Is Anyone Else Trying the "Hungry Girl Diet" ?
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Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
Umm, that is a diet :laugh:
Please read my prior posting. :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Most people would describe a diet as a short term means to lose weight, whereas portion control and being aware of what foods you eat is more a sustainable lifestyle change, therefore long term
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Her recipes are good but I haven't seen the diet.0
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Exactly! Anytime that you are having to count your calories (the basis of my fitness pal) then you are dieting. You can call it prettier words like cutting back, or eating healthier, or making a lifestyle change, but at the beginning of it, it's a diet. The whole point of this thread was that the girl just wanted to know if anyone else is trying it to see if they are having the same results. Not to have people act like they are appalled that she's dieting. Jeez. Great for you that you've lost weight but guess what you dieted. You took the time to consider what went into your mouth and what exercises were working for you....diet!0
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di·et1
/ˈdī-it/
noun
noun: diet; plural noun: diets
1.
the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
"a vegetarian diet"
synonyms:
selection of food, food, foodstuffs; More
informalgrub, nosh
"health problems related to your diet"
•
a regular occupation or series of activities in which one participates.
"a healthy diet of classical music"
2.
a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
"I'm going on a diet"
•
(of food or drink) with reduced fat or sugar content.
modifier noun: diet
"diet soft drinks"
verb
verb: diet; 3rd person present: diets; past tense: dieted; past participle: dieted; gerund or present participle: dieting
1.
restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.
"it's difficult to diet"0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.0 -
Exactly! Anytime that you are having to count your calories (the basis of my fitness pal) then you are dieting. You can call it prettier words like cutting back, or eating healthier, or making a lifestyle change, but at the beginning of it, it's a diet. The whole point of this thread was that the girl just wanted to know if anyone else is trying it to see if they are having the same results. Not to have people act like they are appalled that she's dieting. Jeez. Great for you that you've lost weight but guess what you dieted. You took the time to consider what went into your mouth and what exercises were working for you....diet!
I didn't lose weight this way. I simply ate everything I love in moderation within my calorie goal, the same thing I do to maintain.0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.0 -
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This is getting a little silly now. Ok yes granted that is the definition in the dictionary, but the definition of 'sick' means to feel nauseous or vomiting....but to a younger generation the meaning of the word changes. As is the case of the word diet, most would mean it to be a process which is short term0
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Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.0 -
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Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....0 -
ok just wanted to comment because i saw a quote in this thread where someone said losing 10 pounds in 4 weeks is dangerous and not sustainable ..i started MFP 30 days ago and it started me out at 1200 cals a day, this is what i'm eating even now and i have been exercising like i'm supposed to and i have lost 14-16 pounds since i started 30 days ago..if this is dangerous and not sustainable then what should i be doing differently?0
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I've seen her posts over the years and she has some good ideas. The journaling thing for me is tantamount to success; it helped me doing WW and that part of MFP helps tremendously. 10 lbs in a month isn't unreasonable, HOWEVER obviously everyone is different and requires different caloric amounts. So in short it certainly isn't a one size fits all, but if it works, great! There was an equation we used in human nutrition ( part of my human bio/ pre nursing major) that I simplified for myself as adding 00 to my weight to maintain. So my goal is 145, my intake would be 1400-1450 to stay at that weight. Right now I try to stay between 1500-1600 per day, and I am as active as my body allows me to be ( I have a systemic destructive joint disease). If I stuck to my plan religiously I might be able to drop 10 lbs in a month on my allotted amount, but I'm also medically obese. I think 1300 would be too low at this point.0
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Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....
Losing weight and keeping it off is much more than counting calories, etc and throwing out dictionary definitions, it's a mindset and changing your relationship with food. Losing weight is NOT grabbing the next fad that comes along for the quick fix. I realize this is not true for everyone, but it it for me.0 -
ok just wanted to comment because i saw a quote in this thread where someone said losing 10 pounds in 4 weeks is dangerous and not sustainable ..i started MFP 30 days ago and it started me out at 1200 cals a day, this is what i'm eating even now and i have been exercising like i'm supposed to and i have lost 14-16 pounds since i started 30 days ago..if this is dangerous and not sustainable then what should i be doing differently?
When you first start exercising/restricting calories, you can expect a large drop in weight (I lost 12 lbs in my first month) but it is likely that you will keep seeing the same results. If your goals are set correctly (which I won't know unless you post your stats) you should start losing on target after a few weeks.
If you want to PM me for more information, I'd be happy to share. Also, there are plenty of links posted on my profile if you want to check them out.0 -
thank you for that..based on what was said i thought i was doing something wrong or dangerous..it's a bit hard to know what is okay and what is not when there are so many people here with differing opinions..0
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thank you for that..based on what was said i thought i was doing something wrong or dangerous..it's a bit hard to know what is okay and what is not when there are so many people here with differing opinions..0
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Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....
Losing weight and keeping it off is much more than counting calories, etc and throwing out dictionary definitions, it's a mindset and changing your relationship with food. Losing weight is NOT grabbing the next fad that comes along for the quick fix. I realize this is not true for everyone, but it it for me.0 -
Never heard of it but will look it up!0
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Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....
Losing weight and keeping it off is much more than counting calories, etc and throwing out dictionary definitions, it's a mindset and changing your relationship with food. Losing weight is NOT grabbing the next fad that comes along for the quick fix. I realize this is not true for everyone, but it it for me.
No good or bad is involved here, and neither is there any right or wrong. Not everybody sees things the way that you do, and that's okay. I don't profess my perception of what a diet is or is not is right or wrong, just that it is what works for me.0 -
Ok, for the doubters: she calls herself Hungry Girl because traditional "diets" left her hungry, so she started making lower cal recipes of her favorite foods that still fill her up. It's not because you are hungry on it
The point is that NO "diet " s necessary to lose weight. Eat what you normally eat just less of it so that you are burning more than you eat.
We are all on a diet in the general sense of diet being the foods we choose toeat.
We are on a diet whether we restrict calories or not according to the definition of diet.
You use the word diet as you like, but as I have stated, to many others and myself it means something else. So that's all really there is to it.....
Losing weight and keeping it off is much more than counting calories, etc and throwing out dictionary definitions, it's a mindset and changing your relationship with food. Losing weight is NOT grabbing the next fad that comes along for the quick fix. I realize this is not true for everyone, but it it for me.
No good or bad is involved here, and neither is there any right or wrong. Not everybody sees things the way that you do, and that's okay. I don't profess my perception of what a diet is or is not is right or wrong, just that it is what works for me.0 -
She once advised viewers to buy deli cole slaw and rinse off the dressing. She also uses a TON of fat free and "light" products which I find unsatisfactory in taste.
I will lose .5 pounds a week eating the real thing.0
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