| Author | Post |
|---|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 8 May 2008 07:53 am |
|
| Well I am not posting in this topic, but I am posting my Eat To Live adventures in my diary. I would also like to recommend this thriving group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eat-2-Live/
|
Beth
Distinguished Member
|
Posted: 9 May 2008 01:54 am |
|
I do a modified ETL. I seem to require more protein than some folks - and I mean chicken and fish protein, not powder. I make these huge batches of Dr. F's anti-cancer soup and freeze it. I eat this usually once a day with some fruit and maybe a sandwich or some fish or chicken. My first batch had the almonds, but I am watching calories and the almonds ran up the calories. On the second batch, I brilliantly decided to add a whole pack of 15 beans for 15 bean soup. I threw it out in the woods yesterday. I just hate all those beans. Third batch is wonderful. Low cal and delicious. A bowl fills me up and I know I'm getting lots of nutrients. I eat a lot of fruit these days and drink a lot of water. I have not given up coffee. ETL sounded wonderful, but I got too weak with that little protein. I'm not really fond of greenery with nothing to spice it up. That is why I like the soup so much. I guess everyone has to find their own comfort zone with ETL. I try my best to stick with the superfoods.
P.S. The anti cancer soup looks like loose baby poop, but it does taste good. I also had to buy a huge stock pot to hold all those veggies.
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 9 May 2008 01:59 pm |
|
I've just written an essay on the protein issue in my diary 
|
Micchi
Member
|
Posted: 11 May 2008 03:52 am |
|
Thank you Nir, I'll be sure to check out you diary! Also thanks for the info on that yahoo group, there r some interesting recipes there.
Beth, I have not made the anti cancer soup yet, but I plan to do so in the morning.
|
BobbiMcGee
New Member
| Joined: | 27 June 2008 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 27 |
|
Posted: 27 June 2008 08:13 pm |
|
My sister is using the E2L diet and has lost over 20 pounds and has maintained it for serveral months. I lost on it a couple years ago. It's one of the most dependable diets where you can lose fairly quickly and keep the weight off if you stick to doing it 90%.
|
50lbs2lose
New Member
| Joined: | 24 July 2008 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 383 |
|
Posted: 22 November 2008 04:20 am |
|
 I was wondering if anyone is still doing etl? I hav been on it for several weeks (not extremly strict with it) and have lost 10lbs. I am looking to loose 35 more so I suppose I'll be hear for sometime. Would like to communic(e with someone who is just starting or is currently practicing this woe.
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 22 November 2008 03:05 pm |
|
I do and I don't.
well, I am eating silly quantities of fruits and vegetables.
I am keeping meat and fish to the low limits specified.
I've never made any soups. I do some smoothies (my current favourite is apples and celery).
I usually don't eat beans or flax.
Because I am eating more calories, I do also eat a lot of calories from whole-grains.
The way I work it is: strict ETL until 7pm. Then, depending on my calorie target I'll switch it up in the evening and eat whole-grains, nuts and seeds and dried fruit.
|
erinafter5
New Member
|
Posted: 15 December 2008 07:38 pm |
|
| Anyone having trouble sticking to "Eat to Live" should continue their studies with "Skinny Bitch" followed by viewing PETA videos on animal processing "know your food." That did the trick for me. I have not had any animal products in 11 months. I watched them that long ago and they still haunt me coupled with the vivid details in processing in "Skinny Bitch."
|
Rdy2Run
New Member
|
Posted: 18 December 2008 03:21 am |
|
I am trying, and I do adhere to ETL as much as I can, but I tend to feel I fall off the bandwagon. ETL is my ideal and my base. It's how I gauge where I am. I have found that the closer I am to ETL, the better I feel, look,etc.....
Let us know how you're holding up! The holidays are particularly hard for me with all the traditional and fatty Mexican food around!  
OOPS! I think I meant to reply to another ETL strand.
Last edited on 18 December 2008 03:22 am by Rdy2Run
|
peterudl
New Member
| Joined: | 11 February 2009 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 1 |
|
Posted: 12 February 2009 12:08 am |
|
ETL rules!
I started ETL live in May of 2008 & lost 20lbs during the first 6 weeks. I was a little lightheaded and uncomfortable the first 3-4 days (detox) but it was smooth sailing after that. At the end of the 6 weeks, I did the 90% plan and lost another 10 lbs within the next 6 weeks. (I am 44 year old male, 5'9" tall and went from 191 to 160lbs).
Today, approaching a year after starting ETL, I am effortlessly maintaining my weight in the 160lb range. I eat a mostly raw, mostly vegetarian diet and have never felt or looked better! I can easily see myself happily eating this way for the rest of my life. I am blessed to have a vegan restaurant near to my office, as well as other healthy alternatives.
