What's the right Diet for you?

anytime15642

I came across this informative documentry and thought it would be very helpful. It is based off of science and research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejKsL34s7cE

Alatariel75

I like things based off science and research.

joolsmd

Its a three parter done by Horizon on the BBC. I watched it when it was first broadcast and found it very interesting, and it gave me motivation to try the 5:2 diet again after I failed to lose any weight the first time. Its nice to see the people so successful but would be interesting to go back after a year and see if the dieters had stuck to their plans.

georgygirl

Yes I watched this and found it interesting but I don't fall into any of the catergories.

CA_Underdog

I don't see my overeating patterns fitting into any of these groups either. Too bad! I'll just have to eat less calories than I burn, like the groups on the show.

I agree some introspection into the reasons behind our overeating can be helpful. Often, for me, it's as simple as not having enough healthful foods on-hand to eat when I'm hungry.

amusedmonkey

This is interesting. I believe I'm all three so I basically need to go on a high protein low calorie 5:2 plan while going to rah tah meetings. Interesting. I may also belong to the easily distracted group that loses interest after a short while, and the social eater group, and the "I will eat it just because it's around" group, and the "this is how I was raised" group, and the "I'm too lazy to put in effort" group... well, lots of groups.

I may not totally agree with the over-simplification of the sorting, or some of the tests (heck, I would say I'm hungry just to stop picking those strawberries), I also may not agree how this has a "it's not your fault" feel to it, but with all that said I do agree that every single person who wants to lose weight needs to understand that this is a multi dimensional problem and that a simple "calorie in calorie out", though true, may not be enough to achieve or keep desired results.

Recognizing my personal pitfalls and trying to work around them in a way that does not feel forced has been crucial to my weight loss.

corgicake

Saw a lot of cherry strawberry picking there. I wonder how many potential test subjects they went through in order to find enough single-caused situations to pull that off.

jessiethe3rd

While maybe predisposed to one modality more than another, diet challenges are going to be an amalgamation. Hence why they used a qualified litmus group vs general population. The experiment is novel and a good idea, however, like all empirical studies it tends to deal in definite not diversities.

Interesting all the same.

JPW1990

The YT comments are entertaining. I don't know why some people get so threatened by other people figuring out what psychological means they need to use to help themselves reduce their calorie intake.

amusedmonkey

I wonder how much taste affects such tests, not this one but all tests that involve eating meals in general. When I first saw that sushi banquet my first thought was "I would barely shuffle through one plate" because I don't like sushi.

lemurcat12

CA_Underdog wrote: »

I don't see my overeating patterns fitting into any of these groups either. Too bad! I'll just have to eat less calories than I burn, like the groups on the show.

I agree some introspection into the reasons behind our overeating can be helpful. Often, for me, it's as simple as not having enough healthful foods on-hand to eat when I'm hungry.

Agree with this. There was a quiz associated with the show that told me I was none of the above, but I could have told them that. But the underlying idea that the drivers for weight gain are different for different people (the cause is the same, of course--eating more than you burn), and that you have to identify what is a problem for you and what helps you is a good one. I know for me there are certain things (like having foods in the house that are quick to prepare and fit my idea of how I like to eat) that make eating in a way conducive to losing weight and working out really easy and other things that do not. Figuring these things out and making it as easy as possible has been a key to this for me.

Jolinia

Thanks for this, watching now. Love documentaries on nutrition and diet!

JPW1990

I'm on the 2nd video (there's 3 total). The milkshake experiment was interesting. I kinda want to have that done, though I don't think my results would be as bright yellow/white as hers.

Jolinia

JPW1990 wrote: »

I'm on the 2nd video (there's 3 total). The milkshake experiment was interesting. I kinda want to have that done, though I don't think my results would be as bright yellow/white as hers.

Whoo hoo I know what I'm doing with my day!

I already know I'm mostly a feaster. But pasta, grains, and lentils? No way, I can eat buckets of the stuff.

amusedmonkey

Jolinia wrote: »

JPW1990 wrote: »

I'm on the 2nd video (there's 3 total). The milkshake experiment was interesting. I kinda want to have that done, though I don't think my results would be as bright yellow/white as hers.

Whoo hoo I know what I'm doing with my day!

I already know I'm mostly a feaster. But pasta, grains, and lentils? No way, I can eat buckets of the stuff.

I am big part feaster, but I find it weird they said potatoes were a big no. They're one of the most filling things on the planet for me.

JPW1990

Here's the link to part 3, the first one it suggests is the wrong episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10lOx91a-3k

Jolinia

amusedmonkey wrote: »

Jolinia wrote: »

JPW1990 wrote: »

I'm on the 2nd video (there's 3 total). The milkshake experiment was interesting. I kinda want to have that done, though I don't think my results would be as bright yellow/white as hers.

