Health and Losing Weight: The New Grapefruit Diet?
By: Nancy | January 03, 2008 | Category: Health
Christine had me worried.
The homeschooling mom with six guys in the house (her husband, four sons and Otis the dog) and a freelance writing career is one of the busiest people I know. So I'm really glad she has time for our morning check-ins on instant messenger. Lately though, conversations always find their way to back to her new obsession:
nancy: What are you doing?
christine: Eating a grapefruit.
nancy: This is your second one this morning.
christine: Yup.
nancy: Ewwww.
christine: That's ok. MORE FOR ME.
When this all got started, I wondered whether she was gearing up for the new year by losing weight following the old, fad "Grapefruit Diet." But no, Christine says she just really likes grapefruit. And the side effect of weight loss (helped by her faithful trips to the gym) is just an added benefit.
I know that Christine isn't eating just grapefruit, but I was still curious whether she could be getting too much of a good thing. So I did some investigating and found Nutrition.gov. For somebody who insists that banana bread counts as a serving of fruit and mint chocolate chip ice cream counts as a serving of vegetables because it's green, I have to admit, I really liked this site. From buying and preparing food to managing your weight to finding out nutrient values, the site has lots of great information.
It seems as if there's a "dot gov" for nearly every topic now. And FruitsAndVeggiesMatter.gov may be one of the most creative ".gov" urls I've heard of. One of my favorite finds on the site was the diagram showing what counts as a serving (1/2 or whole cup) of a fruit or vegetable. I saw a banana on the chart but not banana bread. So I may have to admit defeat on that one. Oh well. I did find the site's Fruit and Vegetable of the Month past feature on grapefruit, including serving and storage suggestions and a history of the fruit.
It also mentions that grapefruit and grapefruit juice can interact with some medications used for controlling cholesterol, depression, anxiety, HIV/AIDS, allergies and high blood pressure--making them ineffective or causing side effects. Here's a chart you may want to take a look at if you're taking medication for any of those conditions and you like grapefruit. And if you have diabetes, a good side effect of eating grapefruit or drinking the juice is that it can help lower blood glucose levels.
If you're like Christine though, grapefruit has a final, lesser-publicized side effect: it makes your hands, desk and computer keyboard sticky. But it can make you very, very happy.
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But that adds calories and other stuff, which messes up the diet I guess :)
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Comment Permalink | Post a New CommentThis is something I found on the net but looks kinda scary. Its called 9kg diet and I just want to be sure that this is all by the book, apparently everything is in order but just cant except the fact that human body can lose 9 kg in 14 days and stay healthy.
comments please.
day 1.
Breakfast:
Black coffee / no sugar
Lunch:
2 boiled eggs
spinach boiled in salt water ( no quantity limit )
Dinner:
1 big steak ( no pork ) roasted on 1-2 spoons of oil
Green salad
day 2.
Breakfast:
Black coffee / no sugar
1 small peace of bread
Lunch:
1 big steak
Green salad
Any fruit
Dinner:
Boiled ham ( no limit )
day 3.
Breakfast:
Black coffee / no sugar
1 small peace of bread
Lunch:
2 boiled eggs
Green salad
Dinner:
ham ( no limit )
Green salad
day 4.
Breakfast:
Black coffee / no sugar
1 small peace of bread
Lunch:
Black coffee / no sugar
boiled carrot or turnip
Dinner:
Fruit ( no limit )
Joghurt ( no limit )
day 5.
Breakfast:
Black coffee / no sugar
Fresh carrot or turnip with lemon
Lunch:
Boiled Fish
1 tomato
Dinner:
1 big steak
Green salad
day 6.
Breakfast:
Black coffee / no sugar
1 small peace of bread
Lunch:
Roast chicken / no oil
Dinner:
2 boiled eggs
Fresh carrot or turnip with lemon
day 7.
Breakfast:
Lemon tea / no sugar
Lunch:
1 big steak ( no pork ) roasted on 1-2 spoons of oil
Salad by your choice
Fruit by your choice
Dinner:
By your choice / has to be from the menu
Repeat the same diet menu next seven days.
Nutrition / Diet Tips:
Drink min. 2 liters of liquid daily (1st choice water but you can also do tea with no sugar or lemonade).
Alcohol, strictly prohibited.
Your salad can be spiced with vinegar or lemon with salt.
Fruit, salad and carrot or turnip you can eat as much as you wish when its on the menu, no limitations.
You can put some salt, pepper or spices on the stake, weight should be approx. 250g. No fat, no pork.
Consummation of extra vitamins is recommended.
If the diet is done strictly by the rules you will lose up to 9 kg after 14 days.
After 14 days the 9 kg diet program ends and you can repeat it again after 14 days.
By 9 kg nutrition program you are changing your metabolism process which will remain changed 3 years after you are done with the program.
and if you continue to eat normally after two weeks, the weight will remain same as it was after first 14 days.
We strongly recommend that before taking first steps of this diet plan you consult your doctor or diet/nutrition expert.
PS article was found on http://www.diet-nutrition.org
Thanks! ;)
Comment Permalink | Post a New CommentAlso the diet says "no pork" but then has a dinner of ham (no limit). Unless they have changed the meat that ham is made of, that's pork and offering ham with "no limit" again adds too much cholesterol and nitrates and sodium.
One thing that I have learned if that the only food we can eat with "no limits" is vegetables. You can eat 3 CUPS of spinach for under 30 calories! A yummy salad made of spinach, tomatoes, baby carrots, chopped onion and garlic with olive oil and lime is filling and very low calorie. Raw is truly best and easy when it comes to veggies.
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