Coca-Cola and McDonalds Diet
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- spiralstares
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Coca-Cola and McDonalds Diet
We've talked about a lot of different diets here; Atkins, Leptin, 3-hour diet, etc. I'm going to add one more to the mix.
If the simplicity and variety of the No-S diet has you feeling like you're not on a "real" diet, perhaps you'd like to try this diet that I used to lose 35 pounds in 6 weeks in 1995.
Breakfast: Can of coke.
Lunch: Can of coke.
Dinner: Any medium sized McDonalds extra value meal (except the double Quarterpounder with cheese).
This worked especially well for me because I love coke and love McDonalds. I also don't usually get hungry during the day until I've eaten something, so it wasn't hard for me to wait to eat until dinner.
I actually went on this diet again this summer and lost ten pounds in a couple weeks. Then I decided I wanted something healthier and with more variety and that's when I happened upon No-S.
So no, I'm not actually suggesting anyone go on this diet, although it did work for me in the short-term, and would probably work for anyone in the short-term. But ultimately it suffers from the same inherent problem as any diet that requires you to eat differently to lose the weight then you would when you're at your goal weight (as I went on about in this thread... http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=316 ).
And it goes without saying that while it may be effective it could be the least healthy diet you could go on. (With the possible exception of one of my other creations, The Fruity Pebbles and Candy Bar diet.)
If the simplicity and variety of the No-S diet has you feeling like you're not on a "real" diet, perhaps you'd like to try this diet that I used to lose 35 pounds in 6 weeks in 1995.
Breakfast: Can of coke.
Lunch: Can of coke.
Dinner: Any medium sized McDonalds extra value meal (except the double Quarterpounder with cheese).
This worked especially well for me because I love coke and love McDonalds. I also don't usually get hungry during the day until I've eaten something, so it wasn't hard for me to wait to eat until dinner.
I actually went on this diet again this summer and lost ten pounds in a couple weeks. Then I decided I wanted something healthier and with more variety and that's when I happened upon No-S.
So no, I'm not actually suggesting anyone go on this diet, although it did work for me in the short-term, and would probably work for anyone in the short-term. But ultimately it suffers from the same inherent problem as any diet that requires you to eat differently to lose the weight then you would when you're at your goal weight (as I went on about in this thread... http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=316 ).
And it goes without saying that while it may be effective it could be the least healthy diet you could go on. (With the possible exception of one of my other creations, The Fruity Pebbles and Candy Bar diet.)
oh my god. I can't imagine going on that diet at all.... I would just feel horrible. There is next to no nutritional intake in that.... no wonder you lost weight, you're basically starving yourself of nutrition!
Don't mean to be judgmental or anything, but if I only get 1 meal a day I can't imagine it being mcdonalds.... bleah.
Don't mean to be judgmental or anything, but if I only get 1 meal a day I can't imagine it being mcdonalds.... bleah.
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I don't think I would make it through the first day! Coke in the daytime with no food would have the acid eating right through my stomach lining, and McD's for dinner would have so much grease it would make me want to shave my tongue.
I'm so glad you found your way to No-S!!!
P.S. I'm not being judgemental either about McDonald's...my daughter works there!
I'm so glad you found your way to No-S!!!
P.S. I'm not being judgemental either about McDonald's...my daughter works there!
"Self-denial's a great sweetener of pleasure."
(Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner")
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- gratefuldeb67
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Spiral, what were your eating habits like before you "dieted" LOL... And were you a "big man"?
I mean, if you were eating three large value meals and six cokes a day, maybe you lost weight just because of the reduction in calories in...
You also aren't mentioning whether you did any form of exercise...
I tried a very bizzare diet for about two weeks a long time ago, just for fun because it seemed so weird and it was totally experimental and just out of curiosity...
(I'll try almost anything once... LOL...)
The idea was to combine certain food groups...
Weird combos...
A typical meal was two hotdogs, a cup of vanilla ice cream (why vanilla I don't know! LOL) and a cup of cooked broccoli!!!
Ha ha...
Yeah, I lost ten pounds too...
No clue what the long term benefits would ever be on that, since it wasn't even recommended for long term...
There you go...
Oh I won't be trying out your diet today...
The candy bar diet sounds interesting~
Thanks for the laughs!
Peace and Love,
Deb
I mean, if you were eating three large value meals and six cokes a day, maybe you lost weight just because of the reduction in calories in...
You also aren't mentioning whether you did any form of exercise...
I tried a very bizzare diet for about two weeks a long time ago, just for fun because it seemed so weird and it was totally experimental and just out of curiosity...
(I'll try almost anything once... LOL...)
The idea was to combine certain food groups...
