"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ...
tHatDudeUK wrote:
:: "Ignoramus3739" wrote in message
:: ...
::: I have no idea... but I would be a little wary of radical diets.
:::
::: How tall are you, what's your weight etc, how much are you trying to
::: lose?
::
:: 6' 3" (190 cm)
:: 14 stone (89 Kg)
:: Hoping to lose 2-3 stone (15-20 kg) [or convert fat to muscle
:: somehow] Age 23 years
:: No known health problems.
::
:: I have (I'm guessing in comparison with the average male of my age)
:: low muscle tone, strength and stamina (my g/f can beat me at
:: arm-wrestling [which isn't very good, how ashamed I am :-)]).
::
:: I also have a big belly I'd like to get rid of.
::
:: Any further thoughts on possible diet?

Yeah, forgot this high protein, low carb, low fat diet and just do low carb.
Lift weights, do cardio and eat low carb. I've lost 117 lbs so far, and I'm
very happy. Muscle, stamina, and strength have all increased, while fat has
decreased. Tone is greatly improved.

Doing low fat and low carb will make you miserable. It is likely you won't
be able to stay on such a diet for very long. Be sure to eat lot of high
fiber veggies.

And if you don't like low carb, then do low fat. But LC is better imo
because it usually prevents muscle loss compared to low fat.

Roger, Roger, Roger, doing low fat and low carb doesn't make me
miserable! I'll tell you, I get crazy when see statements like "Doing
low fat and low carb will make you miserable." because while the
statement might be true for you, it is not true for all.

Not everyone can take the high-fat regime of the Atkins diet. I can't.
My digestion doesn't tolerate more than a taste of mayo, heavy cream,
butter, etc. Fat on meat makes me really sick. I've been in the ER
more than once because I ate too much fat. Granted, I am on the
extreme end of the scale. However, I know that other folks out find
that the high fat content of the typical Atkins diet doesn't agree
with them. Or they don't choose to do it. Yes I know that the results
about dietary fat and heart disease are inconclusive. But some people
believe it. And those folks still want to eat low carb.

Either way, a person can eat very happily from a reasonable low-fat,
low-carb diet. It takes a little more planning. It takes learning
about nutrional values. But it can be done. I'm living proof. And now,
so are my husband and son!!!!!!!

Is my diet the Ornish low fat diet? Of course not. But is my diet
lower in fat than the typical Atkins plan. Yeppers. It works-honestly.
And I'm not the least bit miserable. (At least not about the food part
of my life!!!)

Duffy
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