Has anyone tried the rice diet?..results and opinions welcome?
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Don't let the answers here so far discourage you if you want to try it. Don't think you don't get protein on this diet either because you  do. The diet is made up of a lot of grains (something we should all eat more of) and grains have protein in them, examples: brown rice does, rice and lentils equal a protein. I could really carry on here but why don't I just give you a link with a the ricers forum on it, it is extremely informative and inspirational. When you click on the link I provided, on the left hand side  scroll down a bit you will see "try rice diet online health" click on that and at the bottom of the page you just opened is the link to the forum, read it and judge for yourself. I am currently on the rice diet and I am actually enjoying it. Hope this helps you. I am sorry when you click on the link I provided and click on "try diet online health" the forum link is at the top left of that page not the bottom.
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I tried it. It was easy to use. I guess I had some mild benefits. Flatter tummy, good digestion, etc., but it was nothing dramatic. \n\nI didn't see any weird creatures or "plaque." What I DID see was strands and particles of partially digested food, which could look like worms and eggs, if you didn't know what to look for. I also saw "ribbons" which looked like what some on the website were describing as plaque, but to me they looked like ribbons of the psyllium product that you take.\n\nI'm in pretty good health, so maybe my experience wasn't typical of someone in poor health. But I have to say, it wasn't worth the money, but I was willing to give it a try.
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I am on the SOuth Beach Diet and it does work. I have been on it for a month and I have lost 20 lbs so far. I was also on it about a year and a half ago and lost 50 lbs. but I totally binged and loaded up on carbs when I was at  the weight I wanted and gainded it all back. So, if you do this diet, you have to realize that it is changing the way you eat and you need to stick with it for it to work. It's healthy for you and a smart way to eat!
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I have been on Medifast; Optifast and other like it.  Don't waste your time.  I have been on Atkins, weight watchers, South Beach and taken diet pills.  He is what finally worked for me.  I cut out deserts, bread and pasta.  I eat a lot of salads, chicken, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables.  But, I drink a whole load of water.  To make it tastier, I squeeze fruit into the water.  I found this helps me loose weight and still feel full.  I also do some exercise.  In my opinion, these diets are all full of crap.
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I've never followed Peter D'Adamo's protocol, although I might try some of his advice if I can ever find a copy of his book to borrow. I'm not interested in dieting, because I'm already slim and lean, but I'd be interested if his theories helped me feel better overall, of if they might help with some of my chronic disorders (asthma, acid reflux, ADHD, rosacea).\n\nHowever, I would NOT follow 100% of he says for my blood type, which is O positive. I'd only follow what is applicable to me. For example, I've heard that folks with my blood type should, according to D'Adamo, eat red meat 3 to 4 times a week. Well, that's OUT for me! I'm 34 and already have elevated cholesterol, due to a genetic propensity for this from my mom's side of the family. I am very slim, active, and for the most part eat very well-balanced, healthy meals, yet I STILL have the beginnings of a cholesterol problem. \n\nSo I sure as heck am not going to start eating a bunch of red meat!! It so happens I don't really even like most red meats (except hamburger), and I hate steak. I mainly eat white meat chicken, white meat turkey, and fish. But even if I loved red meat, I would still limit my consumption of it, in the hopes of keep my cholesterol numbers from becoming high enough to warrant medication like Lipitor. :(\n\nI guess my ramblings only answered the first part of your question ("Has anyone tried eating according to their blood type?"), but not the second part, about whether it helped or hindered them. :) But hopefully you found this interesting anyway.
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I just came off a three-month colon cleanse with Colonix.\n\nI loved it.  The program was easy to follow, the fiber tastes wonderful in chocolate soy milk, and the tea wasn't too bad.\n\nIt didn't change my life, by any means, but I definitely noticed an ENORMOUS difference in both the quality and quantity of my movements.  I didn't really lose much weight (about five pounds), but I'm sort of small as it is, so I suppose I didn't have a lot to lose.\n\nIt's quite safe; everything is all-natural, and the only way it could harm you is if you took quite a bit more than the recommended dosages.  The tea contains senna, which can make your stomach hurt if it's steeped for too long, but nothing horrible.\n\nColonix is quite expensive... I fortunately didn't have to pay for mine, because my mom ordered enough for my whole family after getting on sort of a "health kick."  \n\nThere are probably other things you can do that would yield similar results... psyllium husk and senna are the main ingredients in the fiber and the tea, and those can be found in health food stores for drastically cheaper.  It isn't the same proprietary blend as Colonix, but it should do the trick.\n\nI've also found just upping my fiber intake works wonders for regularity, as well.\n\nBottom line:  If you've got the money, it's certainly worth a try.  If you're leary about spending that much, you might try less expensive alternatives first.
