Dr. Oz's Day Off Diet

Dinah2
Dinah2 Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Anyone see the Dr. Oz Day Off Diet on TV? You eat healthy foods 6 days a week and off one day. So you choose which day you want off. It seems intriguing. What do you think?

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    I avoid Dr. Oz like the plague. I know that doesn't really help with this particular diet, but the man has an awful track record. My assumption is if he's endorsing it, stay far away.

    Better to just eat a sensible, nutritious, and portion appropriate diet.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Bologne. Eat in a deficit, a weekly deficit. If you want to bank some calories for the weekend, fine. Even if you eat "healthy" for 6 days, it doesn't mean you will lose weight. Lots of calorie dense foods are healthy.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I could seriously pig out on the seventh day. If it's from Dr. Oz it's garbage.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Dr. Oz is an unfortunately quacky individual who has a lot of media attention. I don't follow anything he says after I tried the "cleanse" juice he recommended and cleansed my colon. Awful.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Dr. Oz is a moron who has a new fabulous diet every week.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Anything that starts with "Dr Oz's..." is complete and utter garbage and should be avoided/ignored. He's nothing but a snake oil huckster and has a new "miracle" every show.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Just ignore anything Dr oz says and you'll be fine
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    Dr Oz.......
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
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  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    edited January 2016
    Dr. Oz is banned from my TV. Between the raspberry ketones, green coffee extract, and whatever other snake oil he has peddled on his show followed by the congressional hearing, I don't know why people still watch him.

    OP, I suggest watching this before tuning into the next episode (there is some NSFW language):

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/26/john-oliver-obliterates-dr-oz-the-worst-person-ever-on-tv-in-scrubs-including-katherine-heigl.html

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/06/17/dr-oz-senate-panel-weight-scams/10701067/

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/25/doctor-why-quack-tv-docs-like-dr-oz-and-dr-phil-need-to-go.html

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/19/half-of-dr-ozs-medical-advice-is-baseless-or-wrong-study-says/

    http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/physicians-columbia-dump-dr-oz-hawking-quack-treatments-n343591

    http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/01/dr_oz_ironically_attacks_scammers_using_his_name_to_sell_questionable_products.html
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    It couldn't hurt to try, but if you don't work it right, you won't accomplish anything. Also, if it involves giving him money in any way, just say no.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    Lots of people will follow this advice due to the fact that he's Dr. Oz. And unfortunately they'll do it wrong, just like other bad advice he gives on weight loss.

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  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    I avoid Dr. Oz like the plague. I know that doesn't really help with this particular diet, but the man has an awful track record. My assumption is if he's endorsing it, stay far away.

    Better to just eat a sensible, nutritious, and portion appropriate diet.

    Yup...i also avoid him like the plague....him and the banana girl and her crazy bf...
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    jkal1979 wrote: »
    Dr. Oz is banned from my TV. Between the raspberry ketones, green coffee extract, and whatever other snake oil he has peddled on his show followed by the congressional hearing, I don't know why people still watch him.

    OP, I suggest watching this before tuning into the next episode (there is some NSFW language):

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/26/john-oliver-obliterates-dr-oz-the-worst-person-ever-on-tv-in-scrubs-including-katherine-heigl.html

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    https://youtu.be/WA0wKeokWUU John Oliver ...absolutely hilarious clip!
  • MissElectricEyeliner
    MissElectricEyeliner Posts: 122 Member
    Ugh I hated seeing this on TV. Let's say for example, I could lose two pounds every week. If I ate whatever I wanted one day out of every week, I personally could eat back enough to gain a pound in that one day - making what would be a 8lbs loss at the end of the month turning into only a 4lbs loss. Anyways, that's my logic on it.
  • joannajohnsonrn
    joannajohnsonrn Posts: 36 Member

    The Day Off diet seems reasonable, but like others mentioned, there is a chance you set yourself up for failure if you truly jump far off the wagon during your day off. However, it is promoting logical food items like vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, etc. which are an important part of losing weight and living healthy. I have not heard much brought up about exercise with this plan, but again, it is a 'diet' plan, not promoted as a 'life style' plan. It does not appear to log calories either, which I think helps with portion control.


    I have not watched his show but a couple times when he first started. In early 2005 I read his book Healing from the Heart, which was the first time I heard of him. I read this after listening to him talk with Krista Tippett on the radio show Speaking of Faith. I thought he was amazing back then.
    Too bad he brought on such bad press to himself, he was really before his time in cardiology.
  • TraciHindes
    TraciHindes Posts: 16 Member
    My mom did that while on weight watchers and it worked for her. She wound up losing 70 lbs. Instead of eating chocolate, or whatever, seven nights a week, it was only once. It all depends on you and what works for you. Try it for a month, if it works, GREAT !! If it doesn't, you won't have to continue it, and won't have to say "I wonder if....."
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    kkenseth wrote: »
    Dr. Oz is an unfortunately quacky individual who has a lot of media attention. I don't follow anything he says after I tried the "cleanse" juice he recommended and cleansed my colon. Awful.

    I think he is a good cardio thoracic surgeon, but a terrible tv personality. You can't be completely brain dead and be able to perform heart transplants. That said, he doesn't really do hospital work much anymore. He just has to pop in from time to time to keep his license.
  • truelight_photo_craig
    truelight_photo_craig Posts: 347 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    I avoid Dr. Oz like the plague. I know that doesn't really help with this particular diet, but the man has an awful track record. My assumption is if he's endorsing it, stay far away.

    Better to just eat a sensible, nutritious, and portion appropriate diet.

    Agree...
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    realityfades wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    Dr. Oz is an unfortunately quacky individual who has a lot of media attention. I don't follow anything he says after I tried the "cleanse" juice he recommended and cleansed my colon. Awful.

    I think he is a good cardio thoracic surgeon, but a terrible tv personality. You can't be completely brain dead and be able to perform heart transplants. That said, he doesn't really do hospital work much anymore. He just has to pop in from time to time to keep his license.

    He's said to have been a good surgeon. Then he fell prey to the allure of big money, jumped the shark and became a TV snake oil salesman, peddling/endorsing things that he should know are scams. But he's getting paid and that's apparently all that matters now.
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    realityfades wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    Dr. Oz is an unfortunately quacky individual who has a lot of media attention. I don't follow anything he says after I tried the "cleanse" juice he recommended and cleansed my colon. Awful.

    I think he is a good cardio thoracic surgeon, but a terrible tv personality. You can't be completely brain dead and be able to perform heart transplants. That said, he doesn't really do hospital work much anymore. He just has to pop in from time to time to keep his license.

    He's said to have been a good surgeon. Then he fell prey to the allure of big money, jumped the shark and became a TV snake oil salesman, peddling/endorsing things that he should know are scams. But he's getting paid and that's apparently all that matters now.

    Yes, I agree.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    I have the pleasure of transcribing segments of his show. I did the ones for this new diet before Christmas and had a bet with myself on when I would see the first post on here about his latest and greatest Day Off diet. I bet the second week in January. I almost won a cookie. That I would have made room for and wouldn't have to take a "day off" to eat it.

    He's putting a fancy spin on the classic "cheat day" idea. I don't need cheat days. I think, as others have said, it sets people up for failure.

    But whether you have a cheat day, take magic beans or listen to Dr. Oz (which I don't recommend) it all comes down to the fact that any diet that creates a caloric deficit will work. If your "day off" causes you to consume too many calories to wipe out the rest of the week's deficit, it will not work.

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