Please Post Diets that have worked for you

[Big Rig]

You are also losing a lot more muscle with your approach. You can't lose
fat without losing muscle, but you can minimize it with exercise.
Exercise helps to build and maintain muscle mass which is very important for burning calories.
Plus exercise helps to strengthen your bones.

The older a person gets the more important exercising becomes.

Excellent comment but with the high protein diet I read you do not lose muscle mass because you are eating so much protein

Also, building muscle accelerates fat loss because you destroy muscle while lifting weights but as they rebuild they need calories

So, if you lift weights you may slow down weight loss because as the muscle becomes bigger it weighs more but you accelerate fat loss

 

[Big Rig]

I just can't imagine not being constipated on a low carb diet. Digestive issues must go through the roof with a keto/Mediterranean diet. can someone share their experience on this?

I eat less food on the high protein diet and take fiber supplements so constipation is not an issue with me. Although fibre is a carb it has zero calories and does not count. Sugar alcohol is also a carb that does not count. When I choose foods I subtract fibre and sugar alcohol from the carb count to get the net carb count. Carb counts are listed in the nutrient label. For some reason, nutrient labels are not required on alcohol and only those alcohol products that are trying to emphasis health have a nutrient label, such as low carb beer.

There is also something called glycemic load or how quickly the carbs are absorbed.

When looking up fresh foods you want to know the "effective" or " net " carbohydrates.

 

[lomotil]

Eat the same diet, but eat less and exercise more. If both measures are sustainable then this lifestyle change will result in permanent weight reduction.
Fade diets are just flavour of the month and a flash in the pan.

 

[Big Rig]

Eat the same diet, but eat less and exercise more. If both measures are sustainable then this lifestyle change will result in permanent weight reduction.
Fade diets are just flavour of the month and a flash in the pan.

It is not how much you eat but what you eat that makes all the difference in the opinion of low carb fans but then this doc comes out which defends your traditional belief.

This doc has strong evidence that eating protein makes you feel full so you eat less calories and has nothing to do with carbs turning into fats.

Go to 43 minute mark to hear the result of a year long study. This goes against my experience. If I consume a few extra carbs I stop losing weight.


http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...BE2621131592993FC7FEBE26211315929&FORM=VRDGAR


Should be easy to do definitive study. A simple control group gets nothing but complex carbs. Another gets nothing but simple carbs. Another gets nothing but protein.

They all get the same amount of calories. Keep them on the diet until they get sick. Use prisoners. They will have good info after week one.

 

[**Sophie**]

The protein one really works but I hated the food prep. I did this diet for my Bf that consisted of all the greens you wanted to eat, but he had to eat 6 meals a day which was too much even for him, so we brought it down to 5 meals a day I gave him everyday in the morning, egg white omelette, which is so hard to keep together with some peppers and onions inside or he ate oatmeal. He could drink coffee but with no milk, or cream and no sugar. He needed to drink lots of water throughout the day. Than 3 hours later he ate 6 cooked ounces of a meat (chicken breast, ground beef, or a fish) with a green, (salad, green beans, asparagus etc) Than another 3 hours later he ate 4 ounces of sweet potatoes (I would cut them into cubes and put olive oil and spices on them, baked them at 350 for about 30 mins) and again 6 ounces of a meat and so on for the next meals. Frank red hot sauce was his best friend. He also took a digestive enzyme with every meal. Sundays was his one cheat day that he could eat whatever he wanted. He lost 30 lbs this way.

Im a borderline vegetarian so it was hard for me to cook all that meat all the time for him, but it really worked. It's probably not a diet that you could keep up with for a long time but if you need to lose a significant amount this works. After you have reached your goal, working out and eating healthy is still important.

 

[PinotNoir]

Looks like a good plan.
Congratulations on your weight loss.

Thanks ..... ohhhhhhhhhh and lots of sex helps with the motivation

 

[Big Rig]

The protein one really works but I hated the food prep. I did this diet for my Bf that consisted of all the greens you wanted to eat, but he had to eat 6 meals a day which was too much even for him, so we brought it down to 5 meals a day I gave him everyday in the morning, egg white omelette, which is so hard to keep together with some peppers and onions inside or he ate oatmeal. He could drink coffee but with no milk, or cream and no sugar..

You are being silly .... how many carbs in a bit of cream?

Where did six meals a day come from? You eat when you are hungry. I eat a few nuts or have a low carb bar (go to a low carb store) or even have some soluble fibre and I am fine

Do not eat the oatmeal as that is full of starch

The rule is not no carbs - fiber is a carb- but no sugar , you cannot have starch because your body converts starch into sugar.

He needed to drink lots of water throughout the day. .

Not on my diet

green, (salad, green beans, asparagus etc) .

very few carbs in greens and lots of nutrients so, yes, eat lots of leafy greens and some green veggies but no beans

4 ounces of sweet potatoes.

No! Look it up. Too much starch

He also took a digestive enzyme with every meal. .

Not me

Sundays was his one cheat day that he could eat whatever he wanted. He lost 30 lbs this way. .

