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Do you make your own veggie powder? I just bought a dehydrator and have found a few recipes online to try.
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Sorry but this is just not true. I did an IF protocol for my weight loss phase and had no problem losing the extra weight. I still use IF as part of my maintenance plan since I enjoy doing it. In the over 5 years of maintenance I have not had any big re-gains and stay in the 20-21 bmi range.
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IF has actually been around for a while, I did it for my weight loss phase over 5 years ago. OP-IF is just a method that some find helps them with their calorie adherence. You still need to be at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals though, in order to lose weight. I enjoyed doing IF and still incorporate…
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I've been maintaining for 5 years now, following this pattern. I let myself fluctuate between a bmi of 19.9 and 21.8, so I still run a pretty tight ship (my starting bmi, before my weight loss phase, was around a 28). This past winter I only got up to a bmi of 21.5, even with allowing myself to stop tracking calorie intake…
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I've been at this whole weight management thing for over 5 years now. In that time I've done paleo, primal, vegetarian, Nourishing Traditions, Eat to Live, DASH, IF in various forms, (JUDDD, 5:2IF, 16:8IF), the Great Potato Hack, Low Carb, Moderate Carb, Blue Zones, Pescetarian and then my personal favorite-the diet Coke…
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Ha, I've done it all! Paleo to Vegetarian, and everything in between :p None of it has made one bit of difference for my weight. I lost the extra weight/maintain the weight loss regardless of what food plan/fad I follow-my weight is controlled by CICO and making sure I'm hitting my calorie targets. This allows me to…
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I'm a few years in maintenance and working on leaning out for the summer. I'm at 1,370 calories a day, to lose .5lb a week (current bmi is 21.5, working towards 20.5).
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I've figured out a realistic, long term plan for myself. I'm very 'seasonal' in my weight management-spring/summer I'm much more focused and then during the fall/winter I allow myself wiggle room since my schedule is very hectic. I've built in a small weight gain during those months and then I lean back out during the…
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I'm also a 5 year maintainer-our weight will still fluctuate in maintenance, the trick is to not let it get over the set maintenance range that you've established. It's fairly easy to correct a 3lb uptick. Not so easy to correct a 20lb one though-it's hard to relearn the patience that you need for the weight loss phase :p…
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In my own experience, yes-a calorie is a calorie. I lost the extra weight and am now maintaining, regardless of what foods I eat, as long as I'm hitting my calorie targets. In all the years I've been at this I've tried all sorts of macro combinations, food plans (everything from primal to vegetarian) etc. At the end of the…
