The Body Clock Diet

All diets are based on an idea that’s supposed to make them different. Aside
from the basic “eat this and don’t eat that”, diets have to have an original
twist in order to be noticed by the general public. Standing out in the crowded
field of the modern dieting industry can sometimes make the difference between
success and failure and even a good idea needs to be promoted. The same can be
said about the Body Clock Diet, which is one of the diets that try to look
beyond food in order to link the eating process with the greater picture of body processes.

The basic idea is that aside from being careful about what you eat, you should
also be careful about the timing of meals in order to fit in with the natural
rhythm of your body. The body has its own internal clock that regulates the
metabolism, appetite, sleep and energy levels. This diet focuses on eating the
right kind of food while observing the internal clock. It is important to eat
regularly and getting the right balance of nutrients with each meal since this
lets the body turn the feeling of hunger on and off naturally.

There is, of course, a two-week eating plan that you must follow in order to
lose weight. Staying true to the body rhythms, each day features three meals and
two snacks that are rich in vegetables and fruits. The eating plan follows a
general protein-rich, low-fat pattern, which is nothing new. The best part of
the diet, however, is tying everything in with the rest of the body. For
instance, the author argues that eating grains and cereals should be done in the
morning in order to match the effect of insulin on the brain, while dinner
should consist of a light blend low glycemic cabs and lean protein.

According to estimates, this diet should allow you to lose up to two pounds per
week, which is the average weight loss rate. The book explaining this diet comes
with recipes and general eating advice and a comprehensive and no-nonsense
explanation of how the body works, what impact the daily rhythm has on weight
and how to work with the body instead of against it. This is a good eating plan
that doesn’t come with any strange ideas about magic ingredients that can make
anybody lose weight in a flash.
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The Cabbage Soup Diet

Ahh, the famous Cabbage Soup diet. Most people interested in dieting have
certainly heard of this one. many of them have actually tried some version of
it. Since nobody has ever claimed to be the inventor of this diet, there is no
definitive cabbage soup diet, but rather a string of versions floating around
magazines and the Internet. Every expert who tried to promote this diet has
either added or replaced an existing feature, which means that aside from that
cabbage soup you can expect to see a wide range of other foods, although nothing
spectacular.
The biggest problem with the cabbage soup diet is all the hype that surrounds
it. Some people claim that cabbage has fat burning properties, which is
nonsense. Others say that one could shed a whooping 10 pounds in a single week
on this diet, which is not true. There’s no magical ingredient in cabbage that
helps weight loss. The basic idea behind the diet is to starve yourself by
drinking a lot of cabbage soup and some water on the side. The trick is to keep
your stomach filled with cabbage soup in order to keep hunger away while the
body burns fat to maintain itself.
The early version cabbage soup diet featured nothing else than the basic soup.
Recent versions have added fruit, vegetables, skimmed milk, lean meat or brown
rice to the eating plan in order to help people stick to it for a longer time.
Dieters are not allowed any alcohol. The only drinks allowed beside the cabbage
soup are water and unsweetened fruit juices. The soup itself is based on
cabbage, onions (or onion soup mix), tomatoes, green peppers, celery, carrots
and mushrooms. There are some variations even here, but nothing important.
Unfortunately, the cabbage soup diet is not a good idea. Many people cannot
stick to a diet that forces them to starve every day, especially people who have
to go work. Another issue is the fact that most of the weight lost through this
diet comes from water and muscle mass, instead of fat. This means that seven
days later the dieter still has all the initial fat on and a good chance of
replacing all the lost muscle mass with even more fat. Moreover, the low calorie
intake at the core of the diet will force the body to enter starvation mode and
hang on to the existing fat for its survival. This is not a good way to lose
weight.
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The Coconut Diet

