80/10/10

ProTFitness

Is anyone out there doing this?

I have been on it for 6 weeks and loving it!

Eating 2000-2500 calories a day on fruits and veggies and i have lost 5 lbs.

:bigsmile:

Rilke

Some days I get close to this I'm sure, especially in the summer when I eat cherries and blueberries by the pound. But long term the fat allowance just isn't enough for my Mediterranean leanings.

skinnylion

You need a minimum amount of fat in your diet and long-term you will have negative health effects by not eating enough fat or protein.

hongruss

Not that I am knocking your choice, but I would have to agree with Skinnylion, plus healthy fats will help you lose weight, help with (certain) vitamin retention & have anti depressant capabilities. Not to mention the benefits of protein!

Russ

lisaslim1976

You need a minimum amount of fat in your diet and long-term you will have negative health effects by not eating enough fat or protein.

My thoughts exactly!

susannamarie

The last time someone mentioned this, I went and looked it up on amazon. I'd cautiously suggest you might want to read some of the 1-star reviews from people who'd actually tried it before deciding this is your life's plan.

That being said, most of the issues they ran into were in the long-term.

AmyVC123

what is this?? 80/10/10??

yarwell

what is this?? 80/10/10??

It's a diet of sugar, with protein so low you lose muscle rapidly.

supplemama

How do you get to 2000 calories eating just fruit and veggies?? That's an enormous amount of fruit and veggies...

mielchat

As much as I would love to live on fruit and vegetables (especially while in France...omg the produce here is amazing), I do agree that you need fats and proteins. It's best to be balanced.

ProTFitness

I have read and research this before I started it and people live like this and thrive this way. I get all the healthy fat i need from avocado and proteins from my veggies and fruits.

Anyone who knows nothing about it should reasearch it in detail before making comments on something they have no Idea on

jakeycork

Could of lost that amount with 40/40/20 and stayed sane. Unlucky.

Rilke

I have read and research this before I started it and people live like this and thrive this way. I get all the healthy fat i need from avocado and proteins from my veggies and fruits.

Just throwing this out there. There may be some cultures that thrive on 80/10/10, but if you are talking about the Okinawans . . . this is misinformation. People trying to make money off their own projections of the Okinawan diet have morphed it into something it really isn't. They love their pork and lard.

http://nourishedkitchen.com/hara-hachi-bu/

bathsheba_c

Well, that sounds like fun if you aren't diabetic or hypothyroid . . .

ProTFitness

Well, that sounds like fun if you aren't diabetic or hypothyroid . . .

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This way of eating heals both those issues

chichealthy

ProTFitness: awesome job! Clearly, people who don't know that almost all fruits and veggies contain protein and fat (and that the #1 source of "protein" for the majority of Americans is mostly fat: chicken) shouldn't probably give advice. Hope you're still doing well!

Shadowknight137

Any diet endorsed by DurianRider is laughable, alike to himself.

This diet is a crash diet, and a dangerous one. Avoid,

jadedone

Knowing how my body reacts to not enough protein or fat or starch. This would work for about 1 day for me. Then I'd be ready to eat my arm.

babyblake11

my ideal diet is fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, virgin oils and meat.

jjrichard83

Knowing how my body reacts to not enough protein or fat or starch. This would work for about 1 day for me. Then I'd be ready to eat my arm.

Something you should try to overcome possibly? there will be a few days of mental pain, but after that, it just gets easier.

Also - adding more veggies in the diet & removing as much (if not ALL) processed foods is the best idea for optimal health weither you eat meat or not. I don't think anyone could disagree with that. This extreme wouldn't work for me because I enjoy coconuts and olive oil. the 10% fat seems like I would have to limit too extreme.

BurtHuttz

JJ - stop giving advice.

OP - how did this end up working out for you? "Anyone who knows nothing about it should reasearch it in detail before making comments on something they have no Idea on." Do you feel you have more of an idea now about it?

WBB55

6 month-old original post, wonder if OP is still doing it.

stephdeeable

JJ - stop giving advice.

I've never agreed more with anything said by anybody on any topic.

BurtHuttz

6 month-old original post, wonder if OP is still doing it.

This is OP's ticker:


Granted, it is definitely possible that her goal was maintenance and not weight loss; then again, that would give lie to the brag that she'd lost five pounds. Her diary is open and a quick average of the last 14 days indicates she's presently around 57/28/15

AJ_Pete

Well, that sounds like fun if you aren't diabetic or hypothyroid . . .

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This way of eating heals both those issues

By forcing the person into a coma and ultimate death.

Crankstr

6 month-old original post, wonder if OP is still doing it.

This is OP's ticker:


Granted, it is definitely possible that her goal was maintenance and not weight loss; then again, that would give lie to the brag that she'd lost five pounds. Her diary is open and a quick average of the last 14 days indicates she's presently around 57/28/15

heh.

WendyTerry420

Knowing how my body reacts to not enough protein or fat or starch. This would work for about 1 day for me. Then I'd be ready to eat my arm.

^^ This


...must have meat.... (and a bit of butter on those veggies)

BurtHuttz

Well, that sounds like fun if you aren't diabetic or hypothyroid . . .

'

This way of eating heals both those issues

By forcing the person into a coma and ultimate death.

Holy CRAP! I didn't notice that before! This lady has been sitting on the cure to hypothyroidism and diabetes? You'd think a simple macronutrient ratio modification would've been discovered by all those scientists researching such issues. Big pharma wins again I guess, right?

jadedone

Knowing how my body reacts to not enough protein or fat or starch. This would work for about 1 day for me. Then I'd be ready to eat my arm.

Something you should try to overcome possibly? there will be a few days of mental pain, but after that, it just gets easier.

Also - adding more veggies in the diet & removing as much (if not ALL) processed foods is the best idea for optimal health weither you eat meat or not. I don't think anyone could disagree with that. This extreme wouldn't work for me because I enjoy coconuts and olive oil. the 10% fat seems like I would have to limit too extreme.

I eat meat (mostly natural/grass-fed/free-range etc). I eat pretty clean, even when going out to eat. I see absolutely no need to drop to an ultra low fat percentage. I have been eating mostly clean for years now. My numbers are great...weight on the other hand could use some work.

I am definitely an advocate for eating more plants and less processed. But I don't think it is a magic weight loss bullet.

PikaKnight

I have read and research this before I started it and people live like this and thrive this way. I get all the healthy fat i need from avocado and proteins from my veggies and fruits.

Just throwing this out there. There may be some cultures that thrive on 80/10/10, but if you are talking about the Okinawans . . . this is misinformation. People trying to make money off their own projections of the Okinawan diet have morphed it into something it really isn't. They love their pork and lard.

http://nourishedkitchen.com/hara-hachi-bu/

@Rilke - THANK YOU! Yes! Some of the best pork dishes come from Okinawa! lol. I don't know where people come off thinking that there isn't meat in Okinawa or Japan or that they are "limited".

ETA: Damnit. Didn't realize how old this was ..hahaha

LouMonoLou

I did this "diet" for some time. I haven't logged what I ate but it would be around 2500 calories as durianrider had recommended.

It wasn't 100% raw either but it was mostly raw high card low fat. I went off because I felt bloated and sick. I had huge bingings after going off. I lost my energy.

Before I went up to 2500 calories I ate 1700 calories on 811 and felt quite good actually but I was missing my protein.

Eating 2500 calories for weight loss won't work unless you're very active for a woman.

Durianrider is not even a doctor and I don't know if he has a university degree of any kind. Same with Freelee. Their recommendations are not based on scientific studies and they just think that whoever is eating meat will die earlier because they're "undercarbed"..