What woe (way of eating) do you follow?

leanjogreen18

nvmomketo wrote: »

leanjogreen18 wrote: »

^^^This.

Start out with eating the things you like. After a while you will learn what helps keep you full and what is only worth eating once in awhile. Obviously paying attention to an overall balanced nutritious diet.

It's been said the best "diet" is the one you can stick to.

I've seen that bolded quote many times. I know what it means but a small part of me always insists that I was great at eating my old, nutrition poor diet. I ate a lot, gained weight... I was really good at it.

HA! I was pretty good at an overeating diet too!

Hopefully OP knows I mean a calorie restrictive diet:).

tlflag1620

I eat LCHF. Lost 50 lbs and have kept it off for three years running. It also morphed into IF (16:8). I never was much of a breakfast person, and I find LC filling enough that I just eat two large meals, and occasionally a small snack. But if you are just starting out, simply logging what you normally eat for a couple weeks will help you see where you can reasonably cut back, what, if anything, you are lacking, and give you a sense of what eating style might work best for you.

sardelsa

I eat according to my goals.. but I don't cut anything out. I don't log but I add an extra snack and portions if I am bulking and less if cutting.

CindyRoseMarie

I eat a mainly plant based diet. For proteins I eat beans, nuts, quinoa, tofu and occasionally fish (said it was mainly plant based). Still I count my calories. Eating a vegetarian style diet does not equate to weight loss and can in fact be a source of weight gain if you rely to heavily on pastas, grains and dairy (cheese if the worst).

Sabine_Stroehm

I did an overhaul. I didn't know how to eat "well", and didn't know how to cook. I lived on crap. So I did lots of research, and figured out how to fuel my body. That meant learning about vegetables, nuts and seeds, legumes, whole grains etc, and things like avocados. It meant learning about macros and micros. It meant learning how to cook. So I did.
I lost all my weight between January and May 2002 (or 2003), and have kept it off since by focusing on the same principles: whole foods, mostly plants, and limiting refined carbs, junky snack foods etc.

tomteboda

I eat a diet with a variety of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. I do follow my protein intake, aiming for about 20% , because I tend to drop below if I'm not conscious about it. I also make sure I keep my fiber at or above 25g/day because without specifically tracking that I was only getting about 50% of the RDA.

Other than that, I just eat mostly what I've always eaten or what I want to eat. No special diet. It keeps things pretty simple. If I had to say I followed a diet I'd call it the "brutal honestly diet".. that is, I'm completely honest about what I eat and weigh everything.

kenopi

My round 1 of weight loss 3 1/2 years ago. I would log all my food in this app. The first week showed me what I was eating was too much food. Or, having a Wendy's bacon cheeseburger, for lunch, would make me have to have a small dinner, if I wanted to lose the weight. I would cheat on some of the meals on the weekends. I would have biscuits and gravy with bacon, eggs, pancakes for breakfast or a frozen pizza for lunch. Weekdays, I would go back to following the calories the app said to consume.
So at 40, I was 6'1" 275 lbs. A lover of beer. When I drink, I eat like crap. Eating fast food, bar food and large quantities of it. I quit the beer and did what I said above. I lost 60 lbs in 5 months by eating whatever, but not going over my daily calories during the week, cheating on the weekends, and walking, what seemed like, a million miles with the dog. I have a highly energetic hound/husky mix. If I didn't tire him out, he would chew up my house. People who haven't seen me in a long time thought I was sick . (I was 305 lbs at my heaviest) I did get down to 205 lbs a few months after that.
I found the love of beer again this last year, bought a house with a fenced in yard (not walking the dog as much) and the weight crept back up. I'm at 248 lbs and I am damned if I am going to buy bigger clothes again. So......
Round 2 started yesterday. I plan on doing the same as I did last time. Possibly add some weights into the routine.

Good luck to all this year

LulaicaLoses

Counting calories to keep within my allocated amount. I pretty much don't cut anything out, I just limit to days that I have a little extra wiggle room. I do have subscription meal boxes from Hello Fresh, so we pick what sounds good each week. This means that we do eat one vegetarian meal most weeks.

Lefty1290

LCHF (low carb high fat) for a little over a year because sugar is my downfall and there is really no 'moderation' for me with sweets. Eating more fat and cutting out most processed stuff works for me.

JaydedMiss

I put food in my mouth. And i eat it. -shrugs- Specific ways of eating are all just to help you hit your calorie needs. I generally just eat a big lunch a medium dinner and a snack or 2. If i want a third meal ill go walking a bit. Nothing complicated XD

Hamsibian

I eat according to the Autoimmune Protocol. It's an elimination version of "paleo". I also eat low carb and I cook all of my vegetables and fruit. This has help alleviate a lot of my health issues, plus I eat more of a variety than I did in the past. I haven't made any reintroduction for certain foods yet, But I will most likely end up eating a whole foods diet with minimal to no conventional treats or fast food. I know that there will probably even be some whole foods that I will never be able to eat again, and I'm okay with that. I enjoy food, but I enjoy good health more.

