Starting Virgin Diet ... Again!!

DasWeepha
DasWeepha Posts: 2
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Hey Everybody!!!!I've been doing Virgin Diet since Feb and I've lost over 80 lbs. I fell off in June, I'm up 20 lbs and blah!! It's so hard to get back up and every single time I get to my adult low weight, I self sabotage!!! Why?! Does anyone else have that problem? I would love some motivation and advice. Is anyone else doing Virgin?
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  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • AlaskaSusan
    AlaskaSusan Posts: 35 Member
    Hello and I have had much the same experience as you, I'd get to a certain point after months of work (hard work) and just when it started being noticed I was losing, bam I'd wreck it all. I do believe, at least for me, that I figured it out after too many times to dwell on! For me it was being noticed when I was so used to being background furniture. Kind of handy but not really there, you know. Being in the spotlight, so to speak, kind of threw me. As well, I had a hard time believing I could ever look acceptable (not going for gorgeous, just acceptable) and now I realize I look pretty good, and better now the weight is coming off. There were a couple of issues too but I think just realizing what was happening, being ready for it (and I've lost a lot this past 9 months), and charging on thru has helped to overcome my own traps. I'm in new territory now and every day, while kind of scary for a timid soul like me, is just another opportunity!
    Good luck and many blessings!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    [Insert word here] Diets never work. They are usually just random mishmash made up crap that someone markets to make a buck. The way to lose weight is through a calorie deficit. That's all. Eat what you want, eat less than you burn, enjoy life.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    I will eat a slice of peanut butter and corn pizza made with soybean oil just to make sure I get all 7 of those in one meal.

    Seriously, OP. Restrictive diets are the reason you gain the weight back - when you go back to eating food that actually tastes good, you gain weight.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Delicious virgins....yum.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    I will eat a slice of peanut butter and corn pizza made with soybean oil just to make sure I get all 7 of those in one meal.

    Seriously, OP. Restrictive diets are the reason you gain the weight back - when you go back to eating food that actually tastes good, you gain weight.
    Pictures or it didn't happen. :wink:
  • TigerBite
    TigerBite Posts: 611 Member
    I saw this on PBS (Pledge Drive Programming took away my 'Lidia's Italy' ... BOO!)... It's basically an elimination diet, to see if you have food sensitivities/intolerances ... You are supposed to eat this way for 3 weeks then gradually add things back one by one to see if they are causing any issues ... From watching her presentation, I just gathered that she was a proponent of the Paleo Diet ...
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    I will eat a slice of peanut butter and corn pizza made with soybean oil just to make sure I get all 7 of those in one meal.

    Seriously, OP. Restrictive diets are the reason you gain the weight back - when you go back to eating food that actually tastes good, you gain weight.
    Pictures or it didn't happen. :wink:

    I did have a slice of peanut butter and bacon pizza back in September. It had peanut butter for sauce. It was kind of unbelievable.

    No corn, but I can pretend it was baked on corn and soybean oil after being brushed with egg....
  • silver_arrow3
    silver_arrow3 Posts: 1,373 Member
    I'm confused... Where does the virgin come in? Sacrificed to the gods before beginning the diet to ensure their blessing on your diet so you lose more weight?
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    I will eat a slice of peanut butter and corn pizza made with soybean oil just to make sure I get all 7 of those in one meal.

    Seriously, OP. Restrictive diets are the reason you gain the weight back - when you go back to eating food that actually tastes good, you gain weight.
    Pictures or it didn't happen. :wink:

    I did have a slice of peanut butter and bacon pizza back in September. It had peanut butter for sauce. It was kind of unbelievable.

    No corn, but I can pretend it was baked on corn and soybean oil after being brushed with egg....
    Yeah, hmm, pretty close. If it were me, I'd do a grilled peanut butter and bacon sandwich on cornbread, dipped in an egg wash and sprinkled with icing sugar, ala French toast/MonteCristo style.
  • Jewlz280
    Jewlz280 Posts: 547 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    I will eat a slice of peanut butter and corn pizza made with soybean oil just to make sure I get all 7 of those in one meal.

    Seriously, OP. Restrictive diets are the reason you gain the weight back - when you go back to eating food that actually tastes good, you gain weight.
    Pictures or it didn't happen. :wink:

    I did have a slice of peanut butter and bacon pizza back in September. It had peanut butter for sauce. It was kind of unbelievable.

    No corn, but I can pretend it was baked on corn and soybean oil after being brushed with egg....
    Yeah, hmm, pretty close. If it were me, I'd do a grilled peanut butter and bacon sandwich on cornbread, dipped in an egg wash and sprinkled with icing sugar, ala French toast/MonteCristo style.

    You're a truly evil person............................ and I think I love you! :love:
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I'm confused... Where does the virgin come in? Sacrificed to the gods before beginning the diet to ensure their blessing on your diet so you lose more weight?

    I only eat virgins.
  • StepAwayFromTheCupcake
    StepAwayFromTheCupcake Posts: 119 Member
    Anything virgin doesn't sound like much fun to me :ohwell:
  • DasWeepha
    DasWeepha Posts: 2
    Youse guys!! Haha! Anyway it's called Virgin because the book was written by JJ Virgin. It's an elimination diet. It's only restrictive if you are intolerant or sensitive to something. I really didn't know how sensitive I was until I tried it. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. It's unbelievable how fast I lost weight. I was feeling amazing. Day one has gone pretty awesome. Hope your day's goin awesome too.
  • RunBrew
    RunBrew Posts: 220 Member

    Yeah, hmm, pretty close. If it were me, I'd do a grilled peanut butter and bacon sandwich on cornbread, dipped in an egg wash and sprinkled with icing sugar, ala French toast/MonteCristo style.

