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 Weight today 190.0

Well, the AMD is behind me. It was a fun diet to be on and pretty easy and now I understand better what a “Mediterranean Diet” consists of. Monounsaturated fats, lots of fiber, lots of fruits and veggies, lean meats. Pretty darn yummy stuff. I felt really good for the whole month. No real downside other than the need occasionally for a cheeseburger and a beer, but that is pretty much the same on any diet and cheeseburgers and beer should be a limited thing anyway (as I have learned in m y older years)

So, here is the summary:

On The Advanced Mediterranean Diet I lost 7 pounds. (I started at 197 and ended at 190). My body fat went down significantly. I measured last night at 18% and I started at around 25%. Not the most effective in terms of weight loss, but still quite effective and right in the range that the diet promises, which seems to be a healthy weight loss rate AND a rate that makes the weight easier to keep off. It was, I think, the most effective in terms of body fat percentage drop which is, to me, even more important than the weight number. I also went down a pants size (I bought a pair of 34 inch waist pants last night. Wearing them right now. Haven’t been that small since 1999. They are comfortable and it feels great!)

• For “Ease of Understanding”: I give it a 10 out of 10. It is very easy to understand by reading the book.
• For “Forgiveness of a Cheat”: I give it a 10 out of 10. It figures a cheat right in and even an additional cheat here and there is easy to recover from.
• For “Ease of Execution” I give it a 7 out of 10. It does require some tracking, but it is pretty easy to do as it is mainly calorie related and large category related so it is easy to figure where things go. This ranked very similar to weight watchers, but is superior in terms of price. Weight Watchers has a monthly cost, but the AMD only costs the initial price of the book so it got a couple of extra points there. It could easily work as a long term plan.
• For “Results” I give it a 9 out of 10. It didn’t exceed expectations, but it met them as promised. Between 1-2 pounds per week. 

That gives the AMD a 36 out of possible 40 points. That might be as close to a perfect score as we will see on Dozen Diets. This one was easy to stick to, encourages physical activity, has some guidance on how to maintain after reaching your goal weight. I think what strikes me as that this diet is designed to achieve goals of fitness, longevity and weight loss. It’s goal is not to sell you another book or a supplement or a “specially formulated snack bar”. The AMD is designed to help people. That in itself puts it head and shoulders above many, many “fad” diets.

Next month is The Zone.