Healthy GOOD foods?

Oh boy.....food doesn't burn fat or shrink your stomach. Losing weight is eating fewer calories than you body burns. When you lose weight, you lose it wherever it wants to. The last place I drop weight is in my hips & thighs. But I have a pear shaped. Perhaps you are more apple shaped. People have body shapes. This is largely genetic.

When you lose weight it will be a combination of fat, muscle and water. I wish losing weight was about burning fat. Sounds so much more appealing.

"Healthy" foods are those that help you meet your macro goals (protein, fat & carbs). Meeting protein goals helps you keep more lean muscle, eating enough helps you keep more lean muscle. Resistance or strength training helps you keep more lean muscle. Losing more fat is about minimizing muscle loss.

Diet soda and Propel both have fake sweeteners. I don't get headaches or anything, so I drink diet soda (1 a day). All things in moderation.

Drinking water is a good habit to work on. Sometimes thirst can feel like hunger. I keep a Brita water pitcher in the fridge. Maybe you could add lemon slices, mint leaves, or ginger....whatever.

Losing weight is just the first step. Look for things that you can change for a lifetime, this will give you the tools to keep it off.

HCG can be very dangerous, has been debunked and is illegal in a bunch of places... did you do adequate research before signing up?

carriewright0813 wrote: »

Thanks! I kinda knew putting it out there was a risk to getting no support. I'll be sure to not do that again.

Recommending you not do something that can damage your health is support. It's just maybe not the support you were looking for.

May I ask why you are on such a low calorie diet? Personally I wouldn't be able to sustain any kind of program on so few calories. I've been losing weight pretty steadily on 1,550 calories per day. How much do you have to lose?

I understand the urge to get it done fast, but it's most important to get it done permanently. Extreme measures may not be your long-term friend! People on this site seem to lose anywhere from 1/2 pound to 2 pounds a week--maybe not sustaining that higher number very many weeks in a row--which is fast enough to see really gratifying results pretty quick, and slow enough to indicate an eating pattern that can be adopted permanently, so you won't yo-yo. Wouldn't it be nice to lose weight slowly but surely, while eating real food and not feeling deprived? It's worked for me for the last three months.

carriewright0813 wrote: »

Wellll..I'm taking HGC. The first 30 days is basically meat, fish, eggs, very few fruits. Only strawberries, oranges, apples, and grapefruit. Nothing processed, understandable. 800 calories a day. Only grilled food, no oil whatsoever. Not even olive oil. Very little veggies. It's very strict and I'm just afraid that's it's too strict to stick to. I want to remain positive and I want to stick with what I started but I'm not a good planner by nature so learning to plan my meals is hard to get used to. I know it will get better in time..just have to overcome the obstacles.

I think this what some close friends of mine did last year. I remember the "absolutely no oil" and "no exercise". They both lost a lot of weight. Unfortunately, after getting off the diet, most of that weight has crept back on. I think while you lose weight quick, maintenance is really hard.

I hope you manage to figure out what works for you!

As for your question, I look for satiating foods (and apparently that varies for each individual). For me, plain chickpeas or plain hard boiled eggs are my go-to foods when I need something low cal and filling. Air-popped popcorn can satisfy munchy cravings. Soups are also great. I make this delish chicken and wild rice soup that fills me up for about 250 cals. (recipe from skinnytaste.com). I am learning to make skinnier dishes which are delish.

carriewright0813 wrote: »

Wellll..I'm taking HGC. The first 30 days is basically meat, fish, eggs, very few fruits. Only strawberries, oranges, apples, and grapefruit. Nothing processed, understandable. 800 calories a day.

Yikes so sorry to hear that. Hope you don't do any permanent damage to your health. When you're ready to lose weight in a healthy weight I hope you'll come here for advice again and we'll be happy to support you.

kimny72 wrote: »

I'm kind of surprised a doctor would put you on a VLCD to lose 45 lbs. If you do a moderate calorie deficit, you could lose a lb a week and lose the weight in less than a year without scary drugs and paying a doctor to monitor dangerously low-cal eating.

Everyone wants the quick fix. But the quick fix doesn't teach you the skills you need to maintain the weight loss, and after months of eating very low cal, it often leads to boomerang over-eating that leads to gaining most of it back. The diet industry is built on the quick fix - because it usually doesn't stick and you have to keep jumping on the next bandwagon, over and over again.

OP, I hope you reconsider. Whatever route you take, best of luck.

I have to do it this way and it is with a weight loss Dr. I have insulin issues and this is a way to reset the body. It will only be for 20 days of the low cal menu.

carriewright0813 wrote: »

Hey guys...thanks for all your messages! So, apparently I'm being more strict than I have to be. I've met a really nice health coach on this app last night and I'm going to learn a healthy way of living so I can maintain. I'm not shelling out a bunch of money only to gain weight right back. I appreciate your thoughts..all of them and totally understand your feelings. I'm going from someone who ate what was in front of me to actually caring about what I'm eating. I'm learning and I won't ever say that I won't fall off the wagon sometimes but I'm in it and I want to move on to a sustainable diet. Thanks guys!

Run run as fast as you can away from the lovely "coach" you were contacted by....