2019 Best Overall Diet - Mediterranean Diet

nygr8guy wrote: »

Does anyone here follow the Mediterranean Diet? Has it worked in losing weight?

If you like the foods and they are filling to you - they can help you lose weight IF you eat within your allotted calorie goal. For weight loss calories are king.

The med diet is just an eating pattern. It works for weight loss if you eat fewer calories than you burn.

I think it's a healthy way of eating. Based on this description of it: https://oldwayspt.org/traditional-diets/mediterranean-diet, I eat somewhat like it in that I tend to eat lots of fish, try to use beans and lentils as a regular source of protein instead of meat, and prioritize vegetables and a variety of veg and fruit. I also usually cook with olive oil and prefer olive oil and vinegar for a salad dressing.

I probably eat eggs, meat, and dairy more than the basic diet would include, but "moderate servings" and "infrequent" are squishy terms. I probably eat grains more rarely (although I usually eat whole grains when I eat grains). I eat more potatoes and sweet potatoes as carb sources (as well as beans, fruit, and veg). Part of this is just preference.

I don't particularly make foods that are common in the Mediterranean, although I do sometimes. I like many other styles of food.