80 bites diet?
e11enr0se
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has anyone tried this? It's a diet (more like lifestyle) where your goal is to eat 80 bites of food per day. it makes sense that it would help with weight loss...unless you take HUGE bites. Apparently most people average about 120 bites or so. Theres an app for it as well, but I wanted to know if anyone on MFP has had personal success with it!
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Even if it was the best thing ever, I know I'd lose track of bites before I've finished with breakfast. Logging foods and keeping track of the calories is so much easier.
Plus bites of vegetables and bites of lasagna are WAY different. You could end up way under or way over a reasonable calorie count.0 -
Grabbing some popcorn, here we go again.0
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Even if it was the best thing ever, I know I'd lose track of bites before I've finished with breakfast. Logging foods and keeping track of the calories is so much easier.
Plus bites of vegetables and bites of lasagna are WAY different. You could end up way under or way over a reasonable calorie count.
Right, i see what you're saying. The app helps with the counting of bites, but it would be obnoxious to have to remember to press the "bite" button every time you put something in your mouth. However I'm pretty bad with over-eating so I'm curious if this would help me.0 -
Grabbing some popcorn, here we go again.
haha, has this been up for debate before? I just recently stumbled across it0 -
Grabbing some popcorn, here we go again.
haha, has this been up for debate before? I just recently stumbled across it
There have been several discussions over diets like this.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/788018-the-80bites-diet?hl=bite+diet
Most fad diet/alternative food plans threads get heated, surprised this one has not yet.0 -
Even if it was the best thing ever, I know I'd lose track of bites before I've finished with breakfast. Logging foods and keeping track of the calories is so much easier.
Plus bites of vegetables and bites of lasagna are WAY different. You could end up way under or way over a reasonable calorie count.
Right, i see what you're saying. The app helps with the counting of bites, but it would be obnoxious to have to remember to press the "bite" button every time you put something in your mouth. However I'm pretty bad with over-eating so I'm curious if this would help me.
Instead of counting bites, something that could help is just putting your fork down and having to pick it up again for each bite. It will slow down your eating to give you a chance to feel full. However, if you are binging/overeating for emotional reasons, most likely neither of these solutions would help you. Figuring out why you are emotionally eating, and solving the underlying issue would probably be more beneficial than counting bites.0 -
Grabbing some popcorn, here we go again.
haha, has this been up for debate before? I just recently stumbled across it
There have been several discussions over diets like this.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/788018-the-80bites-diet?hl=bite+diet
Most fad diet/alternative food plans threads get heated, surprised this one has not yet.
interesting. I searched for it so that I wasn't repeating a topic but that thread didn't come up. sorry for the repeat everyone!0 -
Even if it was the best thing ever, I know I'd lose track of bites before I've finished with breakfast. Logging foods and keeping track of the calories is so much easier.
Plus bites of vegetables and bites of lasagna are WAY different. You could end up way under or way over a reasonable calorie count.
Right, i see what you're saying. The app helps with the counting of bites, but it would be obnoxious to have to remember to press the "bite" button every time you put something in your mouth. However I'm pretty bad with over-eating so I'm curious if this would help me.
Instead of counting bites, something that could help is just putting your fork down and having to pick it up again for each bite. It will slow down your eating to give you a chance to feel full. However, if you are binging/overeating for emotional reasons, most likely neither of these solutions would help you. Figuring out why you are emotionally eating, and solving the underlying issue would probably be more beneficial than counting bites.
i think a lot of it is boredom or stress. i'm an architecture student so when i have work to do i WORK. when i have downtime i like to relax... i gotta find some balance.
what i'm asking is if anyone has actually done this successfully. i don't consider it a fad diet, as it doesn't tell you what you can or cannot eat. i just think it would help me to be mindful.0 -
80 bites of celery, or 80 bites of Big Mac ?0
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80 bites of butter... got it.0
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sorry no one has been able to read properly and answer your question. if i ever do try this i will let you know how it goes. good luck!0
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80 bites of celery, or 80 bites of Big Mac ?
touché.
all arguments aside...
has anyone ACTUALLY tried it?0 -
sorry no one has been able to read properly and answer your question. i have never tried it before, but i may give it a shot and let you know how it goes. good luck!
thank you!! i'm not trying to set up a debate here!0 -
Couldn't do it. Would starve to death. I eat tiny bites.0
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Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but I think that is probably the stupidest thing I have ever heard.... they have an app for everything doesn't mean it is a good app...the only thing that works is eating right and exercise ... period !!!!!!!0
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This crap again. I wouldn't do it. Its unsafe. watch your cals and exercise.0
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You're probably not going to get anyone on here who has tried this diet, since the whole point of the site is to count calories and NOT get into fad diets (and no matter what you say, this IS a fad diet). I doubt anyone on here had done this, common sense tells you it's a bad idea.0
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there was a woman that posted a "20 bites a day" forum post and said she had lost a bunch of weight on it (in my opinion starving herself), trying to preach it to others. her post was locked/deleted and she either deleted herself from MFP, or she was removed from MFP...0
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all arguments aside...
has anyone ACTUALLY tried it?
They died. Of severe starvation.
Sorry, but I've already got 30 bites here at breakfast, and I still have like four or five meals left today.... It honestly just doesn't make sense.
The truth is.... it is A LOT easier to count your bites than pay attention to your calories, and eating healthy, and getting enough protein, etc. That's why people do it.... they want an easy quick weight loss fix. Not gonna happen. It takes work.0 -
I think this is a one way trip to an eating disorder and I'd advise against it.0
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no, just no.0
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Heh..WHY would anyone try it?!0
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i trialed the app for about 1 minute and got sick of tapping the screen at about 5 bites
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It's a diet (more like lifestyle) where your goal is to eat 80 bites of food per day. it makes sense that it would help with weight loss...unless you take HUGE bites.
i like turtles.
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There's this thing called calorie counting. I hear it totally works. People talk about this calorie counting site called MyFitnessPal.0
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I have a workout to go with this.
Anytime I go poop, I keep a rolled up piece of cloth and bite on it while pooping.
The deeper the marks, means the bigger the effort put into it. Each milimeter represents 100 calories. On days I get constipated I get really good burns!0 -
OP (ellen0rose) don't take the responses personally. It isn't you, it's the ridiculous idea that an 80 bite diet is in any way a substitute for a healthy meal plan. Just let it go. This is just what happens when any weird "diet" pops onto these boards.0
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I have a workout to go with this.
Anytime I go poop, I keep a rolled up piece of cloth and bite on it while pooping.
The deeper the marks, means the bigger the effort put into it. Each milimeter represents 100 calories. On days I get constipated I get really good burns!
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Has anyone tried it? - not me because it is stupid.0
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I have a workout to go with this.
Anytime I go poop, I keep a rolled up piece of cloth and bite on it while pooping.
The deeper the marks, means the bigger the effort put into it. Each milimeter represents 100 calories. On days I get constipated I get really good burns!
Try vasoline - may help the butt burn!0
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