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Dr. Poon Diet (Read 1855 times)

Rundadrun27


    Has anyone ever heard of this diet?  The first week of the diet, you eat only Vegetables and Protein.

     

    http://www.poondiet.com/.

    Personally I'm skeptical of all of these "diets". I'm from the old school. Eat right and excercise regularly. Eating right doesn't mean eliminating certain foods from your diet. It means eating a balanced diet from all 4 food groups. If we were meant to only eat Vegetables, we'd be Rabbit's. Sadly our society is becoming too dependant on quick fixes. To me that's what this is.

      Be that as it may, a poon diet still sounds worth exploring.

      Runners run.


      Fanatic #3965

        Sounds like an Atkins knock-off, which is fine if a person is doing more weight-training and resistance workouts, but probably wouldn't work well for someone doing endurance activity like running and cycling.  I lost 60#s eating a high protein/veggie/whole foods diet, but regained 20 as soon as I fell off the wagon and started bingeing on the high-glycemic carbs again.  I need to stick to something closer to the South Beach diet, which is higher protein, lots of fruits/veggies, and low-glycemic carbohydrates...whole grains.



        Kirsten

        '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

        '13 Goals:

        DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

        • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

        • 1st olympic distance duathlon

        • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

        Half Fanatic

        punch Type 1 in the junk


        Fanatic #3965

          Be that as it may, a poon diet still sounds worth exploring.

           How did I know someone would go there...?  Wink

          Kirsten

          '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

          '13 Goals:

          DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

          • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

          • 1st olympic distance duathlon

          • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

          Half Fanatic

          punch Type 1 in the junk


          The Crap Whisperer

             How did I know someone would go there...?  Wink

             

            How could one NOT go there? Geesh...poon diet!  Heheheheheh! 

            Being the best tiny spec that I can be!


            Fanatic #3965

               

              How could one NOT go there? Geesh...poon diet!  Heheheheheh! 

               Dr. Poon really missed his calling...he should have been a Gynecologist. *rimshot*

              Kirsten

              '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

              '13 Goals:

              DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

              • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

              • 1st olympic distance duathlon

              • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

              Half Fanatic

              punch Type 1 in the junk

                A poon diet should not be confused with a 'poon diet, which is more of a liquid diet anyway.

                 

                 

                mta: though the two do go well together.

                Runners run.


                Fanatic #3965

                  A poon diet should not be confused with a 'poon diet, which is more of a liquid diet anyway.

                   

                   

                  mta: though the two do go well together.

                   

                  Will a 'poon diet guard against "whiskey dick?"

                  Kirsten

                  '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                  '13 Goals:

                  DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                  • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                  • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                  • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                  Half Fanatic

                  punch Type 1 in the junk

                    Be that as it may, a poon diet still sounds worth exploring.

                     

                    ! All poon, all the time.

                    "Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"

                     

                    "The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.

                     

                     "They just couldn't believe that somebody would do all that running for no reason."--Forrest Gump

                     

                    Boston Marathon 15 April

                    Big Sur Marathon 28 April

                    Bighorn 50 Mile 15 June

                    Tahoe Rim Trail 100M 20/21 July

                      Yep, the magical diet marketing phrase, right there on page 2:

                       

                      "This diet will let you eat as much as needed to satisfy your hunger and you lose weight at the same time."

                       



                      More Cowbell!

                        What kind of name is Poon, anyway?

                        When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office.  But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running.  Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

                          Yep, the magical diet marketing phrase, right there on page 2:

                           

                          "This diet will let you eat as much as needed to satisfy your hunger and you lose weight at the same time."

                           


                           

                           

                          But will it detox?

                          "Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"

                           

                          "The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.

                           

                           "They just couldn't believe that somebody would do all that running for no reason."--Forrest Gump

                           

                          Boston Marathon 15 April

                          Big Sur Marathon 28 April

                          Bighorn 50 Mile 15 June

                          Tahoe Rim Trail 100M 20/21 July


                          The Crap Whisperer

                             

                             

                            But will it detox?

                             

                            like a cleanse?

                            Being the best tiny spec that I can be!


                            Fanatic #3965

                              Yep, the magical diet marketing phrase, right there on page 2:

                               

                              "This diet will let you eat as much as needed to satisfy your hunger and you lose weight at the same time."

                               


                               

                              It's true if a person isn't bingeing on the high-glycemic stuff.  I could NEVER lose weight on low-fat/high carb, no matter how hard and how many times I tried (this was the story of my 20s).  I always ended up shaking and ready to gnaw my arm off.  When I dropped the empty startches my blood sugar was no longer spiking and plummeting, along with my appetite.  I wasn't hungry eating fewer calories as long as those calories didn't include stuff to make my blood sugar flip-out.  60#s...that's a lot of weight off of my 5'3.5" frame.  I couldn't lose 10 on a traditional low-fat diet.  All calories are not created equal for everyone.  200 calories of protein don't have the same effect that 200 calories of pure carbohydrate would have in my system.

                              Kirsten

                              '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                              '13 Goals:

                              DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                              • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                              • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                              • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                              Half Fanatic

                              punch Type 1 in the junk

                                Yep, the magical diet marketing phrase, right there on page 2:

                                 

                                "This diet will let you eat as much as needed to satisfy your hunger and you lose weight at the same time."

                                 


                                 No, no my child.  Dr. Poon clearly anticipates your concerns at the very bottom of the page:

                                I do not claim this is a miracle diet and this diet may not be suitable for everybody.



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