Well, a multi-vitamin will never replace the nutrients in food. You're absorbing minimal nutrients from a vitamin, whereas food is readily bioavailable.

I'm guessing because she wants to.

There's nothing wrong with eating before bed. It's about calorie deficit. If that works for someone that's great, if it doesn't, then don't do it. Everyone does what works for them.

I understand, to a point, why people are questioning her choices here. BUT, she is eating more veggies in her day than a good lot of people do. She wasn't really asking if everyone thought it was ok, she was sharing something she is excited about. Honestly I think it's probably a lot healthier than many people eat on a daily basis!!!

I believe the OP is a 'he', but otherwise, sure, whatever works.

Oops, my bad!

I wonder how long the OP has been on this plan. It takes a while to determine what sort of diet will work long term. For me, that means about six weeks. That said, I wish I could have so many peppermint patties! I've sworn off those sorts of empty calories in favor of fruits and veg.

If ita working for you that's great and I know you didnt really ask for advice but I also just want to mention that thinking of your weight loss as "just doing it until I reach my goal" could possibly be setting up for regaining all that you lose. By eating the exact same things everyday and not trying to learn other healthy eating habits you'll be in trouble when you need to maintain or when you get bored of it. I know it's easy to to just buy and eat the same thing but ita really not hard to at least come up with a weekly meal plan instead of copying the same one everyday.

I also want to mention... I love popcorn too an I don't think the occasional bag is bad but if you eat it everyday I would seriously urge to consider making your own with a paper lunch sack and kernels !the FDA is coming out with scary things about the bags and flavorings they use (such as diacetyl for that butter taste, ita very bad for your lungs;
As well as other potential cancer causing agents:
I'm sorry I'd post links but I can't yet. There's lots of info out there though.
You can make your own popcorn without all this that taste just as good if you want to eat it every single day. it's just dangerous to more than your weight to keep using the microwave bags. i gave them up many years ago and just pop my own in a lunch sack, spritz with butter Pam and sprinkle with sea salt.

as for the peppermints, I would also encourage switching at least 2 of them for fruits but if it's something you can't do without then its something you can't do without. I love sweet tea and the first week of my diet was miserable because I wanted it so bad. I decided I had to have it and reworked it to be made wih only 1/2c of sugar instead of 1 full cup. which takes the calories in my glass down to 22 (for 1.5c) instead of 60. I enjoy 2-3 of those 1.5c's a day. it's just something I couldnt give up, but I did find a way to make my addiction healthier! Maybe you could try something like breaking up a regular sized mint into 3 pieces and freezing them, sucking on a piece when you want the flavor so that it last longer and you only have 1 whole one a day instead of 3?

I've been doing calorie-counting for about a year now, and I lost 31 lbs. doing it, although I've gained back a few of those due to a move out-of-state.

This diet is working great for me and I have no intention of changing it. My only modification to it when I reach my goal is to add some more daily calories and some fruit - and perhaps a little more foods flexibility than now, but I can't overdo it; too much variety sidetracks my diet. I'll still have to calorie-count if I want to keep my weight off.

As far as my health on this particular diet is concerned, and that only a multi-vitamin and lack of fruit is going to be bad for me, I suggest reading this article:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08...sor/index.html

I find this diet to be of very questionable judgment. Everyone knows that the best candy to eat is Kit Kats!

I agree!

Interesting. I eat one mini mint 3 musketeers many days a week. I'm guessing this guy has learned my little peppermint secret. I bet some of you might not know that peppermint candy, peppermint tea and peppermint oil can have a laxative effect?

Yeah, you could also lose weight eating a caloric deficit's worth of raw sewage if you wanted to, but it's not healthy. That's really the nutritionist's point. And, as others have said here it's not just about losing weight it's about learning to make better, more healthy choices throughout your weight loss and maintenance period. You can argue all you want about how it's working for you but the fact is that a lot of what you eat are empty calories devoid of vitamins and fiber that just aren't good for your long term health.

Per the article, this dietician gave scientific evidence that his particular diet was not unhealthy - regardless of whether you believe it or not - though it's not what I would want to use for myself.

If you're going to make a blanket judgment about a diet being "unhealthy" (whatever your peculiar definition of this means) you're going to have to produce something other than just your opinion to back it up. And this is for *his* diet, much less mine. Or are you saying that your own diet (which I'm assuming is "healthy," as you base a successful diet on this sole criteria) is the only valid diet anyone should be on? Is anyone else's diet that doesn't have your X, Y, or Z ingredients wrong, unhealthy, and will fail?

I get the distinct impression that you're upset that someone would dare to go on a diet that doesn't fit your definition of what a good diet should be. And you're coming across like a fearmonger who bullies and tries to scare people into dieting the way you think they should. Your belligerent and intolerant attitude toward the diets of others is shocking.

I like how you found some tasty treat to include in your daily diet: the peppermint patty. Yes, you could have a couple of oranges or apples instead of that, but perhaps then you'd feel deprived of something you truly enjoy eating and then feel the need to binge. As long as this diet works for you, I say keep going!

I'm glad to see you're not depriving yourself of sugar lust, and you're incorporating it sensibly in to your diet. I'm sure as time goes by, you can tweek your plan as necessary, but it's good to see you've found that menu plan that works and you're able to stick with! Good luck!!

P.S. I personally vote for Dove dark chocolate miniatures as the only worthy sweets, but I won't judge.