The G.I. Diet?

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BeerBoy - 26 Jan 2004 21:00 GMT

Anyone here tried the "G.I. Diet" (glycemic index) by Rick Gallop?
I've done Atkins a few times and lost weight quickly and easily but never
manage to stay on it and when I go back to high carb I really pack on the
LB's in a hurry. Before Christmas I lost 23 lbs on the Atkins in 2 months.
Since I went off, I've gained 20 lbs back in a month.
I also get very little support from friends and family when on Atkins as
they think it is very unhealthy. My sister in law is a nutritionist and she
is really against the low carb / high fat diets.
Anyway, I was looking into this G.I. diet and it seems to be a little more
balanced and healthy. Anyone have any experience or comments about the G.I.
diet here?

Here's a link if you don't know what I'm referring to.

http://www.gidiet.com/

Thanks for any info you can pass along.

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Anne Lurie - 26 Jan 2004 21:24 GMT

Here's a link to last week(?)'s Newseek article "Going Beyond Atkins" which
mentions glycemic index (glycemic load):
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3927814/

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

> Anyone here tried the "G.I. Diet" (glycemic index) by Rick Gallop?
> I've done Atkins a few times and lost weight quickly and easily but never
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> Thanks for any info you can pass along.

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Bryan - 27 Jan 2004 04:43 GMT

"BeerBoy" wrote in message...

> Thanks for any info you can pass along.

Two of my uncles have been doing a modified version of the GI Diet. The
last I heard (a month ago) one of them had gone down from 502 lbs (IIRC), to
370-something in just a few months. The other has lost about 70 lbs. and is
down to 250.

It works for them, Atkins works for me.

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Ignoramus14140 - 27 Jan 2004 13:57 GMT

I think that the G.I. diet means eating only MREs (military meals
ready to eat). And maybe hauling 200 lbs crates of ammo all day long
also. I heard that it works.

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Scy - 28 Jan 2004 11:11 GMT

I've been following the G.I. Diet for the last three weeks and so far
I have lost 9lbs. It was suggested to me by a doctor as I have a
rather unusual family history. I have diabetic siblings and as a
result was brought up on what was essentially a low carb, low sugar,
low GI diet. I only put on weight when i left home to go to
university, no matter what i ate i put on weight. I guess my body just
couldn't cope with anything that didn't follow the diabetic way of
eating.
In the last 5 years I've tried slimming world, weight watchers, atkins
etc and this way of eating just feels right for me. It's certainly a
healthy plan and i don't feel hungry at all (I've re-discovered
porridge!).
It's early days yet and I have a long way to go but i do feel a
certain level of confidence about this diet. My recomendation would be
to try it, it may suit you.

Good luck,
Scy

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BeerBoy - 28 Jan 2004 18:10 GMT

Thanks, Scy.
I think I'm going to give this a shot. Do you know of a newsgroup or
website where I can go for more info?

> I've been following the G.I. Diet for the last three weeks and so farTha
> I have lost 9lbs. It was suggested to me by a doctor as I have a
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> Scy

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Scy - 30 Jan 2004 09:36 GMT

>BeerBoy" <beerboy4@beerboy.com> wrote in message news:<8WSRb.319837$ts4.251125@pd7tw3no>...
> Thanks, Scy.
> I think I'm going to give this a shot. Do you know of a newsgroup or
> website where I can go for more info?

I'm afraid haven't found much useful information on the net yet, most
people don't seem to have heard of this diet. I ended up buying the
book and taking it from there. You can also go to the website
www.gidiet.com and ask Rick Gallop any questions via email. I have and
he replied very quickly.

Hope that helps.
Scy

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tcomeau - 30 Jan 2004 17:19 GMT

Why do you "go on" and "go off" it? Why are you looking at it in these
terms? That is the main problem here. It is a way of life, not a diet
that you go on and off it. If the atkins wol is not to your liking,
try The Zone wol.

When I first went low-carb, I couldn't believe how much better I felt
and came to the conclusion very quickly that it would be difficult for
me to go back to a high-carb diet. Four years later I feel the same
way.

TC

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