Posted: 3/13/2003 11:22:56 PM EDT
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for 8 weeks now my parents have been on THE ZONE diet and my dad is on average loosing 3 pounds a week, dont know how my mom is doing. my dads friend turned him onto this when he had a heart attack, and he mentioned how much it has helped him. my dad has suffered with acid reflux for a long time and has been popping the antiacid pills like candy. some foods caused him more trouble than others, especially acidy foods like tomato sauce. when the acid attack happens hes hurting and makes 2am walks around the house almost nightly. well all this has changed since he got on the Zone diet. getting started on the diet was a pain at first, doing a lot of measuring and buying certain foods like soy products. but now it seems that have settled into it and its going much easier. my mom has never cooked and shopped for food this much in her life, shes shopping for food every few days instead of the usual once every couple weeks, and she spends a lot of time preparing my dads lunch for work the night before, and then dinner that night. they eat a lot of tuna, salmon, try out soy products, lots of fruit, cottage cheese, regular cheese, pita breads, salads, eggs, turkey products and even some pork. all of it is measured so to not over eat more than you need. every once in a while they get to get to go off the diet and eat normal stuff or sweets. anyway if your looking for a diet you might want to check this one out, there are lots of books about it. |