Conference rocks::weight_control

    I think it might have been called the "Dave Maynard" diet at one time.
    I probably have a copy at home -- there may even be one in this file.
    
    Catherine
    

    
    I would like to try this.  What does day five, six and seven consist
    of?  I recently lost 25 pounds.  I have changed my way of eating.  The
    nice thing about the weight lost is that I did it on my own so I 'm not
    out of alot of money.  It's been rough.  I need to loss 15 more and
    this would do it.  If for some reason you can't post it here, can you
    send me mail to Carol Davis @alf.  I would truly appreciate it.  I
    already went to the cafateria and had my first bowl of fruit.  There
    will be another for lunch and another for dinner.  I hope I survive the
    fourth day with all those bananas!!!  Thanks much.
    
    Carol

    The Dave Maynard diet, with 56 replies, is posted in note 47 of this
    conference.
    
    Catherine
    

    Thanks for the pointer.....I started this diet yesterday.  Fruit day
    was OK and this morning I had a yam for breakfast.  I made the soup and
    it really is good.  I'm going to try and stick to it for the seven
    days.  I'm hoping that this will give me the kick start I need to lose
    this annoying 20 pounds.  I have also been walking with Richard
    Simmons...drinking lots of water (about 72oz a day).  I'll keep that up
    even after the 7th day!  If I lose 10 pounds I'd be one happy woman!!
    
    Pat

    I went on this diet a long time ago and I got really sick.  That much 
    fruit is not good for you.  Also being on this for more than a week is
    not good either.
    
    kim

    
    I tried this diet years ago, and even though you don't want to hear
    this, I must tell you that you will gain twice as much as you lose,
    everyone I know does. 
    
    I lost 15 pounds felt great for losing it but your body thinks it was
    being starved and grabs on to everything you eat after that.  I am sure
    you have been told this before, well its true.  
    
    A sensible eating plan is the only way to lose weight, it may take
    longer, but in the end it works and is much healthier for you, along
    with exercise.   I am on Weight Watchers, and even though it takes
    longer to lose the 10 pounds it is staying off even when I cheat on
    weekends. 
    
    It is a shame I didn't listen either when people told me, because I
    wanted to lose it "NOW".
    
    MH 

    re. 6
    
    You are so right.  I mean, even if one loses 10 or so pounds,
    what exactly was lost?? Fat?? Slim chance (no pun intended!)
    I would say water and muscle.  And what do we all want to lose??
    FAT! And what burns fat?? Muscle, so the last thing we want to lose
    is muscle.  Like .6 said, our body will think it is starving, so will
    store everything as fat.  I have been on so many diets...crash
    diets and programs like Jenny Craig, Nutri-System, etc...(have spent
    literally thousands of dollars on that crap!!) So, finally, after
    I dieted myself up to the highest weight ever, well, I finally
    decided to accept the fact that diets do NOT work.  It wasn't
    easy accepting that, believe me.., and even now, when I read about
    a new diet that sounds like it might work, I have to snap myself
    back to my senses.  Because everyone wants to think that "Maybe 
    THIS is the diet that will really work".  It's almost like giving up
    on dieting is giving up trying...but in reality, it is just the
    opposite.  I now know that the only way I will get to and stay at a
    normal weight is to eat the right foods (plenty too!! no scrimping...
    but of course, the foods have to be the right kinds of foods - low-fat),
    and exercising.  I started exercising consistenly last April,
    have been trying to cut down on fats a bit, but have finally stopped
    dieting after about 15 years...and I lost 25 lbs.!  Of FAT!! I still
    have a ways to go (maybe another 25 lbs or so)...but at least I am
    not obsessed with the dieting crap anymore...I am much more
    realistic about things now.  thank God....
      
    Anyway, dieting and crash dieting will work...TEMPORARILY...but
    it will only screw up your system more...slow down your metabolism
    even more, and just make it that much harder to lose weight (fat),
    and you'll most likely gain all the weight back plus more.
    
    I don't claim to be an expert on this, but after so many years of
    dieting, I have learned a lot.  Also, I have a very close friend
    who is an eating disorders counselor, and I have learned so much
    from her.  Dieting does not work.  We all need to re-learn how
    to listen to our bodies and feed them what they need.  No deprivation,
    no starving...I still have a lot to learn on this, but at least
    I have FINALLY gotten to the point that I will NEVER diet again...
    Exercise, for me, is the key...
    
    Good luck, everyone....
    
    Gen                                                 

    Hi Gen Kelly!  You are back and you sound GOOD!  Drop me a line if you
    wish.
    
    Sue

    re .7
    
    Sounds like Covert Bailey got to you, and not a minute too soon!
    Congratulations. The key to fat loss is metabolism and one of the best
    ways to increase metabolism is exercise, not dieting.  I've also been
    taking a supplement that indeed has helped increased my metabolism and
    along with exercise has helped me lose 15 + lbs of FAT, not muscle. If
    you're interested in learning more you can contact me offline at
    AKOCOA::MARSCHALL.
    
    Good luck,
    
    John