Eat Right 4 Blood Type /Vegeterians/Weightloss?

Question

I had been a vegetarian and or a pesceterian most of my adult life (college included) up in till I got pregnant(almost 2 years ago). I have been overweight and always trying to lose weight as an adult.During the time that I was pregnant I craved red meat so I ate it. During my pregnancy I ate hamburgers, steak and kosher beef hotdogs and lost weight and after giving birth I lost additional weight making the total weight loss of about 25lbs.

Recently I started seeing a weight loss doctor-on the diet that I have been given I have to eat lean chicken breast, turkey breast, fish, or veal a selected list of fruits and vegetables (no starchy veggies like potatoes, corn, etc) In the 6 weeks that Ive been on this diet I have lost 25lbs with a small amount of exercise.

I read the book Eat Right for Your Type-and I am O neg- according to the book Im not suppose to eat any type of bread, avoid most starchy vegs, and I should be eating beef, lamb, and mutton. Chicken is neutral so it's ok for me to eat. The books also said that O types should never be vegeterian.

When I get to my goal weight I would like to go back to being vegeterian but wonder will I gain all the weight back once I start eating the grains, carbs, etc

Here's my question what is your blood type? Do you struggle w/ your weight as a vegeterian? Have you heard of the book/or read the book? And do you avoid some carbs or grains so that you don't gain weight? (I always hated people saying mean things because I was fat and a

vegeterian.

Answer 1

Peter D'Adamo's blood type diet is junk science; he offers very little scientific evidence and relies on anecdote.

You've read the book, you'll know that; you must have also noticed how he covers his back by saying that individual variations still occur within blood types and that you shouldn't expect all of his recommendations to apply to you.

Be a vegetarian if that's what you want to do, but whatever you decide don't base it on that piece of quackery

Anyone who says mean things because you're overweight is an ignorant pig and not worth getting upset over.

Continue to eat healthily, continue to exercise, and you shouldn't have a problem when/if you go back to being a vegetarian

Answer 2

The blood type diet is pure, unvarnished bulls**t.  It's junk science and there isn't a scrap of legitimate, peer-reviewed scientific evidence to back it up.  Evolutionary biologists will tell you that A-B-O blood typing is too new an evolutionary development for d'Adamo's theories to possibly be correct and, if they were correct, the human race would have died out long ago.  One look at the website should convince you that it's just a money-making scam like all other fad diets.  First you buy the book, then they sell you the handy-dandy blood typing kit, and so on.  Total c**p.

You can lose weight on any diet plan if you burn more calories than you consume.  It's not any more complicated than that.  You could go back to vegetarianism now and still make your goal weight.  You have to find an eating and exercise plan that works for you and that you can maintain.  Look at it not as a diet, but as a lifestyle change.  Diets fail because you can only stay on them for so long.  You'll gain the weight back as soon as you start eating more or exercising less, and if you're losing 5 pounds a week, that's going to be sooner rather than later because you're probably restricting your calories too much if you're losing that fast.  It doesn't matter if it's "neutral" chicken or whole grains.  A calorie is a calorie.  You NEED complex carbohydrates; they are your brain's fuel.  Eat a balanced diet, vegetarian if that's what you want, and find a level of caloric intake that allows you to lose a pound or two a week.  That's sustainable.

Answer 3

I personally have not read the book but have seen on the shelf at the book store. Everyones body reacts differently to foods. The key to maintaining weightloss is small portions broken up in six small meals and plenty of water to dilute it. Protein and water is key to keeping the body full. There is a wide variety of protein even if your vegetarian.

Your body still requires a variety of all foods groups. It is up to you to see what works for your body. I have been overweight and lost over 50lbs. I am blood type O and I found eating protein keeps me full so I don't eat much but I eat a variety of different protein meats,beans, tofu...etc. I also eat starchy food however I have it once or twice a week. I even treat myself to sweets once or twice a month. I gain weight eating it on a daily basis. Just experiment with your foods. If you notice weight gain you know it's something you can still eat it but not as often.

I hope this helps you out.

Chica

Answer 4

I am a vegetarian and I have also read this "Blood Type Diet".  I am an A, so I really don't have much of a problem because A's need more carbs.  My sister-in-law was a vegetarian for almost 2 yrs...she gained weight.  After finding out her blood type was O...she started eating meat again.  She has lost the weight.  I, being an A, do not have a weight problem on a vegetarian diet. I think the blood type diet is very accurate on some things...

I am not a doctor, but I think you will probably put weight back on if you go back to the vegetarian diet. Because you are an "O", I think that you need meat in your diet.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

That Eat Right For your Type book is a load of c**p.  It's junk science and it's a "fad" diet.  The only way to lose weight is to stop overeating.  You need very little food to maintain your normal weight, but most people overeat because they like the taste of food.  Get a book called "The Rules of Normal Eating" and change your life for the better.

Diets are the enemy.  They make you GAIN weight.  

Answer 6

I really dont know my blood type persay, except that it's probably o positive, but I don't think that would have any affect on me anyway.  People say I don't struggle with my weight, but I somewhat do, although even if I weren't a vegetarian I probably would anyway.  As for if I've read that book or not, no, I've never heard of it except for now.  I avoid peanut butter a much a possible, and I don't eat many potatos or bread, in general.  

If you really want to loose weight, you might want to start Weight Watchers, I'm not officially in the program myself, but it's helpful, and it helps you control your portion sizes.

Good luck, I hope you meet your goal.

Answer 7

Blood type diets are NOT real.  They base their methods on the different illnesses and conditions that certain blood types have however eating different foods have nothing to do with this so don't believe everything you read.  Other than that I can't help you sorry.