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michelle_boucher15
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What is the better diet lifestyle change for you? Dairy free? Sugar free? Carb free? Or something else? Go!
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Eating in a calorie deficit when I need to lose weight...
My lifestyle change has been mainly about adding in regular exercise rather than cutting out a food group22 -
Learning to eat foods I like in portion sizes that fit my goals.
Getting plenty of fats & protein for health and satiety.
Getting plenty of fruits & veggies for the micronutrients.
And learning to fill in the rest of my calories with carbs, sweets, and treats as I see fit.21 -
Moderation in all things. The important thing is making a lifestyle change you can live with long term. Following a plan like Diannethegeek spells out is more likely to be something you can follow than making life difficult for yourself by depriving yourself of things you like.8
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For me it was getting active again. Also, just being conscious of what I ate.6
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I have been going to the gym with sister so activity isn't my problem it's just finding something I can stick with as far as diet goes0
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For that, again, mindfulness about portion sizes/snacking, and eating a healthy balanced diet with plenty of protein and vegetables.2
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The one thing you have to learn is this is not a diet and don't refer to it. The reason that diets fail is that they suck. You give up food that you enjoy your constantly miserable and you can't maintain that diet for a long long time.
This has to be a total lifestyle change. By looking at this as a total lifestyle change you're not sacrificing anything that you enjoy. Where I am currently Now versus where I was 6 months ago,i am two totally different people. I could never imagine doing the things I can do now 6 months ago. I haven't given up anything. I still enjoy the occasional Wendy's hamburger slice of pizza or beer on the beach if I had to give those up I couldn't do it. You have to look at it this way there are no good foods there are no bad foods it's just a simple matter of caloric intake As simple as it sounds it's just a matter of calories in vs. Calories out.8 -
The one that you believe you can stick to for the rest of your life. Since I can't see myself cutting out those foods for good, moderation is my choice.3
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Eating a well balanced diet that is chalk full of nutrition...and having some pizza now and then. I still eat dairy, I still eat sugar, I still eat carbs...there's no reason any of that can't be included in a healthy, balanced diet.2
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Eating at a reasonable calorie level to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, with plenty of protein, healthy fats, veggies & fruits, while weighing/logging my eating to find a good track, and reviewing my diary regularly to improve satiation, satisfaction, tastiness & nutrition.
I was already active, and reasonably fit, while fat/obese, for about the past dozen years. That was a pretty major change in its time, too, but it's old news now.
All that gimmick stuff - low this, high that, cycling levels of whatever nutrient, eliminating "demon" foods, offbeat eating schedules, expensive supplements - can be fine within reason if it makes a new way of eating more achievable and sustainable, but it just plain isn't necessary for most folks.7 -
I still eat the things I like, just within my calorie goal for the day, and moving a lot more
I call it the ELMM diet (eat less move more diet) to my friends and family (as a joke lol)1 -
I don't believe in the gmicks. I think portion control and more healthy foods combined with greater amounts of activity. Like spence said0
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Dairy-free, grain-free, gluten-free, and low-fat (all together). But I kinda have to. I'm currently being tested for Crohn's. Then again, it's actually not that bad. I get a lot of my energy from fruits, and seafood keeps me pretty full.1
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Alcohol free...I pretty much drink from September to March then I'm alcohol free from March to September with the exception of my Bday/Vacation week which comes to a end tomorrow : (3
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Thinking.
That's the biggest change.
Thinking...
...do I really want to eat that.
...will I enjoy eating that.
...will that fit in my planned calorie intake.
...is there a better option.
...am I actually hungry.
Plus many other things! But thinking is my key.21 -
The best diet for anyone is one that provides all the nutrition you need, but not too much of anything, nothing you are allergic to, and one that is in line with schedule, preferences and ethics. In short, one that you can stick to.
For me, it has been helpful to lose all the arbitrary rules (don't eat this, don't eat that, don't eat after midnight (am I a gremlin??), eat this, eat that, oh, I'm sorry, don't eat that either, it will kill you), and instead find an eating structure that is both sturdy and flexible enough to grow and change with me and my needs. I enjoy planning my meals, food shopping, cooking and eating. I eat anything I like, but not everything at once, and not all the time.7 -
Less fat - I used to eat a LOT of fatty (delicious) food.
Now I choose lower fat meats, use less or no oils & butter for cooking, choose fruit over cakes (most of the time), etc - I think if I didn't make that change that I would be about 450 pounds right now.0 -
Unless you have a medical issue, there's just no reason to give up whole food groups or macro groups.
Calculate your calorie goals. Eat within the goals. Lose weight. It's not rocket science.2 -
michelle_boucher15 wrote: »What is the better diet lifestyle change for you? Dairy free? Sugar free? Carb free? Or something else? Go!
Losing weight.
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Deficit during the week
Maintenance at weekends1
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