What nutrition plan works for you?

helenrenee007

I gave up meat (except for fish occasionally and i do eat eggs), I don't do any dairy whatsoever, (whey, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, milk, coffee creamer) I gave up dairy first, then I gave up beef first. It was so hard, I love burgers and steak so i thought I wouldn't be able to do it. After about 1 month I was feeling so much better, then I thought well that wasn't so bad. I moved on to giving up chicken, and so on. It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I do keep eggs and fish in my diet and that is based on tons of research I have done and found that this seems to be healthiest way to eat. I didn't realize it until I got fit just how much dairy affects the body. I would have one shaker cup of whey protein and within an hour I would look like I was 6 months pregnant! I use a plant-based protein powder now. Just curious what works for you? Anyone else have this issue?

kommodevaran

The plan I make for myself is definitely working best for me. No random restrictions, no random foods to eat. Weight management and healthy eating is suddenly practically effortless. Yay!

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Machka9

When I joined MFP, I made the decision that, with the limited calories MFP gave me, I would eat only foods I liked.

TavistockToad

I just use iifym and a calorie deficit.

livingleanlivingclean

I use IIFYM for whatever my goal is, whether it's to gain muscle or prep for comps. I gave up restricting everything I thought was unhealthy, and stopped labelling food good or bad after realising how unhealthy it actually was. I *thought* I had a pile of food issues, because I'd eliminated so much that everything gave me problems. Now I eat everything and anything... If
I like it.

kommodevaran

Jemmej747 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

The plan I make for myself is definitely working best for me. No random restrictions, no random foods to eat. Weight management and healthy eating is suddenly practically effortless. Yay!

What kind of plan do you do? Is it calorie restriction or more than that?

It's calorie restriction* through food I like where nothing is off limits, but mainly in the form of regular meals, based on simple, home cooked food, planned to be tasty, varied and nutritionally balanced.

*) Calorie balance as I'm in maintenance; calorie deficit while losing weight.

Rebecca0224

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

I use IIFYM for whatever my goal is, whether it's to gain muscle or prep for comps. I gave up restricting everything I thought was unhealthy, and stopped labelling food good or bad after realising how unhealthy it actually was. I *thought* I had a pile of food issues, because I'd eliminated so much that everything gave me problems. Now I eat everything and anything... If
I like it.

This is what I do also.

crazyycatladyy1

My plan is to eat whatever I want in appropriate calorie amounts for my weight goals. That's worked well for me throughout my weight loss phase and now several years into maintenance. What foods I want will change depending on season/time of year, what activities I'm doing, if I'm getting bored and want to change things up, if I find new things I want to try etc.

I loathe labels, but if I had to slap one on my current woe it would be a mostly whole foods, plant based pescetarian diet. I don't eat chicken and red meat right now (bored with it), and I'm having fun experimenting with fish and eat it almost every day right now. I eat a lot of veggies (which are a great vehicle for condiments, which I adore), almost no fruit (blech), whole grains, real butter for sauteing, an egg every day, coffee, coffee and more coffee... and then I'm currently having a love affair with Harvest Snaps Caesar Green Pea Crisps and I'm eating these every.single.day. right now

sardelsa

I am pretty flexible. I do eat mostly nutrient dense foods, base my meals around protein when I am in deficit, and when I'm bulking I base my meals more around carbs. Most of my meals are home cooked/prepared. Meat, dairy, eggs, fish are all main parts of my diet as well as a variety of veggies. And at the end of the day I always try to save room for some ice cream

BoxerBrawler

Same here - IIFYM and calorie deficit. Although... I did give up dairy except for the once in a while ice cream and I do use a grass fed whey product because the plant based ones just weren't cutting it! I eat red meat about once every three months or so if I am feeling tired... iron deficient.

helenrenee007

I love hearing all of the responses and what works best for you! I taste tested so many plant based proteins, most of them are awful! I do like the Raw Fusion brand, the chocolate one is pretty good with PB2 and a tsp of instant coffee. I do LOVE coffee, mostly Americano's from Caribou Coffee in Minnesota. Living in England now and it's hard to find a good Americano. At least Starbucks they have weak ones here, I have them add an extra shot Also, for a cheat I love Ben and Jerry's Vegan Ice Cream. Gotta have a cheat once in awhile! Thank you to everyone who has responded!

JeromeBarry1

I eat anything and everything, weighed and logged.

czymom123

I like to take what works for me and run with it. I practice IF, I eat within a 6-8 hour window daily. I am not 100% with this, but pretty much follow that all the time.
I use meal replacement shakes for a meal or two per day, and eat low carb most of the time.

inertiastrength

Iifym x 3

Tried30UserNames

I've tried to give up meat over the years since so many people seem convinced it's not that good for you and I never really liked it in any quantity. It turns out I feel best when I eat plenty of meat, particularly non-poultry meat. I've actually had to learn to eat more of it. I do well with fish, too. And lots of vegetables. For some reason, I always feel best if I have at least 1 egg at breakfast. Even if I have other proteins to start my day, I notice a difference in my energy levels all day.

