What's the most complicated diet you tried?

[Nelly]

I’m curious to know about the most complex diets that other people have tried. I just finished giving up on a diet because it was far too regimented and basically had me eating very specific foods for 28 days. Every single day dictated certain amounts of specific foods as laid out in the guides. I gave up on day 17. If I see one more boiled egg, I’m going to scream LOL.

Anyone have better luck with a lot of rules?

[Beth]

I did a diet that combined calorie requirements with glycemic index limits. For the first week you were allowed certain calories and glycemic levels, that changed for the two next weeks and again every two weeks for a total of 8 weeks. It got really confusing to figure out what foods I was allowed to have and by the time I started to get the hang of it, the rules changed because my two weeks were up!

[madscientist]

I had to do a diet that really didn't seem all that complicated at first because it told you exactly what you were allowed to eat every day. It gave you the meals and the ingredients and recipes and everything. I thought that it was perfect because it meant I didn't have to think about what I"m cooking for 21 days, I just had to look at the book. Little did I know I hadn't even heard of half the ingredients and I had to go all over the place to find them and even order a couple online. It was a mess.

[speeddemon]

Geeze, Nelly, what inspired you to even try that out in the first place? I think that if I just looked at that one I'd feel like I'd never be able to keep up with it. Good for you for trying, though!

[tracy1976]

Sometimes it's the diets that look like they will be the easiest that turn out to be the most complex because there are so many different steps that need to be followed.

[Gina]

Anything that makes you measure the glycemic index of all of your foods is way too complicated.