What diet???
sammyj19902015
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There are so many diets around and I’ve tried a lot of them and non successful. I’m so fed up of being in track then falling off the wagon. Is there a magic cure please can someone tell me x
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Track your calories is the best diet out there! It has worked for many here
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Counting calories' the magic!7
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Without sounding thick... can I track calories and still feel like I’m not restricted?? So although I count calories can I still have that choc bar that I want or is it just healthy food to see a result?? If you understand that??7
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There is no special diet. Agree with the above poster. CICO works best. Have a reasonable calorie deficit (goal 0.5-1 pound loss per week). Log everything you consume with accurate entries (no homemade or generic). Have patience.3
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Unfortunately patience is something I lack, I’ve lost 1st 5lb since August on different diets but still isn’t giving me the spur on that I need2
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I eat chocolate, drink wine...all the things I love. Just have to make sure it all fits within my calories for the day. If you add in some exercise, you get more calories to treat yourself with. It can be done
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Have you read the stickies at the top? This one is good.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p18 -
sammyj19902015 wrote: »Unfortunately patience is something I lack, I’ve lost 1st 5lb since August on different diets but still isn’t giving me the spur on that I need
That's within a healthy range! How much do you need to lose to get to a healthy weight (not your goal weight)?1 -
If there was a magic diet, I think we'd all heard about it by now? Counting calories is the most straightforward way to eat whatever you want, lose weight and improve/maintain good health. Special diets is what prescribes all those restrictions. All diets prescribe calorie restriction, but so convoluted that you don't know what you're doing, or what happened when you find yourself surrounded by empty chips bags and candy wrappers. MFP is an honest system that work for for honest people.6
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sammyj19902015 wrote: »Without sounding thick... can I track calories and still feel like I’m not restricted?? So although I count calories can I still have that choc bar that I want or is it just healthy food to see a result?? If you understand that??
Eating in a calorie deficit is going to feel restrictive sometimes. There's just no way around it. Think about it - you are giving your body less fuel than it needs to maintain, thereby spurring weight loss. There's a little sacrifice involved by necessity.
HOWEVER (big however), counting calories will indeed allow you to have a candy bar if you're willing to work it into your calorie allowance. No food is off limits. Most of us also appreciate the importance of nutrition and satiation, and find a balance that includes both what we need and some treats along the way.
Aim for a realistic weekly loss goal (don't choose the max by default assuming 'faster is better') and be dedicated to honest, accurate logging. You will see results if you stick to it.15 -
sammyj19902015 wrote: »Unfortunately patience is something I lack, I’ve lost 1st 5lb since August on different diets but still isn’t giving me the spur on that I need
Patience is half the magic. Tracking calories, staying within your allowance, and eating food that you like and leaves you not-hungry for several hours is the other half. We didn't put the weight on overnight, and it won't come off overnight.
There isn't anything in the world that patience won't make easier.5 -
FUEL your body, with tasty foods, mostly nutrient dense. Eat less, move more.4
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To get into a ‘healthy weight range’ I need to lose another 3st 5lb but personally I feel like that would be too much so I’m looking for another 2st 5lb1
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If you are losing why are you looking for another "diet" if what you are currently doing is working? Are you exercising as well?3
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I’ve mainly done slimming world but finding I’ve hit a plateau on that so tried keto for 10 days then today had a massive binge on everything I shouldn’t have so just wanted to see what works for other people, not exercising a lot as I have a 7 month old baby which I find makes it hard0
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I have tried them all...pills, shakes, juicing, low carb, Weight Watchers, etc. They all worked of course for a short period of time. I've been doing MFP for a month and I'm down 9.4 pounds. I have tracked my food every day and I also walk an hour everyday in the pool. Yes, losing weight takes time-but gaining weight doesn't happen overnight either. The other day, I wanted a hot dog and I had one. When I got home, my stomach was so upset from eating it, that I will probably stay away from them. My husband and I went out for a quick bite before a movie. I ordered chilli-made me sick to my stomach. I think after a bit your body doesn't want those foods that are not the best for nutrition. Eventually, those foods that got us to where we are now, will become a thing of the past. Be patient-it will be so worth it in the long run. I am so happy and proud of myself for doing this and sticking to it for a month. Weighing and measuring my food isn't a hassle anymore. It's just what I do. Planning my meals and preparing them, it's just what I do. Also, I think by having other successes besides the scale is very important. I'm proud of not drinking soda for a month, not having potato chips (my enemy). having to pull my pants up every so often because they are getting loose is a wonderful feeling! Good Luck to you and I hope you have much success on your journey.8
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So you're looking to lose around 35 lbs, did I math that right?
