"Geek Diet" - For People Who Are Not Into Sports and Not Into Healthy Living Action

"The Geek Diet" is a diet book authored by Mark Faithful who described himself as a geek who finds a sense in dealing with his weight issues with care and easy to do approach. The book boasts of providing long-term eating philosophy instead of diet formulas that are a common trademark of most diet books.

Rather than a biological function, Faithful sees weight loss from a psychological perspective sprinkled with geek humor and sensible references. To him, people lose weight with their minds and not with their mouths. It does not impose restrictions on which foods to eat, and which should not. However, the Geek Diet book suggested ways on how to maximize the eating philosophy by making the right choices such as lessening the high-calorie and high date foods in the diet.

The basis of his healthy eating philosophy is the book "Mindless Eating". He tested the philosophy himself and lost 16 pounds and counting. Although the diet is given the name Geek, it is not solely for the geeks. It is also suggested to people who are looking for sense and convenience in eating. The Geek Diet helps people lose weight and keep it off by making them:

1. Train their sense of taste to be contented with healthy snacks than with fattening pleasures.
2. Lessen the quantity of high-calorie or high-fat indulgences consumed
3. Raise the amount of fresh fruits and vegetable consumption
4. Decrease the portion sizes
5. Change eating habits for a lifetime

Although it advocates healthy eating, the Geek Diet does not endorse menus to follow to. It is strictly rule-based because Faithful believes that menus are like a chore; whereas, rules are easier to follow particularly when they are simple and easy such as:

1. Regardless of the whole quantity of a meal, half of it must be accorded to eat fresh fruits and vegetables
2. Change the size of the eating plate into smaller, to accommodate smaller portions of foods.
3. Make a plan on what to eat, serve it up, and put away the surplus.
4. Focus on eating. Refrain from doing anything else at the same time.
5. Eat only when the person is hungry and the portion should be proportionate to hunger.

Although Faithful does not boldly suggest exercise, he does not undermine its significance either. In fact, his statements suggested that people should continually seek to increase their energy output where possible to reduce their body's energy.