what diet plan are you following?

For me it's all about the REAL life way :flowerforyou: Watching calories, but eating what I want when I have enough 'room' for it, and moving more... (ha ha simple right?! )

I am on a mediterranean diet. 55% carbs, 30% fat and 15% proteins. And fat mostly unsaturated or at least I try. I stil have problems with saturated fats.. I like cheese
And tobe honest it is reflecting very well on my blood test. I have really good results on this.

I also workout everyday for between 90 minutes and 3 hours

WOW! I'm trying to do some exercise every day but could never afford 3 hours of my day that is impressive!

I watch my calories Less than 1300 if I am working out 45 min. I also watch my sodium intake, my fiber and my Iron ( the last 2 because I never get enough, but feel great when I do)

IIFIYM

I have my macros set roughly to the following:

2300 kcal
~180g protein min
~65g fat min
remaining cals in carbohydrate


I do my best to hit the above numbers as often as I can, and I eat foods I enjoy to do so.

No diet here. I just try to eat healthy food, I stay under my cals and I move more. So far, since Jan. 11th, I've lost 41lbs doing this!

I follow the "Jayme Diet". So far it's the best diet I have ever tried, and something I plan on doing forever!!!!

I get to eat! You don't have to starve yourself, and i get to eat my favorite foods! It's pretty awesome

But seriously, any fad diet won't work in the long run. Whatever you do, its gotta be something you can do for the rest of your life. Counting calories is all it really is, combined with just making healthier food choices in general. For most people, any weight you lose on a fad diet will just be gained back once you start eating normally again, hence the term yo yo dieting.

I cut out everything I used to drink before and stick to water every day with my iced coffee and low calorie drinks in moderation.

I cut out all microwaved/processed foods and stick to just fresh vegetables and fruits.

Trying to eat less carbs but that's hard. Exercise as much as I can, which isn't often lol and NO FAST FOOD!

Also - counting & staying within my calorie goals

I'm not on a diet on a weight loss journey

For the most part eat what you want and stay within your calories but in the last month I've tried to eat low carb because it seems to be the best way for me to lose weight consistently and I'm always satisfied so hope to continue with it.

the eat what I want and stay within my cal's diet plan.... so far so good :bigsmile:

That's the one, lol, but I also try to select foods with a high nutrition per calorie ratio. For example an spinach may have a higher nutrional rating than a potato in terms of vitamins, minerals, etc. Still, they say you can lose weight on fried chicken and waffles if you stay within your limits.

I am trying out a modified version of Self magazine's Drop 10 plan, but I feel like I should include a caveat: I am not following the strict meal plan, just using some of the tips and guidelines for how to include the 30 "superfoods" into my diet more often. Also, what drew me to the plan wasn't the idea of "superfoods" (which seems gimmicky to me) but the fact that out of the list of 30 healthy foods, something like 25 were ones I had tried and liked before, and perhaps 15 were ones I already ate on a weekly basis. Essentially, the plan serves as a reminder of what's healthy and an external way for me to keep track of and build on some healthy habits I already had. That's what makes it sustainable (I also like the fact that the authors stress that no foods are "forbidden" and encourage dieters to budget a few hundred calories per day for the fatty/salty/sugary/alcoholic/whatever stuff they tend to crave).

i'm not following a diet plan persay.
I'm focusing on my ratios - fat/protien/carbs and that helps me eat healthy. If I go over my calorie goals and my ratios are fine - i don't stress.

Course, i'm cutting but not necessarily trying to drop pounds, just fat - so if you're wanting to drop inches I'd recommend the same thing but watch both your calories & ratios.

you'd be amazed how much more you can eat when it's not crap food. lol

ps. my ratios are generally about 25/50/25 - sometimes my fat is down to about 15-20 and my carbs are higher...

I am following a weight management plan that is high protein and a little higher calories than some. Here I go:

It goes in three phases.

Phase 1- 1200 calories for 7 days. This jump starts the body for weight loss. Because 1200 calories can crash your metabolism we only stay on it for 7 days. I eat every food group stil (carbs, protein, fats) but it is under strick monitoring by writing everything down (HELLO MFP). I never cut anything out but obviously on phase 1 I have to be more careful about what I put in. It consists of a 200 calorie breakfast, two 100 calorie snacks, lunch and dinner is 400 calories.

Phase 2- 1500 calories for 11 weeks. This is a healthy calorie content that allows for weight loss with less chance of pleateau. I still eat all my food groups but can now add in things I miss like a skinny cow dessert or olive oil. The meals are set up 300 calorie breakfast, two 200 calorie snacks, and 400 calories for lunch and dinner. Again, all high protein but carbs are not the enemy.

Phase 3- Maintainance- 2000 calories for 2 weeks. Here is how phase 3 works. We all know how to diet, but maintaining is the hardest part. What I do here is I eat a normal, healthy diet of 2000 calories a day. I monitor my weight daily and when I gain 3 pounds, I go back to phase 1 (1200) for only two days. After that two days, I get back on phase 3 and continue. The idea here is that the time it took to gain 3 pounds will be longer and longer. After I get to my goal weight, I can eat a healthy meal plan with no dieting and If I see those pounds come on, they'll come off in those 2 days of 1200. The idea is that you strengthen the metabolism to where ideally you only have to diet 2 days out of a month. I have done phase 3 three times in my time dieting and I was surprised to see how much it worked. On my third round of phase three It took me 12 days to gain that three pounds. Phase 3 is also important to give your body a much needed break to allow sufficient weight loss.

Once two weeks of phase three is over, I do the cycle over again. Here are some tips and tricks everyone can use. Non starchy veggies (Alfalfa sprouts, arugula, asparagus, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, bibb lettuce, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cilantro, cucumbers,eggplant, endive, kale, kohlrabi, mushrooms, onions, parsley, peppers (all kinds like green/red), radishes, romaine lettuce, scallions, spinach, summer squash, tomato, watercress, zucchini) are not worth much calorie content. Your body actually BURNS more calories processing these foods than what they're worth so on my plan, they're free. I can munch on them all day and don't have to log a bit.

Pam cooking spray is also the same. The calorie content isn't really there so it doesn't count. When I sautee onion and bell pepper as a side dish that is all free.

BLACK coffee and plain tea also do not count. These can be processed purely through the body as water, unlike juices and heavier drinks. I do have to count if I have any creamer or milk, obviously.

As for exercise; 7 days a week. Sounds crazy I know but hear me out. I strength train 3x a week and just make sure to stay busy on those other days. riding my bike, zumba, just something. Nothing to extremely vigourous however the object is just to KEEP MOVING Some days I just take a nice long walk.

I have lost 84 pounds on this program, it has saved my life. And the beautiful part is because of phase three and how I know it works, I won't be stuck to dieting for life.