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This assumes the "conventional view" of eat in moderation. There is a growing body of peer reviewed, scientific evidence this is a false premise. What you eat actually is important. Popularised by Robert Lustig (Fat Chance, the bitter truth about Sugar), David Gillespie (Sweet Poison), Michael Moss (Salt Sugar Fat - how…

Sugar #1. Do this for 4 weeks. If you read Sweet Poison by David Gillespie or follow blogs, forums, & the scientific evidence it is pretty clear rhat fructose interferes with leptin (an appetite control hormone). Eliminating fructose allows your appetite to settle down. Many longer term people who have cut out fructose…

Think ndj is a serial blogger at 2500 posts. Too much posting & not enough reading? :laugh: If one reads or watches the documentary and then goes & reads the 200+ source science papers and research group publications it is clear that the restricted calorie program has real benefits on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and…

Going on a diet is statistical probable to gain weight (based on 60 studies looking at over 60,000 studied, after 2 years after their dieting.) So the real question is not how you loose weight. But how you change your long-term eating behavior (aka lifestyle). Loosing weight fast is ok, but relies on focus, & living on…

There's a Queensland group on mfp.

Diets fail. 60 studies. 60,000 people wind up heavier 2 years after they stop dieting. Because diets require commitment and mind focus, and none of us have that day in day out. (There are a few exceptions, but they are rare). So eating has to change to healthy eating and lifestyle. So when does healthy eating become a…

Doing great! I am the same weight now that I was at 25! (I'm now 60) Went from BMI of 24.9 to 22, which is midrange. Got the same comments as you. I reckon it is because 65% of the population (Australia) is either over weight or obese. So only 35% is normal or underweight. So get used to being different!

Lots of support here. My OH has been on & off dieting for 30 years. Research results from 60 different researchers with over 60,000 show dieters after they give up the diet, after 2 years, are heavier. Which is why everyone says it's lifestyle change needed. Otherwise it is your own focus & self control! It's pretty hard…

Melanie & sij are both active supporting others doing the 5:2. My BH (executive director) has been dieting on and off for 30 years. If you diet, you will put on weight. (Measured 2 years after you stop dieting) . So has to be a lifestyle change. The 5;2 looks promising. But early days & the research will take time. 1.…

When you say "don't go into starvation mode" dont overplay this. Think a week or more. Most cultures over recorded history fast. 1 day, 40 days -whatever. There are many people who do alternate day fasting or 5:2 fasting. This process of fasting has scientific basis for metabolic health. Look up these groups on mfp. Take…

Had a talk yesterday from David Gillespie of Sweet Poison book (eat no fructose) . When asked about what food to avoid he said. 1 eat nothing that has a label 2. Eat from the edges of supermarkets. In Australia that is fruit, veg, fresh meat. Fish. Dairy. Fozen veg. Some assembly is required. 3. Nothing with "Lite" in its…

Here is the interesting scientific outcome from proper research in the USA. The obese patients had a much better compliance with this eating regime than other patients using other calorie restrictions. In contrast, 60,000 people in over 30 scientific studies using a wide range of diet programs increased weight following 2…

No soda. Research published during the past couple of weeks shows 1 can of soda increased diabetes by 22%. Here is a link to a news story. There are lots of other choices. Coke - with a side of diabetes! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2316123/Fizzy-drinks-carry-cigarette-style-health-warnings-say-experts.html

Congratulations. Double whammy on the health front!:drinker:

This is not the issue. The issue is that the average American, (probably most overweight western countries) consumes 13% of their average daily energy from ADDED fructose. Big difference between a glass containing 240mls (8oz) of orange juice or a packet of oreos, or 4 oranges. You are full after the 4 oranges because of…

There is a lot of myths about calories. The "common sense" to weight loss was eat less and move more. However, there is pretty good understanding now of the biochemistry and endocrinology about what is really complex. And the more research, the more complex it becomes. There are some principles. 1. Eat more protein. The…

If you're very hungry it might be a few reasons. 1. If you have a lot of sugar you have to get used to reduction as the 500/600 calories means you avoid sugar in the fast days. 2. Hunger is a lot of habit 3. You have to change to dense protein & salads. Some use whey shakes to help 4. Keep busy. 5. Drink more tea / herb…

Oh. BTW the average American has 13% of their calories as sugar. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-added-sugars-american-diet-20130501,0,3227085.story This 13% is added. Not in fruit or milk.

Great responses & congratulations on progress. I looked at your food diary over the last week. My impression. Cut out the insidious fructose in your diet. Before my wife & i started on a 5:2 eat fast program I had endured her 30 years of Atkins, Weight Watchers etc. Dieting is a sure fire way of putting on weight because…

One of the prime reasons for the fast is the reductions of cholesterol, blood sugar and IGF-1 factors. Mosley did not do this for weight loss. His BBC assignment was about aging. Cardiovascular, cancer & dementia. It just happens that you loose weight due to the average calorie deficit. So the eating program was hijacked…

Congratulations. Well done!

Not a fad. Michael Mosley from the BBC was assigned to do a documentary on aging. Health. Went to 10 of the world's leading aging research groups. All were using some form of calorie restrictions to improve metabolic measures. He tried fasting. But calorie to 25% on 2 non consecutive days to reduce cholesterol, diabetes…

An article in the Australian media sort of sums it up. http://www.dailylife.com.au/health-and-fitness/dl-nutrition/fat-isnt-the-source-of-our-unhappiness-20130422-2i9a8.html Has to be a lifestyle change. There are things that help. Friends. MFP. Eat foods. No food products. No fructose. Do it because you want health not…

Diets result in weight gain 2 years after the diet is given up. Scientific statistical fact. Almost certainly because the will power to restrict calories can't be sustained. The only sustainable way is a lifestyle change. So while restricted food intake can be sustained in the short term, pretty much everyone says a…

I'm doing the 5:2 diet (group on mfp) and that has 2 days a week at 25% calories. 500 for females, 600 for men. The rest of the week is not measured. (Those 2 days are not consecutive) . That means there is no cheating at all! The research teams (UK & USA) found people over time lost weight slowly and stayed with the diet.…

Hi Jonnythan. It's interesting that the scientific community is now starting to focus on why fructose is the culprit. This form of sugar has no feedback for hunger. You can binge on sugar products (a decent cake of chocolate) and still be hungry because there is no hormonal feedback. Eat carbs or protein & your body gets…

Don't take my word for it. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/19/health/sugary-drinks-deaths/index.html Glucose is what we use. Sugar is a generic term for all sugars. Glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose etc. Sucrose or cane sugar is a complex of glucose + lactose. Its the fructose which is the suspected contributor to obesity.

Counting down to 60th birthday soon. Only 6kg (14 lbs, 1 stone) to loose, and have lost 4kg so far in 3 weeks. But going the 5:2 diet, because I can have 2 days to keep below 600 Calories, and then don't have to worry, count calories, exercise, or give up beer, wine, socialise. So it is workable eating program, and to get…

I joined the Queensland group. From the sunny (aka raining) Coast

Same reason you would stop smoking if you were a smoker. 180,000 people die each year from sugar is the currently accepted number.