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Title: Weight Loss and Maintenance
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Moderator:ASICS::LESLIE
Created:Mon Jul 09 1990
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:933
Total number of notes:9931

524.0. "Anyone Tried Modified Protein Sparing?" by WAGON::FALT () Mon Oct 30 1989 12:04

    I am interested in obtaining information on Modified Protein Sparing
    Fasts.  Has anyone tried this?  Unlike the liquid protein diets this
    uses real food i.e. 8 ounces of protein (chicken, meat, fish) and one
    half cup veggies per day.  My concern is to wether you can ever eat
    normally again.  I don't want to do this if I am only going to gain it
    all right back.  Any information would be appreciated.
    
    

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524.1No magic cureCOOKIE::WILCOXDatabase Systems/WestTue Oct 31 1989 14:2410
If eating "normally" for you means eating too much of some particular food
or other than I would say that no diet of any kind will help you.  The
answer to keeping it off is to change your eating habits.  It does not have
to mean deprivation unless you find you are sensitive to a certain food such
as flour or sugar.  Several people have written in notes that they MUST
avoid these foods completely because they cause them to binge.  If you are
not sensitive to this then you can eat anything you want, just in the "right"
portions.  That will depend on your physical activity, etc..  You will always
gain it all back unless you change eating habits for life.

524.2Protien Sparing/Modified FastBIGQ::BERNIERWed Jan 31 1996 16:0927
    
    
    	Wow, this reply is a little late ;-) but I was on this diet
    	about 15 years ago.  And the reason I was looking in this
    	file was to see if there was more information on it as I
    	just started it this week again.
    
    	It is pretty basic, 'X' amount of protien a day, but I don't
    	remember the veggies being limited.  Protien being lean beef,
    	chicken, fish, center cuts of ham, cheese ect.....
    
    	You cannot have any milk(s), bread(s), corn peas or carrots,
    	potatos.
    
    	You take several vitamin suppliments.  They were prescription
    	at the time but now they can be gotten at GNC. (Got them last
    	weekend)
    
    	The diet should be perscribed by a doctor and monitored by a
    	dietician.  Bloodwork should be done every couple of week.
    
    	This is something one should not do on thier own.
    
    	My weight loss was 10 pounds the first week and I averaged a 
    	pound a day for a little over two months.