Some people are willing to sell anything and this is why some bad ideas are
actually launched on the market, much to the dismay of unsuspecting customers
who are duped by the hype and advertising. One such bad idea is the Coconut
Diet, which is yet another of those diets that add some kind of miracle
ingredient to a strict eating program and hope that everything turns out great.
The magic ingredient in this case is the coconut oil and its metabolism boosting
capacity. It seems that coconut oil can be rapidly burnt by the body, despite
the fact that it is rich in saturated fats.
This diet is in fact a regular low-carb diet, very similar to Atkins. During the
first stage of the diet, users are not allowed to eat any kind of carbohydrates
and must do with lean foods, such as eggs, nuts, cheese, fish, chicken, turkey
and up to 10 glasses of water per day. They also have to swallow 2-3 tablespoons
of coconut oil per day. The first stage lasts for three weeks, only to be
followed by an optional detox stage. This stage lasts for 4 weeks and focuses on
cleansing the liver, kidneys, gallbladder and colon through certain interesting
means (such as drinking water mixed with lemon juice and olive oil).
The third stage of the diet is the reintroduction of carbohydrates in the daily
eating plan. Starting with fruit, wholegrains and potatoes, the dieter is once
more allowed to eat carbs. It is assumed that the dieter has lost more than 10
pounds by this point and still maintaining a weight loss pace of 1-2 pounds per
week. The fourth stage of the diet means that even more carbohydrates are added
to the eating plan, while still drinking coconut oil.
Unfortunately, the person behind this diet provides no sound explanation for the
alleged positive influence of coconut oil on weight loss. While it’s true that
coconut oil helps regulate the thyroid gland, it has far too much saturated fat
to be healthy. Furthermore, it’s not very clear whether the coconut oil plays
any kind of role in this diet, since the weight loss can easily be ascribed to
the strict “no carbohydrates” eating plan. Most dieting experts and dietitians
agree that access to saturated fats should be limited during diets, so it’s
pretty strange to see one that claims the opposite.
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The Curves Diet Plan

Try as we might, we cannot be creative all the time. Not all ideas are original
enough and the harder you try, the more difficult it seems to get something
decent out of your own head. This is one of the reasons why some people simply
use something that has already been proved to work, add a little twist and try
to pass it off as a new idea. The Internet, for instance, is choke full of
websites, topics, design concepts and blogs are are nothing more than a poor
rehash of a good idea. Diets are like that, too.
This one is not particularly original, despite sustained attempts to come across
like a whole new and different idea. The theory behind the diet is that a
high-protein, low-carb diet coupled with a lot of exercising will help you build
muscle in order to keep metabolism high and burn a lot of calories. A high
metabolism allows you to lose weight faster and to make sure you stay in shape
for years, because it will be harder to put on weight in the future. Nothing new
here; it looks like a variation of the Atkins diet (or any other low-carb diet
for that matter).
The Carbohydrate-Sensitive Plan reduces the intake of carbs to 20 grams per day
for the first two weeks, increasing to 40-60 grams per day after this period.
The second plan is called the Calorie-Sensitive Plan and it focuses on limiting
carbs to 60 grams per day and calories to 1,200 for the same two weeks, moving
up to 1,600 later on. The second phase of the plan is supposed to last for five
weeks or until you’ve reached the desired weight and are preparing to return to
normal food.
The eating plan is supplemented by exercises and some recommended vitamins and minerals. However, just like in the case of the Atkins diet, most carbs are off limits for both eating plans, which leaves the user eating a lot of low-fat, high-protein foods in order to keep hunger contained. This means no bread, no pasta or wholegrains, no fruit and only a few vegetables. By sticking to this diet you can expect to drop between 6 and 10 pounds during the first two weeks and between 1 and 2 pounds per week in the second phase.
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The GI Plan diet

One of the most interesting ideas to take the dieting industry by storm is the
Glycemic Index. The index was compiled in the early 1980s at the University of
Toronto and is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their immediate
effect on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during
digestion and are easily converted to glucose have the highest glycemic indexes.
Those who break down slowly and gradually release glucose into the blood stream
have a low index.
The GI Plan diet is based on the idea that it is better to eat plenty of foods
with a low glycemic index because the steady and gradual release of glucose into
the blood will provide energy for a longer time while keeping the feeling of
hunger at bay. Foods with a high GI will make you feel full for a short while,
but the feeling passes fast and you find yourself reaching for something to eat
long before the next meal of the day comes around. The second part of the GI
Plan diet is to combine the original glycemic index with a ranking based on the
calorie content of each food.
Like other diets, this one is split into several phases. The initial two-week
phase is built around eating 17 points worth of food per day for women and 22
for men. The points are based on both the amount of bad carbs and calories found
in food. One of the good things about this diet is the liberty granted to users.
As long as you stick to the number of points, you can eat anything you want. The
second phase of the diet is the longer one, because this is where the shedding
happens. The number of points is raised to 20 for women and 25 for men.
The last phase of the diet begins once you’ve reached your goal and its aim is
to maintain the weight achieved. This diet encourages the consumption of
wholemeal pasta, wholegrain cereals, vegetables and fruits over white bread and
doughnuts. Users can expect to lose up to 2 pounds a week on the average,
although the first two weeks are known to cause a much more significant loss of
weight. Again, this is not unique to the GI Plan, but the normal response of the
body before the starvation mode kicks in.
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The Grapefruit Diet

