What kind of diet are you on??

I usually do the following things:

I eat 2 to 3 large meals per day and a late evening snack.
I eat multiple servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
I limit, but don't eliminate, heavily refined/hyperpalatable foods (junk food).
I prepare most of my food myself.
The only calories I drink come from whey protein.
I manage my food environment strategically to better influence my food seeking behaviors.
I tend to bias additional carbohydrate and protein around training.
I tend to consume higher calories on harder training days.

I do not track calories or macronutrients currently.

Tonica0720 wrote: »

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Tonica0720 wrote: »

Yes I do most of the time I just add bananas or strawberries. It gives it a better taste. But I don't weigh any of the food I eat.

So, when you've reached your weight loss goal and are done with the Slimfast Diet, what then? What will you have learned from the Slimfast Diet that will enable you to keep the weight off for good? Will you do the shakes forever? If not, how will you know what quantity of food to eat so you can maintain your weight loss?

When I'm done with the shakes I will eat different foods to keep the weight off. Because currently I alternate between shakes or meal prepped food. So Its not that I don't know how to eat healthy or meal prep sometimes shakes are just convenient for me and less calories.

Oh. So you will eat different foods and that will keep the weight off. Gotcha.

Just out of curiosity, what are these foods? Can you eat them in unlimited quantities?

Yes when I'm not having a shake I eat thinks like fruits, veggies, only chicken.

So, in what quantities? Unlimited?

I'm trying to make a point here, but am hoping you'll get there on your own....

No my quantities are not unlimited I meal prep. I measure my food out. I already got a point before this post. I was just curious about everyone else.

Use a food scale. They're more accurate than measuring cups.

Tonica0720 wrote: »

Thanks for everyone that replied with an actual positive comment instead of saying what people need to do and what they don't know.

You wanted to know what other people do. I feel that weighing food is very important, so I do that. I was curious as to what YOU do when the shakes are done.

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Traveler120 wrote: »

About a year ago, I started doing a Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB) diet, I also keep it low fat. I like potatoes, oats, rice, beans, lentils, pasta, corn, lots of fruits and veggies, sugar, almond milk, a few nuts and seeds. Occasionally bread or cereal. Once or twice a week, I'll have some sweets like ice cream, chocolate and biscuits. I started at 152 lbs and now maintaining at 117 lbs.

Just wondering why low fat? Fat is very essential, so I never quite understand why anyone would go low fat.

Fat has more calories than carbs or protein, so if it's about losing weight some people find it easier to take in fewer calories if they eat less fatty foods. That's pretty much the only reason I ever cut fat out of my diet. I couldn't tell you what Traveler120's reasons are tough.

Thanks for answering.
The only reason I ask is fat is essential to many body functions such as digestion, hormone regulation, keeping hair skin and nails moisturized, absorption for fat soluble vitamins such as A D E and K, provide many essential fatty acids, nerve and brain function. I am sure there are more reasons as to why fat is extremely essential.

Yes, fat is essential, but contrary to what many people think, you don't need gobs and gobs of it for the functions it serves, such as vitamin absorption. This study - http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/85/4/1041.long#sec-18 - found that deficiencies were reversed equally for all groups including those on 12% fat, and that the issue is usually not how much fat you're eating but how much of the vitamin rich foods you're eating.

I keep mine under 15% (of a ~2000 cal diet) and my hair and nails have yet to fall off. My skin is also great. Also, I use Cronometer.com to check the nutrient density of my diet and it shows that I get enough omega 3s. Other factors are cholesterol, mine goes up (beyond normal ranges) if I eat higher fat. Some people are susceptible to this, some are not. Lucky for me, I don't enjoy fatty foods anyway so changing to lower fat wasn't a problem. Another factor to consider is that fats and oils in general don't have many vitamins and minerals so can tend to be empty calories eg, 120 cals from a potato, fruit or serving of beans is much more nutritious and valuable to me than a tbsp of coconut oil.

Tonica0720 wrote: »

Thanks for everyone that replied with an actual positive comment instead of saying what people need to do and what they don't know.

You have questioned everyone else's diet on this thread, including my own. I don't know why you don't want others to question yours in turn.

They're just concerned because we all know (because of counting our calories) just how easy it is to over eat a little bit every day, or really, every meal.

The idea that they're trying to communicate (albeit some in a smart *kitten* tone) is that by "cheating" the system and not worrying about counting all day every day you won't be prepared to maintain for very long when you give up the shakes.

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I had a friend who lost weight using slim fast and who managed to maintain her weight loss (I'm talking 100lbs). Although, using the shakes she really focused on incorporating more fruits and veggies into her diet and cooking her own meals. After losing the weight and being in maintenance she no longer uses the shakes, just practices portion control and regularly exercises.