Have you found a "diet" that worked for you?

Stephanie_dee
Stephanie_dee Posts: 21
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm a firm believer in eating well and exercising, and the only real diet I have tried was the SlimFast back when I was a teenager. Personally I don't believe in things like WeightWatchers, SlimmingWorld, Dukan or anything.

But for some people it really works! :-) Do you find that you stick well to a certain diet plan? If so, what is it about the plan that makes it easier for you to maintain?
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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    When losing weight, I stick to a reasonable calorie deficit. I don't cut out foods or follow diet plans, but I do try to limit portions and work in more green things.
  • jjrichard83
    jjrichard83 Posts: 483 Member
    Yes.

    I have switched to a plant based diet. Mostly veggies, sprouted beans & lentils, grains. As a former eat red meat till you get meat sweats, I have made a pretty good transition.

    I've also noticed that my food choices have gone though the roof - there are many more veggie choices out there than available kinds of meat, so I never get bored! Plus it's hard to go over your calorie budgets if you're not eating processed all the time.

    All my cravings stopped on the 6th day.
  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    Intermittent fasting. Wish I came upon it sooner
  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    Whole 30 - with low-no oxalate foods, cuts out most things that make us chubby!
  • BigG59
    BigG59 Posts: 396 Member
    For me the answer is easy.

    Not a diet but MFP, I track everything and exercise.

    Lost 2lbs a week consistently since I started.
  • libbymcbain
    libbymcbain Posts: 206 Member
    I found "Master your Metabolism" by Jillian Michaels a good introduction to a healthy way of eating.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Low carbing helped me reset my metabolism and sweet tooth (and sense of true hunger) now I eat anything and everything in moderation. I make sure that I hit my protein target and the rest just falls where it may.
  • Burdo70
    Burdo70 Posts: 6 Member
    Hi, are you able to have a look at my program since 7/1/13 and let me know if I should be doing anything different or more of a particular thing please?

    I want to lose weight but mainly from the stomach and chest/breast area.

    I started at 93-94kg and this morning weighed in at 90.6kg.

    Any suggestions would be most appreciated.


    Regards
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    Diets don't work. Calorie deficits do.
  • LavenderChamomile
    LavenderChamomile Posts: 52
    South Beach Diet!!!
  • LottieLou13
    LottieLou13 Posts: 574 Member
    A slight calorie deficit and exercise.
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    Don't fall for any diet that eliminates food groups. Eat lean protein, vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy, whole grain carbs. Drink lots of water. What I am doing is following a diabetic diet plan of counting food exchanges. This is the only diet that will work for me. I lost 55 pounds on it when I first started.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    A slight calorie deficit and exercise.

    This^^
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    Intermittent fasting. Wish I came upon it sooner
    IF is not a diet.
  • Spartacus31
    Spartacus31 Posts: 3 Member
    Forks over Knives not a diet but a lifestyle
  • clairyfairy247
    clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
    I need to have a meal plan.

    Honestly, I'm only just getting used to what is healthy and what isn't and even what has hidden nasties like sugar or salt. I applaud the people who can just whip up something healthy and delicious on the spur of the moment. I need to research into recipes and plan out what I'm going to eat way in advance.
    I totally crave routine too, so it tends to be the same things.
    But it helps with logging and also saving money. I know exactly what I need and when I need to buy it and it always costs the same :smile:

    I suppose it's a little boring but it's educating me slowly but surely :happy:
  • KBSwinger
    KBSwinger Posts: 160 Member
    I'm not on a diet or a lifestyle either. I intermittently fast with a five hour eating window at night.
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    Diets dont work because they are temporary changes. When you go back to eating your normal way you will gain it all back. Its about a lifestyle change. I eat anything I want but maintain my calories. I log before I eat and if I run out of calories at noon I either have to work out or I'm done for the day. I monitor calories, fat, carbs, proteins and sugars. I'm never hungrybecause I pack snack size portions to eat throughout the day.
  • RonandDi
    RonandDi Posts: 120 Member
    I wouldn't consider it a diet, and time will tell if I can sustain it, but just keeping track of my calorie intake and exercise has worked so far. I haven't cut out anything, I eat the same things I did before, just not as much of it.
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Diets don't work. Lifestyle changes do.
  • kazmurphblin
    kazmurphblin Posts: 114 Member
    Yes everyday I eat the same thing boring yes but I DO log my meals every day before I eat them, I then adjust as when if I need to that way you can play around with your cals per day if you need to to make sure Im not over - if I have something I dont normally eat I lose something on my food till make it add up. Weekends are diffierant I eat what I want as long as its not too much - everything in moderation!! And yes if I over indulge at the weekend I drop my cals in the week to make up for it.
  • MrsWilsoncroft
    MrsWilsoncroft Posts: 968 Member
    Slimming World & MFP x
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Low carb works for me. It's not a diet, though. From everything I've read, if I stop I will probably gain everything back. So even when I hit goal weight I plan to stay low carb. Sorry pigsies and cowsies, but unless I find a way to go low carb vegetarian, I'm going to have to keep eating you!
  • fun_b
    fun_b Posts: 199 Member
    For the last four months my diet has been MFP.

    Previously I tried low carb and it did work for me twice before. The reason I always stop is because I love my bread and Pasta so the temptation soon comes back. Also everyone was commenting on how sad I looked all the time so I think subconsiously I felt like I was missing out.

    I have also tried weightwatchers for a while but stopped when the propoints was introduced. I don't think I could go back to it now and I find myfitnesspal so much simpler.

    Out of both diets, I think low carb worked better for me long term than weightwatchers as I had an improvement in skin as I cut out diet coke and just drank water all the time. I now weight less than I did when I was on low carb but I noticed my hips and stomach looked so much better during my lowcarb days.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    A slight calorie deficit and exercise.

    This^^

    ^^ Again, this
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    A slight calorie deficit and exercise.
    and again.

    Although, I've heard that if you mix up raspberry ketones, green coffee extract, and use body by vi powders with your nutribullet, the weight just disappears....


    ....
  • cot101
    cot101 Posts: 2 Member
    Anything works if you stick to it - WeightWatchers and Atkins have both shed wight for me. Unfortunately, as everyone else has said, it's about keeping to the routine and keeping it off.

    If now found that 5:2 fasting works and it looks like it may be easier to stick to in the long term...... no weeks of denial or cravings. You can always have food tomorrow. Or if you screw up a fast, there is always tomorrow.
  • kuntry_navy
    kuntry_navy Posts: 677 Member
    low carb, high protein, calorie defecit with one high carb cheat day a week
  • supermoo2
    supermoo2 Posts: 77
    Anything works if you stick to it - WeightWatchers and Atkins have both shed wight for me. Unfortunately, as everyone else has said, it's about keeping to the routine and keeping it off.

    If now found that 5:2 fasting works and it looks like it may be easier to stick to in the long term...... no weeks of denial or cravings. You can always have food tomorrow. Or if you screw up a fast, there is always tomorrow.
    True - but important to remember to stay away from the fad diets
  • tndejong
    tndejong Posts: 463
    i have been in this for over 2 weeks now. i believe its watching your calories and exercising. i did add a diet supplement to give me energy.

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