansings. I think this blog post could also cover cleansings.

]]> By: Kerri http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-82978 Kerri Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:14:45 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-82978 Erika, I just found you a week ago and I am in love!!! I am just soaking up all your myth-busting & truth-telling on weight loss, dieting and exercise. I'm especially intrigued by what you said in this post about conscious eating being more important to weight loss than exercising. I actually didn't start out planning to eat right; I thought I could keep eating the junk food I craved as long as I worked out enough. But after two weeks of exercising for 1 hr 5 times a week, my body started craving more water, veggies and fruit, and now I find that I cannot sit down and eat a giant piece of chocolate cake in a single sitting anymore. It's almost as though my body realized that it needed "clean" fuel in order to maintain my new active lifestyle, and so my eating habits have adjusted accordingly. So far I've shed almost 10 lbs and 3% body fat, and I yesterday I zipped up a pair of pants that haven't made it past my hips in almost a year! Yippee! Anyways, thanks for creating this site! Erika, I just found you a week ago and I am in love!!! I am just soaking up all your myth-busting & truth-telling on weight loss, dieting and exercise.

I’m especially intrigued by what you said in this post about conscious eating being more important to weight loss than exercising. I actually didn’t start out planning to eat right; I thought I could keep eating the junk food I craved as long as I worked out enough. But after two weeks of exercising for 1 hr 5 times a week, my body started craving more water, veggies and fruit, and now I find that I cannot sit down and eat a giant piece of chocolate cake in a single sitting anymore. It’s almost as though my body realized that it needed “clean” fuel in order to maintain my new active lifestyle, and so my eating habits have adjusted accordingly. So far I’ve shed almost 10 lbs and 3% body fat, and I yesterday I zipped up a pair of pants that haven’t made it past my hips in almost a year! Yippee!

Anyways, thanks for creating this site!

]]> By: Olivia http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-72270 Olivia Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:57:52 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-72270 That is by far the most absurd thing I have heard and what's worse is that they involved God in their lunacy. God wants us to eat, He just doesn't want us to be a slave to food. No wonder the head character was creepy, trying to use God as a gimmick is just weird! That is by far the most absurd thing I have heard and what’s worse is that they involved God in their lunacy. God wants us to eat, He just doesn’t want us to be a slave to food. No wonder the head character was creepy, trying to use God as a gimmick is just weird!

]]> By: Erika http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-39029 Erika Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:21:09 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-39029 I... I think I'm going to have to blog about this. The length of the comment I just wrote in response to this... I just.. I cannot with this. Let's just say that I'm glad you didn't continue the program. VERY glad. I… I think I’m going to have to blog about this. The length of the comment I just wrote in response to this… I just.. I cannot with this.

Let’s just say that I’m glad you didn’t continue the program. VERY glad.

]]> By: Johnnie http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-39020 Johnnie Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:10:07 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-39020 About five years ago I did the Weighdown program which promotes waiting for a physical indicator of hunger such as your stomach growling, a hollow feeling in the stomach, etc., then eat half of what you normally would eat and no food is off limits. If you want to eat something before your next "growl" you are told to run to God instead of food. Exercise and eating healthy is discouraged because then you are accused of relying on something outside of God for your weight loss and want to do things your way. During that 12 week class I lost 29 lbs; the first week I lost 12 lbs but I "cheated" because I Just ate mostly veggies that week. I gained a good part of the weight back because 1. I got tired of waiting up to 12 hours before I could eat again and 2. I didn't go to the advanced part of the class which involved a lot of fasting. I also didn't want to pay another $120(?). Also there something kind of creepy about the founder of that program. About five years ago I did the Weighdown program which promotes waiting for a physical indicator of hunger such as your stomach growling, a hollow feeling in the stomach, etc., then eat half of what you normally would eat and no food is off limits. If you want to eat something before your next “growl” you are told to run to God instead of food. Exercise and eating healthy is discouraged because then you are accused of relying on something outside of God for your weight loss and want to do things your way. During that 12 week class I lost 29 lbs; the first week I lost 12 lbs but I “cheated” because I Just ate mostly veggies that week. I gained a good part of the weight back because 1. I got tired of waiting up to 12 hours before I could eat again and 2. I didn’t go to the advanced part of the class which involved a lot of fasting. I also didn’t want to pay another $120(?). Also there something kind of creepy about the founder of that program.

]]> By: Ora Witherspoon http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-494 Ora Witherspoon Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:16:11 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=670#comment-494 I just love this website! I just love this website!

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