the real reason low calorie diets dont work for everyone

OP..... That's a cool story bro.

^^this

When I get old and I have grand kids, I am going to pull up a picture OP and tell my grand kids... Now this Bro told Cool Stories

One year ago I was on Metformin for pre-diabetes as well as blood pressure medication. I changed my life and started eating VERY LOW carb. within 3 months I was off the Metformin, in 6 months I was off the blood pressure meds. The nice thing: I eat an almost "normal" diet now. I don't go all out and eat a burger and fries and dessert every night but I have learned how to control myself and the food I eat. MY blood work is still all fine and I am still losing weight; very slowly now, but I have bgeen at this for a year now and am pretty much where I intended to be.

The point is I made the changes, fought the emotions, battled my demons and I won. ME! I did not let FOOD win. I have learned how to enjoy food as a meal and NOT let it destroy me. I might WANT that piece of garlic bread but do I need it? Have I given myself any other "treats" today where I can justify eating it and not feeling guilty about it? If you feel guilty after you have eaten something I would say one of two things are at play: Either you are just starting or not even mid-point in your journey and are having issues with self control OR you may have lost your weight, reached your goal and now have such a fear of re-gaining that you forbif yourse;f to live and enjoy life eating as the averge person should.

Sweets and carbs and specific foods are not against you and will not sabotage you. You must learn to do what works for you WHILE ALLOWING YOU TO BE HAPPY and not feel like you are on a permanent, life-long "Diet".

I never would have started if I truly believed my insulin resistance meant I would never again enjoy chocolate. I would have rather died then. BUT I was willing to give it up for a time... How long? Until I know I am healthy again and have learned to control ME because I am the one who shoved it in my face in the first place. Baby steps. Yes, this approach has worked rather well in my case.

371 days later I have nomal glucose, cholesterol, and A1c levels. I am also free of heart palpitations and an inability to breath after taking 6 swift steps. Things have definately changed BUT I still eat sweets and breads. JUST IN SERIOUS MODERATION.

I think some of you are really over-thinking this...

This.

want to read later

Glad to see that silly old First Law of Thermodynamics being defeated at last. Perpetual motion machines are just around the corner. Bro-science rules!

not sure if serious

It's intended to be ironic. This whole thread is full of nonsense and confusion between the calorie as a measure of energy and eating healthily. Low calorie diets, if followed correctly, DO work, if you expend more energy than you eat, the energy has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is fat, or in the event of no fat being left, muscle, bones, etc, so you lose weight. Insulin resistance is something else entirely. Oh, and a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, ie a measure of heat (energy), there are no such things as good or bad calories, just as there are no good or bad inches, an inch is just a measure also.

^this!!!

OP - I also noticed that when I eat carbs (for me, anything processed, really) I dont lose weight. If I eat high protein, and only natural carbs and lots of veggies and some fruits, I can lose weight, and I feel better.

I tried "eating wiht in my calories" for 6 months - I ate whatever I wanted in that timeframe. I lost 20 pounds.

I changed my way of thinking, and ate high protein, low carb, and added in veggies as snacks - I lost the rest of the weight you see on my ticker. I went back to eating some carbs and processed foods - maintanance. Now, I want to lose that last pesky 50 pounds, so , its back to high protein, low carb, as well as kicking up my exercise routine as far as I can handle it. Not losing pounds right now, but lost a TON of inches!! If I were still consuming the carbs like I was before, I know my body wouldnt look and feel as good as it does now.

There will always be people who think their way is the "right" way... one thing I have learned the last 1.5 years, is that something different works for each individual person - we all have our own genetics, and our own issues... by learning what works for you, will make you successful. Trying on everyone else's diets can help, but in the end, take what you need and leave the rest.

Apparently my body works the same way yours does, because I've had the same results.

thats funny.

cause every morning I jumped 2 times and spun around.
and I lost weight

Therefore jumping 2x and spinning around is a proven way to lose weight
forget the fact i was moving more than I was taking in.

no exercise as my back has issues currently!!! Thanks for posting!

strong irony

Late to the thread, but always appropriate:

But aren't you still eating a low calorie diet? Just because some people have to choose different foods because they are insulin resistance, does that mean they are not eating at a calorie deficit, or am I missing something?