Eat to live

Archon2

I love brocolii, but come on.

http://eathropology.com/2013/04/08/broccoli-has-more-protein-than-steak-and-other-crap/

ninerbuff

To me LIVING also has to be enjoyment and happiness. I've done bodybuilding competitions and have done restricted 12-16 week diets to prep for contests and if I had to eat that way for the rest of my life, then living would suck.
Health has many more variables than just diet. Rest, stress, environment, risk factor, genetics, etc. all play a part and even if one ate "perfect" but neglected the above, they wouldn't be any more healthier.
It's really all about balance. Extremes in either direction are usually downfalls.

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Bernadette60614

At 19, your motivation is losing weight but you may find as you grow older than your motivation will be health.

If you want to give it more consideration two documentaries on Netflix streaming: Forks Over Knives and Hungry for Change.

Best of success on your journey whatever path you take.

flhedinger

I'm getting ready to try this for 6 weeks. I'm not committing myself to longer than that, and I will allow myself a few limited modifications -- dairy 1-3 times per week and eggs 1-2 times per week. My main goals in adopting this approach to eating for a little while are: 1) to break myself out of a sugar craving that is sabotaging me on a daily basis; 2) to motivate me to eat better quality foods (vegetables and fruits, whole grains, etc.); and 3) to eat at a calorie deficit without being hungry. I think that by doing this for 6 weeks and then slowly re-introducing certain foods (allowing dairy slightly more often, etc.), I will have adopted better eating habits that will continue for a long time.

Of course, if I lose a good amount of weight in these 6 weeks, that would be great as well!

levitateme

In my opinion, cutting out entire food groups should never be on the agenda when working towards weight loss goals.

Eat what you like to eat, in smaller portions. I've been doing that for almost 5 months now. You will get used to eating less food and get full on less food over time. I remember going to the hibachi restaurant with my boyfriend some time last November, when we were both fat and eating without any kind of caloric limit. We DOWNED every single course as the chef was dishing it out to us. It was embarrassing. I went back to the same restaurant last weekend, got the same thing (special for 2, filet mignon, shrimp, scallops, lobster tail, rice, noodles, soup and salad) and left with a doggie bag of exactly HALF my entire main course. I simply couldn't eat it, because I can't eat that much any more. I was amazed.

But anyway, people tend to be really impatient with weight loss, so they try some fad diet for 3-4 weeks, only lose 8 lbs, then binge and gain back 4 in water weight, and then they go "OMG, nothing works!!"

A modest deficit for an extended period of time works. Do that. Lift some weights if you can.

KaelaLee88

Personally, I wouldn't do this as I enjoy food and eating in such a restricted way would drive me insane.

The recommended diet wheel which was produced and taught in the UK during the 1980's and 1990's recommends that no food groups are left out. Obviously, if you are intolerant of certain foods due to health, faith or personal reasons then you eat to suit your lifestyle. By not eating a balanced diet, you are not feeding your body what it needs to build muscles and stay healthy.

This is a complete lifestyle change, that takes a lot of doing and willpower. I wish you all the best if you do decide to go ahead :-)

Kaela x