Set your goal in MFP to lose 1lb or maybe 1.5 lbs per week. Log accurately and consistently. To make it easier and healthier, focus on eating veggies, lean proteins, whole grains, but also make sure you fit in treat foods too. Just start trying to hit that calorie goal as many days as you can. Don't get bummed if you have a day you go way over, just get back on track tomorrow. Everyone has bad days, the difference is that successful people keep going while the others quit.
As far as patience... You are not going to consistently lose weight every week. That's just a fact. If you can't deal with that, then you aren't going to lose the weight.
If you lose 5 lbs and then quit because you didn't lose this week, and most likely put that 5 lbs back on drowning your sorrows, a year from now you will weigh exactly what you weigh right now.
But if every month you lose just 2 lbs, including a bunch of weeks you don't lose at all, a year from now you'll weigh almost two stone less. Why wouldn't you sign up for that?13 -
As the lovely people above have said, you can eat whatever you want, and still lose weight.
It's a simple formula.
If you have a caloric intake of say 2000 cal a day ( I'm just using a number I started with ) you can fit whatever food you want into that, ( burgers, hot dogs, pizza, chocolate ) as long as your daily ( or weekly if you prefer ) intake is at or less than the goal you set ( MFP helps with you having a sustainable goal and prompts you to weigh in etc )
So if you really wanted to, you could go eat 5 400 cal burgers throughout the day and still lose weight. However.. eating fast food ( and sugar and such ) does come with its own set of nasty side effects.. ( high cholesterol, diabetes, etc )
There are some really awesome people here, and some great forums; they'll help you eat what you want, and still keep within your intake.
During the week I eat healthy ( salads, fish etc ) and then during weekends I still eat within my caloric limit for the day, but I might get a sub or get a sandwich from Tim Hortons.
I've still seen a definite change though.
Also.. if you are going to go over your caloric amount for the day, but realllly want that chocolate bar, go for it. If that is the case ( and nothing wrong with that ) it might be easier for you to use a "weekly" intake, so you can put calories lower on one day, to let you satisfy your sweet tooth another day.
I'm not super social on here, but if you do want to talk/need motivation, feel free to send me a friend request. My diary is also open, so you can see what I meant, when I said " On weekends I don't eat healthy, but stick to my intake"
Good luck on your journey and I 100% believe you'll conquer this! Just remember, reach out to people here and post in forums, this community is fantastic for support and advice.
Cheers!
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The diet that you pick is the one you can follow for life, because if you go back to your old eating ways you will regain the weight. can you eat a chocolate bar, like you asked above? Yes if it is in your calorie allowance, it is just that chocolate bars have a lot of calories for the amount of food you get from it. That being said the fact that I can eat the occasional chocolate bar is why counting calories works for me, the moment something is forbidden food wise I tend to want it.
you still have to be patient because even if you stay within your calorie limits sometimes the scale doesn’t move in the way you want it, ie the thousands of threads about I have not lost weight in x amount of days that are on this forum.2 -
Nope, no magic. No get skinny quick schemes, no genies or fairies, no super pull/diet/plan that will do what you need. Only thing you have is you, and your ability to make choices every meal, every time. It can all be very overwhelming, and trying to do it all at once is a recipe for failure.
I suggest logging for a while, even before making any serious changes to your diet.
Weigh (with a scale is best) everything you eat, and write why you are eating it (i.e, lunchtime, hungry, kind of bored, out with friends, watching tv) and how you are feeling right before, right after and an hour after (hungry, comfortable, normal, full, very full bloated, drowsy).
This gives you a baseline pattern for your normal habits and routine. From there, it's just a matter of experimenting. Are you very full after dinner? Cut back on a few things. Does lunch leave you bloated and gassy after an hour, try less or no mayo, and see if there's something you don't mind dropping each meal (fries, or cheese, or maybe only 2 tacos instead of 3).It's amazing how quickly these small and easily sustainable changes will add up to big calorie cuts. Only cut one or two things at a time, until they become habit instead if trying to do everything at once. That way they become individual habits instead of one big "diet". So when you backslide you won't drop everything at once, just one or two habits, that you can fix again more easily.
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Pretty simple as much of the above - Its Calories in vs Calories out. You have an energy balance and you need to put yourself in a calorie deficit to lose weight/fat. You need to find out your Daily Calorie Expenditure number, do this by giving yourself a daily limit 2000kcal for example. Track your food for a few weeks with weigh ins and you will soon see if this number is too high (Putting on weight) or exactly correct (not losing weight) and then adjust accordingly. Also I would recommend looking at your Macros in particular Protein amount. Aim for around 0.8g of protein per lb of body weight. Consistency is the key1
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If you want to lose that 35lb badly enough you will do what it takes. Take it slow, set yourself to lose 1lb a week, that means a calorie deficit of 500 cals a day.