Whoo hoo I know what I'm doing with my day!

I already know I'm mostly a feaster. But pasta, grains, and lentils? No way, I can eat buckets of the stuff.

I am big part feaster, but I find it weird they said potatoes were a big no. They're one of the most filling things on the planet for me.

Potatoes used to fill me up, but last year when I hit around 110 pounds, I started eating the heck out of some sweet potato. I mean like 2000 calories in a sitting.

lemurcat12

Potatoes and sweet potatoes really fill me up too.

Maybe it's good I've decided that 110 isn't a sensible goal for me.

Jolinia

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Potatoes and sweet potatoes really fill me up too.

Maybe it's good I've decided that 110 isn't a sensible goal for me.

I felt so good at 110, though! And now that I gained some weight back, I hate the jiggle sensation of my belly when I run. Otherwise I'd just stay around 120.

lemurcat12

I get the impression from your posts that you might be putting more pressure on yourself to be super thin than you need--that it's more a body image thing. But obviously I don't know, and could be totally off base, so good luck with your goals.

Jolinia

lemurcat12 wrote: »

I get the impression from your posts that you might be putting more pressure on yourself to be super thin than you need--that it's more a body image thing. But obviously I don't know, and could be totally off base, so good luck with your goals.

I appreciate the input, but I felt physically fantastic when I weighed 110. Although I'm as vain as the next woman and I certainly dislike the look of my belly in the mirror right now, too.

Also, I might be a craver just as much as a feaster. I will go through the bakery and cookie section of the store and stare at the foods. Then I walk away satisfied with myself for exerting willpower and not buying them.

Josalinn

JPW1990 wrote: »

The YT comments are entertaining. I don't know why some people get so threatened by other people figuring out what psychological means they need to use to help themselves reduce their calorie intake.

I like "skinandstone"'s use of capital letters to make his/her point. Made me laugh. Also how he/she called it an "idiot assumption" that people eat too much and to essentially say that people can't eat too much.

It was an interesting watch. I took the test twice and I am emotional eater and constant craver, almost evenly split butI knew that before hand.

JPW1990

Josalinn wrote: »

JPW1990 wrote: »

The YT comments are entertaining. I don't know why some people get so threatened by other people figuring out what psychological means they need to use to help themselves reduce their calorie intake.

I like "skinandstone"'s use of capital letters to make his/her point. Made me laugh. Also how he/she called it an "idiot assumption" that people eat too much and to essentially say that people can't eat too much.

It was an interesting watch. I took the test twice and I am emotional eater and constant craver, almost evenly split butI knew that before hand.

(S)he was more cheerful than the ones who said everyone on the show should be shot in the head. Some days it seems there aren't enough anger management therapists in the world.

Jolinia

Took the test:

%54 feaster
%34 craver
%15 emotional eater

kbmnurse

No diet just healthy eating and exercise.

JPW1990

Jolinia wrote: »

Took the test:

%54 feaster
%34 craver
%15 emotional eater

I was 2/3 craver, 1/3 feaster. Don't think I'll be doing much IF, though. I do it now by accident once in a while, and it makes me sleepy.

Jolinia

JPW1990 wrote: »

Jolinia wrote: »

Took the test:

%54 feaster
%34 craver
%15 emotional eater

I was 2/3 craver, 1/3 feaster. Don't think I'll be doing much IF, though. I do it now by accident once in a while, and it makes me sleepy.

Funny, it wakes me up. Sometimes, annoyingly, in the middle of the night, though. I do it sometimes. If I hit a stall here pretty soon I'll probably go 5:2 again at least for a few weeks, and my natural tendency on low carb is to eat one big meal a day and either nothing else or a little cheese or coconut oil. Just goes to show everyone is different.

Josalinn

JPW1990 wrote: »

(S)he was more cheerful than the ones who said everyone on the show should be shot in the head. Some days it seems there aren't enough anger management therapists in the world.

I did not read that far....that is rather sad.

I liked the soup v. whole veg thing was interesting. I think you could take away a lot from each group. I think I might try to add more thick vegetable soups, and try to eat more slowly. I already eat breakfast

JPW1990

Josalinn wrote: »

JPW1990 wrote: »

(S)he was more cheerful than the ones who said everyone on the show should be shot in the head. Some days it seems there aren't enough anger management therapists in the world.

I did not read that far....that is rather sad.

I liked the soup v. whole veg thing was interesting. I think you could take away a lot from each group. I think I might try to add more thick vegetable soups, and try to eat more slowly. I already eat breakfast

I had to learn the slower eating thing a while ago. Something else I wish they'd gone into was the habit of eating while doing something else (web surfing, driving, watching tv). Fixing both of those went hand in hand for me, but it took a really long time before I could do it without having to concentrate on it.