You Are What You Eat

Hey has anyone tried that Dr Gillian McKeith diet from You Are What You Eat? and is it worth it? supposedly its meant to be really good but it seems a lot of work, i mean juicing stuff and buying loadsa raw fruit and veg. thanx :smile:

Reply 1

SAZZY12345

10

na i dont actually do that i just think it is fun to watch lol

Reply 2

hanadeka2002

I think the TV show is good for scaring you into eating healthily.

Reply 3

SammyD

7

God I hate that woman so much. You do not need to be that extreme with your diet, it's ridiculous.

Reply 4

oblivious

13

she ain't even a friggin doctor

Reply 5

trihhoang

this statement is wrong
it depends on alot things, genetics plays alot and alot allergics..etc

Reply 6

Duck and Cover

15

Going off ona tangent here - she says to drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning and at night. I've seen this before, but what does it mean by warm water? Does it mean cold tap water that's been left to stand or what?

Reply 7

Doom_and_Gloom

Duck and Cover

Going off ona tangent here - she says to drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning and at night. I've seen this before, but what does it mean by warm water? Does it mean cold tap water that's been left to stand or what?

Warm water as in luke warm. It's above room temperature. Room temperature water would not help stimulate the digestive system which is the main reason for having the warm water. Hope that answers your question :smile:

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rowena

Hey has anyone tried that Dr Gillian McKeith diet from You Are What You Eat? and is it worth it? supposedly its meant to be really good but it seems a lot of work, i mean juicing stuff and buying loadsa raw fruit and veg. thanx :smile:

In answer to this no I havn't tried the diet from you are what you eat. However I have incoperated a few of the things she said about in the book into my life. I would love to juice but I don't have a juicer as it stands so I can't do that :frown:

. I already eat more than enough fruit and veg as I am somewhat of a health freak and also vegan :p:

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Reply 8

naelse

15

you can incorporate what she suggests into your diet if you want, but there is no need to be that extreme and she's not even qualified to make the kind of medical assertions that she does. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that natural, unprocessed foods, plenty of fruit and veg, pulses, fish and lean proteins are good for you.

Reply 9

Doom_and_Gloom

naelse

you can incorporate what she suggests into your diet if you want, but there is no need to be that extreme and she's not even qualified to make the kind of medical assertions that she does. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that natural, unprocessed foods, plenty of fruit and veg, pulses, fish and lean proteins are good for you.

Erm I don't mean to nick pick (or however you spell it) but fish isn't all that healthy for you and the same goes for lean proteins if what you mean by that is meat.
I don't think it is extreme to put some of it into my lifestyle as it does make sence to me. Also she might "not even be qualified to make the kind of medical assertions that she does" but it is healthy and most of what she says makes a lot more sence than those that are qualifed to say something.

Reply 10

naelse

15

you need the oils from fish though... and i didn't say it was extreme to put some of it into your lifestyle. I said that incorporating some of it into your diet was fine, and that the bulk of what she suggests isn't all that radical, and has always been known to be good for you.

Reply 11

mikeski

3

i must be a chicken fillet burger with mayo! :eek:

Reply 12

Doom_and_Gloom

naelse

you need the oils from fish though... and i didn't say it was extreme to put some of it into your lifestyle. I said that incorporating some of it into your diet was fine, and that the bulk of what she suggests isn't all that radical, and has always been known to be good for you.

You can get those oils from other sources (and you can't argue with me on that cause I and many other people do). Yes I have to agree alot of what she suggests is very obvious is a wonder that some people don't know it.

Reply 13

naelse

15

i'm not going to argue with you, my mother was a vegan for a year and she managed fine. then again, after 3 miscarriages she had to start eating meat in order to conceive. it's different for everyone. plenty of people find better health through giving up meat and meat products and I am happy for them. i would never suggest to a vegan or vegetarian that they should start eating meat- that's completely up to them. i was a vegetarian for a couple of months but kept getting ill and and was advised by my doctor to start eating meat again.

Reply 14

danni_bella

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rowena

Hey has anyone tried that Dr Gillian McKeith diet from You Are What You Eat? and is it worth it? supposedly its meant to be really good but it seems a lot of work, i mean juicing stuff and buying loadsa raw fruit and veg. thanx :smile:

OMG no! She is weird rowena, did you know that she studies people's poo? :eek:

My BF dispises her and I don't blame him, her views are extremely strict and non-flexible, so if you do want to take her advice, take it with a pinch of salt :wink:

Actually don't, if you took that as a pun - because she hates salt too :rolleyes:

Reply 15

Bis

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Doom_and_Gloom

Erm I don't mean to nick pick (or however you spell it) but fish isn't all that healthy for you and the same goes for lean proteins if what you mean by that is meat.

that is complete and utter crap

Reply 16

El Scotto

15

if you were what you eat surely rabbits would be carrots :wink:

Reply 17

clouddweller

i always feel really unhealthy whenever i watch that programme. Plus it always seems to be on when im sitting with a bowl of ice cream or chocolate or whatever :p:

Reply 18

Tarts_n_Vicars

13

If you look at the reviews the book got from readers on Amazon it's a mixed bag....

Reply 19

Samsara

I used to be a vegetarian and never got ill. The reason why I started eating meat again was because I stopped my beliefs of 'animals shouldn't be killed' etc. However, I've noticed I don't love the taste of meat anymore, it made me realise that meat isn't all that great. The only meat I actually like now is chicken and fish. But even if I'm given too much chicken, I can't manage to eat it all. I've never actually watched this show (my mum does) but by reading other people's comments I can tell what sort of "diet" this is. Since it's mostly based on fruit and vegetables (especially green), the reason why fish and chicken are the only two meats that come in is because pork and beef are too fattening etc, and you need protein in your diet (which chicken and fish give you) if you only eat vegetables, so you get a reasonable balance of nutrients.

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