Fad diets - what have you tried?

Smuterella

So, before I came to this wonderful place I tried all sorts of bizarre diets and exercise fads

- Dukan (I got so bored)
- Jorge Cruz 8 minutes in the morning - I'd rather spending those 8 minutes in bed
- Weightwatchers - great for some but doesn't really teach you about nutrition
- Agar flakes - yes, Agar flakes, in hot water, drunk before a meal, to keep me full - what an idiot!

What have you tried before? There must be someone worse than me! :-)

purpletrillium

Atkins- lost 20 pounds, and gained it right back.
Nutrisystem- lasted 2 days, worst tasting food ever!

athearenee

Metabolife--lost 80, gained it back
Atkins--lost 80, gained back 100
Balanced Diet/Exercise--lost 50 in 4 1/2 months,gained it back after going back to poor habits =(

I am older and wiser and I am so grateful for MFP

-21 lbs in 5 1/2 weeks....and I enjoy it so much!!

What a Blessing!

AwesomelyAmber

I don't know about FAD per sey but I have tried WW (my favorite plan), 17 day diet (next fav), went to TOPS, diet center, ummm I think that's it... I just do my own thing now. Incorporating things that I got from each

Lorleee

Jenny Craig! Gross food and too expensive!

chocciechip

Slimming World
Slim Fast
Adios Max


......

sticking to MFP has been the cheapest and most effective way I've lost weight out of the bunch!

TiffaniBarrett

I did a soup diet. I lasted around 2 weeks and lost nearly a stone...guess what..


....Gained it all back!!

Aperture_Science

SlimFast shakes.
Cabbage Soup diet.
F plan diet.
Rosemary Connelly (not sure on spelling and can't be bothered to look it up) low fat type diet.
Mrs Aperture_Science did Slimming world and I ate the same during that.

All of them were terrible.


Then I joined a pay site very similar to MFP and that worked. The only reason I left was that MFP is free and the other site was £10 per month.