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i don't think it works for everyone but it worked for me!  there are tons of people out there, that's why there are tons of diets out there.  i would suggest trying it for two weeks.  i guarantee you will lose weight!  but will you be able to handle it?  it is somewhat strict in the beginning but as you follow the stages you will get to eat carbs again, i promise!  i lost 87 pounds in about 6 months on atkins and i am maintaining a great body!  i eat about 100 grams of carbs a day and i don't even have to really count any more.  i am used to this diet.  i have been on it for about 2 1/2 years.  i don't miss eating tons of pasta and whatnot because i do eat it.  just not overeating carbs!  there is more info on atkins.com.
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It's not the food, It's the cooking and processing.\n\nAfter trying for 10 years. I finally lost 150+ lbs (12 stone) and kept it off for over 3 years now. I am now in amazing health, all around, not just thinner.\n\nI did it without medicine, workouts, religion, going hungry or hating my food and without an operation or secret formula. I had tried counting: calories; carbs; fat; etc. I had tried jogging, swimming, weights,  aerobics, crazy medicines and starving! But nothing ever worked well or lasted very long.\n\nI also had Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Chronic Asthma, vision and hearing loss. constant colds and ills, annual flu or pneumonia and more. I was approved for bypass surgery and  taking usually between 16 and 20 pills a day.\n\ntake a look at my before and after pictures...\n---------------------------------------------------------------\nI'm Chris...\nhttp://www.fromsadtoraw.com/Journals/Chris/Pictures/RawPictures.htm\n\nhttp://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/personalgrowthnow/album?.dir=/bfa5&.src=ph&.tok=ph1YNpEBJB8qTLBg\n\nmore info:\nhttp://www.thelighthousewebworld.com/raw.htm
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any lean meat, cheeses, eggs, anything that is a protein basically, then a very limited amount of green leafy veges. That is in the induction phase, the next phase is more liberal.\n\nhttp://learningcenter.atkins.com/\n\nIt does work and I actually like it because once you get the carbs out of your system it's easy to not eat all the junk. I will say it works alot faster in men than women but it does work.
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Here are some opinions on food and diet:\n\nhttp://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-iQ_TenI9dLT74fuxz0hwQxOHovpKsgI-?cq=1\n\nAll feedback appreciated.
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I tried a semi-vegetarian diet and used a tsp. of oil for one serving of fat, and consumed mostly complex carbohydrates, in addition whole grains I ate four servings of fruit a day. I lost ten lbs and two dress sizes. I also walked around my neighborhood for exercise. It took me six weeks. But I was on a low calorie diet.
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Yes! it did worked! I swear it did! I've heard about this diet on TV from long time ago and I always was exceptic, but finally I decided to give it a chance, since I had already tried another diets and pills. First of all, I am not sure if I did the diet at the exact time, cause the web page that I checked was in spanish, says that you have to start the diet an hour before the moon change its phase, it is hard to know if I am calculating the exact time for the moon phases in US, I assume that it is the same thing than calculating the time, depending on which area of US you live. If you are more interested go to the following link:   http://www.cometamagico.com.ar/menu3.htm\nand it will show you a map, and you will be able to figure out what time you can start the diet.  You can also check the moon phase calendar on this page: http://www.cometamagico.com.ar/menu3.htm\n\nSecond, I did not weight myself before starting the diet, but it doesn't  matter, I know I lost weight because I can see it and feel it on my clothes. I've done this twice and I've had great incredible results, I swear, I am not paranoid, the first time I did it I saw it on my belly, it got "flat", I thought it was my imagination, so I tried on a couple of clothes and they fit really good, I bought this strech shirt at old navy, I got the wrong size, I never used it because it was too tight for my stomach, my belly used to hang from the sides horribly!...I just had this shirt because I could not return it. I would NEVER dare to use it, but for some reason I thought it might fit after the diet, and it did, that was like the final proof!..\n\nI drank only liquids for 24 hours, it was hard in the morning, cause I am used to take my yoghurt e-ve-ry-day\nI drank a regular bottle of water every two hours, at lunch time (1:00 my stomach felt kinda hungry, so I drank a bottle of orange juice, I had to squeeze the oranges like the diets suggests, after that my stomach felt satisfied, I also drank "pinneaple water" (blend pinneaple chunks and water) and it was okay cause it is kinda sweet. I don't drink coffee and I don't like tea, and vegetable water sounds too nasty, so I rather drink water or pinneaple water or orange or grapefuit juice. I drank my last bottle for the day at 8:00, I didn't wanted to keep going to the restroom all night long. And then, I continued the diet next day and I finished my 24 hours. I drank 8 regular bottles for 24 hours. I did some research online and suggests to drink 3-4 lts. of water every 2 hours, a regular bottle has 1/2 lt., 8 bottles= 4 lts. After doing the diet my stomach felt CLEAN, I started to eat junk again and it messed up my stomach, my stomach felt bad right after I ate a burger, it was like my stomach rejected the burger. the burger was digested quickly, and I even saw changes when I used the restroom, poop will be more "hard" and not loose, that's when I realized that the diet really works for desintoxication.