Samm Sinclair Baker (1909–1997)
Author of The complete Scarsdale medical diet
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Works by Samm Sinclair Baker
Introduction to art;: A guide to the understanding and enjoyment of great masterpieces (1970) 11 copies
Gardening do's and don't's; how to grow your lawn and gardens best to prevent trouble before it happens (1970) 4 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1909-07-29
- Date of death
- 1997-03-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
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This defines "fad diet." If you once were on this way back when you may remember when you could actually buy the required protein bread (which tasted awful) in supermarkets. Those days are gone. Scarsdale has been called just a rip-off of the Atkins diet--another "high protein" diet that made carbs the enemy. WebMD has this to say about such diets:
"These diets are not safe, they are not healthy, and they are not a good way to try to get healthy," says Leslie Bonci, RD, nutritionist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Complex and a spokesperson for the ADA. "They provide short-term, rapid weight loss by causing the body to shed water weight and muscle. But that is no way to keep weight off for very long, and it's dangerous to your body chemistry."
And it's pretty boring and repetitive and unappealing. Here's what you're supposed to eat for Monday to give you a flavor:
Breakfast:
Coffee or tea with sugar substitute and a half of a grapefruit and a slice of protein bread
Lunch:
Assorted cold cuts with tomatoes (sliced, broiled or stewed) and coffee or tea
Dinner:
As much broiled fish or shellfish as you like along with a slice of protein bread, unlimited salad and a grapefruit
You can find the whole week here:
http://www.momswhothink.com/lose-weight-fast/scarsdale-diet.html
Same breakfast every day and lunch and dinner usually loaded with protein and a token veggie. I showed this to a friend, and she said it sounded like the grimmest book on the planet, and I shouldn't just get rid of the book, I should burn it. OK, so is there anything good to be said about it to justify keeping on my bookshelves any longer? Well, yes, when you're starting a diet it makes it easier NOT to have a lot of choices you have to dither over. To have guidance and know each day exactly what you're having. And well, yes, I did lose weight pretty rapidly with it--about 20 pounds in two weeks as advertised. But I never was able to stand this diet long enough to reach my goal weight, and only achieved that and stopped yo-yo-ing when I moved to healthier, more balanced and less extreme diets and exercised.… (more)
"These diets are not safe, they are not healthy, and they are not a good way to try to get healthy," says Leslie Bonci, RD, nutritionist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Complex and a spokesperson for the ADA. "They provide short-term, rapid weight loss by causing the body to shed water weight and muscle. But that is no way to keep weight off for very long, and it's dangerous to your body chemistry."
And it's pretty boring and repetitive and unappealing. Here's what you're supposed to eat for Monday to give you a flavor:
Breakfast:
Coffee or tea with sugar substitute and a half of a grapefruit and a slice of protein bread
Lunch:
Assorted cold cuts with tomatoes (sliced, broiled or stewed) and coffee or tea
Dinner:
As much broiled fish or shellfish as you like along with a slice of protein bread, unlimited salad and a grapefruit
You can find the whole week here:
http://www.momswhothink.com/lose-weight-fast/scarsdale-diet.html
Same breakfast every day and lunch and dinner usually loaded with protein and a token veggie. I showed this to a friend, and she said it sounded like the grimmest book on the planet, and I shouldn't just get rid of the book, I should burn it. OK, so is there anything good to be said about it to justify keeping on my bookshelves any longer? Well, yes, when you're starting a diet it makes it easier NOT to have a lot of choices you have to dither over. To have guidance and know each day exactly what you're having. And well, yes, I did lose weight pretty rapidly with it--about 20 pounds in two weeks as advertised. But I never was able to stand this diet long enough to reach my goal weight, and only achieved that and stopped yo-yo-ing when I moved to healthier, more balanced and less extreme diets and exercised.… (more)
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It very easily becomes a way of life; we do, after all, when we are little, like nothing more than to imitate our parents. I wanted to go on diets because he was.
When I left home this pattern continued for a while. I lived with a person who was also a binge eater/dieter and the Scarsdale diet came into my life.
Ugghhhhhhh. Never again will I do anything like this.… (more)