Do you follow any eating style and why (low fat, low calorie, volumetrics, atkins, lchf, paleo, etc)

No special diet.

I just eat what I have always eaten. I may have had to juggle portion sizes a little to reach my protein goal when in a deficit.

For me this worked- maintained 10+yr.

ETA. The why I ate my chosen way. It made losing weight less complicated and mentally I could just glide into maintenance. There was no big ‘I’m on a diet’ just a reasonable calorie adjustment.

Cheers, h.

@stephie_nyc, I always smile when you pop up.

I follow IF accidentally 😬 I will either eat at 3pm or wait until dinner, depending on my hunger cues. Never had trouble getting all my calories in though, so 🤷🏼‍♀️

I am a keto'er ...I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes back in 2019 when I was hospitalized for the flu/pneumonia ...I am now considered pre diabetic ....no longer on insulin or metformin (diabetic meds) and I no longer have migraines

When I was actively losing weight, I did Atkins or a slightly less rigid version of low carb. I didn't track calories, I did track carbs. I liked the simplicity of it and because I have a problem with sweets (I eat way too much) it seemed like a good way of learning to live without as much sugar. I lost weight several times doing this (30-40 lbs.) but couldn't maintain the loss because I went back to eating more or less the way I had before once I was at my goal and regained every time.

About 8 or 9 years ago I came on MFP and started just counting calories in order to maintain a 45 lb. loss. I eat what I want but within the boundaries set by my activity level and daily exercise. I lost an additional 10 lbs. and have managed to maintain that loss. I do a lot of exercise though, so it is pretty easy to eat what I want. The difference is I know whether I can have a beer or an ice cream without gaining.

I respond to rules. It works for me. It is just another way of cutting the bad foods out of my life and habits.. but it works.

no fast food
don't drink during the week
no fried food
don't eat at a mall court
don't eat at a sporting event
no junk food/processed in the house at all
no sugar
no added fats except a bit of olive oil.


you do all that...and add a rule about doing cardio five times a week.. you lose weight. haha. I also have rules on what to do...what to eat..

I do not follow any eating style.

I just try to eat a reasonably nutritiously balanced diet and I keep to around my calorie allowance.

I don't follow any 'eating style', I hate rules AND I hate following trends 😁

I eat quite similarly to how I ate when I was overweight but in more appropriate portions and proportions, which has been pretty successful for me: 55lbs down. I've always had a pretty healthy balanced diet (I love vegetables, lots of homecooked meals, but I don't deny myself treat foods either) so why change what isn't broken. The biggest changes I've made are:
- being mindful of my protein intake
- I eat some processed meats (sausages etc) less frequently simply because they contain way more calories than I thought (I'd rather spend those calories on other foods)

I love variety and freedom, and all those diets in the list would be way too restrictive to me.

Good Day!

I have followed low card and or Keto for fairly long bouts throughout my life. I've tried regular calorie deficits with a more balanced approached they almost always quickly failed.

Keto works for me for the following reasons.

1. I can eat most of the foods I love most on this earth. Namely Barbequed Strip Loin, Prime Rib, Porkchops(never trimming the fat on meat), Roasted Chicken legs or Thighs with the skin on. Bacon and Eggs in the morning. Pizza (with a low carb crust of many different varieties)... So on and so forth. I very much enjoy, breakfast, lunch and supper. Heck I can still even dip my toast in my egg yokes, with some actually pretty decent low carb bread (didn't think it was possible till recently).

2. Point 1 however doesn't mean you can eat as much as you want. In fact that's probably next greatest benefit in terms of making this particular diet so easy to stick to for extended periods of time (if not for the rest of your life). When following such a diet, Blood sugar levels normalize, general feelings of hunger greatly diminish and satisfaction from smaller amounts of food last much longer. I no longer have immense cravings for food. Food looses control over me, and I gain control over food. Balanced type diets higher in carbs tended to cause me to feel hungry much of the time. And lets face it, Salad is okay and all... But they never satisfied me, and i find them a chore to eat (I'm not a rabbit damn it).

3. Back, Hip and Joint pain. Literally gone in just 3-5 days. Seriously... I was at the point where I could not lay in bed for more then 5 hours (sometimes much less) without experience chronic and server back pain that made sleep extremely difficult. My sides left and right as well as my lower back and tail bone just ached. Getting up helped and standing in a hot shower made it so I could get to work and function. But it was touch and go all the time, and some days were much worse then others. I suspect it typically only takes about 3-5 days to greatly reduce and in my case completely dissolve such issues due to the depletions of glycogen stores in my liver and muscles greatly reducing the inflammation in my body, on top of general anti-inflammatory effects on the body. It's truly amazing, and completely a common experience for many low carbers out there. Balanced types diet while in the long run will reduce your weight, and eventually lead to reduced pain, but it is definitely not as immediate as glycogen is still you main source of fuel. This is such a huge benefit, cause when the pain leaves, and sleep becomes easy, life in general is so much easier. You feel renewed and ready to tackle every day with new found energy. The depletion of glycogen in the body is what causes the fairly massive weight loss in the body in the first 2 weeks of a low carb diet, And sure it's mostly water weight... As the storage of glycogen requires a lot of water... But once it's gone that equates to an immediate reduction in pressure and inflammation in the very specific area's where it mattered most... So don't Poo-Poo the water weight, it's one of your greatest low carb allies to feeling better.

4. Keto, (and some may disagree) allows a great calorie deficit particularly for those with a great deal to loose, while maintaining a feeling of well being and still rarely feeling extremely hungry (if at all most of the time). My MYP suggests that I should be eating 3440 calories a day to loose weight (and at my size I'm sure I would loose weight slowly)... And well that's is completely insane to me. Currently I'm eating between 1600 and 1800 calories a day and I feel great, sleep great, and have more energy then I have had in a long time. I have even started experimenting with fasting for the first time in my life, Not eating at all last Sunday. And I was shocked how easy it actually was. (not suggesting it's for everyone). I suspect already being in Keto, and transitioning to a fast is probably easier then fasting coming from a carb rich diet as one's metabolism does not need not to switch. So there is no painful express keto flu to deal with. Hunger was very manageable with just water, and by evening hunger disappeared and by the next morning 36 hour mark I didn't even feel hungry for breakfast. (although my fiancé and I enjoyed eating it very much.) Anywhoo, fasting is another topic I guess. (i've only did it last sunday.... Getting rady for my second go at it this Sunday.)

Cheers!

i eat a DASH diet for past 3-4 years b/c of an illness i have
but i'm now CICO the DASH at 1200 cals
so far, so good

DASH has been recognized for several years to be one of the best, healthiest methods of eating, probably with mediterranean 2nd.

DASH doesn't restrict anything, but values veggies and beans with less emphasis on red meat

i have to eat very low sodium, high potassium and high magnesium, so this works for me

ecjim wrote: »

I'm kind of Vegetarian + meat & eggs & cheese
I generally stay low to moderate carbs, with more carbs around training times

What does "vegetarian + meat" mean? Am I just missing a joke here?