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OT - All meat diet?

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slovelad
slovelad Posts: 1,742
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anyone ever tried it?

feeling kinda blah after the holidays. And since I love to cook on my egg so much. I'm thinking about cutting out all carbs and eat nothing but meat for a couple weeks.

anyone done this?
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    i do it a month or two every year to drop weight. last time after two months of it i found the makings of butter fried bread on the counter and a dirty fry pan on the stove, bread turns into a craving =) and i found i can cook in my sleep
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
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    I don' think I would/could do it. Nothing wrong with cutting carbs, but how about some veggies? Just skip the potatoes and corn. I'd think it would put you in a meat coma and make you very sluggish.

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    here was my post from 2013 on the weight loss forum, read down, it really happens
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1150328/well-i-got-my-toast#latest

    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    You speaking of Adkins Diet?

    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    I had a friend who was a roofer, among other things. He decided he wanted to loose a bunch of weight. Ate nothing but meat for several weeks, and dropped about 20 pounds. He didn't have much money, and wasn't much of a cook, so he got pretty tired of lunchmeat, but otherwise, he said it worked just fine.
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
    edited December 2015
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    The proper way is to go 2 to 1 veggie to protien with plenty of fat. No starches (Corn, peas, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkin,squash, zucchini and yams) and No sugars or carbs.  No fruit.

    Lots of salads and protiens with no concern for fat. In fact you have to eat fat to energize your body.  The hardest part is kicking the sugar/carb addiction. It made me really weird feeling for the first 2 weeks. Then I started shedding pounds like crazy. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    NPHuskerFL said:
    You speaking of Adkins Diet?

    all meat is different from atkins, atkins is more like south beach but allows more choices of meat, veggies and fruits
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • tfhanson
    tfhanson Posts: 219
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    Don't do all meat.  Go for the Primal diet.  Visit Mark's Daily Apple 

    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/


    Johns Creek, GA - LBGE and a some stuff
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    if you want a diet to lose fat, maintain muscle, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, this one was the best, almost 20 pounds lost in 4 weeks as well =)

    the octoberfest diet, limits your drinking to 6 beers per night (required) and sausages 3 meals per day
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1161011/octoberfest-diet-beer-and-sausages

    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
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    gdenby said:
    I had a friend who was a roofer, among other things. He decided he wanted to loose a bunch of weight. Ate nothing but meat for several weeks, and dropped about 20 pounds. He didn't have much money, and wasn't much of a cook, so he got pretty tired of lunchmeat, but otherwise, he said it worked just fine.
    And then gained it all back in how many weeks? =)

    Diets don't work long term...gotta be a lifestyle change to be sustainable.
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  • SoCalTim
    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
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    Here's the thing, first if you went to an 'all meat' diet ... your gonna have a heck of a time when you sit on the pot ...

    Second, your body NEEDS carbs to sleep ... a few nights of no sleeping will stop that diet right in it's tracks.
    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    Spaightlabs said:
    gdenby said:
    I had a friend who was a roofer, among other things. He decided he wanted to loose a bunch of weight. Ate nothing but meat for several weeks, and dropped about 20 pounds. He didn't have much money, and wasn't much of a cook, so he got pretty tired of lunchmeat, but otherwise, he said it worked just fine.
    And then gained it all back in how many weeks? =)

    Diets don't work long term...gotta be a lifestyle change to be sustainable.
    this is true, you have to be careful reintroducing vegetables and fruits
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    fishlessman said:
    i do it a month or two every year to drop weight. last time after two months of it i found the makings of butter fried bread on the counter and a dirty fry pan on the stove, bread turns into a craving =) and i found i can cook in my sleep

    Nightime eating syndrome?

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • malligator
    malligator Posts: 102
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    Never done all meat, but I've done all fat. Lots of meat, nuts, seeds, avocados, etc. I think I lost a pound or so a week.

    LBGE in PHX

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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    Spaightlabs said:
    gdenby said:
    I had a friend who was a roofer, among other things. He decided he wanted to loose a bunch of weight. Ate nothing but meat for several weeks, and dropped about 20 pounds. He didn't have much money, and wasn't much of a cook, so he got pretty tired of lunchmeat, but otherwise, he said it worked just fine.
    And then gained it all back in how many weeks? =)

    Diets don't work long term...gotta be a lifestyle change to be sustainable.
    Actually, he stayed pretty thin. His diet was meat-centric. Meat only, only if he felt he was carrying too many pounds, and that wasn't often.  And most of his gainful employment required hard work.
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,348
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    tfhanson said:
    Don't do all meat.  Go for the Primal diet.  Visit Mark's Daily Apple 

    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/



    Marks Daily Apple site also has a page talking about the whole zero carb silliness: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/zero-carb-diet/#axzz3vj1cr9CZ


    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    I agree that a "meat and veggie" diet will be easier to follow.  You are young so if you stick with meat and veggies only for a few weeks the weight will fall off.  If you can add in some exercise (particularly weight/resistance training) it really helps.  

    Disclaimer: I am a disgusting fatbody who should not be giving any fitness advice, but let's just pretend I gave you that advice 10 years ago when I used to follow it myself.  

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    Little Steven said:
    fishlessman said:
    i do it a month or two every year to drop weight. last time after two months of it i found the makings of butter fried bread on the counter and a dirty fry pan on the stove, bread turns into a craving =) and i found i can cook in my sleep

    Nightime eating syndrome?
    pretty sure it was something like that, just happened the one time, freaky
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Little Steven
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    I have it bad. Stress related. I'll eat just about anything and not even wake up.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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    Little Steven said:
    I have it bad. Stress related. I'll eat just about anything and not even wake up.

    im just glad i didnt burn the house down. sleep walking and cooking is not a great idea =) i was really craving bread for weeks, maybe thats all the stress i could take. it really freaked me out, the butter was out, open bottle of zatar seasoning, it must have been great =)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Crenshaw may jump in with a story here but I really hope he doesn't. I've been but naked and had the hotel room door close behind me and wake me up. Guess I was headed for the cookies in the lobby or something.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • McStew
    McStew Posts: 965
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    eat as much chicken and fish as you want for dinner before 6PM your body needs time to process it before going to bed 

    Green vegetables only, No carbs, tea, coffee or water only and you will drop lbs faster than anything

    Salad for lunch

    one egg for and as many egg whites as you want for breakfast   
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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