Country Club Diet

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One of the nice things about the Country Club Diet is that they tell you that being fat is not your fault – it is the product of a hormonal imbalance. Weight loss is about balancing 10 hormones: insulin, thyroid, growth, adrenalin, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, glucagons, leptin, and cortisol. Don't we love to hear we are fat through no fault of our own?

Thin people are fat burners because their hormones are in balance. Fat people are sugar burners whose hormonal balances and overweight lead to slower metabolism, which, in turn, encourages more weight gain. The Country Club Diet will balance your hormones, eliminate dietary deficiencies, and prepare your body nutritionally to become an efficient fat burner.

You can eat unlimited amounts of most vegetables except starchy selections, all low-fat seafood, both high- and low-fat meats, and a few fruits. You can have one daily serving of dairy foods and two starches. See the complete list at the end.

Other rules of the Country Club Diet are:

 Eliminate alcohol, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, sugar, fruit juices, hydrogenated oils, and dried fruit.

 Eat carbohydrates at breakfast.

 Avoid fruit after 6 p.m.

 Choose high-fiber carbohydrates.

 Eat whole, unprocessed foods.

 Do not eat the same thing every day. If you have romaine lettuce one day, eat endive the next. If you have chicken on Monday, don’t eat it again until Wednesday.  Don’t deny yourself any food cravings.

 Don’t count calories or the size of fruits.

 Have dairy at one meal only. If you have cottage cheese for lunch, for example, do not have eggs at dinner.

 Avoid white starches.

See: Davis, Debi and Sylvan Lewis (MD). The Country Club Diet (Hollywood, FL: Frederick Fell Publishers), 2007.

Created: Unknown

Categories: Low Fat, High Fiber, Fad

Website: http://www.biodietetics.com/biodietetics/tccd/index.asp

Meetings: No

Books: Yes

Expert Review:

It's always nice to hear your are fat through no fault of your own. Of course the idea that everyone who is overweight has some kind of hormonal imbalance is silly. If it truly were due to biochemical differences in the bodies and brains of fat people vs. thin people, couldn't they just fix the imbalances and let you eat what you want?

The diet itself if followed strictly will likely result in weight loss regardless of your supposed imbalances. If you eater lower fat foods and eat more natural whole foods full or fiber vs. processed foods that are high in fat or sugar and low in fiber, you will lose weight, hormones aside.

Sample Menu:

PROTEIN (UNLIMITED DAILY)

Low-Fat Seafood: cod, crab, flounder, grouper, haddock, halibut, lobster, salmon, scallops, scrod, sole, shrimp, swordfish, tuna in water, whitefish, and dolphin

Meats: liver, chicken, turkey, steak, ground turkey and sirloin, lamp chops, London broil, prime rib, roast beef, and veal

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS (UNLIMITED DAILY)

Vegetables: asparagus, bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, green beans, all lettuces, mushrooms, onions, peppers, radishes, spinach, squash, tomatoes, and zucchini

Fruits: apples, cantaloupe, grapefruit, and lemons

FRUITS LIMITED TO THREE TIMES A WEEK

Apricot, banana, honeydew melon, nectarine, orange, papaya, peach, pear, plum, pineapple, tangerine, and watermelon

FRUITS LIMITED TO ONE HANDFUL DAILY

Blackberries, blueberries, cherries, grapes, star fruit, and strawberries

NO DRIED FRUITS OR CRANBERRY SAUCES

DAIRY LIMITED TO ONE SERVING PER DAY

Butter, cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, mayonnaise, milk, Parmesan cheese, and yogurt

STARCHES LIMITED TO TWO SERVINGS PER DAY

Bread, bagel, bialy, hot and cold cereals, crackers, pancakes and waffles, pasta, peas, pita bread, potato, rice, and tortillas

VEGETARIANS ONLY: LIMIT TO THREE SERVINGS PER WEEK

Boca or veggie burger, tofu, and soymilk

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Expert Comments:

The unsupported hypotheses about fat people having biochemical imbalances are somewhat amusing, but the diet itself seems to be relatively free of gimmicky ideas. There is a bit of "food combining" going on, but that is generally harmless as long as the overall diet is balanced.

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