Why Am I having so much trouble??

Sarauk2sf

In all honesty- if YOU personally want to eat just fruits and vegs and low fat- that fantastic. BUT as someone else stated, that is not the only way that someone can maintain a healthy lifestyle.

It's the best way though. Why not let the OP know the best way, and let her deviate as she sees fit from there?

This is your problem, man. It's not. For every study that you read (that, really, as dizzle said... are probably a bit antiquated) that advocates for the "low fat, low protein" diet, there's multiple, more current studies saying, "Well, THIS is also good, too" or "This is BETTER."

Hell, there was just the "Five Places with the Most Longevity" study that came out a few weeks ago, and EVEN the cited Asian culture (Okinawa) had a huge ingestion of fish. In fact, they found that the common factors in these different groups diets was legumes... and fish. Red wine was also a big factor.

You have stated in other posts, "I think..." Keep saying that, and keep realizing what that means. It's an opinion; it's not necessarily "bad," but it doesn't make it the "best." Objectivity is a beautiful thing.

I preface my opinions with "i think" to let the reader know it is an opinion.

"It's the best way" vs. "I think it's the best way, personally."

I think it's the best way, based on the research data. There are a lot of theories out there, but the reality is that there are billions of people in this world, and throughout the world, many different cultures eat many different things. The people that eat more fruits and veg, and less fat, live longer, are skinnier, and have less instances of the diseases that kill most Americans. So i base my opinions on fact. Before i was exposed to the research, i bought into the same biases, misinformation, theories and outright lies as everyone else on here.

What peer reviewed research is there that shows a causation and not correlation of moderate (or even high) fat diets and longevity? Or for protein for that matter?

kristen6022

Contrary to popular theory, and no it's not healthy (especially since I'm physically able to much more), I realize that, but I've been able to maintain a 2-3lb range since July with just diet alone, so not being able to be active for a period of time isn't a reason to have gained your weight back. It's 80% diet, take a look at your food intake and figure out how you can control your weight just by how and what you eat.

Starting to lift heavy, even just the muscles you can isolate will help also raise your metabolism and help you eat more and stay the same or lose what you gained back.

Get back in the game. You know what you have to do. And only you can find the motivation inside yourself to get to where you want to be!

Barbellerella