Bob Greene on Oprah, Monday..his new diet book

[susume]

I do prefer canola oil one reason being it is lower in saturated fat.

[inatic]

I;d like to know how and when our bodies learned how to tell time.

Stop eating at 7

The only problem some have with time is that they over eat the amt of cals for the day.

Personally i eat right up till bedtime within in my nutritional range.

[DiamondDeb]

Originally Posted by inatic

I;d like to know how and when our bodies learned how to tell time.

Stop eating at 7

The only problem some have with time is that they over eat the amt of cals for the day.

Personally i eat right up till bedtime within in my nutritional range.

So do I. I suppose it's a good idea if you eat all your calories in 3 meals and are done at 7. I don't think either of us is in any danger of doing that anytime soon...

I thought it was pretty funny how they tried to convince everyone that when you start to feel hungry in the evening but don't eat, that is when you're buring fat... They said something like that...

[a_thinner_rach]

Originally Posted by fawn

EXACTLY! Hence the reason I eat CLEAN foods. no hormones, pesticides antibiotics, nitrates, etc. I avoid all HFCS and Trans fats. I am also into holistic medicine so i study the benefits of all plant based foods as well.
I refuse to buy any book that promotes or is in bed with any large company/companies like Kraft.

I highly reccomend to all of you the book by Morgan Spurlock "Dont eat this book" It's awesome.

I'm with you Fawn! There are better places to give my money to than ones that promote huge companies.

I liked Supersize me, but I haven't checked out his book. I'll have to.

[Goldenrod]

Originally Posted by inatic

I;d like to know how and when our bodies learned how to tell time.

Stop eating at 7

Apparently, Mr. Greene doesn't know anyone who works the night shift!!

[Irishnonee]

i have one diet pepsi a day. i'm not giving that up. i drink lots of water the rest of the day.

[jobun]

thanks for the reviews on this. I came across his website and was curious to know about the plan. I knew someone here would have at least read the book and had some opinions on it. I'm glad I read this review before spending the money on the book.

I think I shall pass.

[jezzie]

I do have his first book.

I got rid of about ten diet books.
So I'm not about to buy another.
A waste of time.

[hookmaster7]

His Best Life Diet has you using shakes or slim fast instead of food. I was disappointed ing the book in general. But if anyone wants to read it I will sell it cheap. haha

[annamazing]

Originally Posted by melodica

I watched this show today and made some notes. I am a dedicated low carber and much of what was said is not consistent with what we know about low carbing, but there is some good information. Here are my notes from the show:

Phase I of Bob Greene’s diet

Month long rev-up. Weigh yourself. Then don’t look at the scale for at least a month. Get moving. Add the following to your diet: water 48 ounces; vitamin supplement;

Eliminate alcohol; stop eating two hours before bedtime; restrict calories;
Eat three meals a day and at least one snack each day.
Give yourself a time that is the cutoff time for when you stop eating each day. Oprah’s time is 7:30 PM.

If you are overweight, ask yourself: What kind of life do you really want? Stop lying to yourself.

The first month is about getting your mind ready for the transformation. Each time you say you are going to start on Monday and you don’t, its you lying to yourself. You eventually don’t trust yourself. Then you think you’re not worthy for the weight loss.

Make the emotional connection between how you feel and what you eat. Answer these three key questions:

1) Why are you overweight? Don’t give just superficial answers. Give the emotional answer. Its almost always deeper than what you first think.
2) Why do you want to lose the weight?
3) Is this the first time you attempted to lose the weight? If not, why weren’t you successful in the past?

Sometimes we lack the motivation to do something, but if you get started and do it first then the motivation will come. Only make short term goals.

Phase II
Watch out for these types of foods: (replace with something else)

1) Soda (soft drinks) regular or diet
2) Transfats
3) Fried foods
4) white breads/pastas
5) high fat dairy products
6) There was one more but my mother called - ………

If your life isn’t working – change it.

You maintain and lose weight more effectively the more vegetables you pack into your diet.

Use olive oil, second choice is canola oil.

Bob Greene has a label he uses to endorse foods he approves of. It has “bestlife” on the label.

Key to this diet is not feeling like you’re being deprived.

As you get close to your goal and reach your goal, its important to be able to add back food.

Phase III – you’re within 20 pounds of your goal. Is about refining a step further how you eat and what you bring into your diet. The book tells more about when to move into this phase.

You can go to Oprah.com for more information.

This is the year to end your struggle with weight.
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Again, I am a dedicated low carb dieter and am currently in induction. But 15 years ago I lost 70 pounds on Atkins. I do think that there are things that can be learned from other people and there are some good things in Bob Greene's program.

I hope this is of benefit to some of you.

Thank you soooo much for summing this up!!

[lcleo]

If he was my trainer I'ld be asking for a refund. For 10 years? I don't think he's working do you guys? Though it's ultimately up to Oprah but still.

I've eaten right before bed sometimes it doesn't really make a difference to me. Nothing huge though like a snack.

but this part is good:

Make the emotional connection between how you feel and what you eat. Answer these three key questions:

1) Why are you overweight? Don’t give just superficial answers. Give the emotional answer. Its almost always deeper than what you first think.
2) Why do you want to lose the weight?
3) Is this the first time you attempted to lose the weight? If not, why weren’t you successful in the past?


Though I do think a small percentage are overweight due to physical problems though in some cases those other problems stemed from an emotional one earlier on. Hard to say.

[Dabbadooey]

He endorses products that are full of sugar...'nuff said.