I have been following iDave for about two weeks.
Like Jamie, prior to starting iDave, I ate very little pasta, potato, rice or bread.
I have also increased the amount of exercise I do in the last few weeks. I have also been doing “fasting” based exercise, i.e. 2hr + early morning rides on an empty stomach and without taking on any carbs during the ride. These have been easier than I thought.
However, like Jamie, I have lost very little “weight”, i.e. approx only 2lbs.
On the plus side I feel much healthier, am definitely a bit slimmer and am generally sleeping better.
I have also been reading Diet Delusion and am quite shocked by the lack of hard evidence in support of a low fat/carb based diet.
I can see no place for bread/processed carbs in a nutrituous diet. No matter how good is tastes.
Regarding the Mediterranean diet. I lived in Southern France for 2 years about 10 years ago. I ate exactly what the locals ate, exercised more than them and put on weight and returned home to England less healthy than I went, thanks to catching Toxaplasmosis, which is pretty common in France due to all the undercooked meat they eat. (And apparently explains why they drive like idiots, but thats another story).
So clearly the Meditteranean didnt work for me. I’m sure a lot of it must be due to genetics.
Being descended from Northern Europe people (i.e. a cold climate) my body is probably adapated to storing fat to survive, whilst those of Mediterranean descent are obviously better adapated to the climate and foods in that region and dont need to store so much fat.
Despite the lack of weight loss, I feel so much better for cutting out the minimal amount of processed carbs I was eating and all the lean meat, fish and pulses that I am now eating.
I havent a clue whether its 4-2-1 or 4-3-3 or whatever. But I feel much healthier for not eating pasta, potato, rice or bread. So am going to continue that way.
