Which dieting technique do you find more helpful.
Most starches are basically empty calories, plus they wreak havoc on your blood sugar. The lowfat dogma has done so much damage to Americans' waistlines and overall health. The more you cut out healthy fats from your diet, the more you crave sugar and junk food. I lost 50 lbs. just cutting out most starches and being moderately physically active. I never counted a calorie or limited my fat intake in any way.
08/20/2012
Count calories! Carbs are your body's main energy source. Your body needs fat to metabolize vitamins A, D, E, and K. I don't cut anything out of my diet. I just eat everything in moderation, hit my macronutrient counts, and stay under a calorie limit. Of course, I eat a diet based on fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins. Just don't ever cut anything from your diet! It's all crucial to your body's functions.
08/20/2012
You need multi-choice and a protein option! I've had the most long term success (2 years down 30 lbs) while counting grams of protein within a overall calorie limit. When I emphasize making sure I get enough protein while staying within the calorie limit I de facto cut out carbs, but because that's not my focus it doesn't bother me.
08/20/2012
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We still eat like piggies, QUANTITY. We still eat like piggies...with great QUALITY. However, we work out a few times a week now (dance, walking and swimming a bit) and we have CUT OUT most of the WHITE. White potatoes, rice, bread, that we used to have with EVERY meal. The twelve dinner rolls we would polish off with a stake or the big bowl of pasta we would finish off...WITH bread-sticks. NO MORE. We still eat some whole grain bread or wheat pasta, and we do sweet potatoes or brown/wild rice, and the POUNDS HAVE FALLEN OFF. Over 30 pounds lost for EACH of us in the last 8 months or so. We feel (and look) SO much better. CARBS KILL. You don't have to go on a NO CARB diet (we know SICKLY people who have), but a BIT of working out and LIMITING carbs seems to be a very successful plan for us.
Originally posted by
LoveBug721
I'm dieting help me decide.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
08/20/2012
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See...we STILL do those, but in FAR, FAR more limited amounts then before. We do go out with friends EVERY Friday night and allow ourselves to enjoy desert and even bread (if we go, for instance, to Olive Garden), but that might mean TWO bread sticks, not FIVE. It might mean we SHARE a slice of cake. We will still eat BAKED chips...or POP CHIPS, but not a BAG FULL at a sitting. Just being reasonable and we have lost a lot of weight.
Originally posted by
Sodom and Gomorrah
No breads, no cakes, no pastries of any kind and forget about them potato chips. LOL
08/20/2012
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But in MODERATION with both. Ketosis and frying your kidneys with super high protein and no carbs just does not seem very healthy and frankly, LOOK at some people that have lost weight that way...they look corpse like.
Originally posted by
Stormy
High protein, low carb is what I hear works the best.
08/20/2012
Making small, permanent, sustainable changes! I've never been able to keep up with legitimate diets, and the yo-yo weight gaining and losing that comes with going on and off diets is super unhealthy. Much better results from just plain old trying to eat more veggies, avoiding junk food I'm not a fan of, etc.
08/20/2012
I wish there was an "Other" category. Take a multi-vitamin every day and the pounds will fall off, it's that easy. Cravings for food it related to your body needing certain nutrients, satisfy those and your body will naturally change to the body you desire, unless food addiction is a issue.
08/20/2012
I try to avoid breads/pastas, but not carbs completely. I eat fruits and some starchy veggies, but limit what I eat. It's really hard to give up carbs completely.
What I like to do is start slow with a diet, just change one thing like making sure you drink 8 8oz glasses of water a day or exercising 3-4 times a week. Changing one thing about your lifestyle is easier to keep track of and easier to stick to. Once you did that one thing for about 3 weeks its a habit and you can choose a new good habit to try.
If you have a ipod or smart phone there are some really cool FREE fitness/calorie tracker apps. Myfitnesspal is awesome. You can put in your weight and goal weight, and it will tell you approximately how many calories you should eat a day and how long it will take.
What I like to do is start slow with a diet, just change one thing like making sure you drink 8 8oz glasses of water a day or exercising 3-4 times a week. Changing one thing about your lifestyle is easier to keep track of and easier to stick to. Once you did that one thing for about 3 weeks its a habit and you can choose a new good habit to try.
If you have a ipod or smart phone there are some really cool FREE fitness/calorie tracker apps. Myfitnesspal is awesome. You can put in your weight and goal weight, and it will tell you approximately how many calories you should eat a day and how long it will take.
08/21/2012
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Agree! Our bodies need it all.
Originally posted by
Lildrummrgurl7
Count calories! Carbs are your body's main energy source. Your body needs fat to metabolize vitamins A, D, E, and K. I don't cut anything out of my diet. I just eat everything in moderation, hit my macronutrient counts, and stay under a
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Count calories! Carbs are your body's main energy source. Your body needs fat to metabolize vitamins A, D, E, and K. I don't cut anything out of my diet. I just eat everything in moderation, hit my macronutrient counts, and stay under a calorie limit. Of course, I eat a diet based on fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins. Just don't ever cut anything from your diet! It's all crucial to your body's functions.
10/23/2012
Watch empty carbs. Try to get them primarily from fruits and vegetables, and the rest primarily from whole grains. The occasional slip-up is fine, just get back on the wagon in the morning. Calorie counting has the problem that people tend to get too restrictive and don't balance their diets.
I lost 50 lbs. on the South Beach Diet (which follows the watch out for empty carbs, not all carbs rule), until I moved back in with my parents and gained it all back by falling back into their eating patterns.
I lost 50 lbs. on the South Beach Diet (which follows the watch out for empty carbs, not all carbs rule), until I moved back in with my parents and gained it all back by falling back into their eating patterns.
10/23/2012
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