BEST DIET

estherdragonbat

What worked for me was eating at the deficit MFP set for me, doing my best to hit protein and iron, and letting the rest fall where it fell. (Which meant in my case moderate-to-moderately high carb, lower—not low—fat). I also stepped up my activity, first with walking and later with strength training.

I have cut back on my bread consumption over time, just because as I lost the weight, my calorie needs got smaller and I found myself cutting back a bit on bread. I still eat it, just not as much. TBH, I find potatoes and squash more satiating, but again that's me.

I never focused on sugar. I decided to only make desserts that came in at 200 calories/serving or fewer, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the sugar that got cut. Most low-cal desserts reduce any or all of flour, sweetener, and fat. So, for example, meringues are basically eggwhites and sugar. Mine usually come in at 30 to 40 calories apiece (unless I'm looking at fancier recipes that incorporate nuts or chocolate). If I'm doing a fruit crisp, I tend to look for fruits that are in season, since they're usually sweeter. The topping is often a bit sparser, because there's traditionally quite a bit of butter, flour, oats, nuts, and sugar in there—some recipes cut back on one element, but a lot just go for a thinner sprinkling of topping ingredients. The low-fat craze is thankfully over, but a couple of my low-fat cookbooks have some desserts that I still make, not because I think fat is "bad", but because some of those desserts are pretty darned good! (Maple Apple Cake, Lemon-Amaretto Apples, I'm looking at you!)

And I eat plenty of processed foods. Veggie dogs and other meat substitutes, Fiber One bars, Greek yogurt, granola bars. I stick to my calories and the weight's dropped off. I've lost 106 lbs in 21 months and I'm closing in on goal.

AnnPT77

Best diet:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm.

lynn_glenmont

blb85 wrote: »

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/glycemic-index-diet/art-20048478

If you think this is some sort of ringing endorsement by the Mayo Clinic of focusing on glycemic index of what you eat, you didn't read very carefully. Among other things:

You might choose to follow the GI diet because you:

Want to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight
Need help planning and eating healthier meals
Need help maintaining blood sugar levels as part of a diabetes treatment plan

Studies suggest that a GI diet can help achieve these goals. However, you might be able to achieve the same health benefits by eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight and getting enough exercise.

juliemargaretkim

I offer this link from the "Eat to Live" diet? Really, this is how my husband and I started eating a few years ago, we each lost the weight we wanted to, and now we choose to eat like this because, well, we're old (older -- we're in our 60s), and this helps us feel great! Neither of us are on medications of any type, we both do power yoga 3-4 times per week (Baptiste yoga -- it's done in 92 degrees, so we sweat it all out in addition to strengthening and toning and stetching-- great for the stomach-midriff section btw -- you can't do yoga without a strong core, and that means working the abs!) and, well, we like it. We also like ice cream and wine. I am loving that Halo pistachio ice cream, and a daily glass of Cabernet keeps the doctor away (I hope!) lol!

https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/eat-to-live-blog/90/dr-fuhrmans-nutritarian-pyramid

nvmomketo

tobybear72 wrote: »

I want to lose my belly fat and I know they say the ketosis diet is good for that. I hear so much about the bad breath and ketone smell. What foods should I eat to help get rid of my belly fat and not get the smell?

A ketogenic diet can help with losing belly fat as long as you are eating at a calorie deficit. You won't be able to spit reduce though. You'll lose weight in the way that your genetics has set up for you. I follow a ketogenic diet and tend to lose weight in my belly and bum faster than in other areas but I think that's more about my genetics than anything.

The bad breath that people mention in association with keto is not that common. I think dehydration (if not replacing the lost electrolytes/salt ) and a diet high in protein is a more common cause. There are some who get bad breath but it isn't common.

I actually had my breath improve. My husband said it was almost sweet smelling. I don't know if that was from improved dental health or gut biome or ketones, but I never had any problem.

I noticed stronger smelling urine, and milder smelling BMs, but that's all.

tobybear72 wrote: »

So is eating less sugar, bread, processed food a good way to start?

