The Virgin "Diet" - Not For Me

There are tons of diets out there.  I really believe that a diet is not the way to go, but you need to find something that works and is sustainable for the long term.

However, I did hear about the Virgin Diet through another fitness blog and I wanted to learn more. The basis is to eliminate 7 foods that seem healthy but may be hurting you, and then slowly re-introducing them later on to see their effects.  For example - gluten.  There is so much talk and information about how bad it is for you and all the side effects from it.  That's one of the 7 foods and I would be curious to see what would happen with me.

I was thinking about ordering this book from Amazon, but I didn't really want to spend the money on it.  For some reason, I didn't even think about my local library.  This morning, I was so excited to check out an electronic version of the book.  I read the first chapter, and I was still intrigued.  However, then I went to the last part of the book and realize that this "diet" is meant for meat eaters. (*thumbs down*)  She even recommends that a vegetarian consumes some lean animal protein.  I stopped right then and there.  I am definitely not dissing the diet because it has worked for many people.  However, it is not the one for me.

Someone may ask - why not just eliminate these foods and not worry about the "diet"?  I really don't have a good answer to that question.  I do like educating myself, seeing what's out there, and following a plan is kind of nice.

I just ordered a book on Whole 30 from the library.  I am on a waiting list, but I'm very excited to read it.  It's another book that I have been thinking about for a few weeks, but didn't want to spend the money to purchase it quite yet.  I will definitely give a review on it once I get it and maybe it will help someone else out.

Have a wonderful day everyone - cardio time for me!