MedicRenee82

Low carb high fat. Since October 17th down just shy of 30lbs

malibu927

The cutting down on portion sizes diet

rileysowner

Whatever I want staying at my calorie goal. Generally slightly higher protein and fiber helps me feel more full, but day by day what I eat varies a lot.

rachelcgn

I try to stay within my calorie goal and I also eat more dairy products and less carbs now, simply because I otherwise have issues with bloat and gas (tmi ) Furthermore I try to stay away from too many sweets, because I easily get 'withdrawal symptoms' (headaches etc.) when I go back to healthy after cheats. Staying away helps me not having to deal with it lol

riffraff2112

For the most part, I have a staple of foods I eat because they are lower in calories, or just very filling. Being higher in protein doesn't hurt (chicken, tuna, rice, eggs)
I supplement for rewards or pleasure

lady_ghost

skrog4 wrote: »

Just curious what dietary way of eating works for you for weight loss? There are so many different lifestyle dietary plans out there! I am looking for a woe that will show weight loss results and I can continue to follow and not get burned out. Do you follow.... counting calories? High protein? Low carb? Paleo? Atkins?

I eat healthy. The only restriction I have is processed junk food but on my chest days I'll eat that too. And I don't drink pop ever. My diet is super healthy I eat from all the food groups.

rainbow198

I eat balanced meals (no snacking or mini-meals) and I eat what I want in moderation.

When I'm getting close to getting full I stop eating by listening to my hunger cues.

I very rarely drink calories.

I'm aware of the calories I am consuming. On a typical week I eat a little under maintenance and over the weekend I go over and enjoy some treats.

I naturally IF because I am not usually hungry until the mid-morning and I close the kitchen after dinner.

Almost all of the meals I eat I prepare myself and I cook a lot from scratch.

For the past year I haven't eaten any meat (seafood or fish either).

This way of eating has been very successful for me and it's sustainable. I lost 80 pounds in total and this is my 4th year maintaining with no regain.

kommodevaran

I follow the "I eat anything I want, but not everything at once, at least not all the time" diet.

I have three rules, and one "master rule": I wait until I'm hungry, then I eat regular meals made up of real food, and I eat food I like.
I make exceptions, but not so often that they become rules.

3rdof7sisters

I eat all the foods I like, just less calories in than I burn.

jen_mv

I found that changing my diet only makes me want to eat more. For me, the most sustainable way to stay healthy is to eat what I want (but limit foods I have trouble controlling my intake around, like take out), and add some fruits and veggies for extra volume and nutrients. Tracking calories also helps to keep me in check; I tried not counting calories for several months and gained weight.

kamouflaged

I use an app to log calories. I eat 3 meals a day as well as 2 snacks. I try to stick to around 400cals for lunch and dinner + around 200-250 for breakfast and snacks. I make healthy choices as much as possible but didn't remove processed food or sugar from my nutrition. Moderation was key for me.

sarahjcartin

I just started Keto Sunday, I've lost 4lbs. I have PCOS and take Metformin. I'm having cravings but I'm not hungry! And the awful tummy upsets that come from eating sugar and carbs on Metformin are gone!

cwolfman13

skrog4 wrote: »

Just curious what dietary way of eating works for you for weight loss? There are so many different lifestyle dietary plans out there! I am looking for a woe that will show weight loss results and I can continue to follow and not get burned out. Do you follow.... counting calories? High protein? Low carb? Paleo? Atkins?

None of the above...

I guess mine would be "grandma's diet"...you know, eat a well rounded and balanced diet consisting of a lot of whole, nutrient dense foods.

That's basically what I do...I also eat ovo-lacto vegetarian three days on average...sometimes more, sometimes less...primarily because I enjoy it and while I like eating meat, I don't like eating it all of the time. "Meat" is primarily fish a few days per week...also chicken quite a bit. I consume red meat occasionally, mostly because I like fattier cuts that are calorie bombs and would rather just splurge on that a couple times per month rather than eating lean cuts more regularly.

snickerscharlie

For me, deprivation or elimination of certain food groups or foods that I love would have been a highway to failure. Motivation and determination can only get you so far, and once the bloom is off the bud, adherence usually flies out the window with it.

So, again - for me - what worked was eating smaller portions of the foods I love, keeping an eye on my macros (especially protein) and giving myself some caloric wiggle room by upping my exercise. This method is uncomplicated, sustainable, flexible and has seen me through my weight loss phase and is standing me in good stead into maintenance, too.

Td;dr? Eat less, move more, don't demonize foods.

sarajenivieve

vegan, didnt start for diet reasons but have found it much easier to maintain and burn when i do gain

jelleigh

I'm doing 5:2 , or a modified version if it. Two strict days at 500 calories, the other 5 days between 1600 and my TDEE of 2100. I lost 10 lbs last month and still got to eat all my naughty foods like pizza and burgers.

LilacLion

Whole Food Plant Based... Luckily, it's everything I want.

punkrockgoth

I eat food. Mostly plants. Whole grains where possible. Fewer calories than I burn.

WatchJoshLift

IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros). I try to eat whole foods 80% of the time and whatever else 20%. Sometimes it works out the opposite way though.