What's the best diet out there?
#71
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Nessa, I love your last part about setting physical goals. I'm always doing things like that to keep me pushing. Otherwise I get stagnent in my workouts and get lazy.
Ang, I love that you did your own thing and it worked. I've done the same thing (didn't write it all down and keep track the way you have), but I've just gotten some weights, workout dvds, and eaten healthy foods. I'm really proud of the fact that I've lost weight without resorting to any extreme measures, heck I didn't even have to join a gym!
Congrats to everyone for finding what works and having the strength to keep it up.
Ang, I love that you did your own thing and it worked. I've done the same thing (didn't write it all down and keep track the way you have), but I've just gotten some weights, workout dvds, and eaten healthy foods. I'm really proud of the fact that I've lost weight without resorting to any extreme measures, heck I didn't even have to join a gym!
Congrats to everyone for finding what works and having the strength to keep it up.
#73
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#74
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Hey there AngWad... i was just wondering if you would give me some tips from your eating plan? it sounds like it works and I'd love to try it. My Email is [email protected]
#75
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Westminster, CO
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I'm just starting out with my weight loss goals. I just got married. Just before the wedding I lost 15 pounds by restricting all sweets and junk food but I'm a lover of salty and sweet snacks. So I fit into my gown and looked amazing... but the wedding was three months ago and now I've put on 25 lbs... I want to put a stop to the weight gain and drop those extra pounds. Please send me your diet plan so I can give it a try!! I'm game for anything that works and is reasonable to stick to.
1. Set a weight loss goal with a time. 1 to 2 pounds a week is a good rate.
2. Plan your food to match the caloric deficit required by your goal.
3. Get at least 30% of your calories from protein. Eat more whole foods and less processed foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits.
4. Restrict or eliminate simple carbohydrates.
5. Start exercising. Even if that just means walking. If you are able weight train with heavy weights (5-6 reps to failure).
6. Don't expect to be perfect. Set up a cheat day or meal at regular intervals.
I have no foods that are off limits. For example, if I want a slice of birthday cake at a family gathering I have it (I do try to reduce the portion from the old days, lol). I know I can't eat perfect but with the nutrition knowledge I have gained I can eat much better than I have in the past. Educate yourself about nutrition.
#77
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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Approach your weight loss as a lifestyle change not just a temporary diet.
1. Set a weight loss goal with a time. 1 to 2 pounds a week is a good rate.
2. Plan your food to match the caloric deficit required by your goal.
3. Get at least 30% of your calories from protein. Eat more whole foods and less processed foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits.
4. Restrict or eliminate simple carbohydrates.
5. Start exercising. Even if that just means walking. If you are able weight train with heavy weights (5-6 reps to failure).
6. Don't expect to be perfect. Set up a cheat day or meal at regular intervals.
I have no foods that are off limits. For example, if I want a slice of birthday cake at a family gathering I have it (I do try to reduce the portion from the old days, lol). I know I can't eat perfect but with the nutrition knowledge I have gained I can eat much better than I have in the past. Educate yourself about nutrition.
1. Set a weight loss goal with a time. 1 to 2 pounds a week is a good rate.
2. Plan your food to match the caloric deficit required by your goal.
3. Get at least 30% of your calories from protein. Eat more whole foods and less processed foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits.
4. Restrict or eliminate simple carbohydrates.
5. Start exercising. Even if that just means walking. If you are able weight train with heavy weights (5-6 reps to failure).
6. Don't expect to be perfect. Set up a cheat day or meal at regular intervals.
I have no foods that are off limits. For example, if I want a slice of birthday cake at a family gathering I have it (I do try to reduce the portion from the old days, lol). I know I can't eat perfect but with the nutrition knowledge I have gained I can eat much better than I have in the past. Educate yourself about nutrition.