Eat things that fill you/are satisfying but wont eat into your calorie allowance too much. You can still enjoy some treats but most importantly, weigh everything and log it accurately - thats the only way to know how many calories you are taking in. Also move a bit more, that helps burns more calories to help with that deficit.
You have to think long term. Just think in 6 months time what you could achieve, you actually wouldn't be far from your target weight. Only 6 months! that's a short period of time in relation to our lives in general. 1 -
Perhaps the reason you have so many failed attempts to lose the weight is because you keep looking for a “diet” to follow, which sounds like you find too restrictive and then end up going off the rails, gain weight back, then either get back on the same “diet” or you bounce to a new one.
As others have said, what’s important is to find an approach you can stick with during maintenance. Eat in a way while losing that you intend to stick with - don’t cut out foods you love that you will feel overly restricted and then tempted by.
I highly recommend reading the stickied most helpful forum posts to learn about ways to best use this site and so much good info about commonly asked questions.
The basics that I always recommend:
1. Set up MFP with accurate stats and a reasonable goal rate of loss. For what you indicated - 1 lb/week or 0.5 kg/week would be appropriate.
2. MFP will give you a calorie goal based on your NEAT (meaning it doesn’t include exercise)
3. Eat a variety of foods within that calorie goal - focusing on those that provide nutrition (macro and micro nutrients), satiety (fills you up on less calories), and enjoyment (nothing wrong with a piece of chocolate if you can fit it in your calories and it likely will keep you motivated to stick with the plan (not diet)).
4. Track everything you eat as accurately as possible, ideally using a food scale.
5. Exercise if you enjoy it - eating back some of those cals when you do.
6. Be patient, monitor and adjust after 6-8 weeks.
Good luck.
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paulandrew35 wrote: »Pretty simple as much of the above - Its Calories in vs Calories out. You have an energy balance and you need to put yourself in a calorie deficit to lose weight/fat. You need to find out your Daily Calorie Expenditure number, do this by giving yourself a daily limit 2000kcal for example. Track your food for a few weeks with weigh ins and you will soon see if this number is too high (Putting on weight) or exactly correct (not losing weight) and then adjust accordingly. Also I would recommend looking at your Macros in particular Protein amount. Aim for around 0.8g of protein per lb of body weight. Consistency is the key
This is fine but why wouldn’t you use MFP to set that calorie Target rather than just randomly picking a number? Or another calculator - lots of TDEE calculators online.2 -
Trust me I want it badly enough, it’s enough to make me sit and cry most nights because I’m fat but the urge for food takes over sometimes and I can’t stop it no matter what. So tell me what I can do to stop that because I’ve tried everything possible1
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sammyj19902015 wrote: »Trust me I want it badly enough, it’s enough to make me sit and cry most nights because I’m fat but the urge for food takes over sometimes and I can’t stop it no matter what. So tell me what I can do to stop that because I’ve tried everything possible
Are there particular trigger foods, or emotional situations, that prompt you to over indulge? If so a closer analysis of those triggers may help you avoid them and develop a sustainable plan.
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sammyj19902015 wrote: »Trust me I want it badly enough, it’s enough to make me sit and cry most nights because I’m fat but the urge for food takes over sometimes and I can’t stop it no matter what. So tell me what I can do to stop that because I’ve tried everything possible
Have you tried keeping busy doing something when these urges strike? or have a glass of water? this is emotional eating you're talking about so you need to find some way to get around it.0 -
Nothing triggers it, I’ve done low carb for 13 days straight really focused losing weight then bang yesterday woke up and ate so much rubbish but I literally could not stop myself, I knew I was doing it but couldn’t stop0
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You want it badly - but "it" is weightloss, and you can't wish the pounds away - you have to want badly to eat less. You haven't tried everything possible, not seriously anyway, because that would mean you'd have stopped routinely overeating by now. An urge is not overeating. You can't choose to not get urges, but you can choose to not eat. Cry if you want to, crying is a lot better than food to regulate emotions. If you have any psychological issues that need professional help, please get that taken care of.sammyj19902015 wrote: »Trust me I want it badly enough, it’s enough to make me sit and cry most nights because I’m fat but the urge for food takes over sometimes and I can’t stop it no matter what. So tell me what I can do to stop that because I’ve tried everything possible6 -
sammyj19902015 wrote: »Nothing triggers it, I’ve done low carb for 13 days straight really focused losing weight then bang yesterday woke up and ate so much rubbish but I literally could not stop myself, I knew I was doing it but couldn’t stop
First of all, one day falling off the wagon isn’t the end of the world. Brush yourself off and reevaluate your plan (again - it’s a plan, not a diet). Also, low carb isn’t necessary for weight loss, perhaps that is too restrictive for you if you feel tempted to over indulge. Have you read the recommendations above including the stickied posts?4
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