I like chicken and fish. I can eat them at any time of the day. Baked, grilled, roasted, it doesn’t matter. According to the book, The Reverse Diet, I should start my day with dinner and for dinner have breakfast. It’s the strategy that Tricia Cunningham, creator of the diet and co-author of the book, used to lose 170 pounds. It has been seven years and she is still at her goal weight of 130 pounds. The concept of the diet seems simple, but there is more to it.
At first glance, it looks like a new fad. However, according to Heidi Skolnik, a nutritionist and co-author of the book, it works because of the way calories are distributed. Another factor is that you’re fueling your body at the times when you need it most (morning and afternoon). In addition to rearranging her meals, Cunningham gave up junk food and consumes no more than 1400 calories per day. Cunningham didn’t have a background in nutrition. She came across this idea, by chance, and it worked. Approximately four months after she made the switch, she lost about 100 pounds. In another three months, she lost 20 pounds more. If you use her results, weight loss is rapid in the beginning.
On most diets, eating right and eliminating sugar and refined flour will help you shed pounds. That’s no surprise. In one place, I read that you don’t have to count calories on this diet. In another, I read that Cunningham limits her caloric intake. My advice is to be careful of rushing into the next new thing. I’m not saying that her diet doesn’t work, clearly it does. But, eating right, limiting calories, eliminating sugar…that’s stuff that most dieters already know. On one website, Cunningham states, “Weight loss is 90% from the neck up. O% is knowledge, skill, motivation, and support!” I thought this was interesting. I can’t say that I totally agree with her. Perhaps, this is how she feels about her own experience. Yet, through the books that I’ve read, I’ve learned that feeling satisfied starts in the brain. Maybe, that was her point.
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