Cynic--
I can appreciate that you feel that you have found "the one true way" of eating. However, not everyone is the same, and not every program works for every person. Telling someone that that is "the worst eating plan [you've] ever seen" is counterproductive (and mean). Nina's plan is certainly not the worst plan ever.
Well, it's one of the worst I've ever seen. Telling someone they're doing good, when they're not, is not my way. I'll give information, but I won't hold someone's hand, plan their feedings, write up a regimen, etc.
Look at what she laid down and look at the two posts following validating it.
Were all adults and capable of critical thought, if we sit down and look at carefully.
Eating too few calories is a sure fire way to sink a fat loss program. There's plenty of research showing eating too little slows the metabolism, causing the body to store calories as fat because it's starving.
Then there's the psychological problem of maintaining discline on a constantly empty stomach.
The lack of protein can lead to hair loss, lost lean body mass (LBM) and other ailments.
Don't listen to "The Biggest Loser." That program does terrible and unnessary things to people.
The inclusion of fruits and veggies makes it better than probably 75% of Americans.
So push her the rest of the way and get her eating right.
Every 2-3 hours.
Protein at every feeding.
Vegetables and/or fruit at every feeding.
Limit high carb sources to pre and post workout.
Good dietary fats at every feeding, spliting them evenly between saturate, poly and mono.
Finally, very few people can eliminate carbs from their diet on a long term basis.
Who's talking about eliminating carbs? Vegetables and fruit are excellent carb sources.
Did you bother to read the link I posted? Doesn't sound like you did. Since Berardi is a doctor of nutritional science, I'll take his advice over yours.
Then there is Alan Aragon, another highly,
highly noted nutritional expert who recommends the 2-3 hours feeding also, protein at every feeding and would probably agree with the elimination of high carb sources for people trying to lose body fat.
However, since it's apparant that there is a certain mentality here that goes against the grain of experts and is fed and validated by people such as yourself, I can leave. it makes no difference to me.
