What Do You Eat

Hi, there! I have Celiac so no gluten or dairy. I tried to go for low carb/medium carb depending on my level of activity for the day. Eat as much raw fruit and veg as possible. Lots of oily fish, nuts, seeds, coconut products, eggs, occasional steak .

I eat the foods I love in moderation, focusing on nutrition but always leaving room for a treat at night. It was successful my first year because I made sure everything was weighed and logged as accurately as possible. This year, though, I haven't been as diligent, haven't exercised since early summer, and I've gained a bit back. But I know what needs to be done.

Anything and everything



...(in appropriately sized portions)

I eat everything that I like to eat. Some of my favorites I might have a smaller portion but I haven't cut out any foods in my "diet". I do work out 5 days a week so that helps a little I guess. I eat 3 meals & a late afternoon snack to tide me over till dinnertime.

My personal keys to my success:
Patience
Consistency
Food scale

juggernaut1974 wrote: »

Anything and everything



...(in appropriately sized portions)

Absolutly!

I have celiac disease and am a vegetarian because I don't particularly like meat. I am also, by preference, for the most part, a scratch cook. I like the taste of my own cooking.

Within those parameters, I eat pretty much everything I like. I just happen to like things like yogurt, cottage cheese, lentils, veggies, berries, and whole grains. I also like cookies.

I exercise pretty much every day. Even on my rest day, I walk. I'm in between gyms right now, but I walk, run, lift, and water jog.

What has worked for me?

Learning to love myself where I was
Realizing that I needed to form habits
Patience
Consistency
Honesty with myself
Being willing to challenge myself

I've gradually lost about 22 lbs over 19 weeks, but I feel really successful because it has been fun and almost completely angst free. I finally get it! I've learned so much here.
I eat everything I want in moderation, but I plan how I'm going to get some protein at every meal now. I eat three meals most days; two if I'm going out for a special meal or know I'll be trapped in a car or plane for most of the day. Lunch is the meal I'll most likely cut in that case. If my meals are well executed I don't really need snacks.
I keep my carbs on the moderate side but I don't stress over a high day here & there. I let my fats be too, so long as I haven't added a bunch of unnecessary fats.
I cook fewer 'recipes' these days. I cook, but it's very simple: sear meat, toss salad, eat... I repeat favorites a lot.
I plan how to fit more activity into each day too. Everyday I think: how could I walk more? How much time do I have for a workout? I never planned that way before.

Whatever I want... in reasonable, measured portions of course. I'm a firm believer in IIFYM, and before I get called out that IIFYM is all junk food... it's only junk food if you choose to eat only junk food... and junk food does not fit my macros... but a well balanced, varied diet full of all food groups does.

My main concern is eating a balanced diet and meeting my calorie goal over the week; being over some days doesn't bother me. I exercise 4-5 times a week, a mix of running, swimming, resistance work and the elliptical/rower, and am lightly active at work. I try of course to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and keep an eye on my protein intake. I eat 'junk' food at least every other day. I eat three meals and usually at least one snack a day.
My biggest challenge at the moment is not eating enough calories for my running - I think I still have this fallacy in my head that slim women can't possibly maintain on 2300 calories a day, which is obviously ridiculous because they can and I do. I also sometimes comfort eat but am getting much better at dealing with negative emotions in a better way.

I've lost over 130 lb from my highest, by eating "regular foods" 3 meals per day with no snacks (usually)...limiting sodium, and drinking a lot of water. I love vegetables, fruit, meat, and (unfortunately) sweets. I also love lentils/beans, eggs, and such. I am not much into bread and salty snacks in the first place. So my diet is slightly low carb but not so much by design...I just rarely eat things like chips, bread, pretzels, cereal, or cake...the sweets I indulge in regularly are chocolate and ice cream (and have done so throughout my entire weight loss period and still do now in maintenance). I do have pasta & rice 1-2 times weekly or so...and dairy usually just in the form of cheese or ice cream or sour cream (not daily). It's not that I cut out any one thing for weight loss, I just realized there were many times that I'd have a sandwich with two big pieces of bread when I really preferred to just eat the meat & veggies without bread. Stuff like that.