mediterranean diet

april1445

Anyone follow the Mediterranean diet? What kind of weight loss followed if any?

Escape_Artist

Any "diet" that puts you in a deficit will have as a result weight loss.
Eat the things you like at a deficit hitting your macros is much simpler than following some sort of "diet" and is more sustainable in the long run

TavistockToad

Any "diet" that puts you in a deficit will have as a result weight loss.
Eat the things you like at a deficit hitting your macros is much simpler than following some sort of "diet" and is more sustainable in the long run

Yep!

emilyisbonkers

mediterranean food is really nice though, and greek yoghurt (is that mediterranean? lol) is low calorie and full of protein, so i would deffo eat that if you can

MyJourney1960

not sure if you mean a specific detailed diet - but living in the region, i guess i mostly follow the mediterranean diet: i eat lots of vegetables (both fresh and grilled), beans/lentils, chicken, garlic, olive oil, fresh herbs, feta cheese (low fat), yogurt (low fat), etc. It's not magic - no diet is. It's all a question of eating X number of calories a day, exercising, etc.

aimforhealthy

There is no such thing as "the Mediterranean Diet." Just like there's no "Asian diet" or "African diet." It's a diaspora of many different culinary traditions.

xoxo,
A person of Mediterranean descent

mortuseon

There is no such thing as "the Mediterranean Diet." Just like there's no "Asian diet" or "African diet." It's a diaspora of many different culinary traditions.

xoxo,
A person of Mediterranean descent

I think OP is referring to this... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mediterranean-diet/CL00011 (which I'm tempted to try, only because I Mediterranean food and I've heard that life expectancies of those in the Mediterranean are v. high)

Edit: OP, the diet is more to do with the types of food you are eating and how they can improve your health...only a deficit is the surefire way to lose!

aimforhealthy

I'm aware of what the OP was referring to! I'm saying that the fad diet is based on the idea that "Mediterranean people" all eat a certain way as a homogeneous group.

flrancho

I've been doing that Mediterranean Diet. Lost 30 pounds on it so far, quite rapidly when I first started.

I am eating at a deficit though and limiting sodium (which isn't something the diet itself tells you do to).

Its quite healthy and low in bad fats; very good heart healthy diet. If you eat it at a diet, I'm sure you'll loose weight.