Weird combos...
A typical meal was two hotdogs, a cup of vanilla ice cream (why vanilla I don't know! LOL) and a cup of cooked broccoli!!!
Ha ha...
Yeah, I lost ten pounds too...
No clue what the long term benefits would ever be on that, since it wasn't even recommended for long term...
There you go...
Oh I won't be trying out your diet today...
The candy bar diet sounds interesting~
Thanks for the laughs!
Peace and Love,
Deb
Coke and McDonalds diet
I don't think it would work for me... I only like the DQP with Cheese...
Did you get a coke with the extra value meal, too?
Was this your invention, or did someone actually recommend this to you? :0)
Did you get a coke with the extra value meal, too?
Was this your invention, or did someone actually recommend this to you? :0)
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I bet it is: "The 3 day diet focuses on mixing certain types of foods that supposedly create a specific metabolic reaction in your body..."
Then they go on to talk about the hot dogs, vanilla ice cream, broccoli, saltines, etc.
http://www.thedietchannel.com/3-day-diet.htm
Also,
"The Cardiac Diet is actually a simple program that has been known by many other names. It has been known as: American Heart Association 3 day diet; 3 Day Heart diet; 3 Day Cardiac diet..." etc.
I'll let you know if my coworker loses weight!! haha
Then they go on to talk about the hot dogs, vanilla ice cream, broccoli, saltines, etc.
http://www.thedietchannel.com/3-day-diet.htm
Also,
"The Cardiac Diet is actually a simple program that has been known by many other names. It has been known as: American Heart Association 3 day diet; 3 Day Heart diet; 3 Day Cardiac diet..." etc.
I'll let you know if my coworker loses weight!! haha
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What do you mean "just because of the reduction in calories"? The only way you lose weight on any diet is by a calorie deficit."maybe you lost weight just because of the reduction in calories... "
The Coke and McDonalds diet is actually a very low calorie diet at approximately 1300 calories.
That's about 400 calories less than a sedentary 120 pound woman will burn in a day.
I'm very pragmatic, so it was a good diet for me as a college sophomore. It was inexpensive, quick, easy, and I never had to think about it.
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You lost weight as you say on the Coke and McDonalds because it is a very low calorie diet and like you say you had a calorie deficit. You can also lose weight by using up all your energy/calories by exercising.spiralstares wrote:What do you mean "just because of the reduction in calories"? The only way you lose weight on any diet is by a calorie deficit."maybe you lost weight just because of the reduction in calories... "
The Coke and McDonalds diet is actually a very low calorie diet at
Sometimes when you go on a low-calorie diet for too long you end up with a very slow metabolism. So your body doesn't need so much calories to function and you end up not losing any weight even though you are on a very low-calorie diet.
Another thing about calorie deficit. When you do Atkins in the beginning you end up eating a whole lot more calories and still lose weight - so you are not in a calorie deficit. So, what some people believe is that eating more protein and fat (and then going into ketosis) causes your body to use your body fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates and using fat for fuel requires the body to use more energy.
The coke and mcdonalds diet did work for you in the short-term. So even though its not healthy you only did it for a little while. It was probably a really good shock to your system which helped you lose weight.
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Yeah, I did. It was a pretty entertaining movie although intellectually kind of dishonest and silly. And of course its premise has been thoroughly debunked.spiralstares, did you ever see Super Size Me?
Soso Whaley also ate solely at mcdonalds for a month and she lost 10 pounds and her cholesterol dropped 40 points.
http://www.acsh.org/news/newsID.963/news_detail.asp
Here's someone else who lost 37 pounds...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8916080/
I was ahead of my time!
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This seems to be common diet wisdom, but it's a bit of a canard. The amount your metabolism can change by reducing your caloric intake is minimal. Think of an anorexic person who is eating only 400 calories a day. Their body doesn't compensate for that and keep them at a healthy 130 pounds, no they go down to 70 pounds and then they die. Or think of a person adrift at see for a couple months. They're skin and bones when they're rescued and they don't all of a sudden become really fat because their metabolism dropped to nothing while they were at sea and now they're eating normally.Sometimes when you go on a low-calorie diet for too long you end up with a very slow metabolism. So you body doesn't need so much calories to function and you end up not losing any weight even though you are on a very low-calorie diet.
If you meet someone who isn't eating much and they're not losing weight, then what you've discovered is a person who is a perpetual motion machine, and such a thing is a myth in science.
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You can't stay on a low-calorie diet forever as you can't sustain it. You eventually start eating a lot more calories and start putting weight on. A person who is anorexic or stranded on an island doesn't eat for a very long time. Of course you are eventually going to start losing weight.