I'd say cutting out refined and highly processed foods is the best place to start for improved health. To lose weight you need to restrict calories somewhere, either but cutting back on specific macros (like carbs or fat) or restrict all foods to smaller amounts.im of the opinion that you may as well cut back on the foods that are not as healthy for you as the whole foods are (like meat, seafood, eggs, veggies, fruit, etc).

tobybear72

Thanks guys. I didn't mean to start an argument. I just wanted to know the best way to lose weight. I am 64 and it's harder so just wanted to start getting myself going again.

kimny72

tobybear72 wrote: »

Thanks guys. I didn't mean to start an argument. I just wanted to know the best way to lose weight. I am 64 and it's harder so just wanted to start getting myself going again.

No need to apologize. We do this all the time!

nutmegoreo

tobybear72 wrote: »

Thanks guys. I didn't mean to start an argument. I just wanted to know the best way to lose weight. I am 64 and it's harder so just wanted to start getting myself going again.

A lot of threads turn into arguments. :laugh: Welcome to the forums.

The best diet is the one you can stick to long term while achieving your goals and not feeling deprived. I know, vague answer.

My suggestion would be to spend a week logging what you eat now and then make small changes based on that. See where the bulk of your calories are coming from and decide if you can cut back on some of these items. It takes time, but no one can really say what will be best FOR YOU.

YelizavetaZ

Sugars are Carbs and to much of it is not good you are better of working with veggies and fruits keep you full and to not have the sweet cravings because u are full but then making sure you stay within your calorie budget "don't over do on fruits either". It will come off, just have to balance out your MACROS to have plenty of Carbs, Fats and Protein.
Even if you set ur goal to maintain and keep to your weight as your goal in your MFP Goals you will realize that you have been overeating on calories and then switch it up to start slowly loosing weight per week. And you will actual realize that you are already loosing weight even before you change the setting in you MFP Goals. Diets are just going to not work.

janejellyroll

YelizavetaZ wrote: »

Sugars are Carbs and to much of it is not good you are better of working with veggies and fruits keep you full and to not have the sweet cravings because u are full but then making sure you stay within your calorie budget "don't over do on fruits either". It will come off, just have to balance out your MACROS to have plenty of Carbs, Fats and Protein.
Even if you set ur goal to maintain and keep to your weight as your goal in your MFP Goals you will realize that you have been overeating on calories and then switch it up to start slowly loosing weight per week. And you will actual realize that you are already loosing weight even before you change the setting in you MFP Goals. Diets are just going to not work.

Vegetables and fruit are mostly carbohydrates.

But that's irrelevant, as weight loss is determined by the calories consumed not how many carbohydrates you have.

WinoGelato

YelizavetaZ wrote: »

Sugars are Carbs and to much of it is not good you are better of working with veggies and fruits keep you full and to not have the sweet cravings because u are full but then making sure you stay within your calorie budget "don't over do on fruits either". It will come off, just have to balance out your MACROS to have plenty of Carbs, Fats and Protein.
Even if you set ur goal to maintain and keep to your weight as your goal in your MFP Goals you will realize that you have been overeating on calories and then switch it up to start slowly loosing weight per week. And you will actual realize that you are already loosing weight even before you change the setting in you MFP Goals. Diets are just going to not work.

I'm having a really hard time understanding what you are saying here. Let me see if I can parse it out.

Sugars are carbs, yes - but so are fruits and vegetables. Doesn't matter whether the sugar is in an apple, carrot, or cookie - the body processes the sugar the same way.
Too much of any food is not good if it puts you over your calorie alotment for the day and crowds out other nutritional sources.
I believe in balanced macros but people can lose weight and be healthy eating a wide variety of macro splits. It's again, calories that matter for weight management.
Agree that accurate tracking of intake is important. Ideally using a food scale to weigh all solid foods - this is the best way to ensure that you are truly in a calorie deficit.
I don't really like the concept of a short term "diet" that restricts foods that a person doesn't plan to restrict forever, but any approach that provides a sustained calorie deficit over time and then enables a person to transition into an appropriate maintenance plan is going to be successful - whether you call it diet or not is up to the individual.