Dr. Oz's 10 Weight-Loss Commandments
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Day 1: Thou Shall Not Wear Pants That Stretch
What Dr. Oz says:
"When you wear stretchy clothes, it's difficult to tell if you are gaining weight because you gain weight without realizing it. When you wear clothes that fit with a set size you let clothes be your gauge. They alert your body if something is getting a little tight so you can correct the course early on."
What blogger says:
For my first day, I was excited for this commandment. Stretchy clothes hug me in places that I feel self conscious about anyway, so it was refreshing to get rid of them. Jeans and slacks have set sizes -- there is no excuse when the waist gets a little tight. Stretchy pants, however, allow you to cheat because they won't reprimand you -- they'll just stretch!
Day 2: Thou Shall Not Keep "Fat Clothes" in Your Closet
What Dr. Oz says:
"I don't want anybody out there who's losing their weight thinking, 'it's okay if I overeat a little bit, it's not a problem because I can still wear these clothes.'"
What blogger says:
This was a great day for me. Going through my clothes and throwing out anything that was too big for me felt refreshing and cleansing. Those clothes are only a reminder of the past and what I used to look like, so they shouldn't be in my life anymore. Having them there was only a reminder of what I knew I didn't want to go back to.
Day 3: Thou Shall Not Eat Meat That Walks on Four Legs More Than One Time A Week
What Dr. Oz says:
"The reason is that there's less saturated fat in animals that walk on two legs like chickens, or don't have any legs like fish. Additionally, women who eat large amounts of red meat more than once a week actually have 50 percent higher chance of dying of heart disease. They also have higher cancer rates, so there are double benefits from the third commandment."
What blogger says:
As a vegetarian, this commandment was obviously very easy for me to do. But, I must say I do very much agree with Dr. Oz. on this one. I think it's important to give your body a break of red meat protein, as it has harmful health effects when eaten too often.
Day 4: Thou Shall Not Graze or Browse in Search of Prey
What Dr. Oz says:
"You need to plan your meals before you go to the fridge. Too many times we're wandering like reptiles foraging for food. We make food decisions. You want to create the plate that you're going to eat using your brain rather than impulses that lead you to naturally overeat, which is what happens when you're hungry and going in there five to seven times a day."
What blogger says:
This commandment was very effective for me. It really opened my eyes as to how much I was eating throughout the day -- especially things that weren't in my healthy eating plan. It helped me plan not just my meals, but every piece of food I was going to put in my mouth. It also encouraged good eating habits for the future.
Day 5: Thou Shall Not Eat After 7:30 PM
What Dr. Oz says:
"The average American goes to bed around 10:00 p.m. You need to have two hours of time between when you eat your dinner and when you go to bed. When you eat late at night, a couple of things happen. First of all, you're more likely to be eating in front of the TV, which means you're distracted and likely to eat more. You also tend to get high-calorie snacks in the late night hours. Try to move your meals up a tiny little bit whatever way you can to make 7:30 p.m. your ideal cut off time."
What blogger says:
This was one of the hardest commandments for me. 7:30 p.m. is early for me! However, I liked this day because it forced me to plan out a full and nutritious dinner. Instead of eating something at 6:30 or 7 p.m. and then being hungry later on in the night, I ate a complete dinner at a reasonable time and stayed full until bed time.
Day 6: Thou Shall Not Pile On Food On a Plate More Than One Inch High or Two Inches to the Edge of the Plate
What Dr. Oz says:
"Larger portions mean a lot more calories."
What blogger says:
This one definitely kept my portion sizes in check. I made sure to eat only until I was comfortably full, rather than eating everything on plate which leads to overeating. Only taking what you need can really cut calories.
Day 7: Thou Shall Not Chew Less Than 20 Bites
What Dr. Oz says:
"When you're chewing, your body is beginning to process the reality that you're putting food in it. It takes awhile for those hormones to circle back. The perception of fullness depends completely on back and forth chemistry between your stomach and your brain. As you chew, you give yourself several minutes for that processing to occur. So you're helping your biology of blubber take you to a weight that you could be happy at."
What blogger says:
I liked this commandment because it forced me to eat more slowly and consciously. Sometimes when we're deprived of food we tend to eat mindlessly. Mindless eating doesn't allow our brains to register fullness, which causes over-consumption and subsequently an uncomfortable bloated feeling. Making sure I chewed my food fully taught me how to eat at a healthy pace and really enjoy my food.