Why do you want a cheat day ? That day is lost and the following day as well

How much did he weigh before and after the diet ? How many pounds did he lose per week? Which version of the low carb were you on?

There are pretend doctors with pretend versions of the diet out to sell their rip off book and there always will be in the nutrition and diet muti-billion dollar industry !

The original Aitkens diet is very simple to follow and you are never hungry

As to why you would deliberately eat high carb foods on a low carb diet makes me think you were on a ripoff version on a diet made up by a charlatan

Did the book have any scientific references to scientific studies ? or was it all made up BS

I have become confused as to if the low carb diet works because carbs turn into fat or if it works because when you eat lots of protein you feel full so you eat less calories, but the diet does work.

 

[**Sophie**]

How much did he weigh before and after the diet ? How many pounds did he lose per week? Which version of the low carb were you on?
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He got this diet from his buddy who sells him vitamins and supplements. I think the reasoning behind the 5 meals a day was to train his digestive system to always be working. He started out at 230 lbs and got down to 200 lbs and has stayed there. He started the diet in Oct and by Jan he was 30 lbs lighter. His optimal weight should probably be 190 he's tall and thick bones so he's got 10 more to go yet to be perfect!! It's always good to drink a lot of water, diet or not. His weight was all in his stomach and he doesn't have a belly anymore either. His flexibility is back and he doesn't snore as much anymore. This diet worked for him, once he cut out the breads cheese and carbs he started losing. Now he's working out to build on his muscles.

 

[Big Rig]

He got this diet from his buddy who sells him vitamins and supplements. I think the reasoning behind the 5 meals a day was to train his digestive system to always be working. He started out at 230 lbs and got down to 200 lbs and has stayed there. He started the diet in Oct and by Jan he was 30 lbs lighter. His optimal weight should probably be 190 he's tall and thick bones so he's got 10 more to go yet to be perfect!! It's always good to drink a lot of water, diet or not. His weight was all in his stomach and he doesn't have a belly anymore either. His flexibility is back and he doesn't snore as much anymore. This diet worked for him, once he cut out the breads cheese and carbs he started losing. Now he's working out to build on his muscles.

30 pounds in 3 months sounds like the same expectations from the Atkins or Poon diet which is a lot easier and no supplements

fat cannot be targeted

men retain most fat in belly

Tons of great health benefits in losing fat, only some you mentioned


That the diet had him intentionally eat carbs IE oatmeal, sweet potatoes and still lost 2-3 pounds per week makes me suspect it is the calories consumed that matter the most

Interesting

 

[Flatulent Fox]

I've had success over the past few months with intermittent fasting. There are various forms of this, but the method I'm using is to limit my eating window to 8-10 hours per day and fast for 14-16 hours. I do this by skipping breakfast and eating lunch 3-4 hours after waking up, minimal snacking throughout the day (maybe once or twice), then eating dinner 3-4 hours before going to sleep. I assumed I would be unbearably hungry before lunch, but it's not that bad. The hunger pangs don't last long, and if I'm busy at work I barely notice. I also drink green tea in the late morning and afternoon to curb the hunger.

As far as food, I do what most here have suggested. More vegetables and less carbs, red meat, cheese, and liquid calories. I haven't really eliminated anything entirely. I tried that before and I would never stick to it. I eat out for lunch every weekday and dinner once or twice a week. For exercise, I only workout 2-3 times a week doing various routines from P90X, P90X3, 10 Minute Trainer, etc. When the weather is warmer I'll go for the occasional walk or jog. I've tried to exercise more, but again I have trouble sticking to it. I haven't had any trouble sticking to intermittent fasting, plus there's the added benefit of saving time and money by eliminating a meal. Can you tell that I'm pretty lazy?

 

[Galseigin]

My Med diet was pizza, pasta, bread etc. That didn't work. My biggest problem is sugar products and starchy carbs.

Mediterranean diet wins again, helps bones

(CNN)The Mediterranean diet is well-known for its health benefits on your heart and waistline, but now your bones could benefit too, according to a new study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

In this study, researchers examined whether diet quality affects bone health in postmenopausal women. They found that women who ate a Mediterranean diet were slightly less likely to suffer from hip fractures.
The Mediterranean diet is relatively easy to follow. It involves eating vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans and peas, unrefined grains, olive oil and fish. You should limit the amount of meat, dairy, and saturated fat you eat, but on the bright side you can have a glass of red wine at dinner.

Researchers analyzed data from 40 clinical centers throughout the United States included in the Women's Health Initiative study. The analysis included 90,014 women with an average age of 64. Participants described their diets in a WHI food frequency questionnaire at the start of the study. Researchers then compared their dietary patterns to four common healthy diets, including the Mediterranean diet, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and two others.
Nearly 16 years later, there were 2,121 cases of hip fractures and 28,718 cases of total fractures. Women who adhered the most to a Mediterranean diet were 0.29% less likely to suffer from a hip fracture than women who didn't stick to the diet. The other three diets showed negligible success.

