Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

[Bandit]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Me too

[Kimberley]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Is this what you guys call effort?? Dear oh dear - I have had a cup of coffee so far and my flatmate is offering to cook us up some bacon and eggs

[spuddleduck]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

ive just been reading through this thread. im not actually doing it but curious. how can you eat things like cheese and bacon and stuff and lose weight. it certainly sounds like its working but i cant understand how.
im a huge fan of popcorn. if you pop your own, not the packet stuff, i thinks its fine. just add a bit of seasoning. i found a site about popcorn and different things to add to make it yummy. unfortunately i tend to add butter to it so that heaps on the calories but i do still like it with just a bit of salt and pepper. good luck to you all

[one2many]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Had a hotdog...well 2 frankfurters in a bun...but had no chips thoi and no coke..had water...

[Kimberley]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Hi Spuddle,
Basically it's a ketogenic diet based on the fact that it takes more energy to burn fat than it does to burn carbs. Also it is NOT fat which makes you fat - it is insulin. Insulin is not released by the body when you eat fat - only when you eat carbs. Any energy not used up from carbs is stored as body fat whereas energy from fat is not (unless you eat the fat with carbs, which means the fat does get stored as fat if you don't use the energy). It's to do with glycogen etc. That is a very basic, loose outline - if you want to know more google 'ketogenic diet' or Atkins or Harcombe.

My flatemate was too lazy to make bacon n eggs in the end, so I have just had a nice steak with tenderstem brocolli and green beans for lunch -YUM! Well done Oney, this is PROGRESS girl! Just DROP THE BUN and move away from the biscuits... ;-)

[OverIt2007]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Hey all!

Hope everyone meets their diet goals today! I didnt do so great yesterday, but am going to try to do better today! I have 10 pounds to lose, but I already lost around 15 doing the same diet you are all talking about. It does get easier once you get into the routine of it.

I have always hated counting calories. When you do this diet as long as you reach for the stuff you are supposed to, you lost weight, eat as much as you really want, and never count calories. I like that!!

[spuddleduck]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Kimberley;920512 wrote: Hi Spuddle,
Basically it's a ketogenic diet based on the fact that it takes more energy to burn fat than it does to burn carbs. Also it is NOT fat which makes you fat - it is insulin. Insulin is not released by the body when you eat fat - only when you eat carbs. Any energy not used up from carbs is stored as body fat whereas energy from fat is not (unless you eat the fat with carbs, which means the fat does get stored as fat if you don't use the energy). It's to do with glycogen etc. That is a very basic, loose outline - if you want to know more google 'ketogenic diet' or Atkins or Harcombe.

My flatemate was too lazy to make bacon n eggs in the end, so I have just had a nice steak with tenderstem brocolli and green beans for lunch -YUM! Well done Oney, this is PROGRESS girl! Just DROP THE BUN and move away from the biscuits... ;-)

thanks, interesting stuff. one of the reasons why i dont diet (apart from just cutting back) is because im diabetic and inject insulin so this wouldnt apply for me. kinda makes sense that you are actually using energy to burn the fatty food. hope it works

[Kimberley]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Hya OverIt -care to confess? You can do it in light-coloured writing to make it less obvious. I have just had a nice treat of strawberries and cream - both allowed

Spuddle, you should really take a look at The Harcombe Diet designed by Zoe Harcombe. Her brother was an insulin-reliant diabetic, which is what first got her interested in the whole thing. In ye olden days before insulin injections were available diabetics had to eat a virtually carb-free diet to control their condition. It is therefore possible, as with Zoe's brother, to actually cut down on the amount of insulin you need to inject by cutting down on carbs.

However, if you are interested in doing this, you MUST consult and work with your doctor on this. But I would think (s)he should be supportive if your goal is losing weight and eating healthier foods. Worth a bit of research if you're interested and serious about shifting some pounds.

[one2many]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Had my ALLONE ina banana smoothie..I am a feckin healthy bleedin fecker..I am bloody glowing with vitality and wellness...

Ahe, er yeah..

[mollyka]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

ya still glowin Oney? I'm gonna have turkey and veg and carbfree spuds ok? just a teeny bit of mint choc when I got in from work (reeeely teeeeeny)

[Kimberley]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Heya guys, I am feeling like a bit of a pig - despite only eating the good stuff. I only just managed to squidge into my denim shorts this afternoon to go to the supermarket. I stocked up on very healthy food - am even ditching the fruit for a week from now to get rid of the sugar cravings. Just salads, fish, meat and some dairy.

But when I got home, I found I had bought so much bleedin salad I couldn't fit it all in my space in the fridge. So even though I wasn't even very hungry, I decided to 'eat' some space into the fridge. Had some roast beef and half a cucumber. Shouldn't feel too bad by tomorrow as it shouldn't get stored as fat but right now I feel like me shorts are going to burst!

I really want to go out for a long walk but it's sooooooooooooooo humid and looks like it's about to rain at any moment. Argh! Maybe I will hula hoop for a bit to make myself feel better. Yes I am 30 and I still hula hoop - What of it?! (By the way, I hope the talk of hula hoops didn't bring on any crisp cravings...)

[mollyka]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Well Kimbo, just had my turkey and green beans and courgettes and just a little spud, I couldn't live without spuds so I think I'm a failure (actually there was a little bit of stuffin with the turkey) but I'm not eating anythin at the moment!! Surely roast beef and loads a cucumber is really brilliant or am I missin somethin?

[one2many]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Lmao..you had to EAT room in the fridge lol..Classic!!

I had roast potatoes, lamb chops, marrofats and carrots.

2 Mikado bickies

Where will I get an adult Hula hoop?

[startingover]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

I only ate about 10 toffees today
BUT I am about to have a quorn burger :H

[Kimberley]

Who wants the MAGIC Diet???? It works!!!

Yeah Molly it is good stuff to eat, but I hate eating when I'm not hungry and eating more than I need - been doing that a lot and smoking more since stopping the al after my last horrendous binge.

It's a pain - I need to lose a stone really to be happy and fit into the clothes that I wore before I broke my blinkin ankle a couple of years back. I'm not really big but have never entirely lost the weight I put on from being bedbound for 6 months. I am missing half my wardrobe!!

Your dinner sounds pretty good! Never mind if you can't totally give stuff up - better to cut down than not to bother at all. I am not referring to anyone in particular here