Bob Harpers Skinny Rules

Looks like a reference book i may need to get...especially for the roasted eggplant/Yam salad!!! Yummers!!! so is anyone willing to share that recipe in the meantime???:bigsmile:

It does have nice recipes, I will give him that!:drinker:

Why wud u want to go to bed hungry?

His theory is that fat burn starts about 5 hours after your last meal. So if you eat at 5 then by the time you go to bed at 10 you are burning fat and will burn it all night.

The problem with his theory is that the body burns fat 24/7. Every second of every day you are burning fat, doesn't matter when you eat. Like I mentioned earlier, he is either ignorant of the actual science of how the human body operates, or he's blatantly ignoring it to sell his book.

Honestly people, being healthy is not the same for everybody! Yes, most of us on here know what's healthy and what's not. A lot of us on here are already succeeding with weight loss and eating healthier. BUT there are still people out there who think diet soda is better than water and they NEVER drink water or people who think as long as they eat the chicken burger at mcdonalds once a day they'll lose weight and that a "smoothie" from a fast food restaurant is considered a serving of fruit (even though there is no actual fruit in it...) and that white potatoes are healthy because they're whole foods so they're unlimited, etc. NO, not everybody knows what is healthy. Some people HAVE to be given rules in order to actually cut out all the crap their eating and start eating healthy.

The thing is that with any "rules", once you have taught yourself how to eat properly again, then you can relax the rules to guidelines. That usually works well for most people. Yes, maybe you'd gain a few pounds at first but the trick is to still follow the rules closely, just not like it's written in concrete.

Personally, I never cut out complete foods but I do like to follow my own personal guidelines. In general, he does have a pretty good list of guidelines. I wouldn't mind grabbing a copy of that book to read either way...

bump I am reading it now. Bought it a few weeks ago at Sams. A pal posted she was reading it this am, so thought I might hunker down and read this afternoon. Tks for posting. Look forward to reading all remarks.

Wow this is amazing. Bob Harper is the guy form Biggest Loser right? Had to print these and give them out to my sisters to see if we could possibly attempt this. Planning on going to Barnes and Noble after work

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Going to bed hungry is a terrible idea. Deprivation makes you over-eat.

Also, could somebody explain to me why one should drink a glass of water before eating? To what end? I'm all for staying hydrated, but it's not like water is capable of satiating hunger.

wanto to read this just dont have time now

Thanks for the post. I'd be interested to see what the book is about.

These are the rules that I saw on a picture file going around on Pinterest:
1. drink a large glass of water before every meal--no excuses!
2. don't drink your calories
3. Eat protein at every meal--or stay hungry and grouchy
4. slash your intake of refined flours and grains
5. Eat 30 to 50 grams of fiber a day
8. Learn to read food labels so you know what you are eating.
9. Stop guessing about portion sizes and get it right--for good.
10. No more added sweeteners, including artificial ones.
13. Get rid of fast foods and fried foods.
14. Eat a real breakfast.
15. Make your own food and eat alt least ten meals a week at home.
17. Eat your vegetables--just do it!
18. Go to bed hungry.
19. Sleep right.

Rules suck, in general. The ones above I will consider as guidelines.

These are the ones I won't be following. I don't agree with any of these below:
6. Eat apples and berries every single day. Every. Single. Day. :noway:
7. No carbs after lunch :huh:
11. Get rid of those white potatoes. :huh:
12. Make one day a week meatless. :noway:
16. Banish high salt foods. :yawn:
20. Plan one splurge meal a week. :smokin:

I don't want to eat an apple every day. I usually eat a banana every day, then go for an apple when we run out of bananas. I eat carbs *and* protein with every meal. (The best way to stay energized all the time.) Potatoes are not only yummy, they are full of vitamins and minerals. Meat is the best source of protein. High salt foods are fine once in a while. Just make sure to drink extra water, just as you would if you drank caffeine. I don't plan splurges. I eat right every day. I have had the occasional spontaneous splurge. And I will splurge on a special occasion (holiday, birthday), but there's no reason to do it once a week. It's like planning to binge drink. I gave that up back in my college days.

Anyway, live and let live is my motto. This is just my take on those rules. I hate rules. :bigsmile:

3. eat meat with every meal
12. go a day without meat ( and be grumpy and hungry all day long)

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I guess I'm a little puzzled about why so many people have so much hostility towards this book. This may not work for everyone, but it will be helpful for others. Can't we just be supportive of each other?

It's not about being unsupportive of each other, it's about being unsupportive of random "rules" that have no actual basis in science/facts.

I happen to like Bob. I have a bunch of his workouts, and they kick my *kitten*. The "rules" are horse manure.

I love Bob Harper, I think he's really sexy and I like watching him on The Biggest Loser. I think he really knows what he's talking about, unlike some diet books on the market full of gimmicks and miracle pills. What I especially like about these rules is that for me, they're not just for weight-loss but also for maintenance of a healthy lifestyle! I don't need to lose weight, but I do need to take steps to stay slim and healthy for the rest of my life!