\nSo, this diet "forzed" me not to eat junk, otherwise it was going to make my stomach feel bad. I couldn't wait to the next full moon!...I noticed results on my hips, butt and legs the second time I did the diet, it has been almost a month since I did it and I have not gained the fat I lost, I still keep looking at my pants and I cannot believe it, my husband complains that I've lost weight. I know this diet works, I am not sick, I don't smoke, I have not been going to the gym, most of the time I am sitting at work, I do not take any medication, I am not under stress, I'm very healthy 26 year old woman, I am not vegetarian, there is nothing else that could make this big change. It is really amazing how it can happened so fast.\n\n\nI do the moon diet twice a month, I don't want to exceed. Some websites recommend to follow a mantenaince diet after moon diet, I don't do it. wow, I cannot imagine how it would be if I do the moon
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I have the same problems, well, except for being slim...LOL!  Some friends of mine suggested I try Red Yeast Rice.  It's a natural supplement and they're telling me it doesn't have side effects.  I haven't tried it yet, but there are 3 of them and they swear by it.  Below is an informational link I found about it.  Best wishes!
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Moderate, long-term, low-carb dieting works well.  The cases you here about people only losing muscle mass and water are short-term, zero-carb dieters who don't know what they're doing.\n\nI started a moderate, low-carb diet (20 net carbs/meal maximum and 6 meals or snacks/day) and lost 30 pounds in the first year, 10 in the second.  I never went hungry, and I ate as much as I wanted all the time.  It changed my life.  I still keep it up today.\n\nI'm 6'0" and started at 225 and maintained my weight at 185, dipping to a low of 183.  I rarely exercised during that time, as I do not have the time for it.\n\nLow-carb dieting works!  Those who say it doesn't are very naive or have an agenda.\n\nOh, and it is a serious mistake if you look at low-carb dieting as a short-term, problem-solver like low-fat diets.  It MUST be a permanent, life-changing diet.  You must go into it with the idea, "From this point on, I will rarely eat any meal with more than 25 net carbs."  That will not only lose weight for you, it will allow you to maintain the weight loss.\n\nIf you stop the diet, you will gain weight, just like low-fat diets.\n\nOh, and one more thing, a moderate, low-carb diet does allow the occasional high-carb, high-sugar, high-calorie snack.  The best success stories I've seen were eating 1-2 high-carb foods per week, even things like chocolate cake.  But it must be rare.
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It's my part, Man!!! Well, this is my diet recipe!\nIn the morning.. eat only fruits!!! You can drink juice or eat fruits. Anything you want.. And.. drink a glass of vegetable juice. Trust me, it does work on you!! Do you think I'm lying to you?? Don't eat anything except fruit 'till it's 12 o'clock. \nFor lunch, you can eat rice + vegetables or vegetables + meats. If you want to eat rice with meats, you have to add vegetables much more than meats. And the best vegetables are raw vegetables. Never eat fruits or drink a gallons of water after lunch. \nMake sure that every food you eat is raw vegetables.Btw, for the vegetable juice it's raw one and use juicer, not blender. Trust me, in a month, you'll get skinny!!
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Was not successful, for me.\n\n"Mindfulness Meditation worked (still works) for me !!!\nAuthor  Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD."!!!\n\nAnd I ate a good size healthy breakfast daily (still do),  a  moderate lunch and dinner.  Never eat after 5:30 PM.\nAnd always drink a Full 8 oz. glass of Water (not tap water) right before you eat lunch and dinner.  Keeps food consumption at a moderation.\nAnd lastly,  exercise every other day.\n20 to 30 min. of  Cardio.\n\nBe  Very  Patient  with  Yourself.  Be Kind to yourself  and  forgiving toward yourself also.\n\nExcellent Question.\n\nR.N. -  with  Masters  Degree.\n\nP.S. =  Diet pills are Not recommended.  They give most people the feeling that they are on Speed, or other recreational drugs.  And  I  know many people that are presently in  drug \nrehab. clinics because of there addiction to Diet Pills.
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I happened to come across this - looks interesting.\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/500-TASTY-DIABETIC-RECIPES-Satisfy-Your-Tastebuds-Diet_W0QQitemZ160024054423QQihZ006QQcategoryZ47103QQcmdZViewItem