Please Comment On This Diet

[ruthandsam]

Hiya, seems a it of a boring question for a Sunday, however, please would you have a look at this diet that the Nurse at our surgery has given me. It is the British Heart Foundation diet.

I have been eating what it says for the last 5 weeks but to no avail. I've lost 2 pounds only. I can't understand what is going wrong as she wanted me to lose 5 pounds, anyway, here goes:

Per day:
Fruit and veg - 7 portions
Bread, rice, etc - 7 portions
Milk and dairy - 2 portions
Meat, fish, etc - 2 portions
Spreading fat, oils, etc - 3 portions
High fat, alcohol and sugar, etc -

[boxtops]

I know I'm not losing weight because I don't exercise. I loathe the gym, and my knees hurt. My knees hurt because I'm overweight. I'm overweight because I don't exercise. It's a vicious circle.

[pastafreak]

Like TopKat said.
There is way too much emphasis on processed/white carbs in current government guidelines. If you want carbs-eat more leafy greens and other lower carb veg. Definitely ditch the bread,rice and pasta.
If you really want to educate yourself,get a copy of Wheatbelly...written by an american cardiologist who found that cutting down on processed carbs greatly improved the health of his patients.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

He also has an informative blog.

http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/about-the-author/

[ruthandsam]

Update on progress:

Saw the Dietician and I've lost 2lbs in 4 weeks. Not as much as I had hoped, however, we've discovered that my fruit and veg intake was 90% fruit and 10% veg/salad. Going to swap to 50/50 so that should help. Also, reducing amount of carbs but upping the protein intake. More exercise needed as well. I look forward to the results.

Surprisingly, the Dietician said that a number of people had lost a lot of weight on the 5/2 diet. I didn't think she would advocate this diet but she says it is worth a try. Apparently, it re-educates the stomach into accepting smaller amounts of calories/food after the 2 separate days of only eating 500 kcals. Not sure if I it would suit me though but I'll give it some thought.

Hope all is well with everyone!

[boxtops]

I've got the book about the 5:2 diet - I'm going to have a go, but not in the frame of mind for it yet :-)