I eat dairy, but I've also gone without it for periods of time. It seems to be a neutral in terms of how I feel and perform, but I like cheese and milk so I eat it.

I don't feel well if I eat much fruit or sugar. Soy makes me feel horrible. My body seems to like carbs and starches in moderation.

I do believe we all react a bit differently to foods and we all have to experiment to see what works best for us.

livingleanlivingclean

helenrenee007 wrote: »

I love hearing all of the responses and what works best for you! I taste tested so many plant based proteins, most of them are awful! I do like the Raw Fusion brand, the chocolate one is pretty good with PB2 and a tsp of instant coffee. I do LOVE coffee, mostly Americano's from Caribou Coffee in Minnesota. Living in England now and it's hard to find a good Americano. At least Starbucks they have weak ones here, I have them add an extra shot Also, for a cheat I love Ben and Jerry's Vegan Ice Cream. Gotta have a cheat once in awhile! Thank you to everyone who has responded!

Unless you don't.... I just make food fit my goals

neldabg

IIFYM. I focus overall on proper nutrition, but I make room for foods low in nutrients.

cityruss

Flexible dieting.

MsChucktowski

I am vegetarian, moving toward vegan, but not for weight loss reasons. I eat what I want, and make it fit my calorie allowance.

heiliskrimsli

Anything I want that fits in my calories. I tend to gravitate to a decent mix of macros without having to pay much attention to it. I only pay attention to the macros as a conscious thing before a big cardio endurance thing - long runs over two hours or rides over three hours - to get more cabs and protein and less fat and fiber.

That's for energy and poop related reasons.

lululapagaille

helenrenee007 wrote: »

I love hearing all of the responses and what works best for you! I taste tested so many plant based proteins, most of them are awful! I do like the Raw Fusion brand, the chocolate one is pretty good with PB2 and a tsp of instant coffee. I do LOVE coffee, mostly Americano's from Caribou Coffee in Minnesota. Living in England now and it's hard to find a good Americano. At least Starbucks they have weak ones here, I have them add an extra shot Also, for a cheat I love Ben and Jerry's Vegan Ice Cream. Gotta have a cheat once in awhile! Thank you to everyone who has responded!

Do you have vegan Ben & Jerry's in England ? I thought it was only available in the US and Canada ?? I'm so jealous. We don't have it in France, and no plan soon (yes, I've emailed them !! Lol)

SouthernMamaUnderConsruction

I began the atkins diet a while back and lost 30 lbs. I got a bit cozy and didn't follow it as well until last year when I lost another 20 lbs. However, I gained that 20 back over the holiday up until now. Mainly what I did was cut pasta, bread, and potatoes.. along with sugar soda.. potatoes are my weakness:-( I saw that someone mentioned bloating.. I do get bloated but it's by eating bread and sometimes potatoes. I walk around looking like I have a balloon up my shirt or something. And the weird thing is it always happens at lunch.

Sp1tfire

CICO/ macro monitoring. I don't stress myself too bad about my macros; I just try really hard to hit my protein goal every day, and THEN some on days I lift. I love CICO! It lets me live my life. I log food and forget about it. Today I was able to have half a chocolate crepe and a slice of pizza hut cheese pizza and it all fit in my calories with some to spare for my nightly special K!

fbchick51

I basically follow the Gov standard dietary guidelines while staying within my calorie limit. I find if I make food choices that meet or exceed the recommend health guidelines, I feel great and the weight comes off. Doesn't require me to eliminate anything, but it does drastically reduce the things that aren't good for me and moderate the items that need moderating.

Sunna_W

I am on Paleo / Keto and I love it more and more each day.

tag624

iifym

HappyGrape

at least 50% of most of my meals are fresh produce. The rest I don't sweat too much, I don't eat food I don't like and I count my calories. My happy macros seem to be 50 carbs, 25 protein, 25 fat. 5% +- on carbs and protein. As I never restricted calories too much I feel I am getting enough protein

Anything under 45% carbs makes me cranky, and anything under 25 protein I tend to need more calories to feel full. But honestly, I don't follow macros.

cwolfman13

The one where I eat pretty well for the most part and have pizza on Fridays and beers on Saturday.

cross2bear

I eat whatever I want within my calorie goals - I think if I had to label myself, it would be flexitarian - I eat animal products, and sometimes I eat vegetarian. I appreciate all kinds of food and cant imagine eliminating anything, especially if I liked it, unless it was for medical reasons.