The Zone Diet, anyone ever done it? -nt-
#176674 - 05/04/05 07:03 PM
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Stephie
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The Zone
#176678 - 05/04/05 07:10 PM
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Stephie
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My trainer at the gym is suggesting that I go on it.
You can select food from each group (carbs, protein, fat) from a huge list, then they send it off to their nutrition specialist who makes you a 28 day meal plan of 5 meals a day based on your specific dietary requirements, but keeping to "the zone" plan.
I am doing a circuit now which is called the zone circuit so apparently they work well together... I am looking into it right now on the net, just need to make sure it will be okay for my tummy.
--Steph
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I replied to this in your other "reporting in" post... but just note that you'll probably need to bring the fat level of this diet down quite a bit (from 30%), so make sure your nutritionist/meal planner knows your speicific dietary needs and what you can and can't have! 
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Hi Stephie,
I've been considering using the Zone diet, and trying to adapt it based on my IBS needs, and there are quite a few websites out there. One is called Formula Zone, and I know you can specify things like...vegan/vegetarian, Kosher, no dairy, no beef, etc...might want to check it out!
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Wow!!
#176851 - 05/05/05 10:31 AM
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Stephie
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I went to that Formula Zone site, put in what I can't eat and voila - it makes menus for you!
How amazing!
I am excited now! Thanks so much for the tip!
--Steph
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I agree with Retrograde re: Zone/fat levels. For me, when I did it for fun, with my Mum, I HAD to decrease the fat for IBS safety reasons. It's too high and triggering.
Re: fat. Without adding any fat, I only consume and average of 12g/day. This is only fat that exists naturally within the food itself.
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Stephie, how did you do that? I went to the website but I couldn't figure out how to do anything without joining. Did you join? I really didn't want to do that until I could see an example of what they were going to suggest.
Thanks,
Cindy
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Yeah, I joined.
If you eMail me, we can chat about.. the weather and stuff.. Not the menus, nonono, that wouldn't be proper. 
Cheers,
Steph
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Is this website supposed to be free? Cause they were asking for my credit card straightaway....
Stephie/Ginger...so you think it's worth the money?
Thanks *hugs* 
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Not it's not free, but there is a 7 day money back guanrantee, so maybe you can try it for a week and if you don't like it get your money back?? I haven't used it. I'm looking for a site for myself that allows me to input food instead of giving me menus. i rarely make "recipe food", mostly I'll cook say...a chicken breast, peas, and rice, so I need something that I can use just basic food items. I'm still looking......
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Meal Designer
#177086 - 05/06/05 08:02 AM
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Stephie
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Hiya!
I dunno if you know this already or if it is what you are looking for, but I thought it would mention it just in case.
On this formula zone thing, there is a link called "Meal Designer". You go into it and type in what you want to make a meal out of.
So if I use chicken, rice and peas I put in chicken and get...
Like 50 hits. All kinds of chicken breast, cooked any which way with different sauces and stuff.
If I put in peas, I get...
12 hits. Frozen peas and carrots, canned, green peas, split peas...
If I put rice, there are tons of hits too.
Then you select the amount you want, and it then will say if it is or isn't balanced. I think normally it won't be for our diet. There is a link where it says 'Help me Balance this' and it will give you suggestions of things you could add to make up the balance.
Anyway, just thought I'd let you know!!
Cheers,
--Steph
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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
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Thanks!
#177099 - 05/06/05 09:22 AM
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Maybe I'll check it out again...I did like the site overall and found most of the info useful.....if only I was rich and had a nutritionist who could tell my gourmet chef what to cook for me each day. (SIGH) 
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I just went on formulazone, and they want me to eat 1043 cal a day to drop 8 pounds in the next few weeks. Does that seem low to anyone else? Not sure that's a healthy level for me to be at. I haven't signed up yet but I'm thinking about it. I really want to lose 10 pounds.
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Hmmm....
#177302 - 05/07/05 01:36 PM
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epa_ginger
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Maybe double check your activity level?? That does seem pretty low---for anyone! Do you care if I ask how much you weigh and how tall you are now?
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Yeah I thought that was low too. I put my activity level at moderate, which I think is pretty accurate. I live in a city so I walk a lot, but I rarely go to the gym more than twice a week, if that. Right now I am just under 5'4", and I weigh 128. I looked a heck of a lot better at 120! I just wanna get back to that.
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1043 seems way too low on the caloric intake for me... I've heard 1200 on average is the lowest to go. Do they tell you it's ok to binge on Saturdays or anything?
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Well, hello twin body! I'm 5'4", and have been 128 and didn't like it much. Probably no one else notices it but you do right?? I'm at 119 now, and much happier. But since you and I seem close in shape/size, I'd say that's not enough calories. What did you put for your weight goal?? Fast weight loss? Moderate?If I were you'd I'd put in "Active" for activity, and see what that gives you.
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I would say that's really not enough AT ALL. Most medical lit says that it's not safe/healthy for women to go below 1200 a day and even that should only be used in extreme cases where losing weight is necessary to the person's health (or survival). Also keep in mind that most medical lit also says that it's not safe/healthy to drop much more than 1 lb/week.
I did my own calculations for fun on formulazone and came up with a similarly disgustingly low calorie intake recommendation. Personally, I weight about 125 at 5'3", am fairly active, and really need 2000 calories a day. I'm not really trying to lose weight now but if I was I'd drop down to 1800ish.
There's a really good article that Alicia (HansSolo) posted not too long ago on this forum about why extreme calorie cutting diets are no good for weight loss - in that, they don't really work because most people just gain the weight back (with interest, so to speak) because by cutting calories you're slowing down your metabolism - i.e. your body's ability to burn calories. Here's the link: web page
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1200 calories/day is considered more or less basal--i.e. enough energy to more or less breathe/exist and well not much more--certainly not enough to BE HAPPY and CREATIVE and ACTIVE! Retrograde is right YET AGAIN! If you want to live a fulfilling energized active and creative life, have enough energy to express joy, etc. AND LOSE a few pounds/build a little muscle to increase your "BURN", you need a few more calories. Slow and steady, re: weightloss, wins the race!
Best wishes.
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