tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post114424314523356191..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): The diet is still working. I lost 44 pounds.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-12579709856129744492007-03-07T08:28:00.000-06:002007-03-07T08:28:00.000-06:00Hello,I have a Turkish diet blog...And collecting ...Hello,<BR/>I have a Turkish diet blog...And collecting the experiences of people..If you let I want to write your experiments too<BR/><BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1149102179185904292006-05-31T14:02:00.000-05:002006-05-31T14:02:00.000-05:00Steve, Yesterday, I had the pleasure of seeing y...Steve, <BR/><BR/> Yesterday, I had the pleasure of seeing you and your beautiful family again after many months. I was shocked at the amount of weight you had lost within that time. I was inspired enough to ask you how you did it. I appreciate the time you took to send me the links. You really look fantastic and healthy. <BR/><BR/>AllisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1145926337254997652006-04-24T19:52:00.000-05:002006-04-24T19:52:00.000-05:00btw, closer to 50 pounds now.btw, closer to 50 pounds now.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144987517682028202006-04-13T23:05:00.000-05:002006-04-13T23:05:00.000-05:00Edje, since I usually blog about the loss of my th...Edje, since I usually blog about the loss of my three children (euphemistically the way people refer to a child who has died), it is rare for someone to congratulate me on my loss -- but I know you mean the weight loss.<BR/><BR/>Appreciate the comments, but it did not require willpower or effort like a diet usually does.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Elle, it works and isn't snake oil -- and I'm not guzzlingStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144633518169465092006-04-09T20:45:00.000-05:002006-04-09T20:45:00.000-05:00I can't recall ever having said something like thi...I can't recall ever having said something like this...<BR/><BR/>"Congratulations on your loss!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144470707087929292006-04-07T23:31:00.000-05:002006-04-07T23:31:00.000-05:00Okay I must have totally missed something here. S...Okay I must have totally missed something here. So you think "dieting" is totally ineffective; so you have hit upon an effective solution that includes consuming massive amounts of sugar water and pure oil? Are you sure the oil isn't snake oil?<BR/><BR/>How the hell is this not a diet? "Eating healthy and exercising DOESN'T WORK, so guzzle sugar water and oil! THIS TIME, it's NOT a scam! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144456302620438872006-04-07T19:31:00.000-05:002006-04-07T19:31:00.000-05:00BTW "If 3 out of 100 are long-term successful" in ...BTW "If 3 out of 100 are long-term successful" in the studies referred to minimal weight loss, maintained for a few years. By that standard, bariatric surgery is successful, even though the average person who undertakes it regains all of the lost weight inside of seven years.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144456196176618172006-04-07T19:29:00.000-05:002006-04-07T19:29:00.000-05:00Given the fact that most people are NOT able to mo...<I>Given the fact that most people are NOT able to modify their behavior for an extended period of time, it does seem rather futile - and perhaps dangerous</I><BR/><BR/>Which is what I was noting. The "reduce calories, increase exercise" method is futile and dangerous for most people, resulting in reduced muscle mass and increased fat, reduced health and increased risk.<BR/><BR/>In comparison, Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144454782830881232006-04-07T19:06:00.000-05:002006-04-07T19:06:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144453464006247592006-04-07T18:44:00.000-05:002006-04-07T18:44:00.000-05:00Stephen,Would it not be possible to reply to my po...Stephen,<BR/><BR/>Would it not be possible to reply to my post without adding the sarcasm and insults? <BR/><BR/>I am not "parroting" anything, and I resent that implication. Also, I was not "preaching". I was epxressing my opinion. Try learning how to tolerate other people's opinions. It might serve you well. <BR/><BR/>The simple truth is that reducing calories and increasing exercise DOES work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144406979308829722006-04-07T05:49:00.000-05:002006-04-07T05:49:00.000-05:00Anon, To quote a leading researcher:it is unscient...Anon, <BR/><BR/>To quote a leading researcher:<BR/><BR/><B>it is unscientific and unethical to support the continued use of dieting as an intervention for obesity.</B><BR/><BR/>Appreciate your ability to parrot patent lies and untruths, but the bottom line is that clinical trials and my own experience support the set point alteration method that Seth propounds, your method has an incredible Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144370486079118982006-04-06T19:41:00.000-05:002006-04-06T19:41:00.000-05:00One thing I've learned from all the years fo readi...One thing I've learned from all the years fo reading about diet, obesity, losing weight, etc. is that us silly humans have this need for *MAGIC* solutions to our problems. This "diet" is just one more magic solution. "But it works! It works!" the believers proclaim. Well, duh. <BR/><BR/>The boring, non-magic, truth: reduce calories, increase exercise. <BR/><BR/>The vast amount of flawed and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144358449485546882006-04-06T16:20:00.000-05:002006-04-06T16:20:00.000-05:00http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/06011...http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/060116/16diet.htm<BR/><BR/>Is an interesting article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144350368641238042006-04-06T14:06:00.000-05:002006-04-06T14:06:00.000-05:00It sounds like this program is really working for ...It sounds like this program is really working for you. I think the main thing that helps is that you do not feel restricted in eating what you like. It sounds like you use a lot of olive oil. I like olive oil myself. There are Italian restaurants that make diced tomatoes that I think are with olive oil and garlic. There is another recipee that I think combines Oranges(I think they are called Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144344863627519522006-04-06T12:34:00.000-05:002006-04-06T12:34:00.000-05:00Seth has a forum where he answers questions now at...Seth has a forum where he answers questions now at:<BR/><BR/>http://forums.sethroberts.net/index.phpStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144344250004050332006-04-06T12:24:00.000-05:002006-04-06T12:24:00.000-05:00The links cover a lot about it -- you can get all ...The links cover a lot about it -- you can get all you need from the links.<BR/><BR/>If those don't provide you with enough information, then order the book, but I have to confess to a bias towards "free."Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144343730963311892006-04-06T12:15:00.000-05:002006-04-06T12:15:00.000-05:00I've heard about this somewhere else, I can't reca...I've heard about this somewhere else, I can't recall. If I wanted to learn more, would you suggest I buy the book from amazon?N.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15769369890212116831noreply@blogger.com