Been reading about the zone diet, has anyone tried it? And if so did it live up to the hype?

thanks in advance.

One ZONE circumference I advocate and approve of:

Introducing one of the most powerful tools one can use on the goal path:

I support and advocate tracking calories and macro-nutrients--"dependent upon the individual person" which would include their current diet and fitness knowledge, and the individual's level of "personal science".

What is ones "Personal Science"?

It is the LEVEL of personal implentation of diet and fitness into ones way of life that solicates a lifestyle change that applies "enough of the person" to achieve the goal they desire. This includes making difficult decisions and easy applied decisions.

Tracking has a POWERFUL PLACE within ones personal goal quest, IMO.

One can "manipulate past data in the present" based on ready available data and will be able to:

Manipulating the Diet (by having tangible data to work from)

and

Manipulating Fitness Training (by having tangible data to work from)

Which equals (=) KING of personal SUPPLEMENTS.

and allows for "potentially" accurate:

Deficit Diet (calorie manipulations) + (nutrient manipulations) + (exercise change/manipulations) = dealing effectively with tissue loss/gain complications.

Personal history data, IMO, can assist with OPTIMIZiING results, and can arm one with a MIGHTY tool to make adjustments when or if:

A Plateau Develops.

Then this can:

Build a "personal knowledge base" to support ones goal and CAN reduce the potential of failure if applied correctly specific to the person.


Additionally, it can bring in powerful tools that can be used when one tracks their diet and training correctly, and bring forth the power it possesses to:

1. Combat cravings
2. Be allowed to eat more (at intervals) and keep deficits
3. Assist to prevent plateaus, and to pinpoint when plateaus begin and have tools to work with to find a solution within the diet and fitness data.

To name a few.

Manipulating calories Vs. fitness training data can be a powerful tool IF one knows how to use it.

It also can ASSIST in preventing:

I dont know what is happening! I am not losing weight or gaining weight!

or

" THE I DONT KNOW PROBLEM (because of no history of bodily adaption), so I dont know what to do"

Through ARMING YOURSELF WITH THE TOOLS TO COMBAT THIS.

In addition:

When you add in an on-going education IN DIET and in WEIGHT TRAINING........then you can USE this education to CHANGE the diet and/or training to break the plateau with USING YOUR HISTORY



Breif Synopis


EDIT:

I have been successful, because I have a "Hungry Heart".

Lay it Down...BABY!.........

And do not carry a BACKPACK..of negatives on your BACK........>eliminate it through a "Hungry Heart!"

Come on! Brotha and Sista's............have a "Hungry Heart!"

Let it "shiver your spine" with motivation and love for yourself and what you are doing!........YES!

----------------------------------------------->It will not desert you and never fail you.

Oh, yes!........all forum Brotha and Sista's, it doesnt matter what people say:

Everybody........has a "Hungry Heart!"..........Everybody's got a "Hungry Heart!"

If you take a ride on a "Hungry Heart" you will never look back you will always attack.

From my heart to yours, I wish all of you success. I wish all of you to EARN your dreams...........and make a "Hungry Heart" your home


Come on, Brotha and Sista's...........take a ride on a "HUNGRY HEART"!

You will never look back.......and be so powerful....beyond your wildest dreams!

There IS no DOUBT!


Best wishes


Chillen

You might want to look up the recommended protein amount that the book or "zone calculators" suggest for you, multiply by 4 (calories per gram), and divide by .3 (30%). This will give the daily calories that the diet is recommending for you.

For example, one site says that the Zone protein recommendation for an athlete is 0.8 to 1.0 g per pound of lean body mass. Let's assume an 150 pound athlete with 10% body fat, or 135 pounds of lean. 0.9 * 135 = 121.5g of protein per day. This is 486 calories, or 30% of daily intake. This means that total daily intake would be 1620 calories (40% = 648 from carbohydrates, 30% = 486 each from protein and fat).

As 1620 calories is a rather low daily intake for a 150 pound athlete, it is not surprising that strictly adhering to the diet will cause weight loss.

Thanks for taking the time guys.