Day 8: Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbors Plate
What Dr. Oz says:
"These snacks, these little bites from someone else's sandwich, these little sweets, whatever it is, it adds up. It adds up, on average, to over 1,000 calories a day. That's why grazers, believe it or not, are getting into trouble. These calories count with all the other calories you already eat."
What blogger says:
In my opinion, this was his most important and effective commandment. For the whole day, I only ate what I had already given myself permission to eat. No cheating, no mindless eating, no extra bites here and there. It made a big difference with how I felt when I went to sleep at the end of a long day. I was happy and satisfied knowing that I really knew how many calories went into my body that day.
Day 9: Thou Shall Not Carry Small Bills
What Dr. Oz says:
"The reason, vending machines. Vending machines love small bills, and human beings like putting small bills in vending machines. With this temptation it's too easy to get 100 or 200 extra calories of food. Most people buy more because they're not going to pocket the extra change. The result is you feed there over and over again. I want you to leave the house without small bills in your pocket. You won't want to break a $20 bill in order to buy junk foods in a vending machine."
What blogger says:
The vending machine blues. Oh how I know that feeling all too well. Especially during mid-morning and the afternoon slump, the vending machine can get pretty tempting. But, when was the last time you saw a fresh vegetable or low-fat cheese stick in the vending machine? Almost everything in vending machines are nutrient-free and unhealthy for you, so avoiding them in general is a good rule of thumb.
Day 10: Thou Shall Not Eat Standing Up or in a Car
What Dr. Oz says:
"Eat a preplanned meal while you're stationary, and eat it while you're sitting down. You will actually know what you're doing. You are aware, you're not distracted and you're not rushing; most important, you are not overeating."
What blogger says:
I liked this commandment because not only is it good for my physical health, it's good for my mental health. Eating while watching TV or multitasking in some other way is distracting, and it prevents you from really tasting and enjoying your meal. Therefore, I decided to fully concentrate on what I was eating and it allowed me to taste all of the flavors and appreciate the food in front of me.
Source: http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/04/07/dr-ozs-10-commandments-for-weight-loss-we-tried-it/
What Dr. Oz says:
"When you wear stretchy clothes, it's difficult to tell if you are gaining weight because you gain weight without realizing it. When you wear clothes that fit with a set size you let clothes be your gauge. They alert your body if something is getting a little tight so you can correct the course early on."
What blogger says:
For my first day, I was excited for this commandment. Stretchy clothes hug me in places that I feel self conscious about anyway, so it was refreshing to get rid of them. Jeans and slacks have set sizes -- there is no excuse when the waist gets a little tight. Stretchy pants, however, allow you to cheat because they won't reprimand you -- they'll just stretch!
Day 2: Thou Shall Not Keep "Fat Clothes" in Your Closet
What Dr. Oz says:
"I don't want anybody out there who's losing their weight thinking, 'it's okay if I overeat a little bit, it's not a problem because I can still wear these clothes.'"
What blogger says:
This was a great day for me. Going through my clothes and throwing out anything that was too big for me felt refreshing and cleansing. Those clothes are only a reminder of the past and what I used to look like, so they shouldn't be in my life anymore. Having them there was only a reminder of what I knew I didn't want to go back to.
Day 3: Thou Shall Not Eat Meat That Walks on Four Legs More Than One Time A Week
What Dr. Oz says:
"The reason is that there's less saturated fat in animals that walk on two legs like chickens, or don't have any legs like fish. Additionally, women who eat large amounts of red meat more than once a week actually have 50 percent higher chance of dying of heart disease. They also have higher cancer rates, so there are double benefits from the third commandment."
What blogger says:
As a vegetarian, this commandment was obviously very easy for me to do. But, I must say I do very much agree with Dr. Oz. on this one. I think it's important to give your body a break of red meat protein, as it has harmful health effects when eaten too often.
Day 4: Thou Shall Not Graze or Browse in Search of Prey
What Dr. Oz says:
"You need to plan your meals before you go to the fridge. Too many times we're wandering like reptiles foraging for food. We make food decisions. You want to create the plate that you're going to eat using your brain rather than impulses that lead you to naturally overeat, which is what happens when you're hungry and going in there five to seven times a day."
What blogger says:
This commandment was very effective for me. It really opened my eyes as to how much I was eating throughout the day -- especially things that weren't in my healthy eating plan. It helped me plan not just my meals, but every piece of food I was going to put in my mouth. It also encouraged good eating habits for the future.
