Maximized Living Advanced Plan - Super Strict Diet

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  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    skyblueusa wrote: »
    JUST TO BE CLEAR - this "lifestyle eating plan" (they call it) is not restrictive in volume.. its just restrictive in the list of very low carb, very hard to access vegetables.. and almost no fruits (lemons berries and apples are allowed)

    My normal diet consists of a lot of high sugar fruits like bananas, rambutans, and lychees, and longans... and grapes

    life without lychees is hard enough in the US because you have to track down asian markets, whereas in Australia lychees are at EVERY supermarket..


    so yeah.. they don't restrict how much you can eat AT ALL

    they tell you just keep eating mroe more more of food on the list :/
    but for example.. i LOVE brocoli with rice.. but I dono't like brocoli on it's own.. i find it bland alone
    I love b.sprouts with potato, but I don't like them alone

    Then what is the point of it exactly?? If anyone loses weight on it, it is because the diet is restrictive in calories. That's how anyone loses weight. Whether eating vegetables or twinkies. They may not set specific volume targets because most people who eat a standard volume of food eat less calories than they burn, but the laws of physics apply to this diet as much as anything else.


  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    daniwilford wrote: »


    seafoods have a whole host of beneficial nutrients.[/quote]

    It is advisable to abstain from shell fish while pregnant as mercury levels can be high.
    Every medical professional I have ever spoken to, warns against dieting for weight loss during pregnancy. As a diabetic I limit carbs to 60 grams per meal. That is considered healthy for me. If you are worried about gestational diabetes you could limit your carbs to a reasonable amount for diabetics. As your pregnancy progresses your metabolism can speed up. My doctor chewed my butt when I lost weight during pregnancy.[/quote]

    Just an FYI for any diabetics who might be reading - every diabetic is at a different place in their disease and has a different ability to tolerate carbs. 60g per meal would put my sugars at dangerous levels, the most I can manage with exercise is 45g. And there are some who couldn't handle 45g. The only way to determine individual carb tolerance as a diabetic is through blood sugar testing after meals.

    However, the OP hasn't given any explanation as to why her doctors and midwife think she needs to be on a carb restricted diet. OP, do you have family members with a history of diabetes? Any blood work which indicates this may be a problem for you in particular? Or is this just the same advice your team gives to everyone? I would definitely push for an explanation as to why they want you to restrict carbs so severely. I am a full fledged diabetic and I eat quinoa, potatoes, bananas, and rice, although I have to limit the amounts. What you are being advised to do sounds like very low carb dieting, which is certainly not standard advice for a healthy pregnancy.
  • skyblueusa
    skyblueusa Posts: 10 Member
    Savithny, are you talking about the other post I linked? I'm not going to comment on every line in her post, but that's clearly not what the actual plan (which I linked) says
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Panini911 wrote: »
    why post complaining about a diet then get upset and defend it when people say if you don’t like it don’t do it.

    most confusing post ever.

    Behind you.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    edited March 2019
    skyblueusa wrote: »
    - they basically promote it as the ONLY HEALTHY way of eating.. they say that eating carb based things (potato/bananas/brown rice) is bad, and that most fruits are bad as they cause inflamation

    And as I think you know this is absurd, so why worry about it? Your usual diet seems healthy, eat that, and don't try to lose weight or "detox" or what not.
    but as mentioned a lot of the food is hard to get hold of (jicama and khol rabi)

    There's no need to eat these foods, but I'm in the US and eat them all the time, they are easy to find where I am. Kohlrabi is the more standard way of spelling it if that helps you find it. I love eating it with just a bit of salt, raw, maybe with radish.Jicama is common here too.
    and foods that form the basic staple of my diet (raw oats / bananas/ potato/ brown rice and the odd grain bread) are forbidden :(

    And this is a good reason not to do the diet, as well as the fact that you seem to prefer a meatless diet.

    You haven't told us why your dr is suggesting cutting back on carbs. Is he/she concerned about GD? Or just on a low carb diet and now thinking it's best for all -- it makes a difference.

    I love broccoli and find rice (brown or white) kind of bland, and wouldn't mind the diet suggested, but I think the idea that it's optimal or necessary is silly (and the propaganda about it DOESN'T suggest it's good for pregnancy or is intended as a diet all should do or that is intended as a long term diet). The claims are ridiculous enough, but they don't include that.

    Starchy carbs and high sugar fruits are common in many of the healthiest diets, such as in blue zones, as I suspect you know, so if you want to eat them, eat them, unless you have a reason to be concerned about GD or have a recommendation not to from a reputable RD who gives actual reasons that make sense to you (if they don't make sense ask for a referral to someone else).
  • Luciicul
    Luciicul Posts: 415 Member
    Don't diet while pregnant. Not good for bub, and can trigger changes in their DNA. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-13119545

    Eat a healthy balanced range of foods that meet your nutritional needs, and wait till after your baby is born to lose weight.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    skyblueusa wrote: »

    Then what is the point of it exactly?? If anyone loses weight on it, it is because the diet is restrictive in calories. That's how anyone loses weight. Whether eating vegetables or twinkies. They may not set specific volume targets because most people who eat a standard volume of food eat less calories than they burn, but the laws of physics apply to this diet as much as anything else.




    - its not restrictive in calories. there's no limit in how much you can eat (they don't require you to count calories) not sure where people are getting that from??
    - they basically promote it as the ONLY HEALTHY way of eating.. they say that eating carb based things (potato/bananas/brown rice) is bad, and that most fruits are bad as they cause inflamation

    if you read the above link I posted in the intitial post (not the one mentioning the previous post) but the one that's by the actual doctor who writes this 'lifestyle way of eating' - they outline everything pretty clearly

    but as mentioned a lot of the food is hard to get hold of (jicama and khol rabi)

    and foods that form the basic staple of my diet (raw oats / bananas/ potato/ brown rice and the odd grain bread) are forbidden :([/quote]

    This diet is NOT the only healthy way of eating--everyone is repeating this over and over. I don't believe you can't find a doctor that will let you eat carbs. To prove it tell us what city you live in. .........waiting.........

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