 The Grapefruit Diet is one of the fad diets that were really popular back in the

1980s although it has been in one form or another since 1930. Most of the time,

the grapefruit diet has been discounted by experts as dangerously unbalanced or

simply unable to deliver on its promises. It was generally thought that

consuming vast quantities of grapefruit cannot influence weight loss in any way,

which relegated this diet to the status of yet another fad, one of those things

people go crazy about without any real reason.

The basic idea behind this diet is to eat grapefruit whenever you can, drink a

glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice with every meal, add grapefruit to

cocktails and also to salads. Grapefruit is supposed to go well with the lean

meat from crab and chicken and with vegetables, such as red onions, spinach and

celery. The biggest advantage is, of course, the fact that grapefruit is

virtually fat-free and has few calories. An entire grapefruit has about 70

calories, which means that you can eat about as much as you can stomach and

still lose weight.

The best thing about the Grapefruit Diet is a recent study carried out by a team

of scientists led by Doctor Ken Fujioka, from the Nutrition and Metabolic

Research Center of the Scripps Clinic in San Diego. The study has found that,

contrary to the opinions voiced by experts in the 1980s, adding grapefruit and

grapefruit juice to your diet can actually help you lose weight. And what’s

really great about it: you don’t have to change your eating habits at all.

Naturally, eating less fat and sweets and doing some exercises is a very good

way of speeding up the weight loss process, but you don’t have to go out of your

way with this diet.

According to the study, eating half a grapefruit before each meal and exercising

a bit every day helped a group of obese people drop an average 3.6 pounds in 12

weeks without any change in their eating habits whatsoever. A second group had

to drink a glass of grapefruit juice before every meal and lost 3.3 pounds in

the same 12 weeks. While it’s true that losing 1 pound per month gives a whole

new meaning to the phrase “slow diet”, you have to appreciate a diet that lets

you eat whatever you like and still shed a pound per month. If weight loss is

not a stringent affair, then you can stick to this diet for a long time and reap

the benefits.
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The Mayo Clinic Diet

Welcome to the Mayo Clinic Diet that doesn’t come from the Mayo Clinic. This
diet is a strange idea that has been floating around for a long time, despite
the fact that it is not endorsed by the Mayo Clinic. Once again dieters are face
to face with the misleading idea that somehow grapefruit burns fat, which leaves
the dieter free to indulge in high fat food like ham and eggs for breakfast and
meat, vegetables and salad dressing for lunch and dinner. This is not a diet,
but a dream come true! Or, at least, it would be a dream if it actually worked.
Right from the start this diet sounds too good to be true. Any kind of meat and
any amount of it at every lunch and dinner? With any amount of vegetables? And
salad dressing on top? So where does the weight loss part come in? This must be
every fast food lover’s dream. Unfortunately, half of grapefruit and half a
glass of grapefruit juice cannot burn away fat in any circumstances, much less
when the dieter is busy feasting on meat and vegetables. While it’s true that
this diet bans complex carbohydrates in order to help weight loss it is worth
remembering that these complex carbs are the main energy source for the body.
Even if the idea that grapefruit burns fat just like that was proved correct,
this diet is still too unbalanced to be a sound long-term eating plan. Fried
foods and fat foods are associated with increased risks of heart diseases and
cancer, which is not a good tradeoff for lower body weight. Eating large
portions of food on a regular basis is also not a very good idea and it
certainly does not square with a strict diet.
Basically, this seems to be one of those diets that count on using the names of
famous institutions or famous people in order to push silly ideas. What’s worse
is that some people are desperate enough to actually believe in this type of
eating plan, especially since they are attracted to the idea of a diet rich in
meat. This diet is unbalanced from the nutritional point of view and encourages
overeating. Avoid it and choose a better eating plan instead; one that doesn’t
sound as good, but which will help you lose weight.
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