Day 5: Thou Shall Not Eat After 7:30 PM
What Dr. Oz says:
"The average American goes to bed around 10:00 p.m. You need to have two hours of time between when you eat your dinner and when you go to bed. When you eat late at night, a couple of things happen. First of all, you're more likely to be eating in front of the TV, which means you're distracted and likely to eat more. You also tend to get high-calorie snacks in the late night hours. Try to move your meals up a tiny little bit whatever way you can to make 7:30 p.m. your ideal cut off time."
What blogger says:
This was one of the hardest commandments for me. 7:30 p.m. is early for me! However, I liked this day because it forced me to plan out a full and nutritious dinner. Instead of eating something at 6:30 or 7 p.m. and then being hungry later on in the night, I ate a complete dinner at a reasonable time and stayed full until bed time.
Day 6: Thou Shall Not Pile On Food On a Plate More Than One Inch High or Two Inches to the Edge of the Plate
What Dr. Oz says:
"Larger portions mean a lot more calories."
What blogger says:
This one definitely kept my portion sizes in check. I made sure to eat only until I was comfortably full, rather than eating everything on plate which leads to overeating. Only taking what you need can really cut calories.
Day 7: Thou Shall Not Chew Less Than 20 Bites
What Dr. Oz says:
"When you're chewing, your body is beginning to process the reality that you're putting food in it. It takes awhile for those hormones to circle back. The perception of fullness depends completely on back and forth chemistry between your stomach and your brain. As you chew, you give yourself several minutes for that processing to occur. So you're helping your biology of blubber take you to a weight that you could be happy at."
What blogger says:
I liked this commandment because it forced me to eat more slowly and consciously. Sometimes when we're deprived of food we tend to eat mindlessly. Mindless eating doesn't allow our brains to register fullness, which causes over-consumption and subsequently an uncomfortable bloated feeling. Making sure I chewed my food fully taught me how to eat at a healthy pace and really enjoy my food.
Day 8: Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbors Plate
What Dr. Oz says:
"These snacks, these little bites from someone else's sandwich, these little sweets, whatever it is, it adds up. It adds up, on average, to over 1,000 calories a day. That's why grazers, believe it or not, are getting into trouble. These calories count with all the other calories you already eat."
What blogger says:
In my opinion, this was his most important and effective commandment. For the whole day, I only ate what I had already given myself permission to eat. No cheating, no mindless eating, no extra bites here and there. It made a big difference with how I felt when I went to sleep at the end of a long day. I was happy and satisfied knowing that I really knew how many calories went into my body that day.
Day 9: Thou Shall Not Carry Small Bills
What Dr. Oz says:
"The reason, vending machines. Vending machines love small bills, and human beings like putting small bills in vending machines. With this temptation it's too easy to get 100 or 200 extra calories of food. Most people buy more because they're not going to pocket the extra change. The result is you feed there over and over again. I want you to leave the house without small bills in your pocket. You won't want to break a $20 bill in order to buy junk foods in a vending machine."
What blogger says:
The vending machine blues. Oh how I know that feeling all too well. Especially during mid-morning and the afternoon slump, the vending machine can get pretty tempting. But, when was the last time you saw a fresh vegetable or low-fat cheese stick in the vending machine? Almost everything in vending machines are nutrient-free and unhealthy for you, so avoiding them in general is a good rule of thumb.
Day 10: Thou Shall Not Eat Standing Up or in a Car
What Dr. Oz says:
"Eat a preplanned meal while you're stationary, and eat it while you're sitting down. You will actually know what you're doing. You are aware, you're not distracted and you're not rushing; most important, you are not overeating."
What blogger says:
I liked this commandment because not only is it good for my physical health, it's good for my mental health. Eating while watching TV or multitasking in some other way is distracting, and it prevents you from really tasting and enjoying your meal. Therefore, I decided to fully concentrate on what I was eating and it allowed me to taste all of the flavors and appreciate the food in front of me.
Source: http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/04/07/dr-ozs-10-commandments-for-weight-loss-we-tried-it/
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Craptastic "commandments" for Dr Oz.
Maintain a consistent caloric deficit
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Profit0 -
snort.0
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That'll be $200. You can send it to me at...0
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ughhh.... Dr. Oz.....0
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I'm only wearing stretch pants (motivates me to exercise because I don't exercise in jeans) until I reach close to my goal weight and I wake up at noon so I eat dinner at 9-10 pm, which is FINE since I go to bed at 2-3 am.
