The Skinny Rules
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rebprest
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I just read Bob Harper's Skinny Rules and loved it. I'm just starting working on my health and exercise (day 4 woooot) and I really love most of his advice. I'm just curious if anyone has had success using the rules or the recipes?
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Never heard of it...0
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I've had a lot of success with Bob's 20 Rules, even by missing out on a couple rules (no carbs after lunch? I don't think so - and I'm not great with cooked vegetables, although I like raw). Stick with Bob's rules - REALLY read labels, watch your calories, fat, and protein grams daily (easy with fitnesspal), and you'll do great! The key for me was ridding the house of what I wasn't supposed to eat and having plenty of WHOLE grains (Ezekiel bread, farro, barley, wheat berries, etc), lean meat, plain yogurt, and fresh produce. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are great for finding food items you might not have had before that fit the plan. Good luck!!0
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Part II - I have made some of the recipes, but not a lot of them. One of the pancake recipes (it had blueberries in it), the turkey meatballs, an herb chicken one,smoothies, pesto, omelet... I can't remember what else. Items we've found great - Trader Joes uncured turkey bacon (30 calories w/ 6g. protein each), Trader Joe 10 minute barley and 10 minute farro (great recipes on the sides of both bags), TJ Multigrain and Steel Cut oatmeal, Shadybrook Farms has some decent recipes on their website for turkey meals, Frontier Soups Wheat Berry Chili... Always cook your eggs with 1 egg + 2 egg whites for a protein boost. (Get a carton of egg whites so you can just pour). Also I got Bob's Red Mill ground flax seed (refrigerate after opening in an airtight container) and add a Tablespoon to yogurt and oatmeal whenever I have them.0
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My cousin had successful heart surgery. They told him to read this book and live by it. Must be pretty much on the mark!0
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Sweet! I just bought a copy, having already read it at the library and loving it! I wish I could find Ezekiel bread near me. The questing continues. So far the water drinking has helped me the most, and snacking on as many vegetables as I want! But yeah...I doubt I'll ever get to the point where I can just drop carbs after lunch completely.0
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Ezekiel bread is sold in the freezer section of most grocery stores. Did you look there? Sometimes the brand is called "Food for Life" too.0
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No! I only looked in the bread section, there is still hope!0
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Jewels ells it in the freezer aisle.0
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Found the rules posted online:
RULE 1: Drink a Large Glass of Water before Every Meal – No Excuses!
RULE 2: Don’t Drink Your Calories
RULE 3: Eat Protein Every Meal – or Stay Hungry and Grouchy
RULE 4: Slash Your Intake of Refined Flours and Grains
RULE 5: Eat 30 to 50 Grams of Fiber a Day
RULE 6: Eat Apples and Berries Every Single Day – Every Single Day!
RULE 7: No Carbs after Lunch
RULE 8: Learn to Read Food Labels So You Know What You Are Eating
RULE 9: Step Guessing About Portion Size and Get It Right – for Good!
RULE 10: No More Added Sweeteners, Including Artificial Ones
RULES 11: Get Rid of Those White Potatoes
RULE 12: Make One Day a Week Meatless
RULE 13: Get Rid of Fast Foods and Fried Foods
RULE 14: Eat a Real Breakfast
RULE 15: Make Your Own Food and Eat at Least Ten Meals a Week at Home
RULE 16: Banish High-Salt Foods
RULE 17: Eat Your Vegetables – Just Do It!
RULE 18: Go to Bed Hungry
RULE 19: Sleep Right
RULE 20: Plan One Splurge Meal a Week
Disagree with no carbs after lunch (my lunch is carb-less). Go to bed hungry he means don't eat after dinner? Which is fine. Everything else lines up with what I do.0 -
I'm confused. Rule 7 & 12 contradict each other. If I had a "meatless" day, what may I for dinner that has zero carbs and is meatless? Nothing I know of, except oil, water, and coffee or tea. My diary shows every single food I've eaten except those I listed contain carbohydrates. Even eggs, cheese, meat alternatives, etc.
This seems silly and overly complicated for my lifestyle (of course, there seems to be some very valuable lessons here as well, just sorta--demanding and restrictive for my tastes, YMMV).0 -
RULE 7: No Carbs after Lunch
RULES 11: Get Rid of Those White Potatoes
RULE 18: Go to Bed Hungry
If I had to follow these 3 rules someone would die from me becoming super cranky :laugh:
Best of luck though OP different methods appeal to different people if this fits you thats aweomse :flowerforyou:0 -
I do not do 7, 12, 18 or 20. Other than that I'm already following his "rules". I thought those were "my" rules!! Hey, did Bob steal my rules and add a few of his own?
BTW, who is Bob?0 -
RULE 1: Drink a Large Glass of Water before Every Meal – No Excuses!
Never did this but okay.
RULE 2: Never drink Your Calories
Oops, sometimes I do
RULE 3: Eat Protein Every Meal – or Stay Hungry and Grouchy
I typically do but not doing so doesn't affect my mood or typically satiety. .
RULE 4: Slash Your Intake of Refined Flours and Grains
Never...bagel, bagel, bagel
RULE 5: Eat 30 to 50 Grams of Fiber a Day
I'd be pooping furiously. ...
RULE 6: Eat Apples and Berries Every Single Day – Every Single Day!
I would burn out sooo fast. . I eat them sometimes...
RULE 7: No Carbs after Lunch
Lmfao. No. How in the world am I to eat my pint of Talenti at 10pm while I watch Fairy Tail?
RULE 8: Learn to Read Food Labels So You Know What You Are Eating
Cause knowledge is power! Once I learn to read, I can ignore almost every "skinny rule"
RULE 9: Stop Guessing About Portion Size and Get It Right – for Good!
