What diet method are you using and Is it working for you?

I count calories, eat the foods that I love in moderation, and work out 5 days a week. Mostly strength training the last few weeks, but I do Zumba whenever I can.

I just started a clean diet, no processed food. I have only been doing it this way for 3 days so I will keep you updated lol.. I have been on MFP for 10 days and have lost 3 inches off my hips, 2 off my waist and 1 off my thighs and so far 1 pound muhahahah:)

First, I am not looking at this as a diet. I am looking at it as a life change. I decided that I wanted to be healthier so I wanted to start eating healthier. But first I had to find out what healthy eating was, so started studying. I came up with what was mentioned several times already. Lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean meats, not doing a lot of red meats (not a problem, I prefer chicken anyway), nuts and other monounsaturated fats, lots of water and exercise. I usually eat 4 meals a day and try to keep them between 300 and 400 calories a piece. I do not go below 1200 calories, but try to keep it between 1200 and 1600 calories a day depending on my exercise level each day. Because of my busy life, I do a lot of the Smart one/Lean Cuisine meals during the week--not ideal, but helps keep me on task. Each weekend, after doing my grocery shopping, I will make up baggies of fresh veggies (my favorite is combining broccoli and baby carrots), and having them in the fridge for a quick easy snack. I will also portion out nuts into servings and know how many calories are in each baggie.

My body responds to this style of eating. Since cutting out most refined sugar, I find that I do not crave it. I can see all the goodies people post on facebook without drooling. Since this is a lifestyle change, I am learning not to deny myself, but take a taste/bite of a goodie rather than totally deny myself having it, and allowing myself a fun/unhealthy meal or entree once in a while, log it, and not feel guilty about going over my allowed calories. Again, this is once in a while. I save it for special occasions, or special activities (maybe once every week or two), and just try to be careful the rest of the day (or earlier in the day). I find that cravings are at a minimum, I am not hungry, but for the most part feel satisfied during the day, and I have dropped 34.2 pounds since January 4. Yes, it is working for me and I feel like I can live with this the rest of my life. (I have about 80 pounds left to lose)

I was on many diets.
ex.)
-South Beach Diet = Lame.
-Weight Watchers = Decent. (Best I lost was 10 lbs years ago then fell out of doing it.)
etc.

Honestly I just do the research and adjust as I go.
The diet that works for me is the following.
ex.)
-Lean Protein: Chicken, Fish, Shellfish, Turkey, Lamb, etc.
[Limit Pork/Beef intake to 1 serving/week at most.]

-Carbohydrates: Fruit, Veggies, Grains, Sweet Potatoes, etc.
[Limit the fruit intake to 1 serving/day and eat mostly veggies. Think about if you have for example 50g of sugar as your max to eat a day fruit is 12-14g of sugar/serving on average while vegetables is 2-4g of sugar/serving or no sugar at all.]

-Fats: Omega 3 (Fish Oil), Avocadoes, Unsalted Nuts, etc.

-Sodium Intake: Keep it as low as possible because too much salt can result in weight water retention.
(Considering water makes up most of your body that's a lot of weight that can potentially be stored.)

-Water: I drink a gallon or more of water/day.
(16 oz glass X 8 glasses = 128 oz)

-Calcium: Limit it as much as possible because there's sugar/fat in dairy products like milk, yogurt, etc.
(If I do drink milk once in awhile I would drink Skim Milk.)

Do the research for yourself and find what works for you because everyone works differently and has different goals they want to accomplish.

My goal is to get toned and improve my stamina.
(If I build some strength along the way then cool.)

Calorie Intake:
1,200-1,300
(Somewhere in that range or a little bit higher but mostly in that range.)

The "Get off your *kitten* and stop eating junk" diet. It's amazing, y'all should try it.

Just counting calories and making healthier food decisions. I try to eat more veggies than I used to, but I treat myself with the occasional slice of pizza or hamburger. I also exercise around 5 days a week and yes, IT IS WORKING!

Started with the slim fast 123 plan, but now am doing a modified slim fast adding extra cals on days i workout. i like it. works for me. plan to get healthier with the eating when at or near goal weight within 10 lbs. don't care much for now. and yeah, i call it a diet because it's short term. just a few more months. good luck on your goals!:flowerforyou:

Eat to a reasonable caloric deficit, hit my macros, eat fruits, veggies, fats from a variety of sources and ice cream every day, lift weights.

I use sedentary TDEE as daily max, even though these days I exercise (cardio & weight lifting) at least 5 times a week. To prevent muscle loss I eat back all my exercise calories with protein shakes right after each workout.

I started this method after I plateaued following MFP's 1600 calorie limit (which was below my BMR). The first week that I use my sedentary TDEE of 2076 I gained two pounds, but after my body adjusted out of starvation mode I began to lose weight again.

eat above bmr and below tdee

i am not on a diet i am making a life change!!

but yeah low carb and watching my calorie intake with exercise pretty much daily also cut out almost all milk and milk products

IF 18/6 and paleo, I make sure to have a high protein diet. Thats it, I love it!

IF 16/8, minimum 1g protein per lb bodyweight, roughly 50/50 split of other two macros.
Strength training 3x/week, eat roughly 500 cals more on lift days.

Works out to about TDEE -20% on rest days and TDEE'ish on lifting days.

Just counting calories. Try to mix the days up food wise, but get stuck in a rut every now and then eating the same foods.

Its working though and that's what matters.

This.

I am trying intermitted fasting but try to count my calories too. struggling to stay under my calorie goal this week with holidays and the intensity of the insanity home DVDs