Diet Restrictions you place on yourself?

lucys1225

marm1962 wrote: »

lucys1225 wrote: »

No added sugar or grains. I don't weigh, count calories or log. I keep my meals at about 75% vegetables and 25% protein.

just out of curiosity.....and yes, I know it killed the cat (lol), what do you do here?

As I am sure you are quite aware, MFP members adhere to many different ways of living/eating which is quite evident if you look at the very diverse groups.

STEVE142142

Just to correct you. Please don't think of it as a diet. Diets suck you deprive yourself of stuff you're miserable and that's why diets fail think of this as a lifestyle change. educate yourself and use this app as a reference guide I learned a lot especially in the community section.

Unless you're specifically allergic to something anything is a viable food option. What it simply comes down to if you want to lose weight, eat less calories then calories the body uses.

As for myself I don't deny myself anything. If I had to deny food that I like I don't think I'd be able to continue this.

I like an occasional Wendy's hamburgers I like beer I like pizza I like cognac. It's a simple matter of staying within your caloric goals.

Couple years ago there was an article in USA Today about a high school teacher who lost a hundred pounds in a year by just eating McDonald's food. He had his students plan his meals every day based on caloric goals and since he was lower than his caloric burn, he was able to lose the weight. On the other hand what it did to his body from the nutrition point I wouldn't want to do that to myself

85Cardinals

I'm trying to cut back on my dirt and rocks intake.

I do not eat sweet things cause I lost my taste for them. I do eat a piece of my mom's pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving though. My mom is awesome, and I think she uses half sugar in her pie recipe anyway. So I forgive myself for that.

sardelsa

Rather than restrict I expand... I like to try new foods.. Different veggies, fruits, grains, spices, recipes, new ice cream flavours

positivepowers

I stick to an 1800 calorie diet and don't eat back any of my exercise calories because the MFP calculations don't work for me. I eat what I always did because labeling food "bad" or "forbidden" just makes me want to binge on them more. I stop eating after 6 pm because (a) it works for me and (b) it stops my late-night binging.

dlkfox

I am allergic to dairy (cassein and whey) and that is more than enough restriction in my life. PITA.

Other than that medical restriction....I don't restrict anything. As long as I can fit it into my calorie goals that day (or weekly average), I fit it in. YOLO.

Lenala13

No real restrictions besides staying under my cal goal. I do try to eat semi healthy though, more veggies and fruits, whole wheat and lean protein meats. I try to rely less on heavily processed foods, but still make space for the occasional treat.

kommodevaran

STEVE142142 wrote: »

Just to correct you. Please don't think of it as a diet. Diets suck you deprive yourself of stuff you're miserable and that's why diets fail think of this as a lifestyle change. educate yourself and use this app as a reference guide I learned a lot especially in the community section.

Unless you're specifically allergic to something anything is a viable food option. What it simply comes down to if you want to lose weight, eat less calories then calories the body uses.

"Diet" can mean a couple of things. First, it's the food you eat. Everybody has a diet. Then, it's any special meal plan to help with a medical issue - there are diets specially designed for diabetes, high blood pressure, epilepsy, etc, and also for overweight. The unusual thing about diets for overweight is that all it takes to "cure" overweight, basically, is a sustained calorie deficit, so there are no rigid "rules" to follow besides appropriate calorie goal; everything else must be adapted to the individual. "To go on a diet" usually denotes following some fad. (Language being as malleable as it is, "lifestyle change" is already being used as a synonym to "fad diet" by people who are attracted to those.)

That was the noun. Then there's the verb - to diet. That's "to deliberately and consciously aim to eat with the intention of losing weight". This can be done in a lot of different ways, and it will work if it keeps you in a sustained calorie deficit. There are more and less reasonable, healthy and effective methods, though, and the least reasonable and healthy ones, that are least effective because of that, have given "diet" and "dieting" a very bad rep. There's nothing intrinsically bad with either.

Wynterbourne

As a number of others have also stated, I have zero restrictions beyond my caloric intake and I'm down nearly 80lbs.

fr33sia12

I work better with restrictions.
I cut out all what I consider to be "junk food" and found my own healthier options so I can eat more for my calories and be a healthier person, as this is my goal for life not just weight loss.
I cut out alcohol, again for me it's just a waste of calories.
Cut down on added sugar, so I only eat under 20g of added sugar again this is a lifestyle change for me not just to lose weight.
I also cut out all meat except fish, I never really ate that much meat anyway so not much of a change there, but am enjoying cooking more vegetarian meals.

rakowskidp

I avoid salty snacks (mainly chips) and packaged sweets (cookies, cakes, candy, chocolate bars). I could binge on all of those items.

Spike_G

My only restriction while I was losing weight was to cut out pastry. I adore it, I would eat two Cornish pasties on the trot, pork pie, Snake & Pygmy, I had no self control Soooo I stopped eating it for about 8 months.
Now I find I can eat a sensible sized portion without hankering after more, so problem solved.

As far as other foods went, I ate whatever I fancied as long as I was within my calorie intake.

At the moment I'm upping my protein intake and cutting carbs somewhat with all the associated restrictions and additions.

acbraswell

I restrict alcohol. I didn't cut it out completely, but now I only allow myself 1-2 drinks a week. Not that I drank a ton of alcohol before, but I participate in local brewery runs so I was having 2-3 beers about 3 times a week.

Need2Exerc1se

Balance for health and wellness is my only restriction. I don't have any other specific rules, I evaluate each meal or snack individually based on what I've eaten in the recent past.

jessiethe3rd

Limit carbs.
Watch my calories.
Very little processed food.

brandie1984

I have tried a number of 'diets' or ways of eating most recently the whole 30. But I find as soon as it is over I have a treat... and another and another. I realize it is my way of thinking I need to change and focus on health rather than weight loss. It is just difficult.