Thu, Jun-15-06, 03:19
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 508.7/413.3/199
BF:223chol; 120/80bp
Progress: 31%
Location: SoCal, USA
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Googling for info...on Anchell lean-to-fat ratio...
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...08&page=9&pp=15 is one of the sites that came up when I googled "Anchell fat ratio" t find out what I might. Saw a reference to lean-to-fat ratio being three-to-one, then started reading and found an article that maybe you have not read, from 1950 in Holiday Magazine. Includes this:
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Doctor Pennington’s approach to his special assignment was as conservative as the results of the Du Pont diet program proved, ultimately, to be dramatic. He reviewed the medical literature, drew such conclusions as seemed to him justified and recommended to Doctor Gehrmann a pilot program of weight reduction to be undertaken with twenty overweight Du Pont men and women. In midsummer of last year, a paper with the title “Obesity in Industry, the Problem and its Solution” appeared over Doctor Pennington’s name in Industrial Medicine (June, 1949, pages 259 and 260). In it, the results of the pilot program at Du Pont were revealed.
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There's lots more, in case you care to read it. Amazing. Ah, here's the ratio part:
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The first course of each meal is: One-half pound or more of fresh meat with the fat. You can eat as much as you want. The proper proportion is three parts lean to one part fat. Most of the meat you buy is not fat enough, so it is best to get extra beef-kidney fat and fry it to make up the proper proportion. Good meats are roast beef, steak, roast lamb, lamb chops, stew meat, fresh pork roast and pork chops. Hamburger with added fat is all right if the meat is freshly ground just before it is cooked. Avoid smoked or canned meats, sausages and salted butter. Fresh fish (not smoked or canned) may be substituted upon occasion.
The second course of each meal is: An ordinary portion of any one of the following-white potatoes (boiled, baked or fried), sweet potatoes, boiled rice, grapefruit, grapes, melon, banana or pear, raspberries or blueberries. This part of the diet is strictly limited. No second helpings.
You must not: Use the least particle of salt; nor use flour or sugar.
You must: Drink six glasses of water every day before five o’clock; each day drink the juice of half a lemon in a glass of water; regulate weight completely to normal before adding other foods (otherwise you will quickly regain the weight you have lost).
You may: Have a cup of black coffee or clear tea with each meal; season the meat with black pepper before it is cooked or use paprika, celery seed, lemon, chopped parsley, celery tops or other flavoring which does not contain salt.
You should: Have your doctor check you at intervals; allow time for a thirty-minute walk before breakfast and, as far as practical considerations permit, go to bed at a regular hour and get exactly eight hours’ sleep. Metabolism goes into low gear during sleep; an extra half hour in bed definitely cuts down on weight loss, whereas the half-hour morning walk shifts metabolism into high and works up appetite for a hearty breakfast. It is not necessary to walk fast; walking the full thirty minutes regularly is what matters.
You needn’t: Count calories or stop eating while you are still hungry, or take any strenuous exercise.
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Wow, thanks for asking this question. I'm glad that I found and read this article from 1950. Amazing. Sure is. -Zer
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Originally Posted by Cavendish
I have a question regarding the Anchell plan....What does he actually say about fat ratio? I think I read somewhere on this thread that he suggests 75% fat? But I can't find it again, so maybe I imagined it?? I have a hard time getting my fat up that high--even with fatty meat and added butter--I seem to float around 60% is this too low, does he say? I ordered the book, but it will take a few weeks to get here, and to be honest, I think you guys (and girls) will be a better resource.
Also--I know that he says spices and herbs are OK, but where does horseradish fit in? It is actually a root...Or wasabi if I have sushi? Does anyone know if these are considered OK? I don't want to bend the rules, and if necessary I can live without horseradish or wasabi, or even sushi (god forbid!) I am determined to give this a good try, and don't want to eat outside "the rules" at least for the first month or so and see how it goes. I have been following it for two days, and have lost about 3 pounds. A bit odd, considering I have low-carbed for a long time, I wouldn't think I would drop pounds right away. The good thing about it is that I don't seem to crave things as much which lately has been my undoing. Plus--I do well when only given limited options to choose from. If I know I can only eat 10 different fruits or vegetables, then I can be creative with them. If I extend that to 30 or more, I get caught up in indecision...sadly. Too many choices I guess. I WAY overthink things!  |
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. Actually, though, it would be fine. Can you walk at all? Is 30 minutes a day of walking OK for you right now?
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