Bob Pastorio <
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> "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" wrote:
> >
> > Bob Pastorio <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > > "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Bob Pastorio <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > > >
> > > > > Right. And those people who don't need textbooks to discover what they
> > > > > should eat will get it in direct transmissions from the mothership.
> > > > >
> > > > > No, seriously...
> > > >
> > > > Pray tell what textbooks *you* have read that helped you discover what
> > > > *you* should eat.
>
> The question is *your* "diet" plan and what you say people who do it
> need to know about nutrition. You say that "common sense" is
> sufficient. You and Mu have repeated that mantra. I say it isn't.
> Biochemistry isn't "common sense."
>
> I'll list 3 decades of books, papers, conferences, correspondence and
> discussions for you, Chung. Right away. Please sit there and hold your
> breath. Wait, let me list my chemistry, biology, comparative anatomy and
> physics profs, too. Maybe the names of the lab instructors. Get real.
>
> It's all about you, don't you know. And your misguided "diet."
>
> Pastorio
I have been following TPD a plan which limits the volume of food by
weight,
consumed daily and have mostly limited my intake to 32 oz. a day
without
exclusion of any particular foods except those prohiibited for Celiac
Disease as before for about three weeks. My exercise plan remained the
same.
Initially, when I set out to lose about three pounds, as usual, just
as
on Atkins Induction, I lost them. At first I selected very few calorie
dense foods and throughout I aimed to achieve nutritional balance in
my
daily menus although this is not stated specifically as
required for those only concerned with weight issues.
During the succeeding two weeks I included dried fruits, cheese and
nuts more often as snacks and also some salty foods like olives. On
several occasions,I did *not tally* them in my daily totals so deserve
what I got in partial weight regain. My weight returns to it's
original loss level
and has bounced up and down by a pound or two suggesting some of the
initial loss may have been water but it does return to the lower
weight.
Since I am already at my goal weight, the plan has other strong
personal
compensating benefits which have encouraged me to commit to continue
it indefinitely. CVhefs take note, i have also dined out.
a. It has been extremely beneficial in eliminating discomfort from
gastro instestinal symptoms because of less food consumed.
b. I am very satisfied with less food and guilt free but still too
tied to weighing myself daily, nit really necessary.
c. It is extremly easy to keep track of food consumption
d. Something about the diet's simplicity makes me very psychologically
happy about whatI am doing. It feels less obsessive than preceeding
plans.
e. I am at a reasonable weight and don't really need further loss and
the diet may work better with those with more to lose. For
maintenance,
it is just perfect!
f. I have stopped having the dreaded constipation that plagued me.
I posted menus during the trial period and and of course will continue
to weigh food for a while more and record these daily for myself.
Those on ASD have seen what I
typically eat ( not two pounds of chocolate or butter) and I don't see
any benefit in continuing to post the menus. By now it;s obvious they
are
appetizing an neither bizarre or extreme.
What I will do is return to my initial first week manner of following
it to see if
that produces weight loss as opposed to more frequent calorie dense
selections.
( that was the main issue of those who take exception to the premise
of
the diet which I think is basically very sound if interpreted
judiciously.)
I can't find any negatives in the plan and it remains my favorite to
date.
Please do not cross post responses to ASD. I have trimmed the headers
on the original post.
--
Diva
********
Carol Frilegh ON The TPD!!!