My mom used to make cabbage soup. I thought it was very bland, but she explained that it was part of a special diet. Madonna apparently lost a ton of weight or maintained her figure by eating this very recipe, or so mom said. From what I have read, I don’t really think Madonna had anything to do with the diet. She was just a popular star of the moment. In addition to the soup, you were supposed to consume one type of food a day in mass quantities. One day was all the beef and tomatos you cared to eat.
Sometimes I think there is just someone sitting back there in some room, coming up with the most outrageous diet they can think of, and marketing it just to see if people will jump in and do it.
There have been some pretty silly diets over the years. In fact, “Weird Al” even wrote a song: Grapefruit Diet.
The most consistently promoted diet programs are Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. There is so much publicity over their spokesladies that it obliterates what the company actually does. Weight Watchers used to be all about the points. In fact, I have a cousin who was quite annoying one holiday looking at her booklet to determine if she could eat a cucumber slice. Come on, now!
I have been reading the thefatlossguru.com and was shocked that a diet oriented site would actually mention that calorie deprivation was bad for you and even dangerous. In fact, the site advocates eating essentially like a diabetic: eating at the right times of the day. I have known that for a long time but do I always do it?
“No,” says daytime healthy eater/night time Cookies N Cream Ice cream hoarder (me).
If that is old hat, then what is the big deal? Apparently, the site, if you sign up, has a formula for what particular foods to eat at particular times and in what combos that help you burn fat in the most effficient or natural way. I agree with the eating style so far, but am of course, intrigued by the mysterious combinations.
If you try it, let me know what you think!
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