Thanks... I think I will start my two-day tomorrow and see if this helps me feel less stuffed!

Cafe Amy Dec. 1, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Hahahahah. I'm dying to know how much this two day "diet" will actually cost. What happened to common sense? If you eat too much on Thanksgiving, cut back on the calories, don't eat any leftover pie, and for gods' sake, exercise.

Playing with your kids: free.
A quick jaunt around the block: free.
A lower calorie diet: free, but only if you use what you have on hand.
Common sense: Apparently, priceless.

briarraindancer Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:03 PM

Healthy eating should be a way of life. If you are consistent, there is never the need to "diet." There is always such talk about dieting and weight loss- don't moms have enough on their plates getting ready for the Holidays... Thanks for the reminder that society finds me a bit overweight and not nearly the portrait mom I should be.

HistoryMamaX3 Dec. 1, 2008 at 3:39 PM

All I know is that I'm stepping slowly away from the leftover pumpkin pie. For good. (Until next year.)

Cafe Kristen Dec. 1, 2008 at 3:44 PM

And for those of us that are pregnant that would never be enough food to even try to get me through the day.  I agree with Briar and History.  Using a little common sense is all that is needed to get you through the holidays.  If you normally have a healthy diet going a little overboard for a say or two won't cause undue harm.

kerijeanbean Dec. 1, 2008 at 6:15 PM

Very nice diet plan....

maisah Dec. 1, 2008 at 6:26 PM

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read, and I spend a lot of time here.  Seriously, you guys over here doing this wannabe Family Circle impression need to check your readership.  The lady who wrote that piece of useless toilet paper up there needs to check her fatass facts because that diet isn't going to work; the "diet" is simply in there so she can sell a few high-fiber candy bars to some desperate folks.  And that's not cool.  Putting all those brand names in the article is really...well, this whole thing is rather sad and insulting.

Fistandantalus Dec. 2, 2008 at 8:55 AM

Just stumbled upon this blog (thank you to creators for including my post thanksgiving diet) and wanted to say that I agree with everyone - you should eat well every day and diets don't work long term. However, when you do overdo it, which is part of real life, it is important to 'undo' the damage quickly so the pounds don't add up. With my patients (I am an actual diet doctor so was a bit insulted by the last comment about my using brand names but I understand the skepticism - these are products that I eat, they don't pay me and I created my bar because I could not find one that I liked), I have found that small changes (good or bad) really do add up over time so I like to correct things quickly. I actually recommend trying to eat like this one or two days a week during the holidays to balance out holiday parties and dinners. And you don't have to call it a diet, just call it a correction :) Happy holidays!! Dr. Melina Jampolis, M.D.

Nonmember comment from Melina Dec. 2, 2008 at 12:30 PM

Non-members can comment?  Oookay.
Sorry, Dr. Melina.  I will not be wasting my money on your fad diet or foods.  It's unrealistic, can't feed a whole FAMILY (remember, MOMS here?), and expensive.

This is an article that belongs in a fashion magazine full of anorexic models - not on a message board for mothers.

RanaAurora Dec. 2, 2008 at 1:13 PM

Hey, you know what I just noticed? This "diet" is a wash even IF anyone wants to try it--unless you guys know some suppliers of "Dr. Melina Bars". Anyone? Anyone???

Look, Kristen, Dr. Melina. Here's the point that I think you're missing: you can't feed a family on this diet. According to her homepage, Cafe Kristen has three children under three. They won't be eating her "diet," and it leads one to believe that her partner will be fending for himself.

My family won't eat this, so in order to make your "diet," excuse me, "correction," work, one also would need to assume the role of short order cook. How many of us really have the time to do that? Even if it's just for two days?

briarraindancer Dec. 2, 2008 at 1:51 PM