What diets have worked best for you?

I can honestly say that Low Carb has me losing 28 pounds in 9 wks, energy, clear mind & focused, no more bloated feeling or being hungry... what ever you decide to do only works when you dedicate yourself to it whether that be diet, exercise or lifestyle change... Wishing you the best of luck, feel free to add if you are looking for supportive friends.

Low carb is the way to go for me too. I've lost 65 pounds and feel great and I'm not starving all the time. I know there are plenty of people who will disagree and this is not for everyone but you asked "what is best for you?". But you can't do it for a while then start pigging out on carbs or you will gain it back quicker than you lost it! I'll be doing this for life! Good luck!

I'm loving eating like this: 40% carbohydrate (complex carbs), 30% fat (healthy fats- avocadoes, olive oil and such) and 30% protein (lean protein). I feel full, nourished and energetic!

I followed the pro point plus for 18 months and lost 38kgs. It put me on a change in lifestyle which I believe is necessary for success.
Calorie counting also works for me.
The most important tools I have used for success is tracking and weighing food . This means tracking every single bite, lick and taste. It becomes 2nd nature after a while and I have the MFP app on my iphone so no excuses for not keeping my eye on the ball. It can also be the green or RED light to having something if it puts me over the allowance. Weighing food means that we can be sure we are eating enough. Sometimes guessing is inaccurate and we can be not having as much as we could and ensures portion control.
I still don't drink enough water because I never feel thirst and have to remind myself to do this. Drinking water is beneficial to weigh loss by keeping the system flushed.

I love the South Beach Diet...

Hubby and I have both lost on it and feel great!

MEDIFAST! I lost 70 lbs in a little over 7 months on Medifast in 2010 and have had no problems keeping it off since then. It absolutely saved my life!

Low carb/keto was great for resetting my sweet tooth and getting me to eat whole, unprocessed foods and exiting the blood sugar 'I MUST EAT SOMETHING!' rollercoaster.

Once I realised there was no point in restricting myself so much, food choice-wise, I moved back onto a more balanced deal and it's been good and steady progress since then.

In the end it's whatever you can do to most easily to maintain the calorie gap.

I have tried many diets though none really work, so I have been eating healthy but I like to be able to have a diet plan. Any work well for you guys?

A balanced one. Balanced means ample amounts of Fats, Proteins, and Carbohydrates.

Same here: cutting back my total calories to have a small deficit, adding fruits and veggies and making sure I get plenty of protein.

My current diet is working well. I feel better than I have in more than 20 years.

eating less, moving more, and not subscribing to any diet "plan."

I tried a lot of diets..but none worked for me.

The only thing that has worked has been changing my lifestyle and educating myself about health and fitness. Logging all my food in MFP, really teaching myself about portions, finding ways to control my overeating and emotional/stress/bored eating, watching my macros, exercising and re-training myself in how I think. Doing all this has helped me not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

This is exactly myself as well!! Took me many years to realize I could not be on a "diet", though had to change my lifestyle.

yes ^^ the best thing i did was STOP DIETING and boom i lost around 28pounds as i stopped fretting about being on a bloody diet and ate good healthy food

FLU DIET!! or TUMMY BUG DIET!

works a treat, no help needed :happy: :bigsmile:

i lost 3kgs awhile back as i had such a bad flu. was knocked out for two weeks. and a few weeks later i was sick again. never put the weight back on


anyone want to give me a strain of their tummy bug? :happy:

The 17 day worked for me then the holidays came and I fell off track. Now starting back on cycle 1 this week.

As far as any "plan" goes, I generally find the macro suggestions on MFP, combined with the calorie guidelines, are good enough. It keeps your calories sensible and makes sure you're not too far off balance.

A big problem I had with diet plans is the restrictiveness. In college, I tried one in order to make weight, and the plan had one meal where it was basically spinach and 2 glasses of tomato juice (which I REALLY don't like). Then, years later, I was on medication that required me to avoid certain foods. The first was obnoxious because the foods seemed so random. The second was a pain because I was always worrying if I could eat a given item. I find that focusing on the calories and being aware of the macros offers the most flexibility for me, which is important.

Diets never worked for me. Balance and moderation along with exercise has been the only way I have been able to lose and keep it off. It is definately more about finding something you can stick with (a lifestyle change).