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Originally Posted by Sunstone
Everyone's body is different - it may work for some people.<...>
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You are certainly right there. If one diet book worked for all of us, there would only need to be one diet book.
I tried a number of different approaches before I tried low-carb/low-glycemic. I tried it during the time when 'complex carbohydrates' were being promoted as the end-all nutrition solution.
My DW cut the sugar and high-glycemic foods out for a female problem, she certainly didn't need to lose weight. But she lost 5 pounds and knowing I was trying so many different things suggested it to me (it took 5 pounds off me, you might want to consider it).
So I did some research and decided to give it a try. At the time I was doing the starvation thing with only small portions of meat and fat, which got me down to the moderately low 200s, and I was hungry all the time. That was back in 2000.
So adding more meat and cheese to my diet was enjoyable, and I started losing weight without being hungry all the time. Good deal.
I took off 50 pounds, and kept it off. It may not work for everyone, but it's working for me.
And I still believe we were meant to be omnivores, not herbivores (vegans) or carnivores.
Bob