Boy George's Amazing Slim-Down: No Bread, No Sugar

sallyaj

Did you see Boy George's amazing transformation?

E-Online reports:

http://www.eonline.com/news/389759/boy-george-s-weight-loss-see-his-dramatic-transformation

The 51-year-old singer lost weight through:

Portion control
5 hour gaps between meals
No coffee or tea, except at meals
Water & fizzy water between meals
No bread
No sugar

Sounds like a sane program. He looks great!

MireyGal76

his makeup is much nicer too...

Peanutbutterx

i get how everything else could help you to loose weight but why no coffee or tea? i think its funny how he still has 80s makeup

_SABOTEUR_

Did you see Boy George's amazing transformation?

E-Online reports:

http://www.eonline.com/news/389759/boy-george-s-weight-loss-see-his-dramatic-transformation

The 51-year-old singer lost weight through:

Portion control
5 hour gaps between meals
No coffee or tea, except at meals
Water & fizzy water between meals
No bread
No sugar

Sounds like a sane program. He looks great!

He does look amazing. I couldn't go 100% without bread though. And by sugar does that just mean added sugar or does it include sugars that appear naturally in fruit?

catm805

Amazing indeed. He looks like two entirely different people.!

sallyaj

his makeup is much nicer too...

Yes, his face is glowing. He lost a lot of weight in the face but he doesn't have jowls.

sallyaj

Amazing indeed. He looks like two entirely different people.!

He looks younger -- but that often happens when people lose weight.

sallyaj

Did you see Boy George's amazing transformation?

E-Online reports:

http://www.eonline.com/news/389759/boy-george-s-weight-loss-see-his-dramatic-transformation

The 51-year-old singer lost weight through:

Portion control
5 hour gaps between meals
No coffee or tea, except at meals
Water & fizzy water between meals
No bread
No sugar

Sounds like a sane program. He looks great!

He does look amazing. I couldn't go 100% without bread though. And by sugar does that just mean added sugar or does it include sugars that appear naturally in fruit?

I know! I'd like more details on the diet.

sallyaj

i get how everything else could help you to loose weight but why no coffee or tea? i think its funny how he still has 80s makeup

True! Is it the eyebrows?

stumblinthrulife

"Portion control. 5 hour gaps between meals. No coffee or tea, except at meals," he tweeted. "Water & fizzy water between meals! No bread, sugar!"

In addition to that, Boy George admits that one of his "secrets" to slimming down is Freer Nutrition, a weight-loss program run by a nutritional therapist.

Unfortunately, many people will only take away the part I added emphasis to.

quirkytizzy

"Portion control. 5 hour gaps between meals. No coffee or tea, except at meals," he tweeted. "Water & fizzy water between meals! No bread, sugar!"

In addition to that, Boy George admits that one of his "secrets" to slimming down is Freer Nutrition, a weight-loss program run by a nutritional therapist.

Unfortunately, many people will only take away the part I added emphasis to.

My thought, too.

Good for George doing the work! He's sooo pretty!

eric_sg61

I eat a ton of bread and sugar. I must be doing it wrong:grumble:

stumblinthrulife

I eat a ton of bread and sugar. I must be doing it wrong:grumble:

Yeah, that's probably why you're struggling with the definition there, chubster. Get off the bread, lard-boy, and it'll make a real man of you.










*edited to add, just in case the sarcasm meter is broken, this is a joke. Please don't twist off my head and use it as a soccer ball.

tmauck4472

Exactly what I do, except I don't drink coffee or tea.

SRH7

The Freer plan is basically a really low carb diet, which is why he says no bread or sugar. You also leave five hours between each meal, which will stop grazing.

Basically sound, but not anything groundbreaking or new. He could have got the advice by buying an Atkins or South Beach Diet book rather than spending a fortune on a "nutritionist".

Rosplosion

Wait, five hours between meals? No freakin way I could manage that. I can't see how that helps with weight loss, either. I do have grazing issues, but waiting five hours between my planned foods would make that problem worse for me.

BUT to each their own.

Bbwnomore2

be still my heart i still him. and i wish my bedroom were covered in his posters once again!!!!!

Peanutbutterx

i feel like i couldnt survive with out bread!! sugar- maybe bread- no way!

Ladycooper8

He looks amaizing, i dont no how he got the no bread thing right tho, I cant live without bread, it helps me to stay fuller for longer, especially low gi bread, sugar i dont have to have, i havent had any since i started dieting two months ago, its a long time, but i prefer satisfying my sweet tooth with a apple or something fruity

lyndalpn

He is basically cutting out simple carbs. I cut out bread, sugar, rice and pasta on the advice of my endocrinologist when I was diagnosed with diabetes last June and have lost 79 lbs since then. I eat natural sugars in fruit, but nothing added. Don't understand the 5hours between meals or lack of tea or coffee though... That would do me in!

SRH7

Wait, five hours between meals? No freakin way I could manage that. I can't see how that helps with weight loss, either. I do have grazing issues, but waiting five hours between my planned foods would make that problem worse for me.

BUT to each their own.

I'm the exact opposite - if I eat frequently then I just never get full. Leaving gaps and waiting until I'm really hungry has helped me cut calories and I feel generally better on it (I frequently skip breakfast now on non-workout days or just have very light breakfast and lunch so I can have a big evening meal - calories in, calories out). I particuarly love to run first thing in the morning on an empty stomach then have a hearty breakfast when I get in (particuarly if it's snowing or raining outside - feel like I've earned it!).

It really does go to show that we are all different (and that MFP is the best tool for everyone as it is not prescriptive in how to eat and exercise).

And to those who are reminiscing about teenage crushes on Boy George - we must be in the same age group as I remember this clearly. Didn't have a crush on George (Roger Taylor from Duran Duran had pride of place on my bedroom walls) but I remember one of my friends embroidering a cushion with his name on for her bedroom. The idea that you could have a boyfriend who could help you do your makeup was such a revelation. We just didn't have a clue, did we?!!