Books?

x_oh_x_oh

Has anyone read any good books on diet/nutrition/fasting/motivation/self help etc? I’ve been reading a lot here lately and would love a few recommendations that could help inspire some more positive habits

debrakgoogins

I am not one to promote books with a lot of unsubstantiated claims in them but one book about nutrition that I did like is "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollen. There is a documentary of the same name.

Edited to add: Some of the science is flawed and he makes odd suggestions like eating the outside of the grocery store (sticking to produce, meats and dairy but avoiding the aisles). Whole grains are found in the aisles. Why would avoid the aisles? The basic premise of the book is to eat food, not too much, mostly plants which works for me.

debrakgoogins

imfornd wrote: »

Keep it simple - throw away the books

Simple rules

1. eat the number of grams you want to weight per day
2. eat twice as many vegetables as meat
3. drink 50% your weight in oz of water per day

5 days a week weights
3 days a week cardio

sleep 8 hours

No carbs after 6pm

Calories should start at your weight + a 0 +20% ---- add 10% more for working out

Its not perfect but easier to understand and it doesn't cost you 29.99 for a fad diet

What does number one mean? Number two will only work if you are eating in a calorie deficit. Weights and cardio are not needed for weight loss.

debrakgoogins

imfornd wrote: »

if you want to weight 120 east 120 grams of protein daily - and if you eat like number 2 you get your remaining calories from fat

So, you're promoting a keto diet...which could also be called a fad diet.

debrakgoogins

Going to back to the OPs original question, you might look at "Habit Stacking: 127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness" by Steve Scott.

RelCanonical

On the motivation front, I very much enjoyed "The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller" by Tommy Tomlinson. It's a memoir with a focus on his weight and weight loss. I really like it because it keeps his weight and weight loss in the context of life, and shows how family influences our weight, how our emotions factor into that, and what we can do to overcome despite setbacks. Just felt very relatable.

NovusDies

A Guide To Flexible Dieting by Lyle McDonald followed by Atomic Habits by James Clear.

MelodiousMermaid

A supportive level of protein is recommended on any calorie restriction, to help promote retention (and possibly newbie growth) of lean mass, especially for those who include some sort of strength component, which one might argue could range anything from some types of yoga to bodyweight to parkour to formal strength training (using weights).

1 gram per "target weight" pound is a commonly referenced option, something which I used myself as a starting point for figuring out daily macros. I chose a weight toward the top end of healthy BMI (I have no idea where I'll land as I've been obese or worse almost all my life), and that's my goal for starting. I actually plan to increase as I go, since I've decided to incorporate strength training into my fitness goals to hopefully gain some recomposition benefits and also to become more capable/stronger for daily life.

Regardless of your target for carbs/fat, I recommend considering this very seriously.

As far as a book recommendation goes, I am currently working my way through Lyle McDonald's "The Women's Book" (volume 1, volume 2 is not yet done but will be published at some point) which has a lot of information collected from research and related experience on how our bodies work and how this affects nutrition and (to a limited extent) training. It is a long book with some level of technical information, but I've found it incredibly useful to learn more, and intend to not only finish this book, but also buy the second volume which is supposed to deal more with training from what I understand (training meaning any kind of goals, not just strength).

cheryldumais

I really liked The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck. It's more about changing your behavior than anything else. Gave me some ideas about why I was overeating and some strategies for working on it. Another one I liked was Thin for Life by Ann Fletcher. It's about people who have lost weight and kept it off.

MostlyWater

I just read Rebound, about injuries, and liked it.

sfinsc

x_oh_x_oh wrote: »

Has anyone read any good books on diet/nutrition/fasting/motivation/self help etc? I’ve been reading a lot here lately and would love a few recommendations that could help inspire some more positive habits

Yes! I love:

How Not to Diet by Michael Greger (just came out)
How Not to Die by Michael Greger (his original)
Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman
Plant Strong by Rip Esselstyn

anubis609

The women's book - Lyle McDonald

mama_healthy21

The Diet Fix by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff