I found an easier way to lose weight

debbiestine

At 5ft2 I was content at 130lbs exercising 4xs a week... until my dr said I had high cholersterol.
I found MFP and I started tracking- I barely had cholesterol in my diet! So I cut back and ate low fat and lost 10lbs. I knew there had to be a better way.
I found it. Read about "clean eating", "primal blueprint", "Mike's Daily Apple". You should be eating more protein and less carbs!
Ladies- keep both around 100 daily. I can eat eggs/bacon, real butter, heavy whipping cream in my coffee, a little fruit, veggies (big deal!), and still lose weight.
It's 80%/20% meaning you can eat clean most of the time- that should explain my diary today, lol.
Do me a favor and don't "friend" me until you've tried it for a week...

JoolieW68

Glad it worked for you. I do something very similar and it works for me as well.

ZoobityBop

Great way! What worked for me was following the Diet Solution Program by Isabel Des Los Rios. Took care of my high cholesterol and gave me great fitness tips. You should read more about it here: http://fantasticfitnessreviews.com/the-diet-solution-program-review/

RaeannePemberton

Yup, Robb Wolf and Mark Sisson are both GREAT in the world of nutritional info. Also, check out Sean Croxton's Underground Wellness.

caraiselite

i fat

Natashaa1991

oh i love my cereal too much.

sarahrbraun

I wish everyone were as positive about lower carb as you are! I made that same discovery myself almost 2 months ago...

I followed the MFP suggested macros for 3 months, worked out for 90 minutes 3-4x a week ( 65 cardio, 25 strength) and barely managed to lose 7 pounds. As a matter of fact, I spent 2 months losing and gaining the same 3 pounds! Then I decided to try to cut carbs since I lost weight that way so easily when I was diagnosed with IR in '04. The first week I lost 4.8lbs..and since then I have lost an average of 1.3 pounds every.single.week!

So eating whatever I wanted as long as it fit within my calorie goal, I lost 7 pounds in 3 months...but by cutting my carbs down to 100g NET per day, I am losing 7 pounds per MONTH. How horrible is a diet where I naturally eat lower calorie foods to the point where I *have* to eat a FiberOne brownie with 2T of peanut butter on top for a bedtime snack? Yup, my calories are so low, I have snack like that to boost my net calories!

ETA: the funniest thing? My 90 minute workouts are no more...I was having too much trouble keeping my net intake up, so I cut my cardio down to 35 minutes, and I'm STILL losing at the same rate!

jinni1941

You are an inspiration!

shelbyfrootcake

I started being low carb this week in preparation for the carb overload I'll have next week while on holiday. It's going pretty well though. I've lost over half a pound since Monday (which is significant for me!) so think I'll give it a go when I'm back too.

FrugalMomsRock75

congrats! I just wanted to say that I recently discovered heavy whipping cream in my coffee, and oh my goodness is it ever amazing!

tlc12078

Thats how I am losing weight, even my doctor whos on weight watchers is jealous.

yaddayaddayadda

Bump!

cramernh

mmmmmmmmmmmmm bacon... food porn in my books!

sho3girl

bump for later

loadsandloads

bump

jinni1941

I am using the Dukan diet. You have nothing but pure protein for 1-10 days, depending on how much weight you want to lose. The 2nd phase is vegetables and potein every other day and pure protein the alternate days which gives your weight loss a boost. The alternate plan is five days protein and five days vegetables and protein. He says both work equally well in the long run. Once you have lost all your weight, you have two more phases to help you stablizie your weight. After the 4 phases, you eat normally 6 days a week and have pure protein 1 day. If you really follow the diet, the weight comes off quickly and painlessly. It is best to follow the book - available from Amazon. There is also a matching cookbook. I had a total of 100 lbs to lose and have lost 28.8 lbs. I tried other ways initially but got discouraged when the weight was coming off so slowly.

itsmedicinalbacon

congratulations! and thank you for sharing!!

spazgirl123

At 5ft2 I was content at 130lbs exercising 4xs a week... until my dr said I had high cholersterol.
I found MFP and I started tracking- I barely had cholesterol in my diet! So I cut back and ate low fat and lost 10lbs. I knew there had to be a better way.
I found it. Read about "clean eating", "primal blueprint", "Mike's Daily Apple". You should be eating more protein and less carbs!
Ladies- keep both around 100 daily. I can eat eggs/bacon, real butter, heavy whipping cream in my coffee, a little fruit, veggies (big deal!), and still lose weight.
It's 80%/20% meaning you can eat clean most of the time- that should explain my diary today, lol.
Do me a favor and don't "friend" me until you've tried it for a week...

Yes! Clean eating is amazing. I love it, and am on my way to getting back on track eating more clean. So you eat 100g of protein and 100 g of carbs per day? I am always wondering how much protein I really need- but I think 100 per day is pretty good for me. I have heard you need to divide your body weight by 2 and that's how much protein you need per day, but I am only 105 and I don't think that would be enough protein for me!

BOLO4Hagtha

At 5ft2 I was content at 130lbs exercising 4xs a week... until my dr said I had high cholersterol.
I found MFP and I started tracking- I barely had cholesterol in my diet! So I cut back and ate low fat and lost 10lbs. I knew there had to be a better way.
I found it. Read about "clean eating", "primal blueprint", "Mike's Daily Apple". You should be eating more protein and less carbs!
Ladies- keep both around 100 daily. I can eat eggs/bacon, real butter, heavy whipping cream in my coffee, a little fruit, veggies (big deal!), and still lose weight.
It's 80%/20% meaning you can eat clean most of the time- that should explain my diary today, lol.
Do me a favor and don't "friend" me until you've tried it for a week...

I have been back on track doing this for past 5 weeks and have bee loosing at least 1lb/wk consistently!

Trechechus

My citric acid cycle s carbs.

secretlobster

LOL @ "Mike's" daily apple.