The Best Diet To Lose Weight

What's the best diet to lose weight?


That's what I found out on the final day of the Fitness & Health Bloggers Conference from renowned Dr. James Hill.

But before a full day 3 recap I need to give a shout out to Tuesday Trainer on Lindsay's List.  This week was my first time participating. I taped a video with my FHBC roomie Alec, so take a look and visit TT on Lindsay's blog.



Sunday I allowed myself a rest day, slept in (650am), and had breakfast at the hotel so I could get protein from the eggs.

The first session of the day was from the ACE Fitness team of Dr. Adam Bordes and Social Media whiz Ted Vickey.

They talked a lot of things social media and Klout.  Are you on Klout?  If you're not and you have no idea what I'm talking about that is OKAY!  Comment any questions and I can answer them.
Basically it's a way to measure social media influence on a scale of 1-100. The Biebs has a 99. He is obviously more popular than me.

It can be an important stat for bloggers in regards to brands connecting with them.  Each person also has categories that Klout "thinks" you are influential in.  Mine include health, training, blogging, football, and vegetables.  I'm very proud of football. Please give me more Klout there!

Adam and Ted were inspiring, engaging, and genuinely kind humans.

The last major session was on "Evidence Based Approach to Weight Loss". Translation - what does research say works for weight loss.

Here's where we get to my beginning question: What's the best diet to lose weight?

Atkins? South Beach? Zone? Very low calorie? Weight Watchers?

The answer?

THE BEST DIET IS THE ONE YOU WILL STICK WITH.


So simple. So true.  Don't starve yourself of carbs if you're a carb craver. It will never work long term. That creates the mentally draining cycle of yo-yo dieting.

Carbs vs. Low Fat Diet Weight Loss

Beyond that an analysis of weight loss on the 4 major diet types (low carb, low fat, zone, Ornish) all showed about the same amount of weight loss.  What do you think about that?
Basically the key to weight loss is calorie reduction. It doesn't matter where the calories come from.

Weight loss vs. Weight Maintainence

Isn't science cool?


Dr. Hill did a Q&A session after this talk that I taped portions of and will share via YouTube soon.

And with that it was time to leave my new blogging buddies.

I enjoyed a meal with Alec at the Denver Airport.  I opted for a salmon salad and one of Colorado's local lagers.  It hit the spot.

Lager for a blogger.

Poor Alec's flight was delayed from 5pm to about 10pm. She didn't get home until 4am! Bleh!  I landed in the midst of Tropical Storm Debby which wasn't too rad either.

My first big blogging conference was an amazing experience that I will not soon forget. I made friends, networking connections, and learned. Thanks again to chocolate milk for the opportunity.

We are so similar! Love this girl! @Powercakes

What do you think about Dr. Hill's "best diet" analysis? Let's talk....

Love and Klout,
Carissa & Kyle

FHBC Recap Posts:
- Travel Day
- Day 1 - Why you should go to a blogging conference.
- Day 1.5 - Tabata
- Day 2- Kinesis + Zumba