What "diet" life change would you call this?

SalmonSister

I feel like I don't have a set "diet" that I'm doing, but there are so so many different branches out there that maybe I'm just doing one without noticing?

Currently, I consume all fruits and vegetables, all meats with proper food portion, fowls and fish, no eggs, no dairy products. No starchy foods, no breads pasta, No processed foods, no junk foods, limited sugar consumption and will have honey. I feel like its a mix of whole foods diet and low carb? Keto? I still dont fully get keto. -_-
But, what I'm eating I feel like is very healthy and all but what "diet" would you call it?

AnvilHead

I'd call it "too restrictive for me". But if it works for you, provides adequate nutrition and allows you to be satisfied with your portions and stay under your calorie goal, call it "good". No need to be on a 'named' diet to be successful losing weight and getting healthy.

sheena_shewell

Sounds like a Paleo diet. But the key is not to focus on diet but a lifestyle change that is sustainable. If you are happy with the foods you eat and are getting results there's no need to label the kind of "diet" you are on.

mph323

SalmonSister wrote: »

I feel like I don't have a set "diet" that I'm doing, but there are so so many different branches out there that maybe I'm just doing one without noticing?

Currently, I consume all fruits and vegetables, all meats with proper food portion, fowls and fish, no eggs, no dairy products. No starchy foods, no breads pasta, No processed foods, no junk foods, limited sugar consumption and will have honey. I feel like its a mix of whole foods diet and low carb? Keto? I still dont fully get keto. -_-
But, what I'm eating I feel like is very healthy and all but what "diet" would you call it?

I'd call it "your diet" Eat the way that makes you feel strong and healthy, "named" diets are usually commercial money grabs for people who are looking for rules and specific instructions to help them adhere to their calorie goals.

lynn_glenmont

Why do you feel like it needs a label? If you're in a restaurant, just ask questions about what's in a dish if you're not sure if it fits your restrictions. Same thing if you're at somebody's house, and you'd rather adhere to non-medical, non-ethical, non-religious based restrictions than just eat what's being served. In any other situation, most people really don't care what you do and don't eat -- unless it's to get into an argument with you about why their way is better than your way. If you don't label how you eat, you can probably avoid a lot of those arguments.

SalmonSister

@sheena_shewell I'm pretty happy with it, it doesn't feel like work to me, just seeing if I could pair it with a diet fad just so I can look at some new recipes is the main reason it definitely is a life change for me!

sheena_shewell

@SalmonSister well if it's recipes you are after i suggest you look into the Paleo diet as it seems to align with your eating preferences. Also look into Clean eating and raw clean treats if you are after some healthy treats. Cheers Sheena.

lynn_glenmont

SalmonSister wrote: »

@sheena_shewell I'm pretty happy with it, it doesn't feel like work to me, just seeing if I could pair it with a diet fad just so I can look at some new recipes is the main reason it definitely is a life change for me!

In that case, I think I would just search for non-dairy recipes, or non-dairy whole-food recipes. Other than recipes with grains, I would think most of what you would find would fit your restrictions.

AnvilHead

I agree that Paleo recipes would probably align pretty well with what you're doing.

SalmonSister

Thanks for the input everyone! I'm pretty excited to try more recipes, I just tried califlower rice for the first time, omg. I'm in love. There are just so many great recipes out there and I know I'm in line with at least one "diet" out there, just don't really care to follow them. I'm doing great and feeling great about it

livingleanlivingclean

SalmonSister wrote: »

Thanks for the input everyone! I'm pretty excited to try more recipes, I just tried califlower rice for the first time, omg. I'm in love. There are just so many great recipes out there and I know I'm in line with at least one "diet" out there, just don't really care to follow them. I'm doing great and feeling great about it

I'm another person who doesn't see the need to label how I eat. I also find that I rarely use recipes - I just put the foods I want to eat together in appetising combinations, and choose appropriate cooking/prep techniques. I also have a great spice drawer in my kitchen

I often look at recipes for inspiration - flavour combinations, ingredient combinations etc. Regardless of whether I eat all the foods in the recipe, I can get ideas from them and usually make up something that suits me.

kommodevaran

If it's recipes to fit your preferred diet you're after - do this: Google [recipe meal name -eggs - milk -flour -potato], and continue minusing any unwanted food that keeps popping up in your search.

If you want to eat healthily (including maintaining weight), it's much easier to just eat whatever you like in moderate amounts. If you're overweight, or have had a health scare (real or from the media), yo can start to think that food is the enemy, and cutting out as much as possible, will look like the obvious solution. But overly and random restriction tends to lead to rebound overeating. Veganism, kosher, halal etc is not "too restricted" because it's tied up to a belief system (and makes at least a bit sense).

haleyrhart

I agree, It's Paleo/Primal. If you like podcasts try listening to The primal blueprint, and The wild diet.

nvmomketo

I agree with paleo/primal. It may also be a "clean" diet - Tosca Reno has some recipe books called the Eat Clean Diet. It could also be low carb. LCHF is pretty popular right now so there are many recipes online.

TeaBea

SalmonSister wrote: »

I feel like I don't have a set "diet" that I'm doing, but there are so so many different branches out there that maybe I'm just doing one without noticing?

Currently, I consume all fruits and vegetables, all meats with proper food portion, fowls and fish, no eggs, no dairy products. No starchy foods, no breads pasta, No processed foods, no junk foods, limited sugar consumption and will have honey. I feel like its a mix of whole foods diet and low carb? Keto? I still dont fully get keto. -_-
But, what I'm eating I feel like is very healthy and all but what "diet" would you call it?

The general term for this (I think) would be an elimination diet. I can't do elimination as a lifestyle change (as in forever). I can only do elimination short-tern (as in diet). For me, weight loss needs to teach me some forever habits, that I can use to maintain the weight I lost.

All things in moderation is my approach. No more short-term for me.