Nutrition Support needed!

tabilw · May 2018

I'm constantly struggling with my diet/nutrition. I go through spurts of trying different diets: Atkins, Keto, low fat and even just a body building bland diet. I get frustrated when I don't see the results I want over a certain amount of time and I tend to give in to indulgences after a few weeks of being strict. How do you encourage yourself and keep yourself on track? Any tips?

janejellyroll · May 2018

Have you tried just eating a variety of foods you enjoy and focusing on a calorie goal?

serindipte · May 2018

janejellyroll wrote: »

Have you tried just eating a variety of foods you enjoy and focusing on a calorie goal?

Try this, because:

NovusDies · May 2018

tabilw wrote: »

I'm constantly struggling with my diet/nutrition. I go through spurts of trying different diets: Atkins, Keto, low fat and even just a body building bland diet. I get frustrated when I don't see the results I want over a certain amount of time and I tend to give in to indulgences after a few weeks of being strict. How do you encourage yourself and keep yourself on track? Any tips?

Don't be strict. Try for 2 goals each day. 1) Stay within a reasonable calorie deficit. 2) Try to end each day happy and satisfied as much as possible.

In a few weeks if you start to be concerned about your nutrition come back and let people here help with suggestions on how to transition while still eating foods you enjoy.

triciale555 · May 2018

I don’t focus too much on the numbers (weight, inches, etc) but I focus on if I am feeling stronger / able to last longer easily in my workouts.
Once I feel I am doing good, the eating part becomes easier.

janejellyroll · May 2018

NovusDies wrote: »

tabilw wrote: »

I'm constantly struggling with my diet/nutrition. I go through spurts of trying different diets: Atkins, Keto, low fat and even just a body building bland diet. I get frustrated when I don't see the results I want over a certain amount of time and I tend to give in to indulgences after a few weeks of being strict. How do you encourage yourself and keep yourself on track? Any tips?

Don't be strict. Try for 2 goals each day. 1) Stay within a reasonable calorie deficit. 2) Try to end each day happy and satisfied as much as possible.

In a few weeks if you start to be concerned about your nutrition come back and let people here help with suggestions on how to transition while still eating foods you enjoy.

Yep, this. OP, once you have a few weeks of logging, it will be easy for people to make suggestions for small changes based on how you actually eat. It's a lot easier to adjust what you're actually doing than to make vaguer changes to "eat better" (that's my experience at least).

vallary14 · May 2018

Instead of trying out different “diets” with restrictions eat a well balanced diet. You don’t have to cut anything completely out, just watch your portions and stay within your calorie goal. Being healthy isn’t about eating a certain way for a brief period of time until you reach your goal. Being healthy is a lifestyle.

renaecotton123 · May 2018

Don’t follow any diet now that you wouldn’t for life.

jgnatca · May 2018

I agree with all the suggestions above.

I suggest you ditch the weight loss goals and switch to behavioural goals. Like,

“Log most my meals this week” or
“Get to the gym three times this week”

The logging itself will suggest changes to your diet. For instance it may show that some meals are higher calorie than you thought. You can also pre log meals and make changes before you eat.

If you want to lose a little weight I suggest small tweaks to your diet rather than drastic changes.

That should eliminate the restrict and binge cycle.

Nutrition Support needed!

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