80 bites diet?

How many calories is per lick?

Coz my dog licking his own butt would totally explain why he's a fatty!

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...

Yeah. This. True story.
So glad I got my animated GIF in before the thread got locked.
Yippeeeee!

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.

^ this. i'm sure the OP is a very nice, well-meaning person. it's just that then whole concept of losing weight by limiting the number of bites is preposterous and worthy of mocking. for example, i can eat a Reese's PB cup in 2 bites (easily) so i could eat 39 per day while adhering to the 80 bite limit. 39 x 110 = 4290 calories. i would balloon up and still not be in violation of this "dietary concept".

it's all about calories in vs. calories out. eat less, move more.

mmmm, 80 bites of BACON.....

LMFAO!

80 Bites large bites of a Donut Burger.....hmmm Could I actually lose weight this way:noway:

I'd starve on 80 bites a day. Just eating a 300 calorie salad takes me 40 bites or so.

There's this thing called calorie counting. I hear it totally works. People talk about this calorie counting site called MyFitnessPal.

^ I lol'ed. :laugh: :drinker:

Anyways, personally, no...I haven't tried it. Counting bites sounds ridiculous, in my opinion. Not only is it hard to estimate how large or small a bite is, it also doesn't account for the calories in which you consume. To each their own, but I have to agree with the major opinion in this thread.

Good luck, if you are still going to try it. But I do think you should really think about it -- it is a good way to start an ED if you're not careful. MFP is a great way to lose the weight, because it makes you take your actual food into consideration instead of saying, "Hey, you still have 40 bites today...!" and you use it all on food you wouldn't even know is crappy. Not only that, but it also helps you keep your body strong by ensuring that you still get all the calories you need to function.

Again, good luck.

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.

^ agreed.

Have you tried pinpointing the reasons why you overeat? Like do you tend to mindlessly eat while watching tv? If so maybe you should only eat at a kitchen table with the tv turned off. There are many solutions to overeating, but this does not sound like one of them. If it was me, Id be too busy counting bites to determine if I am still hungry or if im just eating. In short this diet sounds distracting and too variable (ex. a bite of bread is much bigger than a bite of soup).

So....are you going to try this? Let us know how it goes.

I haven't tried it... I'm not really into scammy BS diet tricks. I can't believe it's something people actually take seriously, to be honest.

if you were searching the internet for an effective diet plan, you should've called it quits when you got here. no short cuts. do it right, learn how to live healthfully, and everything will fall into place. there is no fast lane that you're overlooking. count your intake, make it less than your output, and you will lose weight. mfp has staying power - you can't count 80 bites a day for the rest of your life, that is nonsense. you can, however learn to eat properly, achieve your goals, and use what you've learned to keep it that way. don't rush greatness.

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...

And five months previously, she had posted a thread about the no-s diet. Something about no snacking no something and not something else. She was sure it was gonna lose her a ton a weight. Five months later, she was in the same place, and was starting a new fad diet.

I'd just suggest that that might be instructive of the value of fad diets and recommend that you log food and do it the MFP way.

It's a fad diet because it is not helping you learn positive new behaviors, doesn't address the reason for the struggle with weight loss, there is no nutritional education - you can eat junk in 80 bites, it is not sustainable, and there is no exercise plan or encouragement of daily physical exercise.