    Oh. My. God.

    I know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow! Now, where's my currant preserves?!
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    Hey Everybody!!!!I've been doing Virgin Diet since Feb and I've lost over 80 lbs. I fell off in June, I'm up 20 lbs and blah!! It's so hard to get back up and every single time I get to my adult low weight, I self sabotage!!! Why?! Does anyone else have that problem? I would love some motivation and advice. Is anyone else doing Virgin?

    So you lost 60lbs, you crash dieters need to start taking into account the weight gained right after stopping the diet!
  • lauraspberry
    lauraspberry Posts: 655 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    I will eat a slice of peanut butter and corn pizza made with soybean oil just to make sure I get all 7 of those in one meal.

    Seriously, OP. Restrictive diets are the reason you gain the weight back - when you go back to eating food that actually tastes good, you gain weight.


    THAT IS SO FUNNY! HAHAHAHAHAHA :))
  • IronCakes
    IronCakes Posts: 317 Member
    Cherries, cherries everywhere!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Youse guys!! Haha! Anyway it's called Virgin because the book was written by JJ Virgin. It's an elimination diet. It's only restrictive if you are intolerant or sensitive to something. I really didn't know how sensitive I was until I tried it. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. It's unbelievable how fast I lost weight. I was feeling amazing. Day one has gone pretty awesome. Hope your day's goin awesome too.

    but you said your self in the OP, that you cant stick to it long term... so whats the point!?
  • SkinnyBubbaGaar
    SkinnyBubbaGaar Posts: 389 Member
    Delicious virgins....yum.

    Just be sure to stick with the non-fat varieties as I've heard that all the extra gristle on full fat virgins can lead to congestive heart failure.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Delicious virgins....yum.

    giggity.

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  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Cherries, cherries everywhere!

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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I did a quick google and saw that the diet is designed to elimate these 7 foods?
    1.Gluten
    2.Soy
    3.Dairy
    4.Eggs
    5.Corn
    6.Peanuts
    7.Sugar

    It seems awfully restrictive. Do you have intolerances to these foods? Is this a program you would find sustainable? If not, why not try it the MFP way? Just eat at a calorie deficit, meet your macro/micro and fiber goals and eat all the foods you enjoy everyday? I've lost 123lbs in 15 months, eating all seven of those foods, plus ice cream pizza, etc, in moderation.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    Other than soy, that's a list of my favorites! I won't be on that diet for sure!
  • leebesstoad
    leebesstoad Posts: 1,186 Member
    I'm confused... Where does the virgin come in? Sacrificed to the gods before beginning the diet to ensure their blessing on your diet so you lose more weight?

    I only eat virgins.

    Must be easy to lose weight, considering how hard it is to find virgins. Now THAT is a restrictive diet.
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
    I tried to eat a virgin once but all I gained was wait.


    <pause...>
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Albert Einstein once said “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

    Clever chap Einstein - wonder what he would think of restrictive crash dieting, falling off the wagon and then going back to restrictive crash dieting again?
  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
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    Must be easy to lose weight, considering how hard it is to find virgins. Now THAT is a restrictive diet.
    [/quote]

    I dunno, depends where you look; nunnery or Catholic boys choir?
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Youse guys!! Haha! Anyway it's called Virgin because the book was written by JJ Virgin. It's an elimination diet. It's only restrictive if you are intolerant or sensitive to something. I really didn't know how sensitive I was until I tried it. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. It's unbelievable how fast I lost weight. I was feeling amazing. Day one has gone pretty awesome. Hope your day's goin awesome too.

    I'm not sure you understand what a food "intolerance" or "sensitivity" is.
  • ChristineinMA
    ChristineinMA Posts: 312 Member
    [Insert word here] Diets never work. They are usually just random mishmash made up crap that someone markets to make a buck. The way to lose weight is through a calorie deficit. That's all. Eat what you want, eat less than you burn, enjoy life.

    Amen.

    Think of a pendulum - when you pull it one way (restrictive dieting) it is eventually going to swing to the other extreme (binging, self-sabotaging, whatever you care to call it) Better to take the "middle path" - when nothing is restricted (unless this is because of allergies) then you don't set yourself up for craving that forbidden item.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    Youse guys!! Haha! Anyway it's called Virgin because the book was written by JJ Virgin. It's an elimination diet. It's only restrictive if you are intolerant or sensitive to something. I really didn't know how sensitive I was until I tried it. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. It's unbelievable how fast I lost weight. I was feeling amazing. Day one has gone pretty awesome. Hope your day's goin awesome too.

    If you were "feeling so amazing", why did you stop? What difference does it make how fast you lost the weight - if you just gained it back again?

    I think I'll just keep my "healthy deficit from TDEE, eat the foods I love in moderation, lift weights and run a little" plan. It's taken me 19 months to lose 105 pounds, but I'm pretty sure that at this point, I've built some pretty strong healthy habits.

    Good luck with your diet.

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