Anything Goes Diet
What is the Anything Goes Diet by John Barban?
The Anything Goes Diet is a long term solution to weight loss. Rather than forcing you to give up your favorite foods, the Anything Goes Diet teaches you how to lose weight while not sacrificing the foods you love. The main reason calorie restrictive diets fail is that people eventually “fall off the wagon.” John Barban recognizes this and developed this product to teach people how to eat at a caloric deficit over the course of a week so that they can maintain this diet for the long term.
Who is John Barban?
John Barban is a former dietary and sports supplement researcher as well as a former strength and conditioning coach. He is also author of the Adonis Effect and Venus Index. He helped Brad Pilon with Eat Stop Eat and How Much Protein as well.
What did I like about the Anything Goes Diet?
The Anything Goes Diet really hit home with me. It took me years to learn the types of things that John summarizes in this book. Essentially it combines science with psychology and common sense. Rather than telling you that one particular diet has been scientifically proven to help you, John provides the tools for you to construct your own diet by following a few basic rules. He covers the problem with yo-yo dieting, the psychology of why we overeat, everything you’ll ever need to know about macronutrients, and his principles for lasting weight loss. Even better, this program is designed for anyone, from beginner to advanced exercise who doesn’t want to sacrifice their lifestyle for their diet any longer.
What didn’t I like about the Anything Goes Diet?
I didn’t find many faults with the Anything Goes Diet. However, it is a diet, and as such requires counting calories to effectively lose weight. In my opinion though, once you get used to calorie counting over the course of 2-4 weeks, you don’t necessarily need to keep recording things since you’ll intuitively know if you’re overeating.
Is the Anything Goes Diet effective?
John’s had many clients who have successfully used this approach to lose weight. John himself had to go through this to lose 30lbs. He started every day with a coffee and a donut. How many other diets allow you to do that?
Who should use the Anything Goes Diet?
Anyone who doesn’t want to sacrifice their lifestyle to get in shape. Anyone who would rather use dieting for weight loss than exercising. Anyone who’s tired of fad diets. Anyone who’s ready to work hard but still enjoy their favorite foods from time to time.
Bottom Line Recommendation
I highly recommend the Anything Goes Diet. Taken alone, this is a great product for anyone and preaches things that took me a long time to learn and believe. Combined with Eat Stop Eat, the Anything Goes Diet provides a complete manual for successful long term weight loss.
What can you share about the anything goes diet : thinking thin bonus?
Michael,
It essentially goes over how to train your mind to achieve your weight loss goals. You may know everything about how to diet and lose weight, but if you don’t put your mind to it, you won’t see results. It offers 10 tips for helping you use your mind to achieve your goals.
Dave
Hi
ot come across this diet before but it fits sort of with what I have done over the last 8 months.
I dveloped it on my own, realising that I was eating too much when I hit 104kg and was dawdling instead of walking. Within 5 months I was down to 90kgs.
And as you stated, it is all down to counting calories, and eating 50 less each day than the average stated as needed. And making sure you don’t feel hungry al day long.
My main principle was:
- don’t eat breakfast before 9.30am
That way I could get through to a late lunch and dinner without snacking at all.
Have a look at my principles and diet process and tell me what you think
Best wishes
Mondy
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Mondy,
It sounds like you have a very good approach to weight loss. In my opinion, the best diet is the one that doesn’t feel like a diet and it seems like you built a lot of principles around this.
Dave
I read AGD and it’s great. Just to clarify…this is really a calories-all-that-matter diet. So while I wouldn’t just eat junk, I could, for example, on occassion replace a more healthy meal for one of more dubious intentions for equal or less calories. For example, two McRibs (yes, they are back!) for 1,000 calories. As long as it’s occassionally and it keeps me in a calorie deficit. I am not ready to go full bore with this yet but I like the idea.
John,
You are correct about the program. However, it also makes you realize that what you eat influences how much you eat. It’s really a great starting point for anyone who’s struggled with traditional diets.
Dave
Dave,
Can you elaborate by your statement: “However, it also makes you realize that what you eat influences how much you eat.”? I am not sure what you mean. Thanks!
John,
For example, if you eat lean meats, fruits, and veggies, I’d say there’s less of a chance to overeat than if you ate junk food high in sugar. Some of this is because sugar can be very addicting. Another reason is that it just doesn’t fill you up like healthier foods. That’s just my perspective though. Here’s an article I did with more details:
http://www.notyouraveragefitnesstips.com/health-and-nutrition/why-am-i-not-losing-weight-what-to-do-to-lose-weight
Dave