Readers Digest article

TimothyFish

brcossette wrote: »

In the March 2015 issue of Reader's Digest they have an article titled "Classic Diet Advice (you can probably ignore)" In the article they point out 5 things 1) Don't lose weight quickly. 2) Always eat breakfast. 3)Eating at home is always better than eating out. 4) Small Changes add up. and 5) Big ambitious weight-goals set you up for failure. Basically the article takes the contrary views on these things based on scientific research. I'm curious to see if anyone else has had a chance to read the article and what they thought about it. My opinion is that this was very shoddy journalism on their part because a lot of those things are what helped me to lose almost 90lbs so far.

I haven't read the article or the study, but 1) losing weight quickly has never caused me problems 2) When I skip breakfast, it is actually easier for me later, because I can snack more 3) Depends. I graze more at home. The cafeteria at work is actually pretty healthy, if you make good choices. 4) Not sure about this one, but I don't log everything and I'm still losing weight. 5) I have twenty pounds to go on my big ambitious weight goal and I see no reason to think I won't reach it.

juggernaut1974

TimothyFish wrote: »

brcossette wrote: »

In the March 2015 issue of Reader's Digest they have an article titled "Classic Diet Advice (you can probably ignore)" In the article they point out 5 things 1) Don't lose weight quickly. 2) Always eat breakfast. 3)Eating at home is always better than eating out. 4) Small Changes add up. and 5) Big ambitious weight-goals set you up for failure. Basically the article takes the contrary views on these things based on scientific research. I'm curious to see if anyone else has had a chance to read the article and what they thought about it. My opinion is that this was very shoddy journalism on their part because a lot of those things are what helped me to lose almost 90lbs so far.

I haven't read the article or the study, but 1) losing weight quickly has never caused me problems 2) When I skip breakfast, it is actually easier for me later, because I can snack more 3) Depends. I graze more at home. The cafeteria at work is actually pretty healthy, if you make good choices. 4) Not sure about this one, but I don't log everything and I'm still losing weight. 5) I have twenty pounds to go on my big ambitious weight goal and I see no reason to think I won't reach it.

I think you'd find you agree with the article then, because the title is (paraphrasing and emphasis added) "Classic Diet Advice (THAT YOU CAN IGNORE)"

Still, it's anecdotal and/or cherry picked studies chosen specifically to create an overly-dramatic headline.

WalkingAlong

SLLRunner wrote: »

brcossette wrote: »

In the March 2015 issue of Reader's Digest they have an article titled "Classic Diet Advice (you can probably ignore)" In the article they point out 5 things 1) Don't lose weight quickly. 2) Always eat breakfast. 3)Eating at home is always better than eating out. 4) Small Changes add up. and 5) Big ambitious weight-goals set you up for failure. Basically the article takes the contrary views on these things based on scientific research. I'm curious to see if anyone else has had a chance to read the article and what they thought about it. My opinion is that this was very shoddy journalism on their part because a lot of those things are what helped me to lose almost 90lbs so far.

I agree with number one and four, and five, but two and three are irrelevant to weight loss.

I think the article's stance was that none of them are essential for weight loss.

SergeantSausage

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