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Awesome guys thanks for all the inside advice1
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Im a fan of alot of potatoes in my diet, But no not ONLY potatoes. They definatly make a great diet staple though2
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I adore potatoes, but you need more to make a balanced diet.4
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youngcaseyr wrote: »It's a mono diet that is intended to help a person resolve an unhealthy relationship with food. By only eating potatoes, eating out of boredom or for emotional reasons eventually becomes less desireable because of the monotony of potatoes as well as the relative satiety that potatoes provide. Weight loss is usually a result of this diet because it can be very difficult to eat in excess or even at maintenance levels when eating plain potatoes- as in no oil, butter, sour cream, cheese, or anything else besides salt and spices.
That's what it is, although I was unaware that anyone other than that one Australian guy (SpudFit) was pushing it. He claims it helped with his "food addiction" by taking the hedonistic impulse out of eating for a while, and he apparently needed to lose a lot of weight and was monitored by a doctor.
It doesn't work any differently than any other diet -- you lose based on calories consumed (or a calorie deficit, really).
And important to note, as the poster did above, it's plain potatoes, NOT oil added and not "potato recipes."
Is it bad for you? It's overly low in fat and protein, but probably would be fine for a short period of time (or if you are monitored by a doctor like that one guy). I don't think it would teach you much about sustainable eating.3 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »youngcaseyr wrote: »It's a mono diet that is intended to help a person resolve an unhealthy relationship with food. By only eating potatoes, eating out of boredom or for emotional reasons eventually becomes less desireable because of the monotony of potatoes as well as the relative satiety that potatoes provide. Weight loss is usually a result of this diet because it can be very difficult to eat in excess or even at maintenance levels when eating plain potatoes- as in no oil, butter, sour cream, cheese, or anything else besides salt and spices.
That's what it is, although I was unaware that anyone other than that one Australian guy (SpudFit) was pushing it. He claims it helped with his "food addiction" by taking the hedonistic impulse out of eating for a while, and he apparently needed to lose a lot of weight and was monitored by a doctor.
It doesn't work any differently than any other diet -- you lose based on calories consumed (or a calorie deficit, really).
And important to note, as the poster did above, it's plain potatoes, NOT oil added and not "potato recipes."
Is it bad for you? It's overly low in fat and protein, but probably would be fine for a short period of time (or if you are monitored by a doctor like that one guy). I don't think it would teach you much about sustainable eating.
There's a guy with a book called "The Potato Hack", and I think there are corners of the internet where this is popularly used by people short term as a reset. I don't think people do it for more than 2 week stints or so.1 -
Temporary diets = yo-yo dieting = unhealthy.
to the OP: this is because temporary diets = unsustainable; they're not how you're going to live for the rest of your life. Which means it's highly likely you'll balloon back up when you're back to "normal eating".
Fad diets have been around forever. They're popular because everyone's hoping to find the Magic Diet Super Bullet, not knowing the problem isn't in what they're putting into their mouths -- it's between their ears.3 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »youngcaseyr wrote: »It's a mono diet that is intended to help a person resolve an unhealthy relationship with food. By only eating potatoes, eating out of boredom or for emotional reasons eventually becomes less desireable because of the monotony of potatoes as well as the relative satiety that potatoes provide. Weight loss is usually a result of this diet because it can be very difficult to eat in excess or even at maintenance levels when eating plain potatoes- as in no oil, butter, sour cream, cheese, or anything else besides salt and spices.
That's what it is, although I was unaware that anyone other than that one Australian guy (SpudFit) was pushing it. He claims it helped with his "food addiction" by taking the hedonistic impulse out of eating for a while, and he apparently needed to lose a lot of weight and was monitored by a doctor.
It doesn't work any differently than any other diet -- you lose based on calories consumed (or a calorie deficit, really).
And important to note, as the poster did above, it's plain potatoes, NOT oil added and not "potato recipes."
Is it bad for you? It's overly low in fat and protein, but probably would be fine for a short period of time (or if you are monitored by a doctor like that one guy). I don't think it would teach you much about sustainable eating.
There's a guy with a book called "The Potato Hack", and I think there are corners of the internet where this is popularly used by people short term as a reset. I don't think people do it for more than 2 week stints or so.
There's a guy on youtube who ate only potatoes for an entire year to prove it was perfectly healthy. Even had blood tests and such done as proof that he had no adverse effects. I still believe his results were complete b.s.2 -
This reminds me of a thought experiment I read once on the Straight Dope regarding the Irish eating only potatoes and milk during the famine. Apparently they actually didn't just eat potatoes, but the article went into whether one could, in theory, live on only potatoes and milk. The basic gist was that, to get enough nutrients, you'd have to eat 8 pounds a day! And remember, that includes drinking milk, so without would be more. Also, it lacks a nutrient called molybdenum, a deficiency of which eventually leads to coma.
I looked up the link if anyone wants to read it...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2828/could-i-survive-on-nothing-but-potatoes-and-milk
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Penn Jilette did this. I always thought he was brighter than that.3 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »
Penn Jilette did this. I always thought he was brighter than that.
Yeah the magicician ! That's the dude I was thinking about2 -
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Didn't Matt Damon do this in "The Martian"? He turned out okay...9
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I'm interested to know if it is a safe diet , I've read stories everywhere with people saying they have had real results. Even some celebrities , I would like to try this diet as potato recipes are a long list of fun but just want to know if it's safe
You know who else has had real results? Myself, and countless other members on this site - by eating a variety of foods in the context of an appropriate calorie deficit, focusing on nutrition, satiety and enjoyment. You can read many of these stories in the success story section of the forums, and while you're at it, maybe read some of the stickied most helpful forum posts at the top of the getting started section as well.
An all potato diet, or any diet built exclusively around one food - or a diet built upon restricting entirely certain foods - is rarely going to be successful in the long term. Modeling your approach after celebrities also doesn't seem like a very good idea.8 -
if you can't do it for 5 years, why do it for 5 days or 5 weeks or 5 months??? a sustainable approach always works best. i've tried all the fads and regained all the weight...save yourself the heartache!6
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I'm interested to know if it is a safe diet ...
No, just, no. No single-food diet is safe. It is inherently unbalanced, lacking in nutrients, and likely to screw up your gut flora. Potatoes are a better choice than some others but you will still be lacking vitamins A, E, and K, calcium, selenium, essential fatty acids (which are necessary for brain cell health) and fiber. You also may have trouble going back to digest a regular diet when you cease the potato diet.... potato recipes are a long list of fun
Not on the potato diet which is just plain potatoes. Potato fun involves cheese and butter and cream and ...
There's no need to do this. Just figure out how many calories you should eat and do that. Buy a scale and start weighing everything you eat. If you eat at a calorie deficit you will lose weight.
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Potatoes are very nutritious, but they shouldn't be the only thing you eat.
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