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koolman 04/28/2015

Anyone heard of this? "The Zone" refers to that place of OPTIMAL health, that athletes get into where they achieve their PEAK performance, where everything comes easily, and it refers to a place that mere mortals can achieve, as far as being optimally slender and energetic, staving off all sickness and diseases, resetting one's genetic family code..

It emphasizes cutting back on CARBS, NOT FAT (it says that you can eat fat and actually LOSE weight), keeping carbs, fat and protein in their proper ratio as determined by the diet as outlined in the book, as the means to shedding unwanted body fat.

Overall, I feel pretty good, but I do have a gut that I'd like to shed. I just cut out bread, pasta, potatoes and rice. We'll see what happens...

koolman 04/28/2015

Here's a link with more information: His book can no doubt be ordered from here.

http://www.zonediet.com/?CatAdReferrer=BPS&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=zone%20diet&utm_campaign=NE_Zone+Diet_Brand

koolman 05/02/2015

"Crickets chirping": Hmmmm...

koolman 05/20/2015

It's been a few weeks, people, I've lost 5 lbs., the gut is shrinking and I feel more energetic!

LivingWater 05/20/2015

Wonderful, Koolman! Happy for you. Yes, I've known about the Zone for a long time. I've done low-carb, worked when I was young but not so much after age 40.

Right now I am doing Extreme Calorie Cycling. Alternating a very low calorie day with a maintenance day. 600 versus 1600 calories. On the 600 calorie days, I sometimes get euphoric. I call it The Starvation High.

koolman 05/20/2015

Wow!

wildwestmel 05/21/2015

When I have maintained a healthy eating style of low carb/high protein I always loose wight- but only if coupled with exercise. When life gets so busy that I can't exercise I wind up gaining weight back.. due to having PCOS. Very discouraging I have to say.

koolman 05/22/2015

Thanks, wildwestmel. Even though you gained weight back, I'd venture to say you gained less FAT than if not on the diet at all, which is the goal.

texicallie 08/20/2015

" keeping carbs, fat and protein in their proper ratio".

Just curious, what are the macro ratios suggested by the book?

koolman 08/22/2015

I gave the book back to my dad. I believe the ratio as illustrated in a pie graph in the book was 40 percent protein, 30 percent carbs, 30 percent healthy fats.

stelfitness 09/09/2015

Be careful when you cut back on carbs for a prolonged period of time, as your body is ketonic but your brain isn't; it just isn't sustainable.
I have tried the 'caveman diet' which is similar, but felt a lack of energy all the time and lost strength.
Granted, i got nice abs but that's about it.

koolman 09/20/2015

Thanks, stelf. Yeah, it seems it's about "confusing" the body (and the mind) with different foods so that it doesn't get too used to any one type of food. The zone eating plan isn't about eliminating carbs completely; it's about keeping carbs and protein in a certain ratio. And it's even okay to "fall off the wagon" and eat a bunch of carbs one day, as long as one gets back on the zone next day.

I will tell you this: I AM eliminating white potatoes from my diet altogether, because they make me feel like shit, fat, bloated, yucky, lethargic. Sweet potatoes are OK, in fact are zone-recommended, as long as we don't load them up with butter or margarine.

LivingWater 09/20/2015

Koolman has given the Zone ratio as 40 protein, 30 carb, and 30 fat.

I thought it was 40 percent carb, 30 protein, and 30 fat.

Congrats on losing weight.

whynpain2 09/30/2015

@koolman...great job! Keep going. Good carbs vs bad carbs, a key point.

koolman 01/11/2016

Yes, sorry everyone, the ratio is 40 percent carbs, 30 percent protein, 30 healthy unsaturated fat, from fish, nuts and olive oil, in 5 small meals a day. Looking up what the zone defines as a small meal.

koolman 01/11/2016

1,200 calories per day for women and 1,500 calories per day for men. Wow, that ain't much!

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