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What's Wrong With a Two-Martini Diet?
What's Wrong With a Two-Martini Diet?
By Dan Mitchell
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 1:32pm
The Centers for Disease Control's pronouncement Monday that obesity is responsible for 10 percent of the nation's health care costs not only put the lie to the food industry's efforts to downplay the problem, but the agency's obesity summit this week is also causing a lot of latching on. Some people are calling for a tax on fattening foods, while others are hawking books.
One such book is, no kidding, The Two-Martini Diet by a fellow named Jerry Sorlucco.
Sorlucco, according to a news release I received today, "is working hard during his retirement years to create awareness of the alarming numbers on obesity and the benefits that can be found of becoming a healthier nation overall—from lessening the burden of health care costs to enhancing the quality of life overall."
He says that he's lost 100 pounds from his peak weight of 270 pounds at age 69. He gained the extra baggage after retiring as an airline pilot, when he "was relaxing, taking it easy, and steadfastly gaining weight—until I was more than 100 pounds over a healthy weight."
The most amusing bit of the promotional spiel Sorlucco's publicist sent me was the part where he "vetoed the diet 'fads' and instead chose his own route to a healthy weight."
We are to understand, then, that he eschewed silly fads and instead developed the Two-Martini Diet.
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Martinis
Good post Dan. In writing and editing fitness titles, I've always advocated the best way to melt pounds away (or maintain weight) is to go Carrie Nation, although a glass or two of red wine, even daily, can act as a Pavlovian reward for a desperate dieter, while also supplying antioxidants. Martinis? Not so much, although possible if Mr. Sorlucco simply stopped eating at night. While nothing new, the latest obesity report does address the urban grocery store gap, which is as close to progress as we might find...I'd next like to see the CDC address how uncomplicated it is for fast food restaurants to win zoning approval in low income areas...
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Thanks. As I said, I don't doubt the veracity of the the author's story. The thing is, he lost the weight despite -- certainly not because of -- the martinis, thought the provocative title might make you think otherwise. Yep, wine contains about 125 calories. Not a diet drink, but way better than martinis. I'd still advise (though like the author, I'm no doctor or dietician!) that if you want to lose 100 pounds, you should mostly just avoid booze.