The Diet Experiment!

In my fitcamps this week I am handing out info on some of the most popular diets out there. Many people ask me what diet is the best and my answer is always..."There is no one diet that is better than another. It just depends what works for you." Not one way will work for everyone. I have tried many diets and I concluded a while back that I just do better when I don't "diet". I try to eat lots of fruits and veggies, moderate amounts of fat, and I love carbs...but try to eat the right ones. I do like my wine, but again with moderation. I have gotten to the point where I know what works for me, but.....for the sake of experimenting and allowing clients to really see what these diets are about, I have decided to experiment on myself with 3 popular diets!

It seems daily I hear more and more about the Paleo Diet. It's a hunter and gatherer diet made up of a lot of animal protein, fat and fruits and veggies, but eliminates all dairy and most carbs. I've been curious to try this, although I do love my cheese and yogurt!
Weight Watchers is very popular among my clients. I think its attraction is the simplicity of it and the fact that anything is allowed on Weight Watchers as long as you stay within your "points" range for the day. You do have to track everything you put into your mouth though!
Third is the Mediterranean Diet. This diet claims to be very good for your heart. It is made up of lots of fruits and veggies, fish and poultry, but limits red meat and unhealthy fats. You are allowed whole grains on this one and....red wine!! Now that's a plus! :)

Why did I choose only these three? Well, number one I think they are all pretty popular right now and second they are some that I can live with or that I think I might succeed with. I have done Atkins before and ended up with a kidney infection from all the protein. I've gone vegetarian for lent before, but think that's pretty straight forward and also not very realistic for me with a family. And just counting calories seems like anyone can do it, but also makes me crazy!! Way too much work for me.
So, for the next 3 weeks I will take on these diets, each diet for one week. Well, at least Mon-Fri because I have some big weekends coming up that I just can't sacrifice! Lol!

Follow me! I'll log my food journal each day along with my starting and ending weight each week (not that I'm doing these for weight loss, but just to see what happens), and I'll let you know exactly what my opinions were of each. This should be fun....I HOPE!!