"Our results provide assurance that widely recommended eating patterns do not increase the risk of fractures," said lead study author Dr. Bernhard Haring of the University of Wurzburg in Germany. "This being said, the average woman should follow a healthy lifestyle which includes adopting a healthy dietary pattern and being physically active."
Osteoporosis-related fractures are a major burden for health care systems in aging societies, with women particularly affected, said Dr. Haring. Current research results have been inconclusive about whether intake of nutrients involved in bone metabolism can prevent fractures.
However, the results of this study suggest that a healthy diet, specifically a Mediterranean diet, might play a small role in maintaining bone health in postmenopausal women.

This latest Mediterranean diet research builds on previous evidence that your health might benefit if you follow this diet. It's been shown that the Mediterranean diet can keep your brain young, help you live longer, manage your weight better, and lower your risk for cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
"At the present time, the U.S. health system almost entirely ignores nutrition in favor of pharmacology and is hugely expensive and ineffective compared with the systems in other countries," wrote Dr. Walter Willett of Harvard School of Public Health, in a related commentary. "Integration of the Mediterranean diet and related dietary patterns into medical practice, hospitals, schools and other institutions has the potential to improve well-being."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/28/health/mediterranean-diet-wins-again-helps-bones/index.html

 

[dallas]

DIet isn't enough without a good workout routine

 

[Van Wilder]

I think the majority of "diets" will work for most people if they stick with them long enough... I'm talking several months to a year+. However, many of these diets, especially those of the fad variety, are either unhealthy or are extremely difficult to stick to and hence, once the diet stops, the weight comes back.

Instead of trying these gimmicky diets, just eat relatively clean and get active. Change your lifestyle. I know, if it were that easy we'd all be male models and supermodels.

From what I've noticed, the key to changing one's lifestyle is MOTIVATION. Period. People who have dropped a shit ton of weight typically did so only when they were sufficiently motivated.

IMO, the best types of motivation are either one of significant INSPIRATION or DESPERATION.

If you know you typically get motivated through INSPIRATION, do whatever it takes to get you pumped up about getting fit... watch some inspirational videos every morning, start a Youtube page or blog and publicly document and quantify your weight loss/fitness journey, get some audio books and listen to them every day on your way to the office instead of listening to bs on the radio, join Harvey Brooker, get your entire office/place of work involved somehow, make your fitness goals public, get a hot personal trainer... whatever works for you to get inspired.

If you know you typically work best through DESPERATION, it's going to be much tougher for you to get motivated as true desperation is forced upon us (e.g. heart attack) as opposed to chosen by us. Perhaps go book an appointment with your GP. Once you are reminded of your high blood pressure, blood sugar, bad cholesterol, etc., that should hopefully kick your ass in gear. There's nothing like a good health scare (e.g. your GP telling you your heart scores, weight, blood pressure, etc. are indicating an impending heart attack if you don't act now) to get you active and stop eating and drinking shite. If there are no health scares on your horizon and you'd rather not wait for one , go make a wager with a friend or colleague and make sure the dollar bet amount is significant enough for you to be hurting if you lose the wager and your friend drops more weight than you.

The bottom line is regardless of the diet, you require significant motivation to start and stick to a diet or healthy lifestyle, which is ultimately the key to sustained weight loss. So do some friggin soul searching and figure out how to get fcuken motivated!!! Otherwise, you'll just keep trying out various diets (regardless of the type), dropping a bit of weight and then gaining it back, and then some.

DO IT.

 

[Big Rig]

Fuck me this low carb stuff is confusing. Contradictions all over the place !

Some say all fats are good as fat helps burn fat and does not cause health problems. But some say only fats from plants and fish are good.

A study showed low carb works because you eat less calories as protein makes you feel full, but other experts say low carb works because only carbs turn into fat! Which is it?


This guy seems reasonable as he talks about low glycemic loads IE they do not release a lot of carbs into your bloodstream at once so no insulin is produced and insulin is needed to turn carbs into fat. Dr Atkins mentions this in his book so I think we have some agreement on this, but even this point is not unanimous among experts.

So, eat carbs with low glycemic loads which is easy to do. Stay away from starchy veggies IE veggies that grow underground as in potatoes and do not drink fruit juice and do not eat a lot of grains.


And stay away from processed foods as they use sugar as a preservative.

But this Dr Hyman guy loses me for 4 reasons:

1 his 10 day detox plan. These detox plans have no real science behind them that I can see and I suspect he is cashing in on a fad.

2 Also, this guy is a MD not a scientist who has done scientific low carb studies

3 he smiles too much, is 6 feet, looks conservative, and is white. These are the hallmarks of a con man who is pretending to be a MD so you will buy his detox plan

4 the fingerling potatoes he recommended has 5 grams of carb per ounce. A 5 ounce boiled red potato contains 26 grams of carbohydrates which is the same as fiingerling so I think he is full of rotten potatoes




One thing I feel confident about - no alcohol as your body burns alcohol for calories instead of what you ate, which is a bitch