Does the Jerusalem Diet work?
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Fad diets like that are no good. they are not good for your health and people who go on these fad diets, lose the weight that they want, start eating normally again end up gaining a lot of weight back because the body thought that it was starving. A lot of fad diets cause our bodies to lack what it needs and our bodies start to accomodate for whatever it is that it is missing. For example, our bodies need carbs, low carb diets are no good. Your body will see that it is lacking carbs and your muscles start to turn into sugar to accomodate for the missing carbs. \n\nI know people that were on the low carb diets and they were always tired out and run down and they just did not look healthy. \n\nWhen I was struggling with my weight after recovering from thyroid disease a doctor tried putting me on the atkins diet I ended up passing out from low blood sugar, then he said to try the southbeach diet, I got even sicker and I missed 2 months of work. Had to go through the misery of glucose tests and so on and so forth. Besides that I was not losing any weight. \n\nWell.. my parents met up with this great doctor, he said" I know what you need" \n\nHe told me to limit my food intake. Eat healthy meals. Smaller meals , don't eat everytime I feel hungry and if i snack snack on half of a peanut butter sandwich or half of a protein bar or something like that. Desserts don't hurt as long as it is a little bit and on occasion Boom!! It's been almost two years. My weight is almost normal. You know, it took a lot of discipline and control. I eat normally, I excercise, I drink plenty of water. I am just fine. \n\nYou don't need any fancy diet to lose weight. \n\nWeight watchers is a great program that can help you monitor your eating. They will put you on a point system and they weigh you every week. I hear it's a great program!!  AND you don't have to buy fancy crappy food, it is normal everyday food. \n\nGood luck to you
675125
Haven t heard about that diet!! Sounds a bit dull to just eat ham for dinner! If I were you I d get off that diet a.s.a.p and would start eating normal/healthy food 3 times a day and exercise regularly!!
197281
I don't know if they diet works on its own, but it will work in combination with other healthy practices (eating smaller portions and exercise!) The three apple a day diet works on the premise that if you consume an apple before each meal you will filling youself with something that is healthy and low in fat and in turn eat less during your meal.  Apples are also natural diuretics, so it may help to keep you regular- but three probably wouldnt have too much of an impact on your system. Apples are very healthy and having having three a day would be completely safe!
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like any other eating plan it depends on whether you stick to it or not.\n\nIf you change your lifestyle and eating habits hell yeah it works great and my sister lost 60 lbs on it and is now running full marathons and she's over 40.  If she can do it anyone can, you just have to stick to it and remember it's not a temporary thing it's changing your eating habits for EVER
926331
Considering the other days are close to 0 calories, then yes.  \n\nThe Master Cleanse works because it's basically water fasting and you're eating 0 calories.
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No.\n\nYou need to have some balance in your diet of fruits and vegetables, meats and fish, and fats.\n\nAnd also count calories.\n\nGood Luck!
968224
Dr. Dean Ornish thinks so. Google "dean ornish diet"
664498
They dont work because they are a literal sham my friend.  If you weant to lose weight and save money go walk at the local park and boost your metabolism so you burn fat even while at rest.  And eat healthier....quit the mcdonalds and burger king routine like i did about a year ago...and you will notice a huge change not only in your day to day energy level, but your entire mood and take on life.  Good Luck and let me know how it goes.
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I have done it several times over the last 25 years with good success each time.  It is the only diet that really is based on real-life food and real-life situations (going out to eat, etc.)  \n\nEach time, I lost at least twenty-five pounds over a period of months and kept it off until I lost my discipline.  \n\nI was motivated by the early results - which, based on the latest plans, give you good results early on.  This gave me great encouragement to go on to see how long I could do it.\n\nEach time, I had a goal in mind besides the number of pounds.  There was some event or health condition that I wanted to overcome.  \n\nEven now, I am approximately 65 pounds below my peak weight which was in the year 2000.  I have about 40 pounds to go, but am concentrating on just keeping from gaining weight right now.
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No.  Phase one is pretty strict.  Fortunately, it only lasts for a short time.  Read the book, or get it out of the library.  It is a very effective diet if you follow it carefully.\n\nGood luck!!
105913
This question comes up all the time on here. No they do not work. If you read small print they only claim to aid weight loss. You still have to exercise and eat healthy which works on its own. People must be made to understand, fat takes time to build up and time to lose. Its hard work but that is the penalty for overeating and eating Junk. Adverts are always Glossed up, dont be taken in.\nPlenty of water to wash out your toxins, plenty of healthy\nfood, no salt, no sugar, no fat, no so called Diet Plans and lots of exercise to Burn off your Fat Store. Think about  the time it took to gain the weight, its always quicker to lose it. Most important: Be honest with yourself about your eating habits, some people, and they know who they are, always cheat or give up to easily. Nobody ever said that losing weight is easy. Its not, you have to work at it.                 Good Luck
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It does work but it takes a lot of willpower.  I went on it after having my third child and lost about 50 lbs in 45 days. It did change how food tastes and what I eat now.  Basically it is to cleanse the body and then you go straight to eating foods good for you. Changes the way things taste so you don't head straight for junk food.  However, as with anything...to keep it off is to be active and eat small meals all day long. I have kept the weight off for 3 years now. Keyword:  Willpower:)
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It sure does. My wife & I ahve booth had great success with it.\n\nBut, you should understand that it only take away the hunger..so, if you do not break your habit of eating at set times and eat, it will not help! You must THINK about not eating at your normal times.\n\nLike most Internet supplements/diet aids, the source is vital to insuring you are getting only pure, real Hootia. \n\nI was directed to a great Hootia importer, and would recommed you visit http://www.hoodia-diets-info\nThey have a vast collection of articles on Hoodia and also a very good source.
