21 day diet? Is it worth trying?

What happens on day 22?

General rule of thumb: ANYTHING that promises a quick fix or short length of time to success is not worth your attention. The truth about weight loss is that it takes time, effort, and perseverance. Put your numbers into MFP, learn about how you need to eat to stay at your calorie goal, and try, try, try. That's it. Read the sticky posts in each of the topics and educate yourself about what it takes to achieve success.

snickerscharlie wrote: »

What happens on day 22?

lol the eternal question

day 22:

shell1005 wrote: »

In my opinion, no.

I find those little colored boxes that tell you what to eat absolutely silly. I think that logging your food and making sure you stay at a deficit is way more effective and hey...it's free!

And to answer the question, you keep doing rounds of 21 days until you get to the goal where you want to be.

The videos don't look bad, but they seem way overpriced. You can find Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and a lot of other programs on youtube for free.

If you can't tell...I am a fan of free.

I completely agree, I know people who are on it and they love it but I look at it and think *kitten* I'll save my $180.00 and use my food scale and you-tube for my workouts. I also don't believe in those shakes they want you to buy. That is also part of the Beach body workout/weight loss programs. I do understand some people don't know where to begin, but to that I say research and talk with your doctor or a dietitian.

conniescakes1 wrote: »

shell1005 wrote: »

In my opinion, no.

I find those little colored boxes that tell you what to eat absolutely silly. I think that logging your food and making sure you stay at a deficit is way more effective and hey...it's free!

And to answer the question, you keep doing rounds of 21 days until you get to the goal where you want to be.

The videos don't look bad, but they seem way overpriced. You can find Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and a lot of other programs on youtube for free.

If you can't tell...I am a fan of free.

I completely agree, I know people who are on it and they love it but I look at it and think *kitten* I'll save my $180.00 and use my food scale and you-tube for my workouts. I also don't believe in those shakes they want you to buy. That is also part of the Beach body workout/weight loss programs. I do understand some people don't know where to begin, but to that I say research and talk with your doctor or a dietitian.

Totally agree with the above- also one of the often unmentioned pitfalls of these plans is a lot of people don't know what to do after/how to maintain once they've achieved the goal.

For instance a friend of ours followed the "Ideal Protein" diet, lost a ton of weight but once he had achieved his target his options were to: figure out how to proceed on his own or keep paying big $$ to follow their program. Being a stingy person (not unlike myself) who was sick and tired of following the (seemingly) strict plan, he chose to figure it out on his own and proceeded to re-gain ALL of the 50+ lbs he lost over the course of a year because he hadn't educated himself on why he had gained the weight to begin with, nor how to maintain losses once achieved.

I would say to skip the diet plan and save the $$

draznyth wrote: »

snickerscharlie wrote: »

What happens on day 22?

lol the eternal question

day 22:

My husband and I are going to try it. I just want the exercise videos because I'm already monitoring my portions and tracking on MFP. My husband wants to learn portion control and what a balanced diet looks like so he is excited for the diet plan. He doesn't want to be tracking calories constantly. Some we both can get some benefit from it we are giving it a try. I don't think it is sustainable long term, but the premise is that it takes 21 times for something to become a habit,so if we can get in to better habits after a round or 2 of the plan then I will feel like the $60 was with it.

Shelby, it is actually a very good program. The containers are used to help people understand what proper portion sizes should look like. It was designed for people who need to get a better handle on their eating, to figure out how much of each food group you should be eating. It isnt a quick fix program it is helping you establish better habits you can continue for the rest of your life but in a structured kind of way until you get a better understanding of what you are doing. The exercises are basic but really work you out and are good for all fitness levels.