DIET yay or nay poll

yaaaaaaaaaaay!...........but following these plans I have been able to loose 140lbs over three years.

I heard of this awesome new diet!! I heard everyone was doing it

I think its called the "eat right and exercise diet" I'm jumping on the bandwagon!

Coming from someone who is young with a faster metabolism, probably never over weight or dealing with weight issues ooooo at the most what 20 pounds lost?! Ya I am really going to take your advice

It's been proven that a healthy diet with good variety combined with an active lifestyle is one of the best ways to have long lasting weightloss. Yes, she lost 20 pounds, but she's also built healthy muscle tone and has a wonderful body fat ratio. Just because someone is younger, does not necessarily mean that they have a faster metabolism.

Good for you if these things worked, but the point is that any "diet" is going to involve restrictions that not everyone needs. For most people, changing their diet is better than going on a "diet".

Your weight took years of bad eating and exercise habits to creep up on you and shouldn't be expected to come off in even a months time. Low carb diets are great if they work for you, but instead of trying to force yourself into a diet because of something you "heard", find something you can sustain, not something you do for 2 weeks before realizing you can't maintain.

Stay in a realistic (25% deficit or less) calorie deficit and your weight will slowly come off. Patience and persistence.

I heard of this awesome new diet!! I heard everyone was doing it

I think its called the "eat right and exercise diet" I'm jumping on the bandwagon!

I'm almost 30, have 2 kids and have lost 57 lbs... and I say the same. You have to make realistic changes that will stick, allow yourself wiggle room and burn calories if you want to eat them. She is right-- I don't think it can be healthy to cut anything completely out of your diet,or be so restrictive that it's not something you can keep up with- for good. I mean that with healthy and not so healthy foods. You need to be able to go to a birthday party, wedding or other social even and have cake, dinner or a drink. But if you learn to do that all in moderation and not to overindulge- and to work out extra that week, you will have it and you've learned a "secret".

Good luck- and happy experimenting. Learn what works for YOU!

I think the only real way to lose and maintain it sensible eating, regular exercise. We all know that, right? That being said, sometimes we need a jump-start or boost to get us going.... I have had luck using high protein/low carb eating plans to lose some weight quickly, therefore motivating me to keep going with a reasonable, sustainable eating plan. Or once in a while, going back to it for a few days to get out of a plateau.

I know this is a lifetime commitment, but I think very few of us will sustain our weight loss without some little tricks to implement when we need a boost. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion... Sometimes the process is stop-and-go. Eventually the timing will be right and the sustainable lifestyle will fall into place.

These poor carbs, they always get a bad rap. Straight from WebMD,
-"To meet the body's daily nutritional needs, while minimizing risk of chronic disease, adults should get 45%-64% of their calories from carbohydrates, 20%-35% from fat, and 10%-35% from protein."

The blanket statement 'carbs are bad' is ridiculous. It's the type of carbs you eat that is the problem. Yes, simple carbs such as whitebread, french fries, donuts etc. are the ones we need to stay away from, but there are other foods such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables that are good for not only weightloss, but fueling the body for energy as well.

Maybe we should stop getting mad at carbs and start getting mad at the high amounts of sugar, sodium and fat we are constantly inundated with. As someone posted above, the eat healthy and exercise 'diet' is the best thing out there. It's a lifestyle change, there is no quick trick or gimmick to follow, just proper food choices and staying active.

One thing a lot of people don't realize too is that fiber is a major part of weightloss as well, as much as we complain about carbs, a much bigger focus should be put on fiber intake. With carbs it all comes down to what kind; simple=bad, complex=good. Our diets should consist of complex carbs, it's the simple carbs that cause weight gain, low energy and other problems.

Also, if you're on a special diet, or your doctor says to 'eat lower carbs' or you have your diary set to get a higher amount of protein or something-please don't attack me. This is just a general post about carbs being misconstrued as 'bad' all the time.

I heard of this awesome new diet!! I heard everyone was doing it

I think its called the "eat right and exercise diet" I'm jumping on the bandwagon!

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These poor carbs, they always get a bad rap. Straight from WebMD,
-"To meet the body's daily nutritional needs, while minimizing risk of chronic disease, adults should get 45%-64% of their calories from carbohydrates, 20%-35% from fat, and 10%-35% from protein."

The blanket statement 'carbs are bad' is ridiculous. It's the type of carbs you eat that is the problem. Yes, simple carbs such as whitebread, french fries, donuts etc. are the ones we need to stay away from, but there are other foods such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables that are good for not only weightloss, but fueling the body for energy as well.

Maybe we should stop getting mad at carbs and start getting mad at the high amounts of sugar, sodium and fat we are constantly inundated with. As someone posted above, the eat healthy and exercise 'diet' is the best thing out there. It's a lifestyle change, there is no quick trick or gimmick to follow, just proper food choices and staying active.

One thing a lot of people don't realize too is that fiber is a major part of weightloss as well, as much as we complain about carbs, a much bigger focus should be put on fiber intake. With carbs it all comes down to what kind; simple=bad, complex=good. Our diets should consist of complex carbs, it's the simple carbs that cause weight gain, low energy and other problems.

Also, if you're on a special diet, or your doctor says to 'eat lower carbs' or you have your diary set to get a higher amount of protein or something-please don't attack me. This is just a general post about carbs being misconstrued as 'bad' all the time.

I have to touch on this, as I agree carbs aren't the enemy, but I completely disagree with the overly simplistic "simple=bad, complex=good" statement, because that just isn't true. For example, which is the good carb, an apple, or a slice of white bread? If you said the apple, you just picked a simple carb over a complex carb. When it comes to carbs, fiber is what you need to pay attention to, as long as you get the fiber you need, it doesn't matter if the carbs are "simple" or "complex."

I heard of this awesome new diet!! I heard everyone was doing it

I think its called the "eat right and exercise diet" I'm jumping on the bandwagon!

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