What Food Plan Do You Use?

cem1976

I try eat my carbs earlier in the day, and also, like a lot of people on this forum, I try to use common sense and moderation.

rlmadrid

I'm doing the weight watchers plan converted into calories, (no counting points) on this diet you are allowed 1200 to 1400 calories a day, fruits and non starchy veggies are allowed anytime and are not counted.

That's why I didn't really like the idea of weight watchers. Some fruit is so high in calories and sugar that you should be keeping track of it. I've already had 184 calories worth of fruit today. So if I was only supposed to eat 1400 and not count my fruit, I'd be eating 1584. That bugs me a bit, but I like to know everything that goes in.

Veggies aren't that bad though if you don't eat a lot.

In my opinion this plan works Great for someone needing to lose more than 20 or 30 pounds.

I'm not saying it doesn't. I'm personally too addicted to logging to disregard fruit and vegetables. Some days they can account for near half my calories.

megsmom2

Im using MFP as a tracking tool, but not following any specific diet plan. Ive always found that restricting myself that way just leads to frustration and eventual failure. I eat what I want....withing reason....and log what I've eaten. I'm also challenging myself to eat healthier and make better choices, but the freedom to have icecream or some other treat makes it easier to keep on being real.

MuscleJunkieK8

Hi, due to medical needs I eat completely gluten-free, wheat-free, processed food free, raw dairy only, and sugar free. This means nothing with added sugar, including artificial sugars. My sugar that I use is raw honey. And sometimes agave nector. Although I found that agave makes me sick to my stomach.

So tons of veggies, fruits that are in season, very light on the raw dairy, and tons of protein. Like good peanut butters, nuts, and grass-raised meat.

Meat would be bison, beef, chicken, and venison.

Like always, I try to stay all organic and completely natural. It helps!

Inked2Love

Food Plan:

1. Find your maintenance calories.
2. Add/Subtract 20% based on your goals.
3. Find foods you enjoy that are nutritious and fit within your calorie goal.
4. Repeat until desired goal is achieved.
5. ???
6. Profit.

I try to use my daily maintenance and then subtract 500 to get how many calories I can eat to lose a lb a wk and then I burn another 500 on most days with exercise..giving me a 2 lb a wk projected loss. I also do a low carb..high fat and protein diet. It all depends on how your body processes things tho. What works for others may not work for u.

Bunnybeesweet

I enjoy a delicious variety of plant-based, mostly whole foods...i get most of my sugar from fruit, and I use very little oil. Right now my macros are set at 50:25:25 (c:p:f) because i've found that its enough protein for me to build muscle, and my energy is great. I also focus on making sure I meet all my nutritional goals (calcium, potassium, etc...). That has made a HUGE difference in controlling cravings...for the most part, i dont have them anymore! Yay! I'm doing a second round of p90x2 and while I've always been in decent shape, I've never looked or felt better.

fierceangel1982

I'm on my second round of the Game On Diet www.thegameondiet.com

Basically, it's 5 meals a day, every 2-4 hours.
Each meal has a fist-sized carb or fruit, palm sized protein, and thumb sized healthy fat, and at least 2 of the meals need to have 2 fist-sized veggies. You can eat unlimited celery and cucumbers.
Every week I get a meal off, a day off, and 100 calories each day to eat whatever I want.
3 liters of water a day

JamesBurkes

Generally? Just counting calories, and trying to keep to around 2000 a day.

However, as I can easily eat that in one meal I tend to stay lower carb (under 50g a day) and I've recently started eating according to an Intermittent Fasting timetable, as I find both ways of eating make it easier for me to not feel hungry whilst sticking to the calorie limits.

I don't think there's anything magical about either system (low carb or IF), but they just make it easier for me to stick to the calorie limit without feeling deprived or hungry..

cjc166

Eat to Live by Dr Fuhrman. I absolutely swear by it. No calorie counting, eat until you're satisfied, and lose tons of weight. I started 5 weeks ago and have lost 25 lbs since then. It's really incredible and I feel exceptionally great.

