You can order a kit from...ThinkGeek? Somewhere. And do the test yourself. We did DH's because I was shocked when I found out he didn't know his. Partially because I have always known mine and partially because his father was a doctor, seemed like a natural topic to have been covered at some point. Anyway, the test was easy enough. It's also probably in your medical records if you've ever had blood drawn, certainly if you donate blood.
I'm AB+ and do well on Atkins, find it pretty easy to drop carbs although I enjoy them when I eat them. My sister is O and got into that Eat Right For Your Type diet back in the day. I know she's wheat intolerant and likes her some protein. The recommendations given for the AB+ type when I glanced over them were not really appealing to me - I think it said I shouldn't have salmon but I should have dairy? In terms of effective weight loss strategies - calories in vs calories out seems to work for me whatever the details, but low carb tends to be easiest for me to stick to for long stretches of time.
As a complicating factor, I have also been told that my dairy aversion (and maybe love of butter and cream in spite of that) is typical of Alpha Thalassemia Minor, so maybe that overrides whatever AB+ tendencies I have.
ALSO, msbelle, I am interested in this idea. I have been slacking on the weightloss efforts and could maybe use such a group.
I got my blood type when I donated blood last month.
A-, I feel noticeably wrong if I'm not getting enough protein, can go lo-carb reasonably physically comfortably. But I do tend to embrace the carbs for emotional well-being.
speaking of diets and whatnot. Is there a group of us who are actively trying to not just eat better/be more active, but lose weight and/or size? I am thinking about a group willing to be pretty active with posting/tracking/sharing in a closed group somewhere.
I'll also post in the Buffistas kicking health's ass group.
Susan W. will probably want to.
My uncle told me it was type A that needed the meat when I was telling him I would actually love to be vegetarian, but I feel like I am going to kill someone for meat when I try, even if I get "enough" protein from other sources. He is a health vegan not an ethical vegan, whereas I am ethically sympatico, but after about five days I start looking at my coworkers and thinking about how tasty they look. I feel like a lion wanting to take down a gazelle!
I successfully went vegetarian for eight years, and I put on 60 pounds. I like meat, but I didn't miss it very much. It was just something I didn't eat anymore. When I went on Atkins for a couple of years and ate all the meat I wanted, I peeled off all the extra pounds. I seriously missed the carbs. The weight loss wasn't sustainable (I'm not in that lucky 5% of dieters who keep the pounds off), and a few years later all the weight was back, plus. No idea if that fits in with B+.
We're still at the anecdata stage.
This is almost entirely subjective; we're never getting out of the anecdata stage.
I've decided it's all so individual and there're so many variables, successful weight loss might as well be magic.
PS I didn't keep the weight off, because I cracked and had a potato or something! I did end up stopping trying to lose weight, because every time I did I gained it back plus 20, so I figured I should stop around 220, and now I just try to eat in a healthier manner and make sure I get my veggies!
The salad-heavy everything else-light diet has been working (slooooowly) for me the last six months. It has the virtue of being sustainable indefinitely since I'm not really depriving myself of anything, just being watchful.
Atkins always worked for a couple months and then plateaued for me, though I actually find it easier to stick to an extreme no-margin-for-error diet than just sensible portion control. I am not trading bananas and grain-based snacks for Charlie horses and constipation if I'm not showing continued weight loss in the bargain.
O+ and seriously overweight. I haven't eaten meat in about 30 years, and honestly I was super skinny when I did. I may love the carbs and fruits and veggies, but they may not love me. Still I can't imagine going back to being a carnivore so I just have to be choosier with my carbilicious choices.
Timelies all!
I seem to have angered the traffic gods somehow, if the last few days are any indication.
