eDiets?

Sistermadly · #1 01-01-2004, 02:43 PM

Has anyone here tried eDiets.com? I'm a little bored with Weight Watchers (even though it has really worked for me) and I'm looking for a change.

pinkyphimu · #2 01-01-2004, 05:10 PM

i did, but i really didn't stick to their food plan. there was an awful lot of cooking involved (at least for me) and it was kind of expensive at the grocery store. i really dislike cooking for myself, so that was the main problem with it. the advice was good and i liked having it accessible to me at any time!

JennRN · #3 01-01-2004, 06:09 PM

I just signed up, and am doing the Zone plan. I like that they do all the work for you-picking out meals for the week, giving you the recipies, and shopping list. If all I have to do is go to the grocery store, I'm happy. So we'll see how it works.

Love_Spell_6 · #4 01-01-2004, 07:22 PM

Yes I did ediets for a while. I actually liked it because it taught me that losing weight was more about integrating a healthy eating plan on a daily basis...and not dieting. It also taught be some great new recipes. At first I liked the plan that u can chooseif you don't like to or have the time to cook...but those boxed dinners are very high in sodium.

It really just taught me how to eat i.e. getting my fruits and veggies everyday... All in all it began my "lifestyle change" as I call it....which is just a new approach to eating.....so I will always be thankful to ediets for that.

Sistermadly · #5 01-01-2004, 08:22 PM

Hm... it sounds like stuff that Weight Watchers has taught me already. Maybe I'll just save my money and try to do it on my own. Thanks everyone, and good luck.

lovelyivy84 · #6 01-02-2004, 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by Sistermadly
Hm... it sounds like stuff that Weight Watchers has taught me already. Maybe I'll just save my money and try to do it on my own. Thanks everyone, and good luck.

I think you can do it on your own. You should try to just find a good online fitness community instead- one that is free, lol. About.com has a GREAT exercise forum, awesome moderator and people who are really serious about fitness (plus give EXCELLENT advice). The forum also is attached to a webpage that has a pretty comprehensive list of forms of exercise and workouts and links to nutrition websites.

Sistermadly · #7 01-02-2004, 01:16 PM

Thanks for the tip, LovelyIvy! I've been using the boards at Weight Watchers (you don't have to pay to use them) but my big problem is that most of the people there are focused on being skinny, whereas my goal is to get fit. I've been looking for some fitness communities but haven't really found one I liked. I'll give the About.com ones a try.

ETA - is it just exercise.about.com, or are there specific ones you like to read?

lovelyivy84 · #8 01-02-2004, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by Sistermadly

ETA - is it just exercise.about.com, or are there specific ones you like to read?

Well that one is really my favorite by far. I have hung around there posting and more recently lurking for two years. There are all kinds of peope there- Atkins eaters, high carb eaters, vegetarian eaters, and the ONE thing that they all insist on in their posts is FITNESS (warning: every summer there is an infestation of frightening teenage girls who post about their ridiculous exercise/eating habits and then get upset when you tell them they're anorexic. The standard advice is to tell them to talk to their doctor and their parents, which I just love). You will never find a post there encouraging you to punish your body into some cultural ideal of thinness, just a lot of people who want you to be the best possible you!

Since I'm comfortable there, I tend to not look around the internet for fitness information simply because there is soooo much quackery! You can find someone to endorse anything AND find some obscure study that was done on ten people in 1957 with no control group to back up their assertions. I prefer to read books on fitness with citations that I can look up at my leisure.

Books I liked:
6-pack prescription by Scott Connelly
Body For Life by Bill Phillips
Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating

absolutuscchick · #9 01-02-2004, 03:06 PM

I tried Ediets freshman year of college after gaining the freshman 15. But I had trouble sticking to it (just like every other diet I've ever tried)....so I stopped.

smiley21 · #10 01-02-2004, 03:28 PM

ediet sounds like a plan to cut back on surfing the net

Sistermadly · #11 01-02-2004, 04:39 PM

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Body For Life by Bill Phillips

Oh, my old friend Bill.

