21 day fix

nywhaley wrote: »

This is my first week of starting this program. Its certainly been challenging preparing all the food that I have to eat through out the day. Its more volume than quantity I must say. Is there anyone else out there that is doing the 21 day fix?

Trying to!

trippingbilly16 wrote: »

I'm so sick of negative nancy's!

The 21 day fix, although I've never done it, is perhaps a great way for someone who has never learned how to "eat at a deficit" or "reasonable" in a manor that suits their lifestyle.

If it inspires someone to start on the healthy train and develop great habits down the road, for the long run, why on earth would anyone at a community called "my fitness pal" be anything but positive!!?!!

Who is being negative?? People are offering their insight on something. This is a public forum. If you are this sensitive maybe you shouldn't be on the internet.

A LOT of diet books; too many frankly. Most follow a fairly standard organization, with very very few exceptions, most will tell you that ‘calorie restricted diets don’t work for weight loss’ and that whatever magic they are selling is the key to quick, easy (and of course permanent) weight loss.

Whether it’s insulin, dietary fat, the protein:carbohydrate or insulin:glucagon ratio, partitioning or whatever other BS, they will make it sound like caloric intake is not the key aspect in whether or not someone gains weight.

In almost all cases, the idea that food intake must be restricted in any fashion is dismissed; if it is mentioned it is generally as a short aside late in the book that nobody pays any attention to.

This is purely a psychological ploy; it sucks to have to consciously restrict food intake and this causes mental stress. Simply knowing that you can’t eat what you want when you want it blows; I hate it as much as the next person. Many people will feel hungrier simply because they know that they can’t eat what they want when they want it.

Yet the fundamental fact is that the body will NOT have any need to tap into stored body fat unless the individual is burning more calories than they are taking in. Of course this means that either energy expenditure has to go up, caloric intake has to go down, or both have to occur.

So how can these books make this claim? It’s simple: they all hide basic caloric restriction in whatever they happen to be proposing. Basically, this is Lyle’s Rule #1 of Diet books:

All diet books tell you that you won’t have to restrict calories, and then trick you into doing it anyway.

ETA: Same with diet fads such as shakeology, the need to eat or avoid certain foods etc

You will find the most successful members on this site follow a very simply method: CICO (calories in vs calories out). Of course they also pay attention to their macro and micro nutrient needs but nutrition is a whole other story. A calorie deficit is key for weight loss alone.

Source:http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/all-diets-work-the-importance-of-calories.html

trippingbilly16 wrote: »

I'm so sick of negative nancy's!

Welcome to the internet. Sorry to hear that after 20 posts, you are sick of it.

To the OP: 21 day fix is just that. A short term fix. It is not sustainable over the long term, and will not lead to permanent results.

Eat less, move more. It's a surprisingly simple equation. Measure & log all your foods, eat less than you used to, exercise more than you do now. Do what you will stick to. Some of us lift, some of us Zumba, some of us do it all. No one camp has all the answers, because the answer is as simple as do what you LIKE and will KEEP DOING. Be patient, you will be successful.

mscheftg wrote: »

randomtai wrote: »

Why not just eat regular food at a deficit?

Since you keep saying this... here's my question of you, what is "regular food" and "at a deficit"? It seems you aren't familiar with 21 Day Fix.

redheaddee wrote: »

To the OP: 21 day fix is just that. A short term fix. It is not sustainable over the long term, and will not lead to permanent results.

I agree with this post. I also think there are people who need to do something that will get them into eating less than they do now. It's not just as easy as "eat at a deficit" for people who are used to overeating.

The thing is that it really is that easy when you stop wasting time with quick fixes and realize that CICO is as simple as it is.

ilovelucy425 wrote: »

Oh my goodness. My first day back on the forum, reading my first post and I remember why I got off. 21 day fix is just what everyone here is suggesting that she should do! Real food in the quantities that are healthy. It's another way of measuring without using a scale. To each their own - it's a measuring system. It's a Beachbody system, none of which are a "diet". Any conversation that starts with, Why don't you, or you should just.... sounds kind of preachy. She asked if anyone else was doing 21 day fix, didn't ask for advise on what you think she should do.

To NY Whaley, Good Luck! I have friends doing that program but they're not on this site.

Welcome back... :laugh:

nywhaley wrote: »

This is my first week of starting this program. Its certainly been challenging preparing all the food that I have to eat through out the day. Its more volume than quantity I must say. Is there anyone else out there that is doing the 21 day fix?

I have been thinking about it. Even using myfitnesspal I find myself making bad choices. 21 day fix is the only program I've seen that focuses on a healty balanced diet. I'm thinking it's a great program for beginners to learn. Personally I would definitely commit to it long term not just 21 days. Hope you will post updates

I'm on day 10 of the 21 day fix, but I am not following the workout. I'm doing insanity. I think its great for putting food into perspective. Hope it goes great for you. x

I tried it for 3 days and felt like I wasn't eating enough. I ate at my recommended calorie range and the specific colors that I was supposed to.

I'm on my third week. So far I've sticked to the workout plan 100% but I struggle with the nutrition plan. It has been an eye opener for veggies and fruits. I definetely don't eat enough.
The scale hasn't moved much but the measuring tape has! I'm going to take pics and final measurements on Sunday. I'm curious to see!

ilovelucy425 wrote: »

Oh my goodness. My first day back on the forum, reading my first post and I remember why I got off. 21 day fix is just what everyone here is suggesting that she should do! Real food in the quantities that are healthy. It's another way of measuring without using a scale. To each their own - it's a measuring system. It's a Beachbody system, none of which are a "diet". Any conversation that starts with, Why don't you, or you should just.... sounds kind of preachy. She asked if anyone else was doing 21 day fix, didn't ask for advise on what you think she should do.

To NY Whaley, Good Luck! I have friends doing that program but they're not on this site.

Just bolding the important part here.

Could you kindly define "real food"? Isn't all food real? Just curious because I've never picked up a plastic banana and thought about ingesting it.

livenletlive09 wrote: »

nywhaley wrote: »

This is my first week of starting this program. Its certainly been challenging preparing all the food that I have to eat through out the day. Its more volume than quantity I must say. Is there anyone else out there that is doing the 21 day fix?

I have been thinking about it. Even using myfitnesspal I find myself making bad choices. 21 day fix is the only program I've seen that focuses on a healty balanced diet. I'm thinking it's a great program for beginners to learn. Personally I would definitely commit to it long term not just 21 days. Hope you will post updates

So a plan that gives you color-coded Tupperware is going to fix (ha ha ha) making "bad choices"? What are these bad choices you speak of? Do you never plan on going out to eat? Going out with friends where there is a buffet of food not properly portioned in the pretty and colorful little containers?

Having a bunch of Tupperware that you have to add to a cabinet doesn't fix bad habits.