Half Ton Man Continues Weight Loss - washingtonpost.com
A man who once weighed well over a half ton left his house for the first time in five years Wednesday _ wheeled outside on his bed to greet neighbors and see a mariachi band. “The sky is beautiful and blue and what I want is to enjoy the sun,” said Manuel Uribe, who had once been certified by doctors as weighing 1,235 pounds. Though still unable to leave his bed, Uribe has lost 395 pounds since he began a high-protein diet a year ago. He now weights about 840 pounds.
He passed on gastric bypass surgery, choosing the help of nutritionists and the Zone diet instead. His long-term goal is to reach a still-hefty 265 pounds, which he expects will take several years.
Low-carb diet beats rivals in weight-loss trial - Diet & Nutrition - MSNBC.com
“It’s a lot easier to follow a diet that tells you to eat bacon and brie than to eat predominantly fruits and vegetables,” said Dr. Dean Ornish, creator of the Ornish diet.
In a study sure to be talked about far more than its apparent statistical value suggests it should, the Atkins dieters showed the biggest weight loss and were better able to stick with the diet, hence the quote above - which we loved.
It may be better than the alternatives. According to Are You Sugar Coating Your Workout:
Most personal trainers surveyed (65 percent) said their clients are fueling their workouts with nutrition bars or shakes. However, both personal trainers and consumers are unaware of the wide range of nutrition content found in popular nutrition bars.
When asked which in a list of food items has the most sugar, more than one in three personal trainers incorrectly identified a Krispy Kreme(R) glazed doughnut as having more sugar than many popular nutrition bars. In an October 2006 consumer survey, half of American adults surveyed made the same mistake in response to the same question. In reality, a PowerBar Performance top-selling* Chocolate bar (18g of sugars) and Clif Bar’s top-selling* Crunchy Peanut Butter (18g of sugars) tip the sugar scale more than a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut (10g of sugars).
Of course I’m being sarcastic about the doughnut. The article identifies low-sugar nutrition bars as an alternative. But why stop there? Why not have a megamuffin, or a grilled chicken salad? Or a chicken salad made with non-fat yogurt rather than mayonnaise? Why, in other words, turn to a highly processed nutrition bar at all?