What is your diet? Did it work for you?

onyxgirl17

CICO club here

Sarasmaintaining

I did alternate day Intermittent Fasting....which is just a fancy way of doing CICO

chrisdavey

For my BB comp prep, last year I ate:
am: quest bar, protein shake
during the day: 500g cottage cheese, 40g peanut flour, cinnamon, sf maple syrup, strawberries.
Rest of the day: mix it up and hit macros.

I was contemplating marketing as the cottage cheese diet

Oh and the reason I chose these foods is
A: they are tasty
B: they are filling
C: they set me up to hit my total daily macros with my final meals easily

(yes, there were plenty of fruit and veggies at night for the micro nutrients)

jpkrueger

I'm doing a nutrition and exercise program called the 21 Day Fix. Of course CICO works and this plan is the same principle, but I needed a bit more guidance and help choosing nutritionally rich foods that would keep me satisfied. It's working great so far! Eating plan is portion control, basically, but it's made simple. Feel free to message me for more info so I don't take up too much room on the board.

segacs

CICO.

SherryTeach

My diet was to eat all food I enjoy at a slight calorie deficit. It's been working for almost 3 years. The end.

Ninkyou

Calorie deficit.

gothchiq

Well, it's a prediabetic blood sugar management diet. I eat in a way designed to keep my blood sugar level (and not too high). The whole thing kind of got designed/refined over time by my nutritionist and then by my doctor. So this means that any time I eat any carbs, some protein has to go with it. No lone carbs. I break up meals into little snacks so that I eat every couple hours. I make sure to have a carb and protein snack right after working out. I also use a protein shake for breakfast. It's 1200 cals a day on non workout days and 1400 to 1500 on workout days (I'm short). I check my blood glucose after meals at intervals of one hour and two hours. I have lost 30 lb so it did work!

kommodevaran

These are the basics, in order of priority:
Calorie deficit.
Meals.
Only yummy tasty food I like.
No deprivation, just moderation.
Five-a-day (fruit/vegetables). Or more.
Enough protein and fat.
Fatty protein + vegetable included in every meal.
Home cooking.

michellerose2015

I eat what I did before, I just don't overeat. I cut out soda, and eating after 6 pm. I've lost 75 pounds, so it works for me, when I tried to push myself to hard I gained it back so I had to just cut back.

beemerphile1

I use MFP to count calories which helps me to consume less than I burn.

There is no special diet needed and many of the advertised diets are absurd.

uvi5

cynthia_jane1696 wrote: »

Hey everyone! I know that there are many people who wonder "wow, i need to get on a diet. But what kind of diet?" Well try or do research of different diets and see which one is best for you. What is your diet plan??

cico and exercise, yes it's working

Childfree1991

I just eat healthy and exercise (mainly weight lifting). People assume I'm on a diet just because I eat mostly healthy and natural instead of a little bit of everything with the CICO rule. I tried the CICO rule in the past but it didn't help at all and resulted in me feeling weak and malnourished. Instead, I eat a large amount of calories for sure and proteins (which repair broken muscle tissue) while weight lifting almost daily which resulted in 60+ lb weight loss. Never actually counted a calorie during my weight loss.

Hempshake1

I also do a lot of intermittent fasting. I'll skip breakfast or lunch(or just have an orange for either). Then I slam two huge dinners. I do a lot of hemp protein shakes with ice and a banana and then I always steam broccoli, onions, carrots, and/or brussel sprouts. I eat around 1.5-2 pounds/900 grams of these vegetable per dinner, and I eat my sweet peppers raw(amazing taste). That is a lot, so usually I have 4 bites left over for any hunger I get an hour later. For my 2nd dinner, I will either repeat this or replace the vegetable with a sweet potato or homemade no salt pasta sauce and pasta.

If you eat a massive amount of vegetables it is really difficult not to be in a deficit. I love steaming vegetable then tossing them in 2 tsp of coconut oil for taste with a touch of salt.

I may do a week video of 1700-2100 calories days meal by meal. I've already done 3 days, but my gopro got saltwater in it yesterday and ruined it so I am on hold now on the project. You really can eat 2000 calories and be stuffed. I'm 6'1" guy so that is a solid deficit specially on the 1000 calorie workout days.

astralpictures

Calorie deficit is absolutely the only way to lose weight, but it doesn't account for good nutrition as well. You could lose weight eating nothing but McDonalds or Twinkies, but you'll be deficient in essential nutrients over the long run and probably have high cholesterol and triglycerides. Any medical issues also need to be considered when evaluating your diet. Also, eating unhealthy fast food will bring you to your daily calories goal rather quickly, leaving little room for other foods for the rest of the day. You'll probably feel hungry and unsatisfied a short time later.

That is why I'm concerned when people only mention deficit for diets. As the experts say, you need a balanced diet that meets your macros and nutrient requirements at the same time as creating a deficit if you want to be truly healthy and not just lose weight. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies aren't pretty and can lead to serious medical trouble.

Lexicpt

Eat less, move more.

_m0lly

No diet for me, just calorie deficit, less takeaways, more fruit + veg etc, and the gym 4/5 times a week.

Watching what you eat really helps, and accurately logging what you have eaten in the day.