Once in awhile, I have talked about all the crazy diets that are out there. I remember that my mom decided in the early 90s that she was going on the Cabbage Soup diet because Madonna allegedly did it, and she had great success. It was the blandest soup in the world, and you also had to eat one other food during the day, such as all lettuce that one day, or all beef, or all tomatoes. I don’t know what it was out to accomplish, aside from spiking cabbage sales at the grocery store, and replicating the diet of someone with influenza who drinks clear broth but has a strange food craving in the afternoon. I don’t remember my mom losing much weight. She may have lost five pounds, but it was probably from malnutrition and not because of the healthfulness of the diet.
Another diet I heard of was from an actress who played Karen Carpenter who only ate steamed vegetables so she could get real skinny and believable in her role, but be sort of healthy. Veggies are healthy, but if that is all you eat, maybe you would binge on pizza and potato chips after that. I know I probably would be sorely tempted. I did hear that if you don’t eat a food in a long time you can stop craving it, however.
One I found that actually makes sense for people who want to still be able to participate in regular life activities and not be blown over with a brisk wind as their energy is completely drained. The Flat Belly Diet. It involves eating foods like nuts, avocados, and chocolate, that are high in antioxidants, and what I usually associate with those foods: “good fats” Like Omega 3’s.
For a very limited time, the originators are offering bloggers an opportunity to receive a book on the subject and to try and review the diet for free. That is a very generous offer. As you know, if something is a good thing, word of mouth is what helps spread the word to people who would benefit by it. If you are like my family, however, if it is not so good, it somehow ends up being tried anyhow.
In my case, my weight isn’t far off as far as what charts say it should be, but I can never seem to get my stomach to cooperate like my legs do the past few years. I would really like to start a diet or more so an eating lifestyle that gives me good building blocks in my food to be able to gain lean muscle and conquer the battle of the bulge. When you are short and have a small frame, five pounds looks like you have gained 10-15. I will let you know if I am selected to review the diet, and I hope you will do the same if you are the lucky duck that gets the chance!
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