Yes, L2foodscale
RULE 10: No More Added Sweeteners, Including Artificial Ones
Why? Theys calorie freeeeeeeee.
RULES 11: Get Rid of Those White Potatoes
NEVER!
RULE 12: Make One Day a Week Meatless
BOO. HISS. Make every day bacon day.
RULE 13: Get Rid of Fast Foods and Fried Foods
No. Mcflurry and Mcwraps for life
RULE 14: Eat a Real Breakfast
As opposed to a fake one? Mine Is at 12pm....
RULE 15: Make Your Own Food and Eat at Least Ten Meals a Week at Home
K.
RULE 16: Banish High-Salt Foods
Why? Sodium isn't really problematic unless you have a medical condition. I sweat sometimes..
RULE 17: Eat Your Vegetables – Just Do It!
Okay...
RULE 18: Go to Bed Hungry
FUUUUUU! Nope. Never have, never will
RULE 19: Sleep Right
I Agree... Not hungry
RULE 20: Plan One Splurge Meal a Week
....okay , but if I'm practicing moderation, I don't even need this really. ..0 -
I'm confused. Rule 7 & 12 contradict each other. If I had a "meatless" day, what may I for dinner that has zero carbs and is meatless?
Eggs or fish would be my guess.0 -
Half the "rules" are okay. The other half are straight up nonsense, unless you hate yourself.0
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Half the "rules" are okay. The other half are straight up nonsense, unless you hate yourself.
Agreed. There is no way I am doing 7,10,12 or 18. I would rather just exercise like a beast and not stress too much over calories.0 -
RULE 1: Drink a Large Glass of Water before Every Meal – No Excuses!
Never did this but okay.
RULE 2: Never drink Your Calories
Oops, sometimes I do
RULE 3: Eat Protein Every Meal – or Stay Hungry and Grouchy
I typically do but not doing so doesn't affect my mood or typically satiety. .
RULE 4: Slash Your Intake of Refined Flours and Grains
Never...bagel, bagel, bagel
RULE 5: Eat 30 to 50 Grams of Fiber a Day
I'd be pooping furiously. ...
RULE 6: Eat Apples and Berries Every Single Day – Every Single Day!
I would burn out sooo fast. . I eat them sometimes...
RULE 7: No Carbs after Lunch
Lmfao. No. How in the world am I to eat my pint of Talenti at 10pm while I watch Fairy Tail?
RULE 8: Learn to Read Food Labels So You Know What You Are Eating
Cause knowledge is power! Once I learn to read, I can ignore almost every "skinny rule"
RULE 9: Stop Guessing About Portion Size and Get It Right – for Good!
Yes, L2foodscale
RULE 10: No More Added Sweeteners, Including Artificial Ones
Why? Theys calorie freeeeeeeee.
RULES 11: Get Rid of Those White Potatoes
NEVER!
RULE 12: Make One Day a Week Meatless
BOO. HISS. Make every day bacon day.
RULE 13: Get Rid of Fast Foods and Fried Foods
No. Mcflurry and Mcwraps for life
RULE 14: Eat a Real Breakfast
As opposed to a fake one? Mine Is at 12pm....
RULE 15: Make Your Own Food and Eat at Least Ten Meals a Week at Home
K.
RULE 16: Banish High-Salt Foods
Why? Sodium isn't really problematic unless you have a medical condition. I sweat sometimes..
RULE 17: Eat Your Vegetables – Just Do It!
Okay...
RULE 18: Go to Bed Hungry
FUUUUUU! Nope. Never have, never will
RULE 19: Sleep Right
I Agree... Not hungry
RULE 20: Plan One Splurge Meal a Week
....okay , but if I'm practicing moderation, I don't even need this really. ..
Ok... water sprayed all over my monitor! :laugh:
*looks for paper towels and then goes to refill her water bottle*0 -
RULE 2: Never drink Your Calories
I read this book a few years ago and found a good smoothie recipe in it. I never caught onto this contradiction until now.0 -
Few good suggestions, but a bunch of rubbish on the majority of points.0
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Found the rules posted online:
RULE 1: Drink a Large Glass of Water before Every Meal – No Excuses!
RULE 2: Don’t Drink Your Calories
RULE 3: Eat Protein Every Meal – or Stay Hungry and Grouchy
RULE 4: Slash Your Intake of Refined Flours and Grains
RULE 5: Eat 30 to 50 Grams of Fiber a Day
RULE 6: Eat Apples and Berries Every Single Day – Every Single Day!
RULE 7: No Carbs after Lunch
RULE 8: Learn to Read Food Labels So You Know What You Are Eating
RULE 9: Step Guessing About Portion Size and Get It Right – for Good!
RULE 10: No More Added Sweeteners, Including Artificial Ones
RULES 11: Get Rid of Those White Potatoes
RULE 12: Make One Day a Week Meatless
RULE 13: Get Rid of Fast Foods and Fried Foods
RULE 14: Eat a Real Breakfast
RULE 15: Make Your Own Food and Eat at Least Ten Meals a Week at Home
RULE 16: Banish High-Salt Foods
RULE 17: Eat Your Vegetables – Just Do It!
RULE 18: Go to Bed Hungry
RULE 19: Sleep Right
RULE 20: Plan One Splurge Meal a Week
Disagree with no carbs after lunch (my lunch is carb-less). Go to bed hungry he means don't eat after dinner? Which is fine. Everything else lines up with what I do.
No carbs after lunch? Not even lettuce? Dude - that's pretty hardcore.0
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