Dr. Oz can stuff it.0 -
Dr Oz is à joke0
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Additionally, women who eat large amounts of red meat more than once a week actually have 50 percent higher chance of dying of heart disease. They also have higher cancer rates, so there are double benefits from the third commandment."
This is such bull****. Correlation does not equal causation. Let's look at the other eating and lifestyle habits of people who typically consume large amounts of red meat, and it should be easy to figure out why heart disease and cancer are problems for them.0 -
Yeeeah, Dr. Oz isn't really that credible of a source to me, much like most TV doctors.0
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Dr Oz is à joke
No kidding. Those are 10 stupid *kitten* rules that make no sense whatsoever.0 -
Dr Oz is à joke
^Exactly. I cringe when I see some of the crap he says on tv. =/ Especially that episode about women losing the weight in their butt or stomach. He pretty much was telling them that you can 'spot reduce'. I used to watch it just for the laughs but after that one I just couldn't take it anymore.0 -
Wow, these are even worse than I thought they would be.0
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Day 1: Thou Shall Not Wear Pants That Stretch
Most people don't only wear stretchy pants. (Nacho Libre: "When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun.")
Day 2: Thou Shall Not Keep "Fat Clothes" in Your Closet
You're not dedicated to weight loss if you're not worried about overeating because of your backup fat clothes.
Day 3: Thou Shall Not Eat Meat That Walks on Four Legs More Than One Time A Week
Dr. Oz is notoriously bad about citing studies. Many are complete crap-don't take his statistics seriously.
Day 4: Thou Shall Not Graze or Browse in Search of Prey
Snacking is not bad. If you do, your blood sugar will be more stable-you'll feel better and be less likely to stuff yourself during main meals.
Day 5: Thou Shall Not Eat After 7:30 PM
And to keep from getting hungry, you're probably going to make yourself a bigger dinner than usual...
Day 6: Thou Shall Not Pile On Food On a Plate More Than One Inch High or Two Inches to the Edge of the Plate
But what is the food and how big is your plate? Remember, half your plate is supposed to be vegetables and fruit. A piece of fruit and a cup of vegetables are each one serving.
Day 7: Thou Shall Not Chew Less Than 20 Bites
It does take a while for you to feel full if you eat quickly. But it's better to educate yourself about serving sizes than to count bites to know that you've eaten enough.
Day 8: Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbors Plate
Small bites of your friends' food adds up to over 1,000 calories a day? Doubtful. Still good to keep track of the small stuff. This is an example of how Dr. Oz may have some truth to what he says but morphs it so it contains some falsehood.
Day 9: Thou Shall Not Carry Small Bills
This is not realistic. If you pay with cash, you're going to break it up. Nothing costs $20 flat.
Day 10: Thou Shall Not Eat Standing Up or in a Car
It is important to be aware of what you are eating, but that should be done when you are choosing what to eat, when packing your lunch at home, ordering at a restaurant, or serving yourself dinner. Focus then and you don't have to worry about being distracted while you're eating.
Overall, I only see #8 as marginally useful. I really don't get it. There's so much other advice he could have given. And yeah, I know it's all about the money and sponsorships, but that doesn't really factor in here.0 -
I have to say that, if this hadn't been Dr Oz, I'm sure it would have been better received. Personally, I can see why very little of it works for me, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't work for others. The most obvious one for me to ignore is throwing away the fat clothes. I hope to be pregnant again some day, so I want to need them again. What I really regret is all the skinny clothes I threw out over the years which would certainly fit again
So, the rules wouldn't work for me precisely, but there is some sound logic behind them that may help those who have yet to discover mfp :laugh:0 -
LOL!!! I came here hoping to not get bashed at too much for not agreeing with anything Dr. Oz says.
And I read all the comments and everyone agrees with me. He's a load of bull LOL!
i love MFP
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RULES RULES RULES that's all you get with these stupid weight loss shows or web sites. follow your heart it will lead you in the right direction. it has served me well.0
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lol that is the typical person who gose to bed at 10pm. so if you just have to remember that is 2.5 hours before bed. I know if you go for a walk after eating it helps with the digestive track and you burn off some of the calories0
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If you are worried about your Pegnacy cloths go get those seal up bags and vacuume seal your cloths in there were they will be safe and put them up for when you have a baby, but most likely there will be some cuter clothes by that time you will want to buy instead. Good luck on your goal.0
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I have to say that, if this hadn't been Dr Oz, I'm sure it would have been better received.
Haha true that0
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