take5
Wed, April 14th, 2004, 06:25 PM
My mom's friend lost all this weight and looks great due to some diet some expert told her about. It seemed OK but a bit odd. It's based on the idea that, he claims, some people have big bellies because of gases or some such, not necessarily because of fat (like people who are otherwise thin but with big, balloon like guts).
All she eats is oatmeal in the morning and evening and chicken breast with leafy greens in the afternoon. The "trick" is that she's supposed to drink a bunch of water a half-hour before eating, but none after that and before the meal. It's supposed to help with the digestion or the "gases" or whatever. That's the bit that sounds like a bunch of hooey to me.
My guess is that it works just because it's real low-cal and all of the food is wholesome. The idea of eating an all-carb meal in the evening is weird, but I guess it doesn't matter if there are so few cals.
I didn't really criticise because she does look better and it makes her happy. She also said she could never eat small meals, so at least this fits her eating habbits. Of course the lack of variety and all that oatmeal would totally turn me off, but I guess whatever works...
All she eats is oatmeal in the morning and evening and chicken breast with leafy greens in the afternoon. The "trick" is that she's supposed to drink a bunch of water a half-hour before eating, but none after that and before the meal. It's supposed to help with the digestion or the "gases" or whatever. That's the bit that sounds like a bunch of hooey to me.
My guess is that it works just because it's real low-cal and all of the food is wholesome. The idea of eating an all-carb meal in the evening is weird, but I guess it doesn't matter if there are so few cals.
I didn't really criticise because she does look better and it makes her happy. She also said she could never eat small meals, so at least this fits her eating habbits. Of course the lack of variety and all that oatmeal would totally turn me off, but I guess whatever works...