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No.  It sucked.  I was hungry all the time.  I only lost 1 pound the first week then nothing for two weeks.  I gave up.  It doesn't help you make the actual changes you need.  I found its diet and exercise that work the best.  I did the body for life thing and it worked for me.  I lost 50 pounds in 6 months and have kept it off for 3 years.  good luck!
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I know people who have used it.  It does work.  The length of time it would take to use it depends on how much you have to lose. But it does work because all the fat that you will be consuming will not be absorbed by the body anymore, hence you will not be storing it. I don't know if you are aware of this, but since your body will not be storing the fats you have consumed it will automatically expel it and you would need to have some padding on your underwear to help absorb all of it, because sometimes it just seeps out since it is the oil and grease stuff from all the food.  And there will be LOTS (oil/grease) of it.  There is just so much fat in food nowadays you'll be surpised. It works, I have seen the results.  Good luck! =)
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I've never followed Peter D'Adamo's protocol, although I might try some of his advice if I can ever find a copy of his book to borrow. I'm not interested in dieting, because I'm already slim and lean, but I'd be interested if his theories helped me feel better overall, of if they might help with some of my chronic disorders (asthma, acid reflux, ADHD, rosacea).\n\nHowever, I would NOT follow 100% of he says for my blood type, which is O positive. I'd only follow what is applicable to me. For example, I've heard that folks with my blood type should, according to D'Adamo, eat red meat 3 to 4 times a week. Well, that's OUT for me! I'm 34 and already have elevated cholesterol, due to a genetic propensity for this from my mom's side of the family. I am very slim, active, and for the most part eat very well-balanced, healthy meals, yet I STILL have the beginnings of a cholesterol problem. \n\nSo I sure as heck am not going to start eating a bunch of red meat!! It so happens I don't really even like most red meats (except hamburger), and I hate steak. I mainly eat white meat chicken, white meat turkey, and fish. But even if I loved red meat, I would still limit my consumption of it, in the hopes of keep my cholesterol numbers from becoming high enough to warrant medication like Lipitor. :(\n\nI guess my ramblings only answered the first part of your question ("Has anyone tried eating according to their blood type?"), but not the second part, about whether it helped or hindered them. :) But hopefully you found this interesting anyway.
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Over 50 years of scientific evidence in the peer reviewed literature proves that...DIETS DO NOT WORK.  The caloric theory of diet has been a miserable failure.\n\nIf you were a doctor instead of a jackass, you would know that and know why.  Human beings aren't machines.  Intake does not equal output.  We are complex, SELF-REGULATING, biological systems.\n\nOnly slashing intake of food to unreasonable levels has any discernable impact over the short term (ie under a year).  That cannot be maintained for very long and the person rapidly gains the weight back and more.  The reason they gain back more is your metabolism immediately reduces in response to starvation (especially starvation of protein).  Also, the weight is lost first from your muscle mass.  Muscle is the most biologically active tissue and is responsible for most of your metobolism.  Reducing muscle vastly reduces your caloric output.  If you eat the same diet with less muscle mass, you gain fat.  Simple as that.  Yo-yo dieting (the ONLY type of dieting people who go on diets engage in) not only doesn't work for reducing weight....it makes you fat.\n\nSo.  What does work?  A healthy diet.  The other side of the coin is someone who makes poor food choices gets fat for a variety of complex reasons.  Whole books have been written on the specifics but they don't matter.  What matters is that, healthy diet works, when engaged in as a permanent lifestyle change.  Get most of your calories (amount does not matter) as meat and most of your bulk as fresh fruits and vegetables.  Drink only water.  Only eat whole grains and those in strict moderation (there are problems with grains).  Don't eat fish...it's contaminated (however, a pharmaceutical grade fish oil supplement is very helpful for a healthy diet).  Don't eat junkfood, fast food, processed food (pasta, tofu, most vegetable oils sugar, flour, MSG, aspartame etc.) etc.  Do have olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, in reasonable quantities.  Eat butter in moderation.  Use salt with moderation (consider eliminating it as a condiment though).  That's a healthy diet and the only diet that will cause permanent weight loss.  It works by eliminating unbalanced, unnatural, non-food, foods that are the cause of obesity (over eating is definitely NOT the cause of obesity).  Also.  Stay the hell away from vegetarianism.  It is unhealthy and makes you fat.  It is downright dangerous when done incorrectly.\n\nExercise is helpful.  However, most aerobic exercise is worthless.  Engaging in 15 minutes of light aerobic exercise does help....but that is the maximum benefit people get from that.  In order for more benefit, you need to do high intensity exercise (HIT ).  If you want that, get a book and study up on it and use a heart monitor. But, for losing weight, it's weight training you want to engage in.  The more muscle you put on, the less fat you will have, is the bottom line.  Also, you can trim fat off of problem areas by building muscle there (the effect is hormonal).