Re: Weight Loss with Dieting



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Dr. Jai Maharaj

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Ozgirl" <[email protected]> posted:

> "Abusive Dr. Andrew B. Chung" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > The flagship of commercial dieting programs (Weight Watchers) was

> the
> > subject of a 2-year randomized controlled trial comparing it with
> > dietary counseling/self-help in a study whose results were recently
> > published in JAMA:
> >
> > http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/14/1792?etoc
> >
> > The bottomline is that the average achieved weight loss at 2 years

> was
> > only 6.4 pounds for Weight Watchers compared to only 0.4 pounds for
> > counseling alone for folks who were quite hefty with a BMI range of

> 27
> > to 40.
> >
> > Food for discussion.


> I lost 90 pounds on WW, that was 30 years ago, before the points
> system, I preferred the old system, was perfectly balanced as far as I
> was concerned - they gave you less choices. I gained some weight back
> about 4 years ago and developed diabetes (after 22 years of reactive
> hypoglycemia plus Gestational diabetes 4 known times and a year in the
> impaired glucose tolerance range). I have been on a lower carb diet
> since then for bg control but still needed to lose some weight. I
> started a low carb diet (with calorie control as well and definitely
> not HIGH protein) - Atkins style - about 2 months ago. 15 kg loss to
> date - lipids are perfect. Counselling wouldn't work for me, calorie
> reduction does.
>
> In most cases there has to be a motivator, this time round the
> diabetes is a motivator as well as the fact I am an older mum, still
> with young kids, one of whom has Down syndrome and some residual heart
> problems after open heart surgery at age 4 months. I need to be
> around a bit longer for the kiddies. The original WW diet isn't as
> suitable for me for diabetic control a slower carb, I prefer to stay
> off diabetic meds as long as possible. I take an ARB for bp and
> kidney protection.


The vegetarian lifestyle is the healthiest way.

Jai Maharaj
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Om Shanti