I chose not to follow his eating plan (in favor of Weight Watchers) but I did see amazing results while on BFL. The only thing I didn't like about the plan was I noticed how my cardio fitness decreased when I limited my cardio to only 20 minutes per session. On BFL cardio days, I usually did 40 minutes instead of the 20 he recommended.

I'll have to library the other books - thanks (again) for the tip.

lovelyivy84 · #12 01-02-2004, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by Sistermadly
Oh, my old friend Bill. I chose not to follow his eating plan (in favor of Weight Watchers) but I did see amazing results while on BFL. The only thing I didn't like about the plan was I noticed how my cardio fitness decreased when I limited my cardio to only 20 minutes per session. On BFL cardio days, I usually did 40 minutes instead of the 20 he recommended.

I'll have to library the other books - thanks (again) for the tip.

I found BFL to be a great starting point for me. I didn't follow the plan either- I went to my dance classes for cardio and had a weights class at the gym (at the time I didnt have weights at home). What I liked was the food tips (although I didnt so much love EAS pushing their second-rate products at me) and the workout structure.

I moved onto the 6-pack prescription from there, which was really ten times more complicated. I didn't follow that exactly either - 45 grams of fiber per DAY! every DAY! was a bit more than excessive IMO. I like that book because it goes into greater detail on WHY you should avoid some foods and how your body uses fuel. Good stuff!

Eat, Drink abd Be Healthy was definitely my fave. It gave great tips for a balanced diet- for those of us who still eat carbs it is very informative! The only information in that book that I did not use were their recommendations on protein- they recommend not more than 90g per day for women. I eat about 40g more per day than that, but I am eating to supplement my workout schedule as opposed to supporting your average semi-sedentary life. That's where I used the information gleaned from 6-Pack Prescription.

I hope you get a chance to check those out!

Love_Spell_6 · #13 01-07-2004, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by lovelyivy84
I found BFL to be a great starting point for me. I didn't follow the plan either- I went to my dance classes for cardio and had a weights class at the gym (at the time I didnt have weights at home). What I liked was the food tips (although I didnt so much love EAS pushing their second-rate products at me) and the workout structure.

I moved onto the 6-pack prescription from there, which was really ten times more complicated. I didn't follow that exactly either - 45 grams of fiber per DAY! every DAY! was a bit more than excessive IMO. I like that book because it goes into greater detail on WHY you should avoid some foods and how your body uses fuel. Good stuff!

Eat, Drink abd Be Healthy was definitely my fave. It gave great tips for a balanced diet- for those of us who still eat carbs it is very informative! The only information in that book that I did not use were their recommendations on protein- they recommend not more than 90g per day for women. I eat about 40g more per day than that, but I am eating to supplement my workout schedule as opposed to supporting your average semi-sedentary life. That's where I used the information gleaned from 6-Pack Prescription.

I hope you get a chance to check those out!

I just read the BFL book and it sounds pretty good...although I can't see doing ONLY 20 mins of cardio...i think it is very informative and it is correct in saying have a plan when u go to the gym instead of wandering around aimlessly...i'm only concerned because i really don't want to lose much weight...just tone...i don't wanna look like the skinny Oprah

..but we'll see...

SO you don't like Myoplex? I've heard very good things about that supplement...

lovelyivy84 · #14 01-07-2004, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
I just read the BFL book and it sounds pretty good...although I can't see doing ONLY 20 mins of cardio...i think it is very informative and it is correct in saying have a plan when u go to the gym instead of wandering around aimlessly...i'm only concerned because i really don't want to lose much weight...just tone...i don't wanna look like the skinny Oprah ..but we'll see...

SO you don't like Myoplex? I've heard very good things about that supplement...

I am not a fan. I saw better results with Nitro Tech's whey protein supplement (which tastes HORRIBLE, but is really great) and saw the same resuts with GNC brand whey protein- which is both cheaper and better tasting.

Love_Spell_6 · #15 01-07-2004, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by lovelyivy84
I am not a fan. I saw better results with Nitro Tech's whey protein supplement (which tastes HORRIBLE, but is really great) and saw the same resuts with GNC brand whey protein- which is both cheaper and better tasting.

I haven't really had a supplement that tasted good lol...i usually just have to suck it up and drink it...maybe i'll check into that

Thanks