Did you hear? You can eat Twinkies and still lose weight. It turns out, it's not what you eat but how much of it.
This story is all over the internet. You can find all the details here http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
Before you go clicking on any links, let me give you the scoop. An overweight Kansas State Professor put himself on a calorie restricted diet. Sounds pretty normal so far, right? Well, here's the catch, the calories may have been restricted to about 1,800 a day but he did NOT restrict what kind of food he ate. So, he ate a lot of twinkies, one of every 3 hours to be exact. He also munched on Doritos, oreos and cereal. Now, this is where it gets really weird, he lost 27 lbs, and lowered his body mass index (BMI) from nearly 29, to under 25 in just 2 months! Not only did he lose weight but his LDL cholesterol and triglycerides went down, while protective HDL (the good stuff) cholesterol went up.
This may be surprising to most but I have to say, I already tried this type of diet and it does indeed work. Although, I didn't go the Twinkie route, I did cut my calories while still eating all my favorite foods! I lost 24lbs in 3 months. I ate out on a regular basis but restricted my calories to about 1,200 a day.
I guess you don't have to eat lettuce and carrots to lose weight. You just have to cut calories and watch your portions!
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