Don't know what to eat!

kslc73

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate your insights, and there is a very clear common thread on what works, so thanks for taking time to share.

eku0

If calories in/calories out isn't working for you, you may have food sensitivities. You may want to do some reading or seek professional help. Hormone Reset Diet was a good start for me.

rodeothedog

I do not, not eat something.
#1 log everything. I mean everything.
#2 portion control. I don't weigh anything but I sure do count out my crackers etc.
#3 fruits, veggies. When I grocery shop I cut and pack in sandwich bag for snacks
#4 always leave room for a snack at night
#5. When going out to eat. Eat that steak etc. I just order veggies instead of potatoe no butter and eat no bread
#6 every couple weeks I have a fatter snack or meal some reason it jump starts my body.
#7 Exercise is a must, if you can run. It literally melts off the fat and I have no more butt and great for inner and upper thighs
#8 I only weigh weekly every morning same day naked
#9 Do not eat processes good. I eat fat but no boxes things. Low fat not fat free is sometimes better due to sugar and sodium
#10 I don't over think about each category of carbs, protein, fat. I mainly try to keep my carbs down protein high. I don't worry about fat intake as much. But I do not stress about. Just stay within your calorie rangs

jaciesub

My approach was finding out how many calories I was able to eat in a day, based off of my intensity/frequency of workouts. I like http://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/ as a tool for that. Try to make it such that you can eat as many calories as possible while still losing weight to avoid metabolism problems in the future. Stay away from food that is fake 80% of the time. Try to get 30g of fiber in every day. Possibly start with a food journal and record how you feel after you eat. For example, I found my body hates whey, so I switched protein powders, and green peppers make my stomach hurt. Don't be afraid of carbs, you need them to smash your workouts. More muscle= a higher bmr.

J72FIT

In the words of Michael Pollan, "Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants..." Not a rule, more of a loose guideline. After that, build your diet via goals and personal preference...

cerise_noir

izzie218 wrote: »

Well.... When I was anorexic I eliminated every form of carb except certain low calorie fruits and veggies. I lost 35 pounds in 3 months when I was just 12 years old, and was classified as severely underweight.

As you can probably tell it was super unhealthy and I was almost hospitalized. So I think taking out a lot of carbs will help you lose weight, but not as much as I did. Trust me on this one.

No, just no.

No need to take out carbs.

ccjlgrider wrote: »

You know, I was just as confused as you. What do I eat? Is this a protein or fat (peanut butter)? Is this a veggie or a carb (sweet potatoes)? It mattered to me because I wanted to figure this all out and how much of each type of food to eat. Then, about a month ago I stumbled onto 21 Day Fix by Beachbody and I feel like it is much clearer now. What I'm supposed to eat, how much of each thing I'm supposed to eat, etc. Yet, no food group is excluded. I lost just shy of 4 lbs my first 21 days. Then I've been doing maintenance on a Disney trip and I'm getting ready to start another round on Monday. I was happy with 4# because I only had 20 to lose total. Anyway, I know that contradiction/confusion feeling. You may want to look into it. I'm not a coach or anything. I just really think the program makes crystal clear sense and is sustainable in real life for those of us who didn't grow up learning this info.

Good luck!

1. veggies ARE carbs.
2. Both protein and fats are important, as are carbs
3. 21DF....Nope. Not necessary. Quick fix.
4. You're not 'supposed' to eat/not eat anything.
5. Any diet you have to do several rounds of is not sustainable
6. There are foods excluded on the 21DF. How does this teach a healthy relationship with food itself and no cause orthorexia?

monicaamy902

For me, I love going Paleo! I cut out all the things that I binge on when I am paleo. I always lose weight when I go Paleo. I also find that food tastes way better because it's not processed and is as close to coming from the earth as possible. I feel better, more awake in the afternoon, I sleep better, and feel good about everything I eat. I am back on it again and am loving the taste of food, and have lost 2 lbs this week (I just started Monday).

HeidiCooksSupper

In the words of Michael Pollan, "Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants..." -- a pretty good guideline!

Some foods are indeed better for us than others. There are things that are downright unhealthy but they are fewer if you stay away from the processed food aisles. They basically fall into the following categories:
=anything containing transfats
=things that are overladen with simple starches and sugars but little fiber
=things that are overladen with sodium

With this in mind, a sweet potato with butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar is "better for you" than the same number of calories of PopEyes Cajun fries. A sweet potato has more vitamins, anti-oxidants, and fiber than a white potato. Butter, though a saturated fat which you should limit, is better than the hydrogenated oils used by PopEyes that are laden with transfats. And PopEyes fries are salty. A regular size is 570mg sodium, a large is 1700mg! That's more than the American Heart Association recommends an adult consume per day!

cerise_noir

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I've lost a bunch of weight (100 something lbs so far). I eat all the foods I like and avoid all the foods I don't like while staying within my calorie budget. That's about as complicated I'm willing to let my food choices get. The only foods I cut out were the foods that I didn't really like, but ate anyway.

Now to make dieting more comfortable I had to play with the amount and frequency of eating certain things. If I ate nothing but cheesecake within my calories I would still lose weight, but I would be pretty hungry and miserable, and it would not be very nutritious. Similarly, if I ate nothing but "diet foods", I would not be happy. I reduced the quantity of some foods (like oil), increased the quantity of some others (like vegetables), reduced the frequency of heavier foods (like french fries), and a combination of reduced quantity and frequency (like nuts). The things that were already fine quantity and frequency-wise (like ice cream) I did not change.

How you go about that is up to you, you will pick up a few personal tricks as you lose weight.

This.