Cutting out dairy to lose weight?

My husband cut it out completely and he lost 1.5 pounds every day for a week, and lowered his BP 20 points! (And he was healthy and fit BEFORE he did this). I cut it out and didn't have any results. So I added greek yogurt (and occasionally some cheese) but now I'm on the lactose-intolerant side of my body responding to it... so I hardly eat any.

Instead I'm working on cutting wheat out of my diet. Tough. Waiting for Wheat Belly to come in (ordered online) - hoping it will help motivate me.

Some do, but unless you have a medical reason to right now, I wouldn't. I eat many dairy products and I'm fine, I've never had an issue. I know several nursing mothers that had to cut it and they have lost weight, but as soon as they incorporate it back it, they gain a little back. So I'd say it's a forever change. Not just weight loss.

I believe anything in moderation is fine. There is a lot of protein in dairy especially Greek yogurt. As long as you cut out junk food and have good food you will be successful. Stay in your calorie goal and exercise and you will lose weight. No sodas or vending machines items. Fat free dairy is great for you as long as you are not intolerant of dairy. Good Luck! The probiotic yogurts are amazing for your body! Keeps your insides on track

You may have an intolerance to the protein or sugar in milk. It's quite common. If you do have problems with anything in milk, it will hinder your weight loss. If you don't, it won't make a difference.

Don't give it up... i lost more weight by choosing low fat dairy alternatives... skimmed milk, low fat cottage cheese etc, Some studies think that thecalcium and other minerals help with weight loss, fat metabolism and plus great source of calcium for strong bones whilst losing weight.

I don't eat all that much dairy, mainly just feta and sour cream but I did eliminate it while trying the Whole 30 program and found that I was dreaming about eating cheese I missed it that much!

It didn't made a difference to my weight loss but everyone is different. If you want to try it it might work for you

I lost nearly 40 pounds here last year and I eat roughly 3 servings of dairy every single day. So no, dairy doesn't hinder weight loss.

My dairy comes primarily from skim milk, fat-free Greek yogurt, low-sodium cottage cheese and small servings of other cheeses. Dairy products are great sources of protein, calcium, vitamin D, potassium and decent sources of some other nutrients. I really don't see any reason to avoid it unless you are lactose intolerant. I personally believe it's foolish for women in particular to avoid it due to the calcium.

Balance.

Unless you have a medical reason too quit dairy, I see no reason to cut it from your dad diet... I have lost 311 lbs. Drinking a couple gallon of 1% milk a week along with cheese and yogurt. It all comes down to caloric intake a d hitting your macro's.... Best of Luck..

I agree -- moderation is key. I recently cut my dairy to less than 10% of my total daily food intake and am losing my belly fat and weight faster than before. Dairy (cheese, butter, milk) is high-fat, calorie-for-calorie, even "low-fat" dairy, so it's not something I eat a lot anymore. I never drink milk but like my cottage cheese and yoghurt, but have happily cut it back to lose my belly fat. I haven't eaten meat in 25 years and didn't lose the belly fat so dairy was the logical fat-food to cut back on. I don't plan to add it back in to my diet at the portions I was doing since it is so high-fat. Try cutting dairy back to maybe 1 or 2 servings a week for a month, and see if it works for you.
Hubby, on the other hand, cut back his daily dairy consumption along with losing 25 pounds in 6 months on Weight Watchers, AND cured his GERD. We're not sure if the milk helped the weight loss, or the GERD, or both; or if the weight loss helped the GERD! Some people are intolerant of milk and don't even know it till they cut it out of their diet. Then when you add it back in, you feel bad again, only this time you know it!
Moderation. Good luck!

You may have an intolerance to the protein or sugar in milk. It's quite common. If you do have problems with anything in milk, it will hinder your weight loss. If you don't, it won't make a difference.

You won't know if you have an intolerance until you cut it out of your diet for at least a week. It does contain sugar (lactose) as well as fat.

I've recently cut out dairy, although for health reasons, not in an attempt to lose weight. I haven't had any results in terms of weight loss because I end up replacing the calories from dairy with calories from other food anyway, including dairy alternatives, other sources of protein, and more fruit to snack on.

I found out I'm lactose intolerant about 3 weeks ago and so cut dairy out of my diet and I've lost a stone in those three weeks. But I had to do it for medical reasons aha.

Because I have to watch my sodium intake to stay off high blood pressure medication, I cut out diary almost 100% even though I love yogurt, cheese and especially cottage cheese. They're chock full of sodium. (I was never a milk drinker, however.) And yes, I lost more weight. I mostly do just fine with a wee bit of cheese now and then but it was hard at first. I did it gradually. I'm glad I did. I feel much better without it, and without all the excess water weight I had.
Never taking medication again is worth way more than the opportunity to eat more cheese. It is, after all, animal product with cholesterol and saturated fat that I don't need.
Good luck to your choices.