Also, your body can't function properly on 400 calories so its going to have to canobalize itself.
Also, your body can't function properly on 400 calories so its going to have to canobalize itself.
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Yes, of course. I wasn't suggesting anybody actually eat 400 calories a day. But at 1200 or 1500 calories a day, you're not exactly starving yourself. You're just taking in fewer calories than you are burning during the day, and that's the definition of weight loss.
Of course, the reason most of us are here is because we're not interested in counting calories. No-S is just a simplified version of calorie restriction without the counting.
Of course, the reason most of us are here is because we're not interested in counting calories. No-S is just a simplified version of calorie restriction without the counting.
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I know you weren't suggesting anybody eat 400 calories a day. You were comparing someone who eats 400 calories to someone who eats 1200 and there is no comparison.spiralstares wrote:Yes, of course. I wasn't suggesting anybody actually eat 400 calories a day. But at 1200 or 1500 calories a day, you're not exactly starving yourself. You're just taking in fewer calories than you are burning during the day, and that's the definition of weight loss.
Someone eating 1200 worth of calories, can slow down their metabolism and not experience any weight loss because the body can compensate. But if you are eating 400 calories it can't compensate.
Anyway, who wants to count calories. I'd rather eat 3 solid meals and leave the calorie counting or points counting to weight watchers or some other diet.
Hi Debs - are you still awake. I'm sure its past your bed-time - U.S. time?
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Yeah, your right Snazzers, it is... I'm on an emailing frenzy kick right now.. LOL...
But I'm going to sleep though....
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Have fun in Perth today!
Good night/morning/afternoon, or whatever it is!
P&L, Deb
But I'm going to sleep though....
Right about,,,,,,,,,,
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Have fun in Perth today!
Good night/morning/afternoon, or whatever it is!
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Hey snazzybabe. Your knowledge of how metabolism works is a little incomplete, as is most people's. Mine was too until I lived with a physicist and a nutritionist and learned a lot about the subject. I got a chance to read a facsimile of Santorio Santorio's book on the subject, which is a fun book even if you're not really into science.Someone eating 1200 worth of calories, can slow down their metabolism and not experience any weight loss because the body can compensate. But if you are eating 400 calories it can't compensate.
On the off chance anyone is interested in the biochemistry of metabolism, this site has information on all the types of metabolism.
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/bcbp/molbiochem ... index.html
The fact is that eating a low calorie diet (whether No-S or some other low calorie diet) is not going to have a significant effect on you metabolism and it's going to have even less of an effect on the rate you burn calories. (The metabolic rate and the rate at which you burn calories is not a 1:1 ratio.)
Hmmmm, I forgot how boring talking about metabolism is. Sorry!
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Spiral, I have always wondered about that lowering metabolism theory myself. I tend to think the reason you can gain back weight after losing on a low cal diet so easily is you are now maintaining a lower weight, so you need fewer calories to maintain it than when you weighed 50 lbs. more. I also think, as far as the starving and then getting fat after food is reintroduced is more due to eating huge amounts due to the fact you've been hungry so long. Overcompensation. So, ofcourse they will gain a lot of weight due to the fact they are eating so much.....not necessarily that they lowered their metabolism.
I can't prove any of this in a court of law or in a lab of science. Just observation and my own, often convoluted thinking.
Peetie
I can't prove any of this in a court of law or in a lab of science. Just observation and my own, often convoluted thinking.
Peetie
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Yes, I would guess that the majority of the people who gain weight back after they lose it do so because they go back to eating the way they used to, so it's no surprise they gain it back. The beauty of No-S is that it's a relatively painless plan that you can stick to for life.
There are a ton of myths about how metabolism works and what can affect it and to what degree it can be affected. The reason there is so much misinformation out there is that most people aren't getting their information from, say, The Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, but from someone who's trying to sell them something.
For example, another "myth" you hear often is that muscle burns more calories than fat. I put myth in quotes because technically it's true, but the resultant effects are so negligible as to have almost no impact on someone trying to lose weight.
There are a ton of myths about how metabolism works and what can affect it and to what degree it can be affected. The reason there is so much misinformation out there is that most people aren't getting their information from, say, The Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, but from someone who's trying to sell them something.
For example, another "myth" you hear often is that muscle burns more calories than fat. I put myth in quotes because technically it's true, but the resultant effects are so negligible as to have almost no impact on someone trying to lose weight.
This has been quite an interesting discussion. I think I figured out what I've been doing wrong all these years... who'd have thought it's becuase I'm eating at *Wendy's*!!! It looks like all I need to do is switch to McDuck's and I'll be good to go.
Before criticizing someone, you should try walking a mile in their shoes. Then you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes.
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