30% protein is really high. A baby will grow 350% in its first two years of life on 4.5% protein by calories, so why should an adult have such a high protein requirement? There are a lot of unhealthy side effects from high protein. I know bodybuilders who consume less than 20% protein by calories. It is easy to maintain lean body mass on 6% protein, which is about the minimum you would get eating only raw fruits and veggies. My rule with protein is to not eat anything with protein that doesn't contain fiber. If you eat things with protein and no fiber, you are not eating nutrient dense foods, and they likely have a lot of fat. Focus on nutrient dense whole foods and a diet you can live with for the rest of your life.
Setting up a cheat day can run all your work. That is like planning to fail. If you cheat in a moment of weakness, just move on. But don't plan for it. If you are 500 calories deficient for 6 days, and on the 7th day you gorge, you could easily wipe out those 3,000 calories you lost.
Lose the scale. Don't weight yourself ever. Go by how you look and feel. Trying to see if you lost 2 pounds this last week is going to discourage most people because they could easily gain or lose 5 or 6 pounds in water alone.
I think you mean processed carbs and not simple carbs? Fruit is full of simple carbs but still excellent foods to eat. The simple carbs in fruit are wrapped up in the fiber and take time to release after you eat them which helps to keep blood sugar level. Processed carbs such as bread and pasta are bad bad bad. No or little fiber, so all those carbs cause a quick spike to your blood sugar which makes you crave more carbs soon afterward.
#78
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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Like what? Kidney damage? Protein can increase stress on already damaged kidneys, but in perfectly healthy individuals it's harmless. Kidney GFR goes up, but only because there's more stuff in the blood to filter. That makes sense. Furthermore, high protein consumption in elderly populations in conjunction with weight training increases bone mass, contrary to the myth of "acidification of the blood," supposedly responsible for leaching calcium from bones. You want to know what's worse? Fructose, the simple sugar found abundantly in processed foods, but in fruits as well. Fructose breaks down into uric acid, which reduces the pH of the blood and can crystallize into kidney stones, gall stones, and gout. It also happens to wreak havoc on the liver. No thanks.
I think you mean processed carbs and not simple carbs? Fruit is full of simple carbs but still excellent foods to eat. The simple carbs in fruit are wrapped up in the fiber and take time to release after you eat them which helps to keep blood sugar level. Processed carbs such as bread and pasta are bad bad bad. No or little fiber, so all those carbs cause a quick spike to your blood sugar which makes you crave more carbs soon afterward.
Last edited by tandoorichicken; 07-01-2010 at 09:55 AM.
#79
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 188
Approach your weight loss as a lifestyle change not just a temporary diet.
1. Set a weight loss goal with a time. 1 to 2 pounds a week is a good rate.
2. Plan your food to match the caloric deficit required by your goal.
3. Get at least 30% of your calories from protein. Eat more whole foods and less processed foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits.
4. Restrict or eliminate simple carbohydrates.
5. Start exercising. Even if that just means walking. If you are able weight train with heavy weights (5-6 reps to failure).
6. Don't expect to be perfect. Set up a cheat day or meal at regular intervals.
I have no foods that are off limits. For example, if I want a slice of birthday cake at a family gathering I have it (I do try to reduce the portion from the old days, lol). I know I can't eat perfect but with the nutrition knowledge I have gained I can eat much better than I have in the past. Educate yourself about nutrition.
1. Set a weight loss goal with a time. 1 to 2 pounds a week is a good rate.
2. Plan your food to match the caloric deficit required by your goal.
3. Get at least 30% of your calories from protein. Eat more whole foods and less processed foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits.
4. Restrict or eliminate simple carbohydrates.
5. Start exercising. Even if that just means walking. If you are able weight train with heavy weights (5-6 reps to failure).
6. Don't expect to be perfect. Set up a cheat day or meal at regular intervals.
I have no foods that are off limits. For example, if I want a slice of birthday cake at a family gathering I have it (I do try to reduce the portion from the old days, lol). I know I can't eat perfect but with the nutrition knowledge I have gained I can eat much better than I have in the past. Educate yourself about nutrition.
Cheers!