I have read other books and learned about the evils of the high fat, high sugar, processed foods standard American diet. It has been a real eye opener. I highly recommend the China Study, The Omnivore's Dilema, In Defense of Food, and of course, anything by Dr. Fuhrman.
Last edited on 12 February 2009 12:11 am by peterudl
|
jamielynn
New Member
| Joined: | 4 March 2009 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 2 |
|
Posted: 4 March 2009 05:12 pm |
|
So I thought I might put a posting up here to bring some more life into this topic.
I am 24 yrs old, 5'6 and 200 lbs. *Gasp* Funny thing is, when I got married a year ago, I was 20 lbs lighter but all my clothes still fit exactly the same as then. Weird.
Anyway, I'm starting ETL because I truly put faith in the idea that you have to eat high nutrient foods because a healthy inside shows on a healthy outside. I have a lot of weight to lose, but am excited by reading the previous postings from a year or two ago on this string that say that people have been successful.
I have never been a vegetarian, but I'm going to try to do the program as one. I rarely eat beef or chicken, most of my proteins come from sushi - which I would eat once or twice a week.
I'm excited for the possibility, but would love some buddies to help me along. I'm not following the suggested meal plan, because I just don't feel like having to cook that many different items in one week. Yesterday I had: Oatmeal with Blueberries, two apples, 3 clemintines, 1 cup roasted butternut squash, two cups broccoli slaw with three tblsp dressing, 1/2 an avocado, and one piece of gluten free 100% whole wheat bread with hummus spread, 1 ounce walnuts.
Today I will have: oatmeal with rasberries, 1 cup strawberries, 1 cups broccoli slaw with 3 tblsp dressing, two apples, three clemintines, 2 cups 17 bean soup, one piece gluten free 100% whole wheat bread with hummus and blackbean spread, three cups cooked spinach and chard, 1 ounce walnuts.
Does this look about right?
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 4 March 2009 10:21 pm |
|
Sounds great and tasty. To be honest you might be doing more cooking than me. I keep it fairly basic - I rarely even bother creating a salad, eating the individual vegetables or fruit separately. (I'm going for 1800 calories so I have some discretionary calories to play with, lately I use those up on extra potatos.)
The last time I didn't stay within the "90% rule" for junk food was a party 11 days ago where I had some 360 calories from alcohol - otherwise I'm pretty compliant.
|
jamielynn
New Member
| Joined: | 4 March 2009 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 2 |
|
Posted: 4 March 2009 10:43 pm |
|
I'm doing a little more cooking because my husband is doing the plan with me. We use the cooking time as bonding time, just as we would spend bonding time going out to dinner which we're not longer doing now that we've started ETL.
If I eat Oatmeal for breakfast, can I not have a piece of bread with hummus in the afternoon?
I'd also love to hear whether people were successful on this, and what their rate of success was.
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 4 March 2009 11:04 pm |
|
| I believe there are testimonials on his site (http://www.drfuhrman.com). I also get a daily positive boost by following his official health-related blog at http://www.diseaseproof.com. I also belong to the Yahoo Group about the subject at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eat-2-Live/ where you might like to try asking that question
|
GlutenFreeNL
New Member
|
Posted: 30 March 2009 02:03 pm |
|
I'm new to ETL and this forum. I'm an American living in Holland and a lot of diets require foods you just can't get here.
Somehow, the majority of Dutch manage to eat horribly and maintain a healthy weight. It drives me nuts!
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 30 March 2009 02:14 pm |
|
I mostly associate being unable to get the ETL foods I need with
1) travelling (planes, trains etc.)
2) accomodation (staying over at friends, in hospital or in hotels)
3) eating out in a restaurant
The main tools you need are some shelves in a refrigerator and access to a supermarket. You might also benefit from freezer space, a tin opener, and a 'health food store'. The main foods to worry about are vegetables, fruit and beans. I've not been to Holland since I was a kid but surely they've still got those?
Or are you forced to survive in hotels and restaurants? If so I do pity your chances, but my best tip for you is to find restaurants with unlimited salad bars (the way Pizza Hut is configured at lunchtimes - just skip the pizza)
|
GlutenFreeNL
New Member
|
Posted: 30 March 2009 02:36 pm |
|
No, I live here, so I have access to everything I need with this plan which is why I chose it over others.
I was referring to previous attempts to lose weight here since gaining it after my initial move. Attempts were Atkins (too much meat for my taste), South Beach, and Weight Watchers here in Holland, because my WW leader didn't understand what it meant to be gluten-free. Otherwise, I've been pregnant and did not try to lose anything.
|
sara-90
New Member
| Joined: | 27 May 2009 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 4 |
|
Posted: 27 May 2009 05:52 pm |
|
i hope to eat to live
good expresion
i will start
|
Current time is 01:12 am | Page:   1 2 |
|
