DIET TRENDS: Sirtfood aka The Adele Diet, The Phil Mickelson Diet, 75 Hard, and the GOLO.com Diet Explained
That’s me! 40 pounds lost on keto
I’ve been seeing a lot of new diets popping up lately all over the internet, so I wanted to dive into them a little bit deeper and see what these 4 ways of eating were all about:
Sirtfood Diet aka The Adele Diet
Phil Mickelson Diet
75 Hard
Golo.com Diet
Over 4 years I discovered keto in the same way, just randomly googling anti-inflammatory ways of eating and reading everything I could. I am so thankful that I found the ketogenic way of life and I absolutely love the way that it makes me feel full of energy and the healthiest version of me.
So take a read through these newest diet trends and see what you think!
The Sirtfood Diet
The sirtfood diet aka the Adele Diet, is the most popular diet plan right now. And I’m going to call it a Diet and not a WOE, although adding Sirtfoods into your normal lifestyle is the long term goal. The Sirtfood Diet was created by Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten and claims to consist of foods that trigger a gene that can increase metabolism burn fat, reduce inflammation, and curb appetite (Women’s Health).
The Sirtfood diet consists of two phases. Phase 1 is an extremely restrictive 7-day period where you consume 1,000- 1,500 calories a day and 3 “Sirtfood” Green Juices a day. The meal or meals you do consume consist mostly of a combination of the 20 Sirtfoods. There is a Sirtfood cookbook with meal suggestions. The Green Juice is made of kale, arugula, parsley, celery, ginger, green apple, lemon, and matcha powder.
Phase 2 lasts 2 weeks and consists of 3 Sirtfood meals a day and one green juice. The meals follow the portioning in the cookbook but there is no caloric restriction in phase 2. After phase 2, Adding Sirtfoods to recipes now just becomes a new WOE unless you want to repeat the phases again.
Like most fast, the Sirtfood diet is an extremely restrictive caloric diet but the calories you do intake during the initial fast are all from a specific list. Fasts, if done for a couple days, all produce weight loss, but most of it is water weight. I’d assume that the real measurable weight loss comes after, if at all.
Is that really you Adele?!
The list on the left are the top 20 sirtfoods. I had to look up bird’s-eye chili, apparently they are the same as Thai chilis. I also had to look up lovage, it seems like it is similar to parsley. Overall, this seems like a strange mix of foods and super tough to stick to for me at least.
I do love Matcha Green Tea and Red Wine though lol, strawberries too.
Phil Mickelson diet
I saw the chatter about Phil Mickelson’s dramatic weight loss on Instagram when he posted a picture of himself in the ocean and everyone was surprised the 50 year old golfer was pretty ripped! This prompted him to share that he lost 15lbs in 10 days doing a very restrictive plan.
WOAH- 15 Pounds in 10 days! WHAT? Phil are you ok? Basically it is a bulletproof coffee type blend and water for six days. It is definitely more of a kick start than an actual diet. All fasts tend to be a way to reset your body and start over. Most of the weight lost on a fast is regained. But it’s that fresh start that will have a lasting impact on overall health. Here’s what Phil had to say about it:
“Hey everyone, let's get real for a few minutes. I haven't posted anything because I haven't felt good about myself and the way I've been playing, and so I haven't done anything or wanted to be in public. The last 10 days I've done what I call a hard reset, to change and try to make things better. I have lost 15 pounds. I’ve done a six-day fast with water and a special coffee blend for wellness that I’ve been working on with Dave Phillips, and went on a bit of a retreat. I’m here in Ireland now, a beautiful place, getting ready for the British Open. I don’t know if it’s gonna help me play better or not, but I’m willing to do whatever it takes to try to get my best back.” - Phil Mickelson
So Sean Zak over at Golf Magazine tried out the 6 day fast. This is his recipe for the coffee.
12-16oz of Coffee (Ethiopian beans)
Two- three tbsp MCT Oil (like this one from Perfect Keto)
Large scoop of Collagen
Himalayan Pink Sea Salt
Almond Milk
200mg L- Theanine
One tbsp Manuka Honey
One tsp Cinnamon
I don’t know anything about golfing, but I do know that Phil Mickelson has psoriatic arthritis just like I do, I know this because the commercials are on constantly lol. So this reset was probably also a great way for him to get the overall inflammation in his body down as well. Even so I don’t think I could last 6 days, maybe 3?!
Phil after (left) and before (right)
75 Hard
75 Hard is just that HARD. It was created by Podcaster and Entrepreneur Andy Frisella. It is basically an entire life overhaul. You follow strict rules for 75 days If you slip up and don’t follow one of the rules, you have to start over at day 1.
The rules:
Exercise twice a day for 45 minutes. One of these exercises has to be outside.
Drink a gallon of water a day.
Pick a meal plan and stick to it. No Alcohol, no chocolate, no cheat days.
Read 10 pages every day of a non-Fiction or self development book.
Take a progress picture every day.
The idea behind this is great. We need consistent commitment to build habits. Elements of the first four rules can be the foundation for a really healthy life: exercise, eat clean, read, and drink water. The execution is TOUGH! It seems like this Challenge really exaggerates the healthy habits: two workouts a day doesn’t seem sustainable or doable for most people. But maybe that's the point, if you spend 75 days hitting unreasonable expectations, when you are done the healthy foundations will be there.
Andy Frisella, creator of 75 Hard and his actual results
Golo.com diet
The Golo diet is a calorie restrictive diet that cuts out processed foods and added sugars. The Golo diet suggests that users eat 1300-1500 calories a day according to their website and sells meal plans to help you achieve this goal. They claim to be a non-restrictive diet. Although not much of the meal plans can be found online. It seems to focus on “Fuel groups:” Protein, Carbs, Fats, and Vegetables and eating whole foods (VeryWellFit). But the WOE is only one half of the equation.
GOLO’s Release Supplement is a crucial part in the plan. You take one pill after every meal. It is said to help improve insulin resistance and repair metabolism. It is made up of Plant-based ingredients but some ingredients “may cause upset stomach or nausea” (Women’s Health). The thing about Supplements is that they are not regulated by the FDA so there is no real way of knowing what they do or how they will affect you.
From a diet standpoint, the GOLO Diet follows a lot of “healthy” WOEs: Limited calories, balanced macros, and no processed foods. The downside for me is that you have to pay to get the meal plans and that the supplement seems SKETCHY!
