DASH Diet
Sambo_fitness
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Hey all! Anyone out there following the DASH diet and want to connect? I'm currently following it with a calorie deficit. Still new to it and making minor changes weekly. Would love to chat!
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I've dabbled with it and really enjoyed it, actually easing back into that style of eating now1
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What on earth is a dash diet?0
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DASH is recommend for hypertension and for cholesterol by the American Heart Association. My sister has had great luck with it. Very sensible and she finds it easy to follow.2
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What on earth is a dash diet?
It's one of the few "named" diets that is actually reasonable. You could follow it to lose, maintain, or gain weight. It focuses on nutritional balance and low sodium for purposes of controling blood pressure.
OP, I don't follow it as I no longer have blood pressure issues, and I also do better without structure than with structure, but it's a good choice if you're looking for structured eating without having to resort to extremes.6 -
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Sambo_fitness wrote: »Hey all! Anyone out there following the DASH diet and want to connect? I'm currently following it with a calorie deficit. Still new to it and making minor changes weekly. Would love to chat!
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Sambo_fitness wrote: »Hey all! Anyone out there following the DASH diet and want to connect? I'm currently following it with a calorie deficit. Still new to it and making minor changes weekly. Would love to chat!
The NIH website has different calorie modifications on it, didn't realize there was an actual diet plan separate of that. I'm currently doing the NIH's 1,200 calorie plan since I'm correcting some maintenance creep right now.1 -
My doctor told me to look at it because I need to get my blood pressure down. I reviewed it but haven't been following it. How has it worked for you?1
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Sambo_fitness wrote: »Hey all! Anyone out there following the DASH diet and want to connect? I'm currently following it with a calorie deficit. Still new to it and making minor changes weekly. Would love to chat!
The NIH website has different calorie modifications on it, didn't realize there was an actual diet plan separate of that. I'm currently doing the NIH's 1,200 calorie plan since I'm correcting some maintenance creep right now.
There's a book (library) that has some good suggestions. The second book (the weight loss one) is a bit lower in starchy carbs. Good luck!1 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Sambo_fitness wrote: »Hey all! Anyone out there following the DASH diet and want to connect? I'm currently following it with a calorie deficit. Still new to it and making minor changes weekly. Would love to chat!
The NIH website has different calorie modifications on it, didn't realize there was an actual diet plan separate of that. I'm currently doing the NIH's 1,200 calorie plan since I'm correcting some maintenance creep right now.
There's a book (library) that has some good suggestions. The second book (the weight loss one) is a bit lower in starchy carbs. Good luck!
I'll have to look for it next time at the library, thanks! I'm starting a short weight loss phase today, to get rid of some maintenance creep, and I just configured my food tracking area to follow DASH/1,200 calories. I've played around with DASH before, but was never really structured with it, going to be more mindful with it this time.
eta: I did modify the recommendations just a bit and upped amounts for veggies/fruit, since I try and get in around 800g of those a day. And since I gravitate towards a more plant based woe I'm doing a serving of beans every day, instead of just three times a week.1
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