MrDangerSass

Wow, no one is using a specific food plan? Oh well, I thought I'd be getting support here. Have a great day and good luck to you all.

I would imagine the vast majority of people are not using a food plan because they are tracking total intake, and total intake is what really matters.

Yep... tracking intake against burn. I log daily but I measure my net ins (food)/outs (exercise) over seven days rather than worrying from one day to the next. Calories In / Calories Out. I am paying some attention to the macros... particularly protein as I'm trying to protect my muscle mass (what little there is) as I continue eating at a deficit against my level of activity.

My food plan at the moment... if I plan to eat food.... I plan to exercise. Probably not much help to you but getting fit should be liberating. If you are looking at "food plans"... ask yourself if it is 1) helping you develop good balanced eating habits, 2) is it product dependent (a bad thing) and 3) does it free you to live or bind you by guilt if you go outside the plan.

ccandral

Shaklee Cinch program

heddy90

I don't follow a diet or a plan like low carb, high fat or anything similar. I just live by some simply rules:
Everything in moderation.
Crisps and sweets only on saturdays.
Limit portion sizes and eat slowly, so you feel when you're full.
Try to make as much of my own food as possible.

I think it has gotten me pretty far! I only started this summer, and I've lost almost five kilos! Which is very good, since I'm not really overweight to begin with, just a bit chubby and out of shape. I don't believe anyone should have to resort to quick diets or fixes, it's all about a lifestyle change you can live with till you die. So I still eat crisps on saturdays, I eat food I like, and I'm happy and feel great

Edit: and of course, I use MFP and make sure I don't go over my calorie goal. I don't freak out if i should do that one day a week though.

head_in_rainbows

I can't say I am doing briliant here sine I am loosing very slowly, but I lost about 16 kg before joining and eating more or less the same way as now so ... I eat try to eat food that has low glycemic index, is home made and has a lot of fibre. I avoid processed food and eat meat in moderation (about 2 times a week). I avoid sweets and desserts and generally empty calories ... but than I never had sweet tooth and if I ate kebabs or chinese fast food it was not because I like it so much but because of being lazy so ...

Oh ! And I limit teh porcion sizes. No matter how good and healthy the food if you eat too much and don't burn it off, it stays in your hips.

WendyTerry420

I basically buy meat and plan my meals around that. It's not much different than what I did before except that I eat more fruit and veggies now and I stopped buying junk food.

I looked at a lot of food plans, but they are too rigid. I like to save money on groceries and buy the sale items and work around that. I pretty much eat what I want. I just make sure that I am getting enough protein (that's the hardest for me) and the right range of fats and fiber. I have altered my dinner plans in order to change it up so that I can hit my macros.

Honestly, I don't like people telling me what to do. I like to figure out what I need to do and do it myself.

Raven413

Thanks to all of you for responding. It sounds like most of you are using MFP and making sure that there are more calories out than in. It all makes sense and as long as I use portion control and exercise on a regular I should start seeing results. Once again, thanks so much. I'll keep you updated on my progress.

numee2012

Hi, due to medical needs I eat completely gluten-free, wheat-free, processed food free, raw dairy only, and sugar free. This means nothing with added sugar, including artificial sugars. My sugar that I use is raw honey. And sometimes agave nector. Although I found that agave makes me sick to my stomach.

So tons of veggies, fruits that are in season, very light on the raw dairy, and tons of protein. Like good peanut butters, nuts, and grass-raised meat.

Meat would be bison, beef, chicken, and venison.

Like always, I try to stay all organic and completely natural. It helps!

i too am on a very similar regime and have been for 10 weeks now, my pain has gone from my Fibromyalgia and im feeling so much better plus at my lowest ever weight - i only did this under supervision from a nutritional expert and i take several supplements too HCL, MULTI VITAMIN, MAGNESIUM, VITAMIN D, OMEGA 3 FISH OIL. im training harder than before and do not ache for days afterwards. I will try my hardest to stick to this way of life as it works for me :O)

mkc2004

Love these ideas, gotta bump!