Teekoman, I have changed my eating to low carb for almost three years now. When I started, I was at my heaviest and had lost 50 lbs over a two year period. But Im back up about 10. Id be very happy with losing 40 more. Ive always liked staying fit throughout my years, but during nursing school and just the female hormone changes, its been tough lately. Low carb eating works the best for me. But I agree, a little sweet here and there, helps to keep me from binging on the sweets lol.
Has anyone done any good at losing any weight? I cant believe its been 24 days since this post started and I have not lost anything. Im really not trying to make any excuses, but I have been working quite a bit and doing online schooling. Lot of stress going on in my life.
Around 3-4 years ago I followed the 5:2 diet approach, had never done anything like it before, I had never dieted but I needed to lose some weight. I was a fairly typical man, adding a pound / kg here and there and my weight had crept up to nearly 90kgs. I was swimming often but that alone made no difference. I followed the 5:2 approach and found it easy and in 2-3 months had dropped 10 kg. I maintain my weight around 80-81kg, still swim but do some weight training 3 times / week and walk the dog. I don't fast much at all now, except if I feel bloated or know I have over indulged on a weekend. It worked for me and it makes you think about what you eat.
I think dieting is unnatural and largely futile because people get stuck in the results and need to focus instead on the process - or thier overall lifestyle, Yes, it makes things easier to have numbers to guide us, but how about some helpful numbers like weight of veggies eaten or miles walked or run? I'm also a firm beleiver in avoiding processed / restaurant food which is a lot of chemicals and crap, especially commercially baked goods. In addition, I generally don't mix carbs and proteins - eating both with veggies but not together - since I don't do well on high protein and no carb diets. The main things is to get outside and keep on moving. Good luck.
In July, I noticed that, like many others "sheltering at home," I had put on about 20 pounds. It bothered me that I could no longer fit into some of my pants, so I started monitoring my calorie intake.
I didn't get involved in any special diets or programs. It was basic math. I had to burn more calories than I was consuming.
I looked up my BMR (basal metabolic rate): the amount of energy expended while at rest. It is the number of calories my body requires simply to function at its most basic level. I called this my sit-on-the-couch-all-day caloric goal.
Then, I kept to that limit. I weighed and recorded everything I ate. I told my doctor, I wasn't going to start eating kale and carrots every day, but I inevitably made smarter choices. I might still get a fast-food burger at lunch, but I would skip the fries. An app helped me research and record everything I ate. A food scale at home helped me keep a detailed account. I also signed up for a meal delivery plan.
Secondly, I moved off the couch. I'm not a gym-goer or a runner or anything athletic. But because I was eating for a sit-on-the-couch-all-day lifestyle, that meant that any movement I made was burning more calories than I was taking in. Folding laundry. Making the beds. Mopping the floors. Scrubbing the oven. Outdoor garden maintenance. Mowing the lawn. Any and all movement I was making (tracked by my smart watch) was a deficit to my BMR. I aimed for 60 minutes of activity a day, hoping to burn 500 calories more than whatever I ate that day.
I'm currently down 32 pounds.
This won't work for everyone, I'm sure. I'm a numbers-oriented guy, and this worked for me. I never felt like I was "missing" anything, just making better choices. I could still have a burger, but it meant passing on fries. Or I could still have cookies, but it might mean a smaller dinner. I responded better to the offer of a choice than